Roller coaster boom fuels national thrill ride race
Amusement parks nationwide push a roller coaster arms race with towers of steel and loops like the Colossus at Magic Mountain. Builders Arrow Development and parks compete to offer the biggest, fastest and scariest rides, drawing thrill seekers and boosting park buzz.
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Los Angeles
Oldtimers
New York
Coney Island
West Virginia
Gary Kyriazi
Kyriazi
Ohio
Cedar Point
Arrow Development Co
Mountain View
Calif
Knott's Berry Farm
Anaheim
Arrow
Terry Brown
Brown
Robert Montgomery
San Diego
Magic Mountain Park
Mid-America
Eureka
Magic Mountain
Wildwood
N.J
Peony Park
Omaha
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton Applied Rch Center
California
Cambodia says Vietnam war nearing rout and border clashes rule
Cambodia claims it has killed or wounded 50,000 Vietnamese soldiers and shattered 2,000 tanks while war continues along the border. The report follows earlier amusement park ride accidents highlighting safety concerns and state inspections as safety standards vary.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Radio Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Zipper safety fight shifts power to feds after court ruling
The 1977 court decision gave the Consumer Product Safety Commission authority to regulate amusement rides after a fatality on the Zipper. The CPSC seeks to declare the ride unsafe as multiple fatalities prompt investigations into other ride accidents. Industry groups push for a voluntary safety code while experts point to rider behavior and mechanical risk. Disneyland notes only one fatality in 20 years.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Mana Jennings
Commission
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Terrence Cullinan
SRI
Stanford Research Institute) International
Six Flags Over
Georgia
Cullinan
Disneyland
Births and dismissals listed for Physicians Memorial area
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs John Hurley and Mr and Mrs Steve Reel with newborn girls and a boy for out of town Mr and Mrs Greg Slone in Davidsonville Md. Hospital dismissals include Leah Smith Fannie Johnson Charles Jones Duane Wooton and many others with patient by hospital and visiting hours 11 am to 2 pm and 5 to 8 pm Monday through Saturday
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John Hurley
Curtis St
Saturda
Steve Reel
Brentwood St
Greg Slone
Davidsonville
Physicians Memorial Hospital
la Plata
William Slone
Keith Avenue
Trenton
Hospital
Leah Smith
Lafayette Ave
Fannie Johnson
Highland
Charles Jones
North Ave
Duane Wooton
Charles Wooton
Burton Road
Mark Wireman
Hamilton
William Dishun
Franklin
Dale Pence
Jewell Ave
William Fultz
Henry Day
Middletown-Eaton Road
Cecil Sheppard
Ottawa St
Richard Miller
Jason Duff
Penny Duff
Sheridan Ave
Melissa Garretson
Alvie Garretson
Fairmount Ave
Leonard Helton
Holly Ave
French air strike slows flights across Europe
French air traffic controllers maintain a work-to-rule slowdown driving delays up to two hours in France and spreading long waits to Majorca where 70 planes wait for clearance. Palma de Majorca sees 12 000 passengers jammed as only four flights an hour land or depart while Iberia cancels many European routes.
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Paris
Majorca
Palma de Majorca
Palma
Sunda
Iberia
Charles de Gaulle
Orly
North Africa
Spain
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Jessie Adams
David Guido
Dominick Guido
Franklin Thomas Rupp
Ellen Drive
Phillip Powell
Andrew St
Sherman Steele
Shawnray Drive
Garlan Barr
Fort Myers, Fla
Cline Adams
Miamisburg
Opal Theiss
Cincinnati-Dayton
Amy Heizer
Esley Heizer
Roger Mattingly
Niderdale Way
L-K
Amily
St. Rt
Lebanon Street
Monroe
Walt Disney
Dale
Anex Valentine
Elam
Cannon McGavin
Williams
Olivia Newton-John
Country Kitchen
Dieter
Tytus Avenue
Middletown
Jennifer Welles
Cena F
Doe Henning
Stephen Schwartz
Godspell
Pippin
AYS
San
Kenley Players Memorial Hall
Dayton
Readmore
City Centre
Tinker
Behr
Cat From
Shaggy D. A
Walt Disney Productions
Ken Berry
Sandy Duncan
Negmhar Jones
Comway
Pleshette Wyk
Dixie Cruise
Burt Reynolds
Lawrence
Burt
Burt RI
Sally Field
Strother Martin
David Steinberg
Joanne Woodward
Jessica Swest
Sues
Norman Fell
Myrna Loy
Kristy McNichol
Pat O'Brien
Robby Benson
Carl Reiner
Paul Williams
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