BWIA Boeing 707 Makes Emergency Landing at Toronto
British West Indian Airways flight 602 from Trinidad with 55 aboard landed at Toronto International Airport after nose gear failed to extend. No injuries or plane damage. 48 passengers and nine crew. Fire department and ambulances stood by as the plane circled for two hours while attempts were made to extend the nose gear. The report notes the use of a jumper term for early Canadian sleighs.
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Light's Action Line focuses on San Antonio drinking trends
Readers discuss weekend drunken driving in San Antonio and Bexar County with data from the Alcohol Safety Action Project. Autopsy data show over half of accident victims had BAC at or above .10. A reader asks about legal name changes for an unmarried mother and potential fraud implications. A device complaint prompts a response directing a letter to Ralph Nader.
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Gas Explosion Destroys Building Killing Seven Pregnant Women
Police officials report a gas explosion saturated the ground at an L shaped building killing seven people including newlyweds Reuben and Celia Padilla both 17 and other residents Rafael Aguirre Sr Maria 26 and Rafael Jr 4 Miguel Valles Sr 5 and John Gardner. Twenty residents were evacuated as gas company manager W T Barmhouse noted one wing stood and neighbors aided efforts with investigators guiding rescue. Edna Williams recalled waking to the blast and helping before police halted digging.
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Miguel Valles Sr
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San Antonio School District Wins $800000 Desegregation Grant
The district received an federal grant of 800000 to fund desegregation programs for the 1973 74 school year. The funds were announced by U S Representative Gonzalez after the district requested 22 million under ESAA in 1971 72. The belted kingfisher is noted as a bird in Canada able to dive over 40 feet to catch small fish.
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Canada
Six jailed in hijackary to flee East Berlin
Morgenpost reports six East Germans jailed for attempting to hijack aircraft to escape to the West. Two East German soldiers were caught near takeoff in a military plane, a civilian was arrested for trying to steal a helicopter, and three other civilians sought to force pilots of passenger planes to divert west. All convictions followed secret trials and ranged from six to 15 years.
Capture Ends Spree Of Vicious Gunman
MERCED Calif UPI two days of murder and kidnapping across 500 miles of Northern California ended Sunday when fugitive John P Bunyard 28 dubbed Nob Hill rapist was shot and captured in the Sierra foothills He killed two women abducted at least 10 people and fled from Lake Tahoe to Merced after a chase involving Mariposa deputies and California Highway Patrol The gunman was wounded in the chest and arms during a confrontation with veteran officer Mike Southerland and was undergoing surgery in Merced General Hospital while awaiting murder kidnapping and armed robbery charges.
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Huntington Beach
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Watergate develops on releases and possible resignations
Watergate coverage notes President Nixon plans to announce resignations of several advisers within days as he stays in seclusion in the Bahamas. Reported departures include H R Haldeman while New York Times says Liddy refuses to reveal more about the case. Investigators cite payments of 30 000 to 40 000 from a West Coast fund to Segretti. Senate subcommittee findings are described as unsatisfactory amid new disclosures.
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California Man Arrested
California man Raymond Grant Young, 41, of San Bernardino, was arrested Sunday on possession of beroun and armed robbery charges in his home state. The Watergate saga unfolded with Nixon aides under scrutiny as reports link Mitchell, Dean, and possibly others to an espionage plot.
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Man's Body Found Apparent Murder on West Side
Police identified the dead man as Richard Flores Chavez, 26, of 614 Matthews. Homicide detectives investigate after a passerby found his body at 7 A.M. in a grassy area at 27th and Bowdoin, with a gunshot wound to the head and signs of beating. A tire print suggests the body was dumped from a car.
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Chicken food history traced by UC Davis expert
DAVIS Calif UPI an anthropology student Louis Grivetti a UC Davis doctoral candidate reports that chickens were not used as food in Egypt for two thousand years after their introduction in 1500 B C His conclusion comes from a study of ancient rulers burial sites and reflects how poultry culture evolved in early civilizations.
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