Rickenbacker Dies of Heart Attack in Zurich
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace and Eastern Airlines founder, died in a Zurich hospital at age 82. His death ends a life of daring from dogfights with the Red Baron to later aviation leadership, with funeral services planned in Columbus, Ohio.
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Miami
Fla
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Zurich
Switzerland
Eastern
Rickenbacker
Columbus
Ohio
Walter Mitty
Daytona Beach
United States
John J. Pershing
94Th
France
America
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
94Th Aero Squadron
Ocean level rise tied to polar ice melt 1930s
The text notes a rise in ocean levels along the East Coast due to polar icecap melting between 1930 and 1950. It states an increase of a fourth of an inch per year, reflecting historical climate change data.
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United States
President Refuses Access To Tapes In Watergate Dispute
President Nixon rejects Senate Watergate Committee access to presidential tapes and announces he will speak publicly at an appropriate time. White House also says tapes will not be produced to special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Nixon notes he has listened to some tapes privately. Committee expected to vote in closed session to subpoena the tapes.
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Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
Congress
President
White House
Council
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Charles Alan Wright
University of Texas Law
Wright
Ervin
Miss Cheryl Luke earns PhD in business education
Twin Cities chit chat notes Miss Cheryl M Luke an assistant professor at University of Southwestern Louisiana has completed all requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in business education from Indiana University Bloomington. She joined USL in 1969 after teaching at Fortier High School and Northeast Louisiana University and working as a legal secretary earlier.
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Cheryl M. Luke
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Indiana University Graduate School
Bloomington
Ind
USL
Fortier High School
Northeast Louisiana University
Life Expectancy At All Time High In 1972
The National Center for Health Statistics reports U.S. life expectancy rose to 71.3 years in 1972, a record high, while deaths from heart disease increased to 752,450 that year. Infant mortality fell to a record low, but infant deaths ranked 13th internationally. Death rates peaked in January February with homicide and self-inflicted deaths rising.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
National Center — For Health Statistics
United States
Strachan says he destroyed break in notes in Watergate case
Washington (UPI) political aide Strachan testified he destroyed a memo on CRP intelligence plans after the June 17 1972 break in at Democratic headquarters on Haldeman orders. He said Mitchell met Haldeman April 4 1972 after a March 30 Key Biscayne meeting where Liddy proposed wiring the Democrats.
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Washington
UPI
Gordon C. Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
White House
Haldeman
Democratic
Strachan
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee For
CRP
John N. Mitchell
Key Biscayne
Fla
G. Gordon Liddy
Mitchell
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Committee
Nixon Campaign Committee
Liddy
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George
McGovern
Strawn
Magruder
Late Afternoon Showers Are Due
Residents of the Twin Cities may see partly cloudy skies with afternoon and evening showers today and Tuesday. Forecasts call for highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s with 5 to 15 mph southerly winds. Rain chances are 30 percent today and Tuesday, 20 percent tonight. FAA data record highs around 93 and lows near 54.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Hijackers Prepare for Takeoff Aboard JAL Jet With 143 Aboard
Hijackers of a Japan Airlines jumbo with 143 on board prepared for takeoff in Dubai signaling they would be known as the Mt Carmel Marey. They demanded fuel, the body of a dead accomplice, and the return of a wounded purser, while West German coded messages urged immediate killings or release.
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Dubal
Japan Air Lines
Dubai
Mt. Carmel
Peralta
Federal Republic of Germany
Shizuo Asisada
Amsterdam
Israel
Kozo Okamoto
Tel Aviv
Pan American 707 Crash Near Papeete Leaves Survivors and Casualties
A Pan American Boeing 707 with 79 aboard crashed into the South Pacific off Papeete after reporting a smashed windshield. Rescue teams recovered six bodies at first and later four more. a Canadian survivor was pulled from the sea and hospitalized in serious condition.
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Papeete
Tahiti
South Pacific
Ministry of Armies
Aymar Achille-Fould
Pierre Angeli
Fire Traps Dozens In 40-Story Bogota Avianca Building
A blaze in Bogota's Avianca building, Colombia's tallest, trapped about 2 000 people. Police said two on upper floors jumped to their deaths as helicopters fought to reach victims between the 13th and 40th floors. At least 100 were rescued as flames spread above the 13th floor.
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Bogota
Colombia
Avianca
Avianca Airlines
Chuckle Class Reunion Brims With Haircut Confusion
A playful note suggests future reunions will be confusing due to everyone having a haircut. The quip hints at changing styles over time and the playful nature of school gatherings.
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Pan American
Secretary of War
Samoa
Camden
News-Star
Abby
Lowman
Broadway
Radio-Tv
Classified
van Dellen
Japan
Tokyo
Equator
Australia
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Angeles
United
Mexico
Sydney
New Zealand
Miles
Los Angeles
Federal Power Commission
New Orleans
John N. Nassikas
FPC
Clint Pray
Albert Brooks Jr
Rush Moody Jr
West Germany
Air Pirates
Yoshihisa Miyashica
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
JAL
Shizuo Assada
Bunsei Sato
Karachi
Mideast
Okamoto
Qantas
Air New Zealand
Auckland
San Francisco
Dial
Rog No
Bath
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