Seven Children Die as Bus Is Hit by Train in Rockmart
A school bus carrying 78 children was struck by a moving work train at a Rockmart crossing. Seven students died and more than 70 were injured as the bus was dragged 300 feet and overturned. The driver Billy Kellett, 90, was hospitalized in shock. Two dozen details from witnesses and officials describe the collision and aftermath.
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Rockmart
Bobby Duke
Rockmart Junior High School
Bobby
Neal Williams
Terry Wigley
Lynn Morgan
Chris Holders
Timothy Streetman
Mike Stamps
Timothy Stamps
Billy Kellett
William M. Westerman
Georgia Division
The
Southern Railway
Liquor Price Increases Planned Across State Goods
State Liquor Control Department announces Nov 1 price hikes on 91 domestic brands by 19 cents average and 23 imports by 12 cents. Wholesale levels will rise as distilleries pass higher costs to consumers, per Director Richard Guggenheim.
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State Liquor Control Department
Richard Guggenheim
Ohio
Lavelle Criticizes Ford Remark in ColumbusPolitics
Ohio Democratic chairman William Lavelle denounces President Ford’s claim that a veto proof Congress could threaten world peace. Lavelle says Ford’s Cleveland visit did little to aid GOP candidates and urges a retraction of the warning about world security.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ford
William Lavelle
Democratic Party
Lavelle
Cleveland
GOP
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