Kennedy and Tunney visit London after Ireland trip
Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator John Tunney arrived in London from a Ireland vacation with Kennedys ill son Teddy Jr. The party planned a brief stay in London before returning to Boston where Teddy Jr. continues treatment for bone cancer after leg amputation.
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Edward M. Kennedy
John Tunney
California
Ireland
Kennedy
Boston
Teddy
Massachusetts Democrat
Shannon
Teddy Jr
United States
Sen. Kennedy
Dublin
Galway
Laughrea
Tunney
California Democrat
Sen
Notable London premiere greets Annenberg and Margaret
In London at the Odeon premiere of the Huckleberry Finn musical adaptation Walter Annenberg and Princess Margaret share a moment. Across the river in St Louis jazz drummer AL CARTER marks Independence Day by crossing the Eads Bridge 100 times, paying tolls and blasting Old Man River on tape. One hundred year old JOHN KAMPRAD rides a shuttle bus over the bridge, recalling his first crossing in 1874 as a baby.
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Walter Annenberg
St. James
Princess Margaret
Mark Twain
ST. Louis
Chicago
AL Carter
Eads Bridge
Carter
Mississippi River
John Kamprad
Kamprad
Rock singer named 24th victim in Gulliver's blaze
Westchester Medical Examiner in Valhalla announced that George D. Chase, 25, of New York City, the lead singer of the rock group Creations, has been identified as the final victim of last Sunday's fire at Gulliver's discotheque in Port Chester. Band organist Damon Defes also perished.
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Valhalla
N.Y
Creations
Gulliver
Port Chester
Westchester County
Offic
George D. Chase
New York City
Albany
Chase
Damon Defes
Promoted 55 Years Late Beacham Receives Commission
CHITENANGO NY. EARL BEACHAM finally received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserves on Thursday more than 55 years after it was approved by GEN JOHN J. PERSHING. Beacham, 78, had completed Officers Training School on Feb 20 1919 and never received the paper authorizing his rank until now.
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Chitenango
N.Y
Earl Beacham
Army
John J. Pershing
Beacham
James M. Hanley
D-N-Y
Defense Department
Pershing
Balloon trip ends in rip on giant hot air balloon
John Odell, a California potter, awaited calm weather for his July 4 flight in a 147,000 cubic foot balloon touted as the world’s largest. A 40-foot long rip appeared mid ascent, collapsing the craft and narrowly missing a fatal outcome. Odell plans repairs and a cross country tour of 40 states during the bicentennial year.
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Vancouver
Wash
John Odell
Odell
California
Famed builder Del Webb dies of cancer at 75
Del E. Webb, prominent Phoenix builder and former New York Yankees co owner, died at 75 in Rochester Minnesota from cancer. He built a sprawling resort hotel empire including Sahara Las Vegas and Sun City Arizona and co owned the Yankees from 1945 to 1966 with Dan Topping. Webb’s wealth was estimated at 100 million in 1969, and his will calls for cremation and scattering ashes over Arizona.
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Rochester, Minn
UPI
del E. Webb
Sun City
Phoenix Lit
Webb
New York Yankees
Dan Topping
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Herra
San Quentin
Ever Henkes Pis
Webr
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Mint
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Las Vegas
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Lake Tahoe
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Mountain Shadows
Scottsdale
Atiz
Oahu
Newport Beach
Web
Yankees
Topping
American Teague Club
New York
Newark
Kansas City
Howard Hughes
Howard
Arizona
Cadet fights for graduation after secret marriage at West Point
Donald M. Boyd, 28, of Lexington, seeks graduation and commission at West Point after being barred for marriage revealed during his cadet years. He contends the ban violates constitutional rights, arguing honor-code disputes over marital status were improperly applied. His wife Jodi defends him, noting his performance and responsibility after marriage. The couple has a 11 month old daughter Christin.
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Lexington
Mass
Donald M. Boyd
West Point
N.Y
Us, Military Academy
Boyd
Service Academy
Academy
U.S. District Court
New York
Steven Hayman
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
Christin
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Paul Revers
Coast Guard rapped by shark survivor in tragedy
Edward Horne, his wife and five children survived 18 hours at sea after their 43 foot cruiser Princess Binnae sank off Carrabelle Florida Panhandle. Edward Jr died en route to Tyndall AFB. Billy 16 and another child perished. Horne accuses Coast Guard of delaying oxygen and air search. Coast Guard defends rapid response and ongoing search efforts.
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Houston, Tex
Edward Horne
U.S. Coast Guard
Horne
Princess Binnae
Carrabelle
Pla
Edward Jy
Billy
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Fla
Coast Guard
Tex
Edward Jr
Hore
New Orleans
Point Lobos
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