Soviet Underground Nuclear Blast in Siberia Magnitude 7.1
The Uppsala Seismological Institute reports a Siberia Semipalatinsk underground explosion at 2:29:55 a.m. with a magnitude of 7.1, among one of the largest in a decade. France tests in Mururoa Atoll sparked speculation about triggering a hydrogen bomb as observers note the ongoing test series.
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Howell Names Co-Chairmen for Finance Effort
Lt. Gov. Henry E. Howell Jr. appoints Sydney Lewis of Richmond and David B. Kinney of Arlington as co chairmen of his Virginia governor race finance committee. Lewis leads Best Products and Kinney is an attorney and former U S House candidate.
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Henry E. Howell Jr
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Best Products Co., Inc
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Graf Zeppelin completes world circumnavigation in 1929
The Graf Zeppelin became the first airship to fly around the globe in 1929, finishing a 21 day 8 hour journey. An airship is lighter than air craft with propulsion and steering systems.
POW Charges Refiled By Air Force Major Against POW Group
Maj Edward W Leonard Jr says Army and Navy failed to probe dismissed misconduct charges against former POWs from a North Vietnamese prison He plans to file new mutiny charges noting he also was a captive Leonard accuses officials of denying POWs with honorable service a fair opportunity to respond The list includes several discharged soldiers and active personnel with one Marine death by suicide after charges were dropped
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Theodore) Guy
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Five Dies Weekend in Northern Ireland Violence
Belfast reports five deaths over the weekend as fears of new sectarian attacks rise. Among the dead are two IRA members from Newcastle County Down, a Belfast man found at a Protestant district entrance, and a 53 year old Protestant woman killed in Belfast. A British soldier died from wounds, pushing the total to 856 in four years of unrest. Security forces deployed 4000 troops and numerous checkpoints to curb violence tied to Bloody Friday's anniversary.
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