Instructors Charged Over Fort Jackson Heat Deaths
Two drill instructors face involuntary manslaughter charges after alleged excessive training on the first day of basic training at Fort Jackson. Sgt. Willie L. Alexander and Sgt. Wy mee Lawrence Chapman Jr. are also charged with violation of duty and maltreatment as investigations assess cause of deaths of Pvt. Wayne A. Krassow and Pvt. Lester T. Watts due to heat stroke in mid 90s degree heat.
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Columbia
Fort Jackson
Army
Willie L. Alexander
Timmonsville
Wy Mee Lawrence Chapman Jr
Pickens
James G. Garner
Garner
Judge Advocate General
Dri
Wayne A. Krassow
Yenet
Ohio
Lester T. Watts
York
S.C
Krassow
Watts
Feasae
Wattsee
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ERA supporters fall short in bid for seven year extension
Washington AP reports ERA backers fail to secure enough votes in the House Judiciary Committee for a seven year extension. Leaders pivot to a four year compromise while public rallies highlight ongoing push to add sex discrimination ban to the Constitution.
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Washington
Capitol
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Women's Movement
Allie Hixson
Greensburg
House
Tom Railsback
R-Il
Court Lifts Laetrile Ban In Terminal Cancer Case
The U S Court of Appeals ordered the FDA to set guidelines for Laetrile use and ruled that safety and effectiveness claims do not apply to terminal cancer patients. The decision marks a major setback to federal efforts to ban the apricot pit extract.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Food and Drug Administration
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
FDA
Hostage Ends Nine Hour Siege At World Trade Center Office
Louis Jerome a state Compensation Board referee charged an armed Polish migrant Ladislaw Fraczek who claimed a dynamite bomb but carried a bag with a flag Bible and bread. Fraczek held four hostages including court reporter Clarence Douglas prompting evacuation of 4000 from 17 floors before police custody.
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World Trade Center
New York
Worker's Compensation Board
NEW York (Ap
Louis Jerome
New York State
Jerome
State Compensation Board
Fraczek
Compensation Board
Trade Center
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The
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Lower West Side
Sears
Chicago
Clarence Douglas
Army drill instructors face involuntary manslaughter charges
Army spokesmen announced at Fort Jackson yesterday that two drill instructors have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Col. James G. Garner Col. Mims Aultman and Lt. Col. Mae Pomeroy attended the news conference.
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Army
Fort Jackson
James G. Garner
Mims Aultman
Mae Pomeroy
Dangers of Contact With Overhead Power Lines
A cautionary notice explains how harmless objects can cause severe shocks or deaths when touching or near power lines. It lists ladders, antennas, kite strings, model aircraft wires, sailboat masts, pipes and tree branches as risk factors and urges keeping clear of lines and contacting SCE&G for buried cables or broken wires.
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