First Jump Fatal For Young Girl
Christine Curtis a 20 year old from Wichita fell about 3000 feet during her first sport parachute jump when the main chute failed to open fully. Witnesses and sheriff officers said the reserve could not save her as the safety device failed. Her mother and three sisters witnessed the tragedy at Harrison Field. Curtis was a junior at Wichita State University and is survived by her father Robert Curtis and mother Janice, plus Sheralee Annette and Patricia.
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Wichita
Kan
Christine Curtis
Miss Curtis
Harrison Field
Wichita State University
Robert Curtis
Lansing
Janice Curtis
Sheralee
Annette
Patricia
SEC Suspects Illegal Penn Central Deals
The SEC says it is weighing action against 15 former Penn Central officers over stock sales before bankruptcy. The report alleges use of inside information, noting 70 percent of their shares were sold prior to the June 1970 filing. It cites management knew of mounting losses while reports hid debt growth.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Penn Central Railroad
SEC
William J. Casey
Penn Central
Congress
Conventions Called Dullest Shows
AP interviews Al Morgan former Today Show producer who criticizes political conventions as dull. He notes networks trimmed coverage, NBC’s old motto and the role of ratings, praising Chicago 1968 as engaging. Morgan remarks on TV news cycles, camera red lights at potential violence, and FCC license renewal pressures on networks.
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New York
al Morgen
ABC
Marcus Welby
NBC
CBS Plus
CBS
Chicago
Morgan
Charac
Miami
Flamingo Park
Grant Park
Labor Endorses McGovern as Nixon Gains Union Support
American labor leaders split over the 1972 presidential race with McGovern backed by unions representing about 6 million workers and Nixon endorsed by unions totaling 2.4 million. Meany forecasts a fragmented bloc as 10 million workers with AFL CIO leaders sit on the fence. COPE may mobilize thousands for turnout, but experts doubt a guaranteed union vote.
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Washington
George McGovern
White House
Nixon
Associated Press
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
McGovern
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Fitzsimmons
Ion
COPE
Labor Federation
Hubert H. Humphrey
Meany
Labor
United Auto Workers
Aflcio
Independent Teamsters
Eight die in Roxbury tenement fire in Boston
A two alarm blaze swept a Roxbury wood frame building killing Maria Gomes 24 and seven others including five children and two women. Injured include Balbina Anede 5 and Candida Andrade. Armando Gomes and two firemen were hospitalized. Building owner Gomes identified. cause undetermined.
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Boston
Boston City Hospital
Balbina Anede, 5
Candida Andrade
John Howe
Frederic Finn
Gomes
Roxbury
Carvalho
Ahern
Joseph L. Andrade
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Business and Professional Guide
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Optometrist
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Medical Directory
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Peggy Sue Johnson
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Henry’s Cab Service
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Everett’s
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Brown’s Hardware
Bob Luce
Johnson Motors
Newman Boats
Ottawa Medical Clinic
H. Strehiow
M.D. Surgery and General Medicine Medical Arts
D.C. Hadley, M.D
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R. A. Gollier
M.D
J. F. Barr
Medical Arts Bldg
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, Inc
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R. A. Golner
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Baby’s Rental and Sales
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Medicare
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