Philadelphia plan marks bold private urban renewal
Five city firms and Girard Bank announce a $400 million private development called Franklin Town to replace 22 blocks of blighted downtown with hotels offices stores and a convention complex. A nonprofit program would aid nearby disadvantaged neighborhoods and boost city tax base. Entities include Smith Kline & French Laboratories I T E Imperial Corporation Korman Corporation Butcher & Sherrerd Philadelphia Electric Co and the Girard Bank. Local officials await approval.
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Franklin Town
Ben Franklin
Smith Kline & French Laboratories
I-T-E Imperial Corporation
Korman Corporation
Butcher & Sherrerd
Philadelphia Electric Co
Girard Bank
Dynamite Truck Crash Blows Out Georgia Gospel Event
A dynamite laden trailer collided with a car on U.S. Highway 78 near Waco Georgia and exploded, killing five including a fireman and a wrecker driver. About 30 injured as a crater formed in the road and the Waco School Gym roof collapsed during a gospel sing for a family in need. Army demolition units aided, 400 cases of dynamite reported on board.
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UPI
Kirk
Lisa
Bremen
H. B. Hightower
Hightower
Noel Brown
Wayne Hamrick
Brown
Civil Defense
Anniston
Ala
Ft. McPherson
U.S. Highway 78
Atlanta
Birmingham
Texans End Special Session With Redistricting Approved
The 62nd Legislature adjourned a four day special session after approving a rural dominated redistricting plan 17-10 in the Senate and 80-53 in the House. Lawmakers also passed liquor taxation and daylight saving time referendums for the May 6, 1972 ballot.
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House
Preston Smith
Smith
Senate
Unemployment Rate Reaches Nine-Year High In May
May unemployment hits 6.2 percent, a nine year peak, while wholesale prices rise four tenths. Total employment climbs 500000 to 78.7 million, and manufacturing adds 30000 to 18.6 million as economists warn of continued economic strain.
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White House
Nixon
Viser
Herbert Stein
U.S
Stein
Dent Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
City Banker Dies in Apparent Suicide Ahead of Testimony
In Dallas a principal witness in a court of inquiry into the disappearance of three elderly residents shot himself at his apartment hours before he was to testify. Robert Seanor, 29, left a note trail and showed signs of not sleeping, police said. A .25 caliber pistol was found near him and powder burns marked the wound. The missing trio include Mrs. Anna Farley, 72, and two others.
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Boys Ranch
Ted Lackey
Fillmore
Sunset Center
Nixon
San Diego
California
Ronald Reagan
Dallas
Robert Seanor
Seanor
Jack Davis
Anna Farley
Navy Honors 100th Nuclear Sub as Soviet Fleet Grows
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee spoke in Groton as the 100th nuclear powered submarine Silversides was launched. He warned the Soviet underwater force, about 350 subs with 92 nukes, is three times the U.S. fleet and growing. Virginia Chafee christened the sub with champagne amid protests at General Dynamics Electric Boat.
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Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chafee
Navy
America
Chafee
United States
U.S
United States of America
Virginia
Thames
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division
Skyjacker Foiled on Dulles Landing by United Crew
United Air Lines crew members overpowered a hijacker who forced a short-hop jet to land at Dulles Airport. The man Glen Briggs of Charleston West Virginia released passengers and three stewardesses unharmed while holding three crewmen hostage for three hours.
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United Air Lines
Israel
Dulles
Federal Aviation Administration
Glen Briggs
Charleston
W. Va
Arkansas Lawyer Asks Court to Silence Martha Mitchell
Washington AP report describes Pine Bluff attorney John Norman Warnock seeking a court order to muzzle Martha Mitchell as part of a dispute tied to school integration actions. Warnock says he only wants equal rights to speak and to attend meetings, not silence Mitchell.
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Martha Mitchell
Arkansas
John Norman Warnock
Pine Bluff
John Mitchell
Watson Chapel
Warnock
Mitchell
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