Behind 1970s census statistics typical American family
Census Bureau data show the typical 1970 family is older wealthier and better educated than 20 years earlier. Families average five rooms a home about 25 years old with modern utilities and appliances. housing values average $17 000 and annual upkeep runs about $265. The 1970 family spends more on education and has higher incomes though prices have risen.
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Robert Campbell Washington
Census Bureau
Census Bureau Statistics
Bureau
Al Unser Wins Indy 500 Amid Pace Car Crash
The pace car crashed into a photographers stand at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Al Unser won on his 32nd birthday, with speeds over 157 mph and a large crowd watching. Two cars burned later in the race. several injuries were reported among photographers.
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Indianapolis
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John G. Glenn Jr
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Bobby Unser
Mike Mosely
Bobby
al Unser
Unser
Seeds Of Peace Planted At West Point Nixon Says
President Nixon spoke to West Point cadets about seeds of peace germinating after years of hostility with China and broader moves toward unity in Europe and a Middle East truce. He cautioned the harvest is not yet, but noted signs of a stronger generation of peace. Nixon was honored with a cadet saber plaque on his first presidential visit to the academy.
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Nixon at Camp David holiday weekend trip
President Nixon flew to Camp David near Thurmont Maryland for a mountain retreat over the holiday weekend. He traveled from West Point New York and was accompanied by his wife and daughter Julie.
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Nixon
Mountaintop Camp David
Thurmont
West Point
N.Y
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Julie
Cash Sale Draws 1000 in Line at Bay Shore Center
In Bay Shore New York a $10 000 cash sale offered a 20 percent discount at the South Mall center. Merchants believed spending on price cuts beat hiring a celebrity publicist. Over 1,000 people queued from Friday evening for the Saturday dawn sale. An armored car and assorted cash packs were displayed during the event.
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Bay Shore
N.Y
South Mall Merchants Association
Crash Kills Three Near Columbiana Ohio
A Saturday head on collision on Ohio 144 near Columbiana left three dead. Keith J. Rodrich 22 of Lisbon died, along with Leila Norton and her daughter Norma 25 of Boardman Township near Youngstown.
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Ohio 144
Columbiana
Highway Patrol
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Lisbon
Leila Norton
Norma
Boardman Township
Youngstown
Pan Am Jet Hijacked To Havana
A Pan American Boeing 707 carrying 69 aboard was hijacked and diverted to Havana after stopovers in Buenos Aires and Caracas. Federal officials in Miami reported the jetliner landed safely with 21 passengers initialed in Buenos Aires and 39 more in Caracas and a 9 member crew.
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Argentina
Caracas
Miami
Traffic Toll 145 Rises Amid Fair Weather Start
The Associated Press reports the traffic death toll rose to 145 by late Saturday night as clear skies and mild conditions marked the start of a holiday weekend.
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Associated Press
Mariner 9 Launch Delayed to Sunday
Cape Kennedy officials postponed the Atlas-Centaur mission to Mars to 6:17 p.m. Sunday after addressing launch difficulties. If successful, Mariner 9 will join Russia’s Mars 2 and Mars 3 in a bid to explore the red planet and seek life and scientific data.
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Mars
A Glance Inside Poor Old Lake Erie
A glance inside Lake Erie portrays it as old and shallow, acting as an open sewer for 13 million people and thousands of industries. Yet there may be time to salvage it for future generations, as discussion of cleaning efforts unfolds.
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Lake Erie
Suspect Caught In Entombment Slaying In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati AP reports a suspect was caught in the entombment murder of John Dockery 72 whose body was found encased in two feet of concrete in his downtown apartment closet on April 2. Officers used crowbars and sledgehammers to reach the body and found social security checks that had not been stopped and were cashed.
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Cincinnati
John Dockery
Sheriff Finds Two More Bodies in Orchard Deaths Rise
In Yuba City California investigators unearthed two additional victims in an orchard along the Feather River bringing the total slain men to 23 with 48 suspects in custody. Sheriff Whiteaker predicted more corpses would be found as public defender Roy Van Den ee prepared for a court conference in Sut ter County.
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Calif
Feather River
Roy van Denee
Suttter County
Juan Corona
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