07 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1972
Page
1
Pearl Bailey 53 was admitted to Northridge Hospital in Los Angeles in guarded condition after a heart attack. She had been treated at Cedars-Sinai earlier after a seizure and was released Feb 27 to recuperate at home.
A U S Navy Phantom shot down a MIG 17 during a major aerial clash over Quang Lang Airfield as Washington restricts disclosure of counts of North Vietnam air strikes. Hanoi claimed losses and accused the U S of large scale bombing while the U S Command reported no planes lost.
A series of blasts at Melrose Display Fireworks Co in Orland Park near Chicago destroyed 16 of 18 buildings and sparked fires across five acres. Three workers died and 17 were injured as explosions shook the area up to 25 miles away in Gary Indiana. Police evacuated a two mile radius. two bunkers holding dynamite and black powder were feared to explode. Four local schools were closed for safety inspections.
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore ordered pumping of water from more than 100 coal refuse and earthen dams following the February flood. He said half a million gallons per minute are being pumped and 70 percent of the impoundments found are unused in mining, with 14 deemed dangerous and to be addressed. The effort uses Civil Defense pumping equipment after a mining dam breach caused fatal flooding.
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