Revere Lantern Tale Debunked By Smithsonian
Smithsonian magazine reports historian Richard W. O'Donnell challenges the Longfellow legend of Paul Revere. The piece says Revere did not ride through Boston or Lexington and did not see the Old North Church lantern signals.
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Washington
UPI
Paul Revere
Boston
Lexington
Concord
Old North Church
Smithsonian Institution Magazine
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Richard W. O'Donnell
Smithsonian
Revere
O'Donnell
Charlestown
O’donnell
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
William Dawes
Adams
Hancock
Dawes
Samuel Prescott
Dorothy Quincy
Births Report From Scottsdale Memorial and Good Samaritan
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming newborns at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital. Entries include parent names and addresses with birth dates ranging March 1 through March 22, detailing several boys and girls across numerous Scottsdale and Paradise Valley residences.
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Mary
E. Heatherbrae
Dole
James
Linda
E. Fanfol
Abbas
Sarah
Vibeke
E. Monterey Way
Allen
Derrell
Marsha
E. Culver St
Bowen
Steven
Almeria
Starkey
Kenneth
Carolyn
E. Clarendon
Skylab set for May 14 launch and 284 day mission
NASA announced Skylab will lift from Cape Kennedy on May 14 with three astronauts aboard for a 284 day stay. The crew consists of Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz, all veterans, with plans for two later 56 day missions. The Soviet Salyut 2 aims for orbit soon after, and NASA notes readiness to rescue pilots if needed.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Earth
Space Agency
American Flying Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Moscow
Skylab
Navy
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Moon
Joseph P. Kerwin
Oak Park
Ill
Paul J. Weitz
Erie
Conrad
NASA
Scottsdale library to honor elderly local poetess Jean Rasey
Scottsdale Public Library staff will host a public reception for 80 year old poetess Mrs. Jean Rasey from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the library auditorium. The event accompanies National Library Week and highlights library services and activities.
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Jean Rasey
Scottsdale Public Library
Scottsdale
Mrs. Rasey
Girls win science fair firsts at Shea Middle School
Three eighth graders Karen Phitzenmeyer Missy Tatz and seventh grader Lori Denham won first place in Shea Middle School science fair beating about 300 rivals. Phitzenmeyer earned best water wheel clock Tatz his three dimensional ear model and Denham a sky constellation display.
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Shea Middle School
Paradise Valley
Karen Phitzenmeyer
Missy Tatz
Lori Denham
Miss Phitzenmeyer
Miss Tatz
Miss Denham
Nixon Presses Alaska Pipeline Push Amid Oil Shortage
President Nixon urged Congress to approve the Alaska oil pipeline immediately to curb foreign oil payments of about 2.9 billion annually. He met with Interior Secretary Morton to revive the 3 billion project from North Slope fields to Valdez and tied the move to stabilizing rising fuel costs. Morton warned the 54 foot right of way is needed and highlighted the plan’s impact on imports. Morton is undergoing cancer treatment and expected to return after Easter.
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San Clemente
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Alaska
Rogers C. B. Morton
North Slope
White House
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Angels
Washington Senators
Texas
Morton
Interior Department
Valdez
Federal Court of Appeals
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Western White House
Stanford University Hospital
Pioneer 11 solves problem and speeds toward Jupiter
Pioneer 11 space probe overcame a generator issue soon after launch and accelerated toward Jupiter. The 570 pound craft slipped past the moon in 11 hours and is on a 620 million mile, 20 month voyage to the fifth planet with Jupiter sighted for December 1974.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Jupiter
Mystery
Earth
Moon
Pioneer 11
Saturn
Kids Plan Anticancer Carnival in Scottsdale Suburb
Three Scottsdale sixth graders Peggy Knight 12 Carla Allen 11 and Jody Humbule 11 organize a neighborhood carnival to raise funds for a cancer fund. The event at the Knight home 6637 E Lincoln Drive runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Scottsdale
Cancer Fund
Peggy Knight
Carla Allen
Jody Humbule
Knight Home
E. Lincoln Drive
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Burwell
Kenneth E
Cheryl C
E. Coronado
Karam
Lawrence
Lulu L
E. Belleview
Hopkins
Lyle
Barbara G
Dunham
J. Michael
Nancy L
E. Rose Lane
Kruidenier
Lawrence J
Norma J
N. 76Th St
Goforth
Eric
Elissa B
E. Edwards Ave
Haygood
Robert C
Danielle
Calle Redondo
Tyler
Anthony J. Jr
Carol Dean
E. Indianola
Hansen
Henry A
Elaine Anne
E. Pierce
Giles
Roger W
Nancy
Jane
E. Leith Lane
McKinney
Richard D
Mary L
E. Cholla
Normington
Peter J. C
Diana A
E. Osborn
Novak
Michael E
Judy G
E. Edgemont
Perez
Allen J
Rita S
N. 70Th St
Nathaniel Baker
Prescott
Peayte Ae
Philip F. Schneider
Juster
McDowell
American Thrift
Association
Tempe
Broadway
Scottdale Road
East McDowell Road
Papago Plaza
East Apache Blvd
East Broadway Road
North Park Plaza Shopping Center
Chandler
Omaha Surety Coporation
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