Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee naval salute footage
Thousands of sailors honored Queen Elizabeth II as Britannia led a seven mile fleet review marking her Silver Jubilee. Across 18 countries 180 vessels gathered, with 100 Royal Navy ships. the 1953 coronation fleet numbered 450 ships. A separate report from Doha says Gulf Air jetliner hijacked by Samir Mohammed Hussein Sharafah was subdued. 60 passengers and eight crew were unharmed. ransom demand was 500000 riyals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spithead
England
Royal Deck
Britannia
Royal Navy
Britain
Doha
Qatar
Persian Gulf
Samir Mohammed Hussein Sharafah
Bint Jbail
Supreme Court allows damages suit for full performance broadcast
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 ruling that a broadcaster can be sued if it airs an entertainer’s entire act without permission. The majority held rights to publicity do not violate the First Amendment, warning potential media self censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
New groups may qualify for sales tax exemptions
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock said new groups can qualify under a law effective August 29. Eligible groups include scientific or literary entities or those formed to test public safety or prevent cruelty to children or animals. Austin police reported a fatal crash after a $5 gasoline dispute left 43 year old Hugh Ellison dead from massive head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Austin
Hugh Ellison
Ellison
Noxious fumes from house plastics threaten Americans
A Tennessee jail fire and other incidents show toxic fumes from polyurethane and vinyl chloride in pillows mattresses and furnishings can be deadly. Fire prevention experts warn these plastics emit hydrogen cyanide or hydrogen chloride when burned and urge safer padding insulation replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph E. Schmid
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Tennessee
Maury County
Columbia, Tenn
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration
Merritt Birky
The
Fire Prevention Administration
Henry Spies
Small Homes Council
University of Illinois
Spies
Joseph E. Clark
Illinois
Archbishop Lefebvre Leads Ordination Despite Pope Threat
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre defied Pope Paul VI by ordaining 14 priests and 22 subdeacons in a tent near his Swiss seminary amid protests. He vowed a crusade against Vatican reforms, defending Latin liturgy and opposing vernacular Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Econe
Switzerland
Marcel Lefebvre
Paul VI
Alpine
Lefebvre
Prus V
Italy
France
West Germany
Austria
Paul
Dakar
Moscow
Franc
New York's Son of Sam slayer strikes again in 11th attack
The .44 caliber killer has 11 shootings with 5 dead and 1 paralyzed as New York police total 60 detectives in a major manhunt. The city canvasses 2000 agencies while a $10000 reward is offered. victims mainly near discos and cinemas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sam’ Slayer
Sam
Police Department
New York Daily News
Inform
Tims
Charter Arms
Bulldog
Sky Marshals
Com
Queens
Mutinous Tension Among B52 Crews During Linebacker II
Former Air Force pilot Dana Drenkowski claims B52 crews nearly mutinied in the final Vietnam days due to rigid planning and avoidable losses. He cites 15 B52s lost in Linebacker II raids from December 18 to 29, 1972, with 17 total B52s lost in Southeast Asia in the war. An Air Force spokesman said records are under review and no comment yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Dana Drenkowski
Air Force Academy
Southeast Asia
Drenkowski
Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Nazis plan July 4 march in Skokie amid injunction fight
Nazi leader Frank Collin vows to break the law if needed to stage a July 4 march in Skokie despite an Illinois court injunction. The Illinois Appellate Court set July 8 for a hearing on the injunction, while the ACLU represents the group in court. Collin says he will seek a temporary restraining order to override the ruling. Supreme Court intervention has been sought to force a quick review or revoke the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Collin
Skokie
Collin
Illinois
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Authorities halt search for Girl Scout killer Hart
Authorities abandoned the ground search for Gene Leroy Hart, the 33 year old escapee charged in the slayings of three Girl Scouts at a summer camp near Locust Grove Oklahoma. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman said the effort ended due to lack of productive information and an unknown location for Hart. Hart, a Cherokee backwoods man, knew the timber and limestone channels of the area. Some officials doubted a sweep could succeed from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Grove
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Gene Leroy Hart
Presbyterians Decide to Maintain Gay Study Task Force
In Philadelphia delegates at the 189th General Assembly voted to let a one year old task force continue its work and report again in 1978. The assembly affirmed that the practice of homosexuality is sin and ordaining gay ministers would be improper at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Assembly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Navy
Hijacker
U.S. News
Warren
Ohio
James E
James F. Ciortan
Ciortans
Carlos Andres Perez
Carter
White House South Lawn
Perez
Latin America
San Diego
Texaco Inc
Tanner Bank
Shell
Gulf Oil
C.G. Morehead
Morehead
Owensboro
Oval Office
Sen
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
NBC
NBC News
John Chancellor
Chancellor
CBS News
Eric Sevareid
Texas
Ft. Belvoir
Pope Paul
Vietnam
John Keenan
Judy Placido
Sal Lupo
Hart
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!