Powder Puff Derby ends with 167 planes completed
Wilmington delays announcing winner of Powder Puff cross country derby after 167 planes finish the final leg from Sacramento to Wilmington. Mary Lou Newman and Marilyn Jensen were last to arrive. Ester Gropenhagen led the first arrival. One crash near Parkersburg left two pilots injured. FAA cited fuel shortage and head winds.
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Wilmington
Del
Sacramento
Calif
Wilmington Greater Airport
Mary Lou Newman
Marilyn Jensen
Long Beach
Ester Gropenhagen
Anaheim
Parkersburg
W. V
Kay Huffman
Lynn Greer
Riverside
Camden Clark Memorial Hospital
Nashville
Pat Nixon Improving Near Full Recovery Likely
Pat Nixon, hospitalized after a stroke, is expected to fully recover though fatigue may linger. Dr. John Lungren said she could leave the hospital in a week to 10 days, with speech slurring diminishing and blood pressure controlled. Doctors foresee continued improvement and a stepped up rehabilitation plan as family members visit.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
John Lungren
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Lungren
Stanely van den Noort
Synthetic sex lure may curb Japanese beetles
Government scientists report a synthetic sex perfume that mimics lac tone attracts male Japanese beetles, potentially reducing damage. Field tests in North Carolina show traps with the attractant catch more males than those with live virgin females, amid $25 million annual losses. Researchers from USDA labs in Gainesville and Wooster led the discovery.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
United States
Riverton
N.J
Liver strips fry into tender bites in seasoned crust
Faithful readers share liver cut into one-and-a-half inch strips fried in deep fat with cornmeal and cracker crumbs. freezing, thawing, and coating tips included. Readers propose kitchen gloves for handling jars and safety, plus quick fixes for bathroom cabinet repairs and decorative ideas.
Women Win Plant Fight In Deer Park Expansion
In Houston AP report the League of Women Voters drops opposition to the Tenneco polyvinyl chloride plant expansion after the company agrees to stricter permit provisions to curb vinyl chloride emissions linked to cancer. Tenneco will fund and participate in a conference of leading scientists on cancer-causing pollutants.
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Houston
League of Women Voters
Tenneco
Deer Park
Tenneco Chemical
Brazilian Couple With 32 Children Faces Their Grandchildren
Raimundo Carnauba and Josimar Maria, Brazil's most prolific parents, count 26 living children and an estimated 72 grandchildren. The couple, living in a modest satellite city near Brasilia, emphasizes family growth over birth control as they foresee future support from their descendants.
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Brasilia
Raimundo Carnauba
Carnaub
Josimar Maria
Carnauba
Juvencio
Maria Aparecida
Listerner
Brazil
Loneliness Is Biggest Burden for Widower
Steve Karmen, 39, a successful advertising writer, lost his wife to cancer leaving him to raise three daughters aged 10 to 13. He describes a painful transition to single life, notes lack of therapy, and reveals his plan to reconnect by dating and finishing a new record album to help others cope with loss or divorce.
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New York
Steve Karmen
Steve Karmen Productions, Inc
Karmen
Superwives author probes lives of sport stars wives
Jeanne Parr interviews 29 wives of top athletes in a New York project about private lives behind fame. Wives like Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Palmer share loneliness, missed moments, and fear of groupies as their husbands reach stardom.
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New York
Jeanne Parr
Helen
Catfish Hunter
Marguerite
O. J. Simpson
Karolyn
Pete Rose
Winnie
Arnold Palmer
Mary
Rod Laver
Barbara
Jack Nicklaus
Nancy
Tom Seaver
Miss Parr
Newburyport
Mass
Joe Namath
Ann Landers column on nose job and a troubled romance
Dear readers discuss whether to tell a fiancé about rhinoplasty and a nephew's run of trouble with a 14 year old girlfriend. The column advises the bride to be to trust her judgment and warns that the 19 year old son’s relationship may bring legal risks due to the girl’s age and parental concerns.
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Ann Landers
Marcia
Mhaspees
Phil
Dolly
O.K. Ann
P.L
Dear Ann Landers Advice on Bus Etiquette
A reader thanks Ann Landers for a column as an outlet and asks about manners on buses. The letter questions seating, chivalry, and behavior when pregnant passengers and a grandmother faint, while selling Ann Landers dating guidance booklet for 50 cents with SASE to Elgin Illinois.
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Ann Landers
D.C
P.O
Elgin, Ll
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