British couple completes Pacific row across 8000 miles
John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook, in Britannia II, become the first to row 8000 miles across the Pacific after surviving four cyclones. They land at Hayman Island in Queensland and recount near-drownings and a shark attack since leaving San Francisco last April. Cook cannot swim. Fairfax previously rowed solo across the Atlantic.
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Brisbane
Australia
John Fairfax
Sylvia Cook
Pacific Ocean
Fairfax
Hayman Island
Queensland
San Francisco
Calif
Miss Cook
F Fairfax
Atlantic Ocean
Hollywood Beach
Fla
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Great Barrier Reef
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Hayman Island Hotel
Andre Meestracci
Mexico
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Miami Delays Action On Invitation To GOP
Miami Beach faces a postponed decision on inviting the Republican National Convention. Mayor Hall opposes GOP handling that hints at leverage over San Diego. The council delayed formal bid approval as party bylaws and lodging concerns cloud a potential Aug. 14–17 convention window.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Chuck Hail
San Diego
Hall
GOP
Calif
R.L. Herman
Turmoil in Belfast as riots and violence escalate
In Belfast violence intensifies with a deaf mute beaten and tarred near the sectarian border, a man shot in the leg in New Lodge, and another killed outside a Shankill tavern. An 18 year old Catholic girl, Bernadette Scullion, fled to England for safety after being targeted for dating a British serviceman. Jo Grimond condemned IRA brutality as public anger grows.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
England
Irish Republican Army
Liberal Party
Jo Grimond
Bournemouth
New Lodge
Shankill Road
Bernadette Scullion
Apollo 16 astronauts drive moon mountain test drive
Apollo 16 crewmembers John Young and Charles Duke planned a 700 foot ascent up a terraced moon mountain to collect rocks from multiple levels. Ground control delayed a second surface excursion to rest crews after a long first day that included setting a science station and placing the American flag. The pair reported good sleep and praised the moon buggy as they traversed craters named Flag Spook Plum and Buster in the latest lunar trekking efforts.
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Moon
Charles M. Duke
John W. Young
Young
NASA
Duke
Mission Control
Flag
Spook
Plum
Buster
Montagnard Slaughter At Dak Pek Camp During Offensive
About 100 Montagnards including women and children were killed in Dak Pek Camp by North Vietnamese and Montagnard forces for cooperating with Saigon. Reports from Pleiku note some throat-slitting deaths and a smaller count nearby.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
2Nd Corps
Dak Pek
Laos
Pleiku
U.S
Kontum Front
Highway 14
Tan Canh
22Nd Infantry Division
Kontum
Binh Dinh
Delta
An Loc
Apollo 16 timetable shows second lunar excursion and rest cycles
Mission Control lists EST events for Apollo 16. At 11 44 a m Young and Duke open Orion hatch for a second lunar surface exploration with a live Mission Control telecast from a moon buggy camera. Mattingly remains in orbit aboard Casper as Young and Duke rest at 11 49 p m.
Moon rocks from first lunar drive reported by explorers
Young and Duke described a seven hour Descartes plateau drive collecting two white rocks. Scientists say the samples could shed light on the moon's formation. The planned second drive targets Stone Mountain 2.6 miles south of the site for a 1,500 foot peak ascent.
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John
Young
Duke
Descartes Plateau
Stone Mountain
National antiwar protests spread from campuses to streets
Demonstrators planned mass rallies in New York City and California with vigils in Provo Utah Oberlin Ohio and marches in Hollywood Beach Florida Jacksonville Florida and Moscow Idaho. Clashes erupted at Stanford Michigan Texas Syracuse and Maryland as police used tear gas and National Guardsmen dispersed crowds amid a one day student strike call.
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U.S
North Vietnam
New York
California
Columbia University
New York City
National Peace Action Coalition
Federal Building
Provo
Utah
Oberlin
Ohio
Hollywood Beach
Fla
Jacksonville
Moscow
Idaho
Stanford University
University of Michigan
ROTC
University of Texas
Syracuse University
Air Force
Theniversity of Maryland
Tornadoes Reach Across Nation Killing Three in Illinois Farmhouse
Tornadoes heavy winds rain snow and floods struck many states Friday. A farmhouse in Eddyville Southern Illinois was demolished killing three children. Several others injured as tornadoes damaged homes overturned mobile houses and knocked down power lines. Tornadoes also hit Annapolis Missouri injuring four and Middle Tennessee injuring at least five. Watches remained in effect for parts of Mississippi Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
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Eddyville
Illinois
Annapolis
Middle Tennessee
Weather moves into Virginia with rain ahead of front
Very moist air ushers in cloudiness and showers as a cold front advances eastward across Virginia. Separately a local notices list advertises nursery stock strawberries and pansies from Weber & Sons, with upcoming music and theater events at Ted Hoover's Country Swingers, Half Way Up The Tree, and Bark Mill Theatre scheduled in late April.
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Richmond
Virginia
Bark Mill Theatre
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David Smith
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