06 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1972
Page
1
Evel Knievel, the American daredevil, suffered a broken ankle when his bike toppled after leaping 15 cars at San Francisco's Cow Palace. Hospital officials said he is in very satisfactory condition and he spoke to 1,040 spectators before being carried away.
Superior Court in Bridgeport will hear a petition by Mr and Mrs Hart of Trumbull seeking court authority to consent to a kidney transplant between their 7 year old daughters Margaret and Catherine. Doctors say the operation could be life saving if legal consent can be established.
John Ball 45, a South African marathoner and Johannesburg sign painter, starts from Los Angeles heading east to reach Manhattan by end of April. He aims to beat the 64 day transcontinental record, plans 54 miles a day across 13 states, with friend Arnold McGregor driving in a camper. Ball emphasizes finishing matters over traffic and cities as he pursues the feat. Meanwhile Rep. William Colmer of Mississippi announces retirement from Congress at term end, clearing path for Rep. Ray Madden to seek House Rules chairmanship by Democrats in the next Congress.
U S warplanes attacked antiaircraft batteries in Ha Tinh district as B52 bombers intensified raids into Laos. The five day North Vietnam campaign totaled about 80 strikes this year. No American losses were reported. Civilian casualties were alleged by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry. South Vietnamese troops reinforced Pleiku amid scattered ground clashes, with 39 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed or captured and 6 government deaths.
A large bomb exploded in a central Belfast parking lot behind the Rite Cinema near Grosvenor Road and Great Victoria Street, injuring about 20. Windows shattered at nearby hotels and clubs. victims rushed to ambulances amid shock and flying glass. Two women died and many others were injured in another blast in Londonderry restaurant. IRA denial followed. authorities seek information as attacks provoke public revulsion and political calls to suspend violence.
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