Mexico City Quake Shakes City and Tourists
The 7.0 magnitude quake stunned Mexico City and Baja region, damaging buildings and sparking fear. US and Mexican seismologists give conflicting readings, while residents and visitors recount shaking floors, falling plaster, and rapid evacuations in the early morning hours.
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U.S
Boulder
Coro
Mexican Seismological Institute
Mexico City
Ward Colwell
Brownsville
Tex
Herald
Dallas
Colwell
Joboy
Letter bombing probe shocks British Embassy in Washington
A letter bomb exploded at the British Embassy in Washington injuring Nora Murray, a 51 year old secretary opening mail. The device, mailed from Britain, followed a week of similar attacks blamed on the Irish Republican Army. Health officials say Murray lost a hand and sustained facial and chest injuries but remains in fairly good condition after plastic surgery.
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Washington
Engrish
Nora Murray
George Washington University Hospital
Miss Murray
Bombs in Parliament and across Britain spark widespread alerts
A bomb found in Parliament prompted tours to halt while experts debated tin foil activation. Across Britain bombs targeted embassies in Paris and Washington as Prime Minister Reath visited Northern Ireland amid intense security. Police warned of possible letter bombs as Scotland Yard canceled leaves and four cities raised alerts.
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Ireland
Edward Heath
London
Parliament
Rerest
Commons
Britain
Paris
Washington
Foreign Office
Edward Reath
Royal Air Force Air Base
Belfast
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Rip
Roy Habershon
Scotland Yard
Liverpool
Coventry
Nottingham
Manchester
Habershaw
Nixon audit reveals San Clemente deal costs and loans
Nixon discloses an internal audit detailing personal and federal expenditures tied to San Clemente and Florida properties. The review itemizes California and Florida purchases, loans from Abplanalp and Rebozo, mortgage balances, and specific outlays for kitchen remodeling, painting, and furnishings.
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Nixon
San Clemente
General Accounting Office
California
Florida
Elmore
New York
Abplanalp
Pacific
Key Hiscayne
First National Bank of Miami
Police to decide charges in faith death of Wesley Parker
Barstow California awaits a Wednesday decision on possible criminal charges against Wesley Parker’s parents Lawrence and Alice Parker after the 11 year old died in a diabetic coma allegedly caused by their reliance on a faith healer. The boy was buried in a Barstow cemetery with only a mystician and gravedigger present as relatives and friends did not attend.
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Barstow
Wesley Parker
Lawrence Parker
Alice
Wesley
Assembly of God Church
California
Horror chamber siege at bank escalates under hunt
Police sealed updates and planned to end the standoff as Olsson and a companion held hostages in a 40 by 10 foot vault. Officers moved cutting tools, stretchers, and oxygen tubes while drilling to improve observation and consider knockout gas.
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Olsson
Aakesson
Olof Palme
Ced
Sson
Olafsson
Palme
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Escolli
Francine Cowan
Los Angeles
Terry Barbaron
Santa Ana
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Toni Bolognese
Bronx
Key Biscayne
Rebozo
B & C Investment Co
Bebe’ Rebozo
Robert Arplanalp
Secret Partners
Police Mall
Phnom Penh
UPI
Mabuchi Naoki
Kompong Spcu
Naoki
Tokyo
Lindreth
Stockholm
SEI
Sweden
United States
Kai Robert Hansson
National Poliice Board
Hansson
Honolulu
Wed
Ewell Papers Pritt
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