Thousands In Tribute To Whitney Young Jr
More than 17,000 mourners filed by the open casket at Riverside Church for Whitney Young Jr. before the doors closed for his funeral. Officials said autopsy in Lagos cited subarachnoid hemorrhage as cause, while a New York official found no such evidence. burial planned in Lexington, Kentucky, with President Nixon to speak.
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Whitney Young Jr
Riverside Church
National Urban League
Lagos
Nigeria
Kentucky
Lexington
Young
Lincoln Ridge
Nixon
Bronx
Rudy Smith
Columbia University
Nitrite in foods linked to cancer faces probe
Washington AP reports Dr William Lisinsky of the University of Nebraska urges sharply reducing permitted nitrite in cured meats citing cancer risk. He notes nitrites color meats and may form nitrosamines with amines, while FDA cites rat-dose studies and asserts no imminent hazard.
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Washington
William Lisinsky
Eppley Research Institute
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Food and Drug Administration
Lisinsky
House Inter-Governmental Relations Subcommittee
Lijinsky
Nebraska Cener
Harvard
Samuel S. Epstein
Nebraska
FDA
Leo
Frriedman
House
Wife Threatener Requests Gun Return in El Centro Incident
In El Centro California AP report police arrested G B Duncan after his wife said he threatened her with a pistol. Charges dropped but he asked officers to keep his Colt .41 revolver until he cooled off. Duncan then, aged 74 in Houston, later sought the pistol’s return via letter. Police pursued the gun.
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EL Centro
Calif
G.B. Duncan
Duncan
Houston
Woman Becomes First Female California Medical Society President
Dr. Roberta Fenlon, 59, an internal medicine specialist and UC faculty member in San Francisco, assumes the presidency of the California Medical Association, addressing past gender bias and advocating gradual change over revolution. She notes no discrimination from colleagues in her 25 years of practice and recalls parental opposition to her medical career in the 1930s.
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Anaheim
Calif
Roberta Fenton
San Francisco
University of California
California Medical Association
Felon
Clinton
Iowa
Iowa State University
Fenlon
San Francisco General Hospital
Jumbo Jets Fill Fewer Seats Spark Airline Crisis
Washington AP reports the Boeing 747, once a symbol of aviation progress, now faces low occupancy with about 30 percent of 960 seats filled. Airlines experiment with hacks like rear seating removal and standup lounges to attract coach travelers. American Airlines won permission to convert the back of the plane into a 17 seat lounge with a standup bar for coach. First class lingers on the upper deck lounge. Northeast Airlines acting president Willard Michaels says 747s from New York to Florida hurt by competition, while rival carriers also report falling loads. He cites travel agents favoring 747s for guaranteed space, a key competitive challenge.
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American Airlines
American
Willard Michaels
Northeast Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York-Florida
Eastern
National Airlines
Michaels
Falling On Knife Fatal To Boy Nine
In West Conshohocken Pennsylvania a nine year old boy died after falling on a kitchen knife while helping wash dishes. He stood on a foot stool to assist his sister aged 13 when the stool slipped and the knife pierced his heart.
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West Conshohocken, Pa
Samuel Tartag~lione
Doreen
Congressmen Tied In SST Battle With Voters And Lobbyists
In Washington Rep Charles J Carney of Youngstown Ohio faces pressure from both sides as House debates continued federal financing for the SST. Local industry unions chambers of commerce urge a yes while environmental groups and concerned citizens push for a no. Carney undecided, votes hinge on district sentiment amid a broad lobbying effort from Boeing GE North American Aircraft and labor unions versus conservation groups and individual opponents.
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Washington
Charles J. Carney
Youngstown
Ohio
Mill Creek Park
Beaver Creek
House
Chambers of Commerce
Carney
Nixon
John O'Shea
O'Shea
Boeing
General Electric
North American
Afl-Cio
International Association of Machinists
Pneumatic Tool
Cleveland
Coalition Against the
SST
Friends of the Earth
The
Sierra Club
Seismograph Notes Solomon's Quake
A large earthquake of about 6.25 on the Richter scale was recorded today by the University of California seismograph in Berkeley. The epicenter is placed 6,000 miles southwest of Berkeley in the Solomon Islands area and the quake occurred at 4 45 a.m. Pacific standard time.
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Berkeley
Calif
South Pacific
University of California
Solomon
New Hebrides
China launches second satellite and reports data
Communist China announced it launched its second space satellite on March 3 and has since sent back scientific data from experiments at frequencies of 20 009 and 19 995 megacycles. The 487 pound satellite completes a 106 minute orbit with a low point of 165 miles and a peak altitude of 1 194 miles, continuing planned scientific work.
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Tokyo
China
New China
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Olympia— Smith Corona
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