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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1972
Page
7
A Petrol e um Helicopters Corp chopper slammed to earth in a Louisiana swamp killing the pilot Fred Robarge of Lafayette and 10 Penrod Drilling Co. workers en route to an offshore oil rig about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. Access was by air boats swamp buggies or helicopters.
In Columbus Nebraska the Mrzlak family held four simultaneous weddings at St Bonaventure Roman Catholic church. Maxine 26 wed David Brown of Denver while Carol 21 married Hans Peter Rygal of Omaha. Paulette 20 and Betty 23 wed Frank J. Korupa of Columbus and Ron M Mann respectively. The event drew 300 guests and reflected the family’s size and planning.
Buckingham Palace announced the Trooping of the Color for the queen's official birthday will proceed despite mournful events. The Household Troops will present honors, with drums, pipes, a minute of silence, and black mourning markings. The Duke of Windsor died aged 77 in Paris and will lie in state at Windsor.
Residents of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands adapted to frequent eruptions in the 18th century. In 1730 a quarter of the island exploded and continued for six years, yet social life, including fiestas by volcanic light, persisted.
Escondido California native Robert Kennedy 26 a member of the Australian Birdman Team plummeted about 500 feet during a display at the Transpor2 international transportation exposition. A witness said a gust or sudden wind toppled him as he was being lifted by a speeding car drawing intense crowd reaction.
Bob Bender, 38, former coach at Quincy Catholic High School for Boys, is appointed head basketball coach at Bloomington High School. He compiled a 100-40 record over five years at Catholic High and succeeds Ralph Sackett who resigned to enter private business.
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