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"Wimbledon: Arthur Ashe of Richmond, Virginia, stretches to return a low ball in the 3rd set of his Men's Singles Finals match against title-holder Jimmy Connors of Belleville, Illinois, at Wimbledon Saturday afternoon. Ashe became the new…

"Chairman Sam Ervin announces decision by the Senate Watergate Committee to subpoena White House tapes and documents related to the Watergate case Monday on Capitol Hill."

"Friends in the arts - Members of the Stuttgart Ballet greet their colleagues Russian ballet stars Valery Panov, second from left, and his wife, Galina second from right, Saturday at London's Royal Opera House in Convent Garden. Principal dancers…

"Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 12 - This was the view from below of a semi-truck that crashed on a bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Tuesday. The truck dangled over icy waters until pulled up. The driver climbed out of the cab…

"This was the scene on the "Highway of the Sun", about 70 miles south of Rome, on Tuesday, January 4, after 19 motor vehicles were involved in a chain collision, reportedly caused by poor visibility owing to fog over the highway. Eleven persons were…

"A militant Puerto Rican group claimed responsibility for four bomb explosions in mid-Manhattan early Saturday, demanded the release of these five Puerto Ricans who are Federal prisoners. They are from left, Irving Flores, Andres Cordero, Lolita…

"Pope Paul VI (left) gestures as he greets Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau after the latter presented him with a gift (foreground). Mr. Trudeau and wife Margaret (out of pic) had called on the Pontiff on the second day of their visit to…

"Christmas greeting: Pope Paul VI, seated on his portable throne, is about to caress a child as he enters a hall to greet an audience in Vatican City yesterday. in his speech the Pope called the mafia the 'chronic and ingrained' vices of society and…