Paraplegic swimmer halts bid near French coast in Dover
John Robertson 25, a Scottsdale teacher paralyzed from chest down, tried to swim the English Channel and was lifted from the water near Cap Griz Nez after 18 hours. His trainer said strong tides halted the attempt near the half mile mark from France.
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Dover
England
John Robertson
Scottsdale
Ariz
Cap Griz Nez
Hobertson
Jack
Tom Philabaum
Folkestone
Philabaum
Robertson
Kent State University
San Diego
Calif
Udall Leaves Hospital After Recovering From Pneumonia
Rep. Morris Udall and his wife Ella departed Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix for Washington after recovering from viral pneumonia. Udall, a Democratic presidential hopeful, was discharged Wednesday and traveled by plane.
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Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Ella
Washington
Sisters pick homes end court battle in Joliet ruling
In Joliet a circuit court judge granted Susan Ross and Elaine Ross choice of residence after eight years of custody fights. Susan, 13, chose her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Jack Reeves of Park Forest South, while Elaine, 14, chose her natural parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ross of Waukegan. The girls had been separated from each other but were allowed to visit, with the court ordering access for both Reeves and Ross families.
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Chicago
Susan Ross
Elaine
Susan
John Michela
Sudan
W. Jack Reeves
Park Forest South
Oshe
Paul “Ross
Waukegan
Ross
Reeves
Rosses
Angel Guardian
Michela
the Rosses
Senate OKs oil probe and offshore drilling plan
The Senate approved a bill authorizing exploratory government drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf amid warnings of possible nationalization. The vote 46 to 41 attached an amendment allowing Interior to contract exploration elsewhere for security or environmental reasons. The measure also shields coastal states and grants veto power on offshore leases, with overrides for national interests.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Interior Department
Othier
Russell B. Long
Dla
Tie
Interior Secretary
EPA advises how to dispose of pesticides now
The EPA urges consumers with peati cides chlordane and heptachlor to use them up or dispose in approved ways. Admin Russell Train says a ban on these pesticides aims to limit all uses except termite control and root dipping by year end. No recall due to disposal risks. small amounts may be wrapped and trash or buried, larger amounts go to designated hazardous waste landfills.
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EPA
Russell
Train
Jaipur Queen Mother jailed by Mrs Gandhi in India
In New Delhi the Rajmata of Jaipur was arrested on charges under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act and held in Tihar Jail. The incident follows a broader emergency crackdown with multiple opposition arrests and party shifts amid political tension.
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Washington
Alger “Hiss
Hiss
Justice Department
U.S
Atty
Paul J. Curran
New York
Edward I. Levi
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss Inside & Pumpkin
Jaipur
Mrs. Gandhi
New Delhi
UPD
Rajmata
Sen
Delhi
Tihar
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
India
Rajmata Gwalior
Hindu Jana Sangh
Rajmata Jaipur
Swatantra Party
Apollo trio reunites with families after space flight
The Apollo astronauts Gordon Brand? No, wait. The three astronauts Brand Slayton and Stafford reunite with wives on Oahu after medical convalescence. Their families, including children Dionne Karin Susan Stephanie Kevin and Keni, gather on the Marine Air Station bungalow steps with leis. Doctors move into bachelor quarters for daily physicals as crews recover from gas exposure during reentry.
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Los Angeles
Hawaii
Vance Brand
Donald Slayton
Tom Stafford
Kaneohe
UPI
America
Joan Brand
Vance
Majorie Slayton
Donald “Deke” Slayton
Brand, Slayton
Thomas Stafford
Oahu
Faye Stafford
Earli
Stafford
Dionne
Karin
Brands
Susan
Stephanie
Kevin
Slaytons
Keni
Slayton
Nora Snyder
D.O. Snyder
Kirk
Newspaper Nonsense Fragment Thwarts Clear Headline
Fragment from a 1975 PRESS-TELEGRAM page shows garbled text and stray telegraph references. Unable to determine a coherent event, person, or place due to poor OCR. The readable bits hint at dates and section labels but lack a definite article focus.
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Udall Leaves
Greenspun
Salon
Las Vegas
Hank Greenspun
Colorado Springs
8 Sun
Will AM Armstron
Pale
Soncea
Fess
Environmental Protection Agency
Machinists
Solar
International Harvester Inc
Kin
Apollo
Press-Telegram
Poarege
Bullock’s
Lakewood
Bullock's
Clark
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