From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Makarios hopeful of Mideast peace
Archbishop Makarios, president of Cyprus, said Monday the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser could imperil Mideast peace prospects because Nasser's successor, lacking his power and influence, might not be able to get other Arab leaders to accept a negotiated settlement.
John Denver keeps his protest songs positive
A man deeply committed to many causes, troubadour John Denver still isn't into bitter, down-with-everything protest songs.
Faded memories: Former Air Force pilot pays tribute to his service as he turns 100 in Tokyo
It’s been decades since Dave Fisher soared through the wild blue yonder in Air Force jets, and a century since his birth on July 17, 1919.
'Exorcist' author Blatty takes some shots at Hollywood ... but not the Devil
Author William Peter Blatty, who wrote a chilling story of demoniac possession called "The Exorcist," says he believes fully in the phenomenon and never wants to personally witness the stressful Catholic rite in which hostile spirits are cast from the body of a possessed person.
Air Force wife describes 6-floor jump in hotel fire
An Air Force wife from Okinawa, alive after jumping six floors Monday from the blazing New Japan Hotel, has told a harrowing story of survival to a thankful husband.
Carter, Hua meet after Ohira rites
President Carter met Thursday with Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng, the day after Carter laid white carnations on an altar of flowers and called his friendship with the late Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira "a symbol of the firm bonds" between Japan and America.