Two Human Cannonballs Slammed In Midair
International circus stars Linda and Manuel Zacchini collided after being fired from a cannon in Jacksonville Florida injuring Linda with a broken neck and leg. Linda underwent emergency surgery and remains in ICU at St Luke's Hospital in traction while Manuel suffered a minor back fracture. The incident occurred during the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus feature performance.
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Emanuel
Linda Zacchini
Jacksonville
Fla
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Zacchini
Linda
Manuel Zacchini
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ater
Long Beach Tallest Building Debate in Local Column
In a readers question column, the tallest Long Beach building is debated. The International Tower at 666 Ocean Blvd claims a one foot taller height than the Villa Riviera, despite rumors during construction. Architect Carl Troedsson denies deliberate efforts to surpass the Villa’s 307 feet.
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New High Q
Long Beach
L.J
E. Qeean Blvd
Down
Villa Riviera
Carl Troedsson
No California bill on constituents’ filed legislation
Reader asks if California has a law like Massachusetts requiring legislators to submit all bills drawn by constituents. Officials say no such provision exists nor plans for one. Senators Kenrick and Deukmejian say reps should consider constituent suggestions but keep discretion over which bills to carry.
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Massachusetts
California
C.R
Long Beach
Calfornia
Joseph M. Kenrick
George Deukmejian
May Back Unruh Says Pat Brown Might Endorse Him
Former Governor Edmund G Brown said he may endorse Assemblyman Jess Unruh for the Democratic gubernatorial race. Brown and Unruh met at a private luncheon to discuss the 1970 campaign and the two men, once rivals, share similar views on many issues. Brown declined to rule out running again, joking Unruh might persuade him to seek office.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G Brown
Jess Unruh
Brown
Unruh
U S Jets Hit North Vietnam Bases Amid Cease Fire Tensions
U S fighter aircraft attacked anti aircraft and missile sites in North Vietnam near the Ban Karai pass Be Quang province. The action followed Hanoi warnings of consequences as Paris talks proceed during a Tet cease fire. No U S losses reported.
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Saigon
UPS
Hanoi
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Ban-Karai Pass
Be Quang
ILS Air Force
Corrientes
Argentina
Rosario
Parana River
Chaco
Air Force
Vote on Carswell Blocked by Tydings in Senate Stir
In a closed session Sen. Joseph D. Tydings blocked a vote on Judge Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination citing an incomplete record. Eastland suggested a possible Feb 16 delay as support for Carswell. Goodell announced he will oppose the nomination, criticizing Carswell's civil rights record.
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Washington
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Supreme Court
Harrold Carswell
Tydings
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Charles Fr. Goodell
New York
Gondélt
Carswell
Man of the year denied entry to Florida bar
Assistant deputy secretary of Defense denied entrance to a Florida bar. The note appears in page AB Beach Combing and is part of the classified and editorial sections with listings across sections such as Comics Crossword and Obituaries.
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Jeane Dixon
Robeson
Todd Thomey
Wilain
New syringe and doses change insulin treatment for diabetics
Dr Edgar A Tiana of the University of North Dakota says three major changes are coming in insulin use. A new metric syringe will replace U unit dosing, a single insulin concentration will be adopted, and a purer form will allow lower doses. Gradual adoption planned for over two million diabetics worldwide.
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Long Beach
Edgar A. Tiana
University of North Dako Fa School of Medicine
Grand Forks
Long Beach Society of Ineernal Medicine
Haunz
U's
Tle
Haung
UC Riverside Disbands Black Studies Department
Chancellor Ivan Hinderaker announced at a campus convocation that the Black Studies Department at the University of California Riverside will be disbanded. Maurice Friedman, former chair, had resigned to return to sociology. Hinderaker called the program propagandistic and academically inferior while preserving aim to develop a stronger future program.
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Riverside i
Ivan Hinderaker
University of California At Riverside
Maurice Friedman
Hinderaker
Black Students Union
BSU
Toda 3G Chuchel By Weary Businessman
A weary businessman insists he cannot retire because his wife would make him join the Melon Club and demand endless chores. He cites relentless household tasks as a reason to stay at work. The dialogue satirizes domestic pressure and work life.
Three Deputies Named in Williams Strangling Death Probe
Deputy Coroner outlines how Vernon Buzz Williams died during a jailhouse struggle with three Orange County sheriff's deputies. The U.S. Civil Rights Commission and Rep. Glenn Anderson seek full facts, with a Feb 14 inquest set at the Orange County courthouse to detail the case. Williams, 41, died after a neck compression during a booking attempt following a hitchhiking stop. The physicians cite cardiac issues and respiratory arrest linked to neck pressure. deputies identified as Singer Pearson and Hewitt by the sheriff.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission
San Pedro
Vernon Buzz Williams
Orange County
Glenn Anderson
Wermnes
James Musick
Cecil Hicks
Musick
Williams
Raymond A. Brandt
Brandt
Eugene Miller
Robert Singer
Jerry Pearson
John Hewitt
Miller
Willams
Orange County Sheriff's
Sherif
Dogs Smoke Cause Lung Cancer in Experimental Study
Researchers report that dogs exposed to cigarette smoke developed lung cancers, while those with filter tips showed some lung damage but not cancer over twenty years. Death rates from all causes were higher among smoking dogs, regardless of filters, than non smokers.
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New York U
The
American Cancer Satiety
H. Cuyler Hammond
Oscar Auerbach
Twelve San Francisco postmen charged with destroying mail
Twelve mail carriers were arrested and charged with throwing 5300 pieces of third class mail into a garbage truck. They faced hearings scheduled for February 26 after investigators recovered all mail from a post office substation under surveillance. Conviction could bring up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Nave
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