Coco the Clown Reflects on Circus Magic and Family Legacy
Coco Polakovas, 40 years in big tops, notes rising patronage by 20 percent with extra seats at Anaheim Center and Ringling Bros. shows. He traces the family clown lineage from Latvia to Russia and Britain, and hints his 4 year old son follows in his makeup and act while audiences, including youths and hippies, stay drawn to the spectacle.
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Ringling
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Riga
Latvia
Russia
England
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Lost Teen-Age Boy Rescued After Nine Days in Mountains
Leslie Hamrick aged 16 was found after nine days in the mountains and told rescuers he survived by eating wild berries and drinking from streams. He was hospitalized in Ruidoso New Mexico with exhaustion and bruises but is described as in fine shape aside from injuries.
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Leslie Hamrick
Hamrick
Ruidoso
N.M
Walter Hamrick
Blaiberg daughter recalls Barnard pressure on family
In Johannesburg 22 year old Dill Blaiberg recounts how Prof Chris Barnard urged her parents to cash in on the world’s first heart transplant. She says the surgeon’s push influenced their decisions while noting her father’s long, painful post transplant life and a belief that heart transplants may not be worthwhile. Cesar Chavez ends six day fast after union deal. He praises the agreement between the United Farm Workers and the Teamsters. Albert says Nixon era shows strong domestic initiative in contrast to broader criticism.
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Dill Blaiberg
Phillip
Christiaan Barnard
Chris Barnard
Miss Blaiberg
Johannesburg
South Africa
Barnard
Capetown
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
Afl-Cio
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Teamsters Union
HEW Cites Inferior Tap Water Nationwide Survey
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare said it studied 969 community water systems and found 4 percent delivered inferior water, mainly in small communities. The survey covered about 18.2 million people, with larger systems showing acceptable quality while very small ones faced more problems and occasional samples contained contaminants.
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UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HRW
Bureaus of Water Hygiene
Vermont
New York
Charleston
W.va
Cincinnati
Kansas City
United States
Johnson
New Orleans
Mew
Red Cross Worker Slain in Vietnam Confirmed
Saigon Cu Chi base in Vietnam where Red Cross worker Kirsch from Brookfield Ohio was found stabbed to death in her quarters. Army investigation launched as colleagues recall her service and arrival August 2 after teaching English and religion in Hamilton Ohio.
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Virginia
Kirsch
America Red Cross
Brookfield
Ohio
Red Cross
Cu Chi
U.S. 26Th Infantry Division
Laser Beam May Revolutionize Films
New York producer-director Joseph Strick has secured a license from Holotron Corp and Battelle Institute to develop motion pictures using laser holography for three dimensional effects without glasses. Strick aims to produce a feature film in about 18 months, acknowledging early limits but predicting cinema could be transformed if the technique proves strong storytelling.
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New York
Joseph Strick
Strick
Holotron Corp
E.1- du Pont de Nemours & Co
Battelle Institute
James Madison test fires second MIRV missile
The nuclear submarine James Madison successfully test fired its second Poseidon missile at sea. The range was clear of Soviet caves and droppers with no unauthorized vessels in the area. A Soviet spy ship observed from 3,000 yards two weeks earlier. The 34 foot rocket surfaced, carried a dummy MIRV payload, and headed southwest.
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UPI
James Madison
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