Crosby hosts royal party after charity concert in London
Bing Crosby 72 was saluted with a cocktail party hosted by Prince Philip to thank him for donating proceeds from a two week London Palladium run to British charities. The shows sold out and are expected to raise about 122500 dollars, with the queen briefly joining Crosby, his wife Kathryn, and Rosemary Clooney.
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Elderly man helps halt bank robbery in Nashville
In Nashville AP report 70 year old Ryan who recently had open heart surgery aided police in stopping an armed robbery at First American National Bank. The suspect Charles Creson 12 of Memphis was held without bond after taking about 4000 dollars. Pratt described following the robber from the bank to the parking lot where the chase ended.
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Balloonist survives four days in Atlantic raft after ditching balloon
Thomas, a 27 year old adventurer, reported to Halifax radio that he abandoned his red white and blue balloon near Lakehurst New Jersey on Friday. He said he drifted four days in a raft with no food or water before being picked up about 550 miles southeast of New York by the Soviet freighter Dekabrist and then reached Halifax. He suffered three cracked ribs and chest bleeding from a 20 foot jump into the sea and kept in contact by ship to shore telephone with CJCH in Halifax. His wife Michele planned to meet the Dekabrist when it docks near Rotterdam.
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Grenade attack at Tal Zaatar sparks fierce Beirut clash
AP reports Chris Gans led a grenade assault on the Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in southeast Beirut, with Christian fighters clashing with defenders amid a house to house push. Estimates place attackers at 2,000 to 4,000, aided by tanks and armored cars as Amin Gemayel warns thousands remain inside. The PLO rejects evacuation calls.
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