Eisenhower Develops Pneumonia After Surgery
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, has contracted pneumonia as announced by Walter Reed Army Hospital. The former president, who had abdominal surgery Sunday, is described as weaker but cooperative and determined to recover. The Pentagon relayed that the pneumonia is in the right lung base and it is too early to gauge treatment response.
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Knitting Calms Air Passengers Aboard Planes
Pittsburgh AP profile of Al Bua a Westinghouse Marketing executive who knits on flights to ease tension. He says knitting attracts stewardesses attention and distracts upset customers turning conversations toward problems. He began knitting after a snowstorm and says passengers often ask about his life.
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Bua
Westinghouse Electric Marketing
Wall Street Journal
Buffalo
N.Y
Eua
Weekend Weather Outlook for Middletown Area
The forecast calls for light snow this afternoon and evening in Middletown and vicinity. Partly cloudy Saturday with highs in the 30s to low 40s and a low tonight in the mid to upper 20s. Sunday looks fair with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high was 35 and this morning’s low was 33.
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Middletown
Nixon appeals to De Gaulle to join West in search of peace
President Nixon arrives in Paris on the final leg of a five nation tour and urges Charles de Gaulle to join in building a Western unity and a just lasting peace. He emphasizes listening as well as speaking and warns that without France there is no Europe. Protests greet his arrival with window smashings and arrests at American Express and Pan American Airways.
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Gloucester in Snow War Skiing to Stores On North Shore
Gloucester residents bound by 41 inches of snow endure four days of passable main streets after Mayor Grace allows private snow removal equipment. Trains buried, deliveries irregular, police assist by delivering food to those isolated.
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Gloucester
Mass
North Shore
Joseph F. Grace
San Andreas Fault Hit By Two Quakes
Two gentle quakes centered 25 miles northeast of Los Angeles struck over the San Andreas fault at 8 44 p m local time. Magnitude 4 3 on the Richter scale. No serious damage reported though some lines may be down between Palmdale and Lancaster as residents felt a rolling floor.
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Calif
Los Angeles
San Andreas
Lancaster
Charles Jenson
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Jenson
Cigarette Tax Proposal Aims to Fund Pension Debt
Ohio officials from nine major cities discussed a plan to raise the cigarette tax from seven to eight cents per pack. The extra revenue would total about $1 million annually to cover interest costs on the Police and Firemen's Pension Funds and stabilize future pensions. Cities would contribute 2 percent of interest from 1972, with state funds covering about $16 million of annual interest. the nine cities owe the largest share of $309 million of the accrued liability.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gotherman
Ohio Municipal League
Gotherman
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Dayton
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Springfield
Apollo 9 Delay Highlights Overwork Concerns
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Apollo 9 launch postponed three days due to colds in pilots James A McDivitt David R Scott and Russell L Schweickart Air Force Cols long hours in training cited by Dr Charles A Berry space agency medical ops chief Berry warned of 100 percent post flight illness on Apollo flights and called for more rest before launches
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Charles A. Berry
Air Force
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David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Berry
Space Agency
Education series stresses fun learning for quality schooling
An education writer argues quality schooling hinges on learning that is enjoyable and meaningful. Part 5 of the Education Series concludes the 5 chapter sequence and directs readers to Page 9 for the full story.
Viet Cong shell Da Nang dock as rockets devastate ships
More than 30 towns and bases in South Vietnam faced shelling while 100 pound rockets hit a U S Navy dock at Da Nang destroying two landing craft and damaging a third. At least one American was killed and many wounded as ammunition depots and vehicles were destroyed. Civilians evacuated amid explosions and ongoing clashes near Saigon.
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da Nang
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U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Postal Reforms Aim to End Patronage Under Blount
Postmaster General Winton M Blount says reforms to end political patronage are a first step toward undoing decades of abuse. He notes regional political influence is pervasive and must be changed. President Nixon urges Congress to abolish political appointments and replace them with merit based hiring. Blount cautions improvements will not be immediate and addresses Mafia links in a New Jersey mail processing project.
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