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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...authorities, Astles tried to escape by jumping from a window. But by the time he arrived in Uganda a few hours later to face a murder charge, Astles had regained his composure. Said he: "It's nice to be back. I know I will get justice. I'm not scared...
...mile offshore MacCready spotted a sinister shape that he took to be a large shark. By the last quarter-mile, Allen said, "my legs started to get useless." He had developed painful cramps, but pedaled on. Finally, as Cap Gris-Nez loomed, he said to himself: "Doggone, I'm going to make...
...multimillion-dollar marvels of aviation. An Albatross crew member called to book some hotel rooms in Paris for MacCready and company. All full up, he was told. He hung up, thought a minute, then called back: "It's for the man who just pedaled across the Channel." "Oui, m 'sieu!"came the reply. "How many rooms do you want...
Though Wayne stoutly and correctly insisted, "I have always tried to give a true characterization of the part that I'm playing," he was also quick to add, "Some of John Wayne must come through it." It came through most clearly when people would tell him, "Everything isn't black and white," and he would inevitably respond, "Well, I say, 'Why the hell not?' " There was a refreshing innocence, a kind of bravery in that attitude, especially as the power of the Western myth dimmed. His heroes were not like Hemingway's. They...
DIED. Edward M. (Ned) Almond, 86, whip-cracking Army infantry commander who as Douglas MacArthur's chief of staff in Korea in September 1950 led the bold landing behind enemy lines on the treacherous shores of Inchon that turned the tide of the war; in San Antonio...