Massive 20-Block Fire Devastates Suburban Boston Area
A wind fueled blaze in Chelsea Massachusetts destroyed about 20 blocks of wooden tenements and small businesses. One thousand one hundred people were left homeless with five firefighters injured. Evacuations reached 3,000 to 4,000 at the fire’s peak as National Guard units secured the area and looting was deterred.
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Chelsea
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National
Henry Wogciechowski
Boston Harbor
Herbert C. Fothergill
Thai military leaders flee Bangkok amid deadly unrest
In Bangkok the former Premier Thanom Kittikachorn, his son Narong, and Deputy Premier Praphas Charusathien left the country as violence raged in the capital. Demonstrators demanded their execution while student groups attacked police stations and looted government buildings. The new civilian premier Sanya Thammasak urged peace as troops and tanks reinforced the city. Casualties rose, with estimates from 17 to over 150, as authorities vowed to restore order.
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Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Praphas Charusathien
Narong Kittikachorn
Praphas
Narong
Thanom
Sanya Thammasak
Democracy Monument
Sanya
Radio Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Sanya’s University
Malpractice suit filed against Mayo Clinic by Windish couple
Chicago couple Donald and Mrs Windish sue Mayo Clinic and seven physicians in Olmsted District Court Rochester seeking 375000. They claim February 1972 prosthetic urethra surgery caused peritonitis and infections and a fall 1972 urethra repair left a nerve exposed. They allege negligent hysterectomy recommendation for birth control. Mrs Windish seeks 300000. husband 75000 for earnings medical costs and loss of consortium.
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Mayo Clinic
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Donald Windish
Olmsted
Rochester
Windish
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Strike Ends at St Paul Whirlpool Plant
A Teamsters Local 827 strike against the St. Paul Whirlpool plant ended when union members voted to accept a new three year contract.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Teamsters
St. Paul Whirlpool
Federal crime study urges leniency toward criminals
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals urges a broad shift from punishment to rehabilitation. It says prisons should serve only hard core criminals, with many offenders released or given minimal punishment, and inmates granted nearly full civil rights.
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National Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice Standards and
Nixon
Ford Seen Safe For Vice Presidency As Hearings Begin
House and Senate committees begin background checks on Gerald R. Ford for the vice presidency. Most majorities in both chambers indicate support for the Michigan congressman unless new issues arise in his background.
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Gerald R. Ford
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Dunlop
Supreme Court Justice Douglas Claims Johnson Phone Tapped
In a dissent Justice William O. Douglas asserted that President Johnson’s telephone was tapped and that the court’s confidential conference was bugged. He offered no substantiation for these charges in the bail denial case involving Margaret Anne Heutsche from Chicago.
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Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
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District of Columbia
Johnson
Margaret Anne Heutsche
Chicago
Evanston
Ill
William H. Rehnquist
Egyptians Make Inroads in Stiff Mideast Fighting
Egyptian commandos reportedly landed behind Israeli lines in the Sinai and attacked a position in hand to hand combat while tanks consolidated new desert lines. Israel said Egyptian armor advance stalled after a seven hour Sunday battle. Cairo claimed heavy losses on both sides. Syrian front battles persisted as Damascus reported heavy tank and artillery clashes approaching 21 miles from the city. Israel said its naval patrols sank 14 fishing-type boats in Ras Gharib harbor, linked to a commando base, amid a quiet night on other fronts.
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Mondale questions Ford fitness for presidency
Senator Mondale said Gerald Ford does not meet the qualifications of the presidency though he calls him a fine man and would vote for his Senate confirmation. He added he wishes President Nixon had picked a stronger candidate.
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San Francisco
Calif
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Gerald R. Ford
Mondale
Ford
Senate
Nixon
Ford Near certain vote to confirm as Vice President
Favorable checks show Gerald R. Ford holds enough support among Washington lawmakers to secure confirmation as vice president, barring an unexpected reversal over the weekend.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Agnew to address nation after resignation
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will speak on television tonight in a roughly 15 minute address to be aired by NBC and CBS. Sources say the speech will largely be his own work outlining his case and lessons from his downfall after pleading no contest to income tax evasion and receiving probation.
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