Derailment Study Proceeds In East Palestine Ohio
In East Palestine Ohio PUCO continues investigation into Amtrak Broadway Limited derailment that killed Penn Central engineer George Wintoniak and injured 20. Snowbound wreck damaged 1000 feet of track and a manufacturing plant as four to five cars toppled. Passengers were moved toward Chicago with hospital treatment for the injured.
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Broadway Limited
Penn Central
East Palestine
Ohio
S. George Wintoniak
Haversford
Adamson Manufacturing Company
Palestine
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
PUCO
Amtrak
Adamson Manufacturing Co
Youngstown
East
Eckhart
Chicago
New York
George Wintoniak
Haverford
Columbiana County
William A. Kolozsi
Salem East Hospital
John F. Janis
LaCrosse
Wis
Harold Brownlee
Pittsburgh
Ada
Highway Patrol
Washington
Harrisburg
Maurey Andreasen
Northern Ohio Thrashed by Late Winter Storm
Northern Ohio remains buried under a late winter storm with 10-foot drifts and Lake Erie shoreline flooding. Hundreds abandoned low-lying homes as strong winds persist, roads were cleared, and schools in Mahoning and Trumbull counties shut. State patrol ferried stranded motorists to rest areas and services as traffic moved in single lanes.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Mahoning
Trumbull
Youngstown-to-Cleveland
Steeler Ernest Holmes seeks bond after police shooting charges
In Youngstown Ohio Ernest Holmes a Pittsburgh Steeler defensive tackle may be granted bond today as federal authorities consider additional charges. Holmes 24 of Newton Texas faces Mahoning County charges of shooting a police officer with intent to kill and shooting at officers after a four hour Salem area manhunt during which a state patrol helicopter crew member was wounded in the ankle.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Ernest Holmes
Pittsburgh
Holmes
Mahoning
Newton
Tex
Salem
Dawson Bryant Board Faces Striking Teachers in Ohio
Negotiations set to resume this afternoon as Dawson Bryant teachers continue a fourth day strike. District schools remain officially open despite busier doors and ongoing dispute.
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Ironton
Ohio
Dawson-Bryant Board of Education
Court Declines Bridge Request
The Supreme Court refused to hear reporter Peter Bridges's appeal seeking grand juries to show compelling need before questioning reporters. Bridges was jailed 21 days for refusing to answer questions in a Newark housing authority probe.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Peter Bridges
Bridge
Newark
N. J
Flow of military supplies from North Vietnam continues
U S intelligence reports indicate ongoing movement of military gear from North Vietnam into South Vietnam after Nixon warned Hanoi. Estimates place 400 to 450 armored vehicles and over 1,100 trucks moving into the south in the weeks since the cease fire, with additional traffic through Laos and stockpiled tanks traced to southern China.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Pentagon
China
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Ha van Lau
Lau
Dollar Fluctuations Mark Opening of Global Markets
The dollar rose at world opening after a two week shutdown as the Bank of Japan sold about 50 million to stabilize rates. By noon European trading showed a drop amid cautious activity as Paris ministers in Paris endorsed free float. Shultz pressed for swift reform to aid U S exporters while talks with Heath continued in London.
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Associated Press
Bank of Japan
Europe
U.S
Paris
U.S. Treasury
George P. Shultz
Edward Heath
London
Shultz
Anthony Barber
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Zurich
Andrews Plans To Step Down As Ohio GOP Chair
John Andrews, Ohio Republican Party chairman for eight years, confirmed Sunday night that he will resign to accept a private sector job. He said he is 54 and has been in politics 18 years, planning a move to industry, with details to be announced at a 9:30 a.m. press conference at the Neil House.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Andrews
Republican Party
Andrews
Neil House
Prater Murder Trial Defense Set to Open Midweek
In Erie, the defense for William Prater aims to begin its case by midweek as the Yablonski murder trial enters its eighth day. Prosecutors say ex-UMW President Tony Boyle authorized transfers and kickbacks totalling about 20 000 to District 19 for alleged plot expenses.
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Erie
M. David Rothman
Yablonski
William Prater
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Richard Sprague
Prater
UMW
Joseph ‘Jock’’ Yablonski
Rothman
Pittsburgh
Boyle
Tennessee-Kentucky
Paul Gilly
LaFollette
Tenn
Reunions Set For 26 POWs
Twenty six American prisoners of war are flown from Clark Air Base toward reunions with families including Maj. Floyd J. Thompson the longest held POW and Philip W. Manhard the top ranking diplomat captive. The group also includes Navy Lt Cmdr Robert J. Flynn and 23 others freed last week in Hanoi.
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Kris Liljeholm
Associated Press
Pacific
Army
Floyd J. Thompson
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Philip W. Manhard
McLean
U.S
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hanoi
California
Maryland
Winter Storms Leave Marks Across Country
A powerful late winter system hits the United States with heavy snow in Michigan and Ohio lakeshore towns. Great Lakes winds reach 35 to 75 mph creating large waves as cleanup continues and lingering snow persists in the East.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
United States
Lower
Michigan
Ohio
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Action Ad Coupon Clip Promotes Great Lakes Storm Coverage
Storm warnings issued for lakes Huron Erie Ontario and Atlantic coast as 5 000 motorists stranded in Michigan. Mississippi flood toll tops 25 million dollars with 1 000 plus families displaced. Tennessee seeks disaster declarations.
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Lakes Huron
Erie
Ontario
Atlantic Coast
New Jersey
Maine
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