Shadow Eclipse Draws World Wide Awe Across Americas
The total solar eclipse crossed from the Pacific to the Atlantic with a 85 mile wide shadow. Hundreds watched from Virginia Beach Nantucket and Mexico as the sun’s corona glowed brilliantly at totality. Researchers in Wallops Island and San Antonio pursued data on corona, sunspot cycle and light bending.
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Guatemala Releases Two Guerrillas in Exchange for U.S. Attache
The Guatemalan government freed two of four guerrillas sought by the FAR in exchange for the life of Sean M. Holly, the U.S. Embassy labor attaché. The released prisoners, Jose Manuel Aguirre Monzon and Anne Monzon, arrived at the Costa Rican Embassy, while efforts to locate the remaining two rebels continued.
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Londonderry clashes as march opens Northern Ireland unrest
In Londonderry protest and police clashed during an unemployment march led by Civil Rights Association supporters. Two policemen were injured as rocks and bottles flew. Paisleyites heckled from the square while British police prepared unarmed crowd control and barbed wire barriers. Similar protests spread to Ne wry and Armagh amid high unemployment.
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Weather Outlook: Cooler Skies Ahead For Local Area
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions with a high in the upper 40s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy and less cold, with a low in the upper 20s to low 30s. Tomorrow should stay cool with similar temperatures and cloud cover lingering.
New French Perfume Honoring Peace Conference
A new fragrance titled Eternity in Paris debuts to mark the Peace Conference. The scent is introduced as a commemorative product blending Parisian elegance with international diplomacy sentiment.
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Nixon outlines unmanned probe tour of outer planets
President Nixon announced a bold space plan featuring a 3 billion mile grand tour of Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto using unmanned probes in the 1970s with no fixed manned Mars timeline. A 1986 Mars flight remains possible per NASA chief Paine with other options in 1983 1988 depending on decisions. Preparations begin in 1972 with six objectives including international cooperation and lunar exploration.
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North Vietnam Acknowledges 320 Prisoners in Custody
North Vietnamese officials say 320 American prisoners are held in Vietnam with names to be released soon. Officials deny coercion and discuss possible disclosure methods such as post office records. The 320 figure covers about three four of the U S captured in North Vietnam.
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A Glance Inside Theodore Hesburghi Above All A Priest
A profile of Theodore Hesburgh president of the University of Notre Dame for 17 years. It emphasizes that his core identity is his priestly vocation and outlines his broad interests beyond administration.
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Theodore Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Johnsons Condition Stable As He Recovers In Army Hospital
Doctors said former President Lyndon B. Johnson remains stable at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. He is dieting to lose 20 pounds and improving from a cold, with chest pains easing after admission Monday and vital signs stable.
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