Pandas Arrive at National Zoo in Luxury Quarters
A male and female giant panda gifted by China settle into air conditioned, private apartments at the National Zoo. They will undergo medical exams, then await official unveiling as observers compare their arrival to the musk oxen Milton and Matilda back in China.
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National Zoo
America
United States
People’s Republic of China
Milton
Matilda
China
Kyodo
Peking Zoo
Theodore Reed
Reed
Su-Lin
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Chicago
Wife of hijacker cites Chicano lifestyle in East Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Celia Chavez Ortiz argues the real crime is the Chicano lifestyle, describing welfare unemployment high rent and education woes as factors in her husband Ricardo Chavez Ortiz 36 hijacking a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 to air grievances He is charged with hijacking and held on 350000 bond as he sought radio and TV time during the occupied jetliner incident The report notes East Side conditions and immigrant history.
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Los Angeles
Celia Chavez- Ortiz
Richardo Chavez-Ortiz
Chavez-Ortiz
Frontier Airlines
Chavez- Ortiz
Frank Durate
Mexico
New Mexico
Devlin and McManus Sentenced In Absentia In Ireland
In Enniskillen Bernadette Devlin and Frank McManus were sentenced in absentia to six months in jail for taking part in an illegal parade. They did not appear in court and had no lawyers. Devlin indicated she would accept jail.
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Blefast
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Firebrand
Frank McManus
Enniskillen
Italian American hijacks Swissair jet in Geneva
A penniless 30 year old Italian American Mario Victor Maimone hijacked a Swissair DC9 shortly after takeoff from Geneva with 20 aboard. He demanded to see Pope Paul VI and the U S Ambassador and ordered landing at Rome near the U S Embassy and the Vatican.
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Mario Victor Maimone
New York
Geneva
Pope Paul VI
U. S
Italy
United States
Vatican
Cranston stays aloof in primary battles amid speculation
Senator Alan Cranston maintains a low profile on the national presidential scene as California’s liberal wing weighs endorsements. He plans no open indorsement before the June 6 runoff and hints at Miami Beach in July for a possible decision while bracing for a 1974 reelection bid against Governor Ronald Reagan.
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Washington
Alan Cranston
California
Cranston
Miami Beach
Senate
John Tunney
Edmund Muskie
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Barbs Know-how and leadership in watching TV habits
The piece contrasts understanding know how with mere viewership and notes tensions around authority. It cites a scene about a vice president and control issues, using a humorous exchange to illustrate power dynamics and perception in leadership.
Writing mechanics study highlights poor spelling and punctuation
A National Assessment study finds 9 to 17 year olds and adults 26 to 35 show widespread spelling errors and weak word choice. Most 13 and 17 year olds rely on simple constructions, with many run-ons and capitalization errors.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
Washington
U.S
Sidney P. Marland Jr
U.S. pilots down three MIGs in major North Vietnam raid
American warplanes scored its largest MIG kill in 4 1/2 years as three MIG21s were downed southwest of Hanoi. The raid damaged fuel depots and other sites around Hai Phong and Hanoi. Navy A7 and Air Force F105 losses followed, with two crewmen missing or stranded. Ground fighting near An Loc produced heavy Vietnamese casualties and paratroopers reportedly retook the town.
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Associated Press
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South Vietnam
An Loc
Binh Dinh
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Dmz
Phuoc Binh
Tay Ninh
Mekong Delta
Body composition facts from Encyclopaedia Britannica
An average healthy young man has fat about 15 percent of body weight water 23 percent cells or active tissue 58 percent and bone mineral 4 percent according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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