Mohawk pilots end strike under arbiter rule
Mohawk Airlines pilots return to work under a back-to-work settlement imposed by independent arbiter David L. Cole after an 87-city stoppage. Nine jet instructors begin refresher training as partial service resumes April 14 and full operations are slated for May 9. Unresolved is job security and the scope clause amid talks to finalize a contract.
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David L. Cole
Cole
Pilots’ Union
Mohawk
Russell V. Stephenson
Thomas Davis
U.S
Canada
Stephenson
Calley jurors say verdict came after full deliberation
At Ft Benning a six member jury convicts Lt. William L Calley Jr of murder in the My Lai massacre sentencing him to life at hard labor. Juror Maj Walter D Kinard says they gave Calley the benefit of every doubt and relived the operation during deliberations. Calley faces possible federal review and parole eligibility in about 10 years.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
Calley
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Walter D. Kinard
Columbus
Miami
Fla
Secretary of the Army
Kinard
Army Airborne
Vietnam
Ft. Benning Stockade
George W. Latimer
Orwin C. Talbott
Ft. Benning
Clifford H. Ford
Ft. Leavenworth
Ann Moore
Ford
Col. Reid W. Kennedy
Defense Office
Miss Moore
Goodby
Identification difficult of Boston fire victims
In Boston eight people perished in a Fenway area five story tenement fire. Only one body identified within 24 hours. Edward Rife, 18, confirmed. Twelve injured and 7 of 180 residents unaccounted for as fire chief warns more victims may be found. Witnesses describe rapid spread and desperate rescues.
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Boston
UPI
Fenway Park
Edward Rife
George Paul
Paul Stempson
Wilmington
Jean Klinge
Oil spill source tied to Vermont Marble Co tank
Vermont investigators identify a Vermont Marble Co storage tank in Proctor as the likely source of a 2500 gallon oil spill along Otter Creek from Proctor to Florence. A top level meeting will review findings before legal advisers decide on charges.
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Rutland County
Proctor
Florence
Canandaigua Inn Fire Raises Toll to Seven
In Canandaigua the fire at the Canandaigua Inn killed six veterans and seven victims total after a crane uncovered two more bodies, identified as Ruben Gebell and Edward Higley. The unidentified remains plus six confirmed fatalities mark a tragic toll. The Albany area resumed normal telephone service after a mudslide near Clarksville cut an underground cable linking Boston and Chicago, briefly interrupting wire services.
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Albany
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Associated Press
United Press International
Boston
Chicago
Clarksville
Canandaigua
Canandaigua Inn
Ruben Gebell
Niagara Falls
Edward Higley
Corry
Veterans Administration Hospital
Floyd Singleton acquitted in case at high school game
Floyd Singleton, 19, was acquitted in Schenectady County Court of second degree assault on a police officer from a disturbance at a high school football game last fall. The jury found him guilty of resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration after 1.5 hours of deliberation. Judge Archibald Wemple scheduled sentencing for April 16 on the lesser charges.
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Schenectady
Floyd Singleton
Singleton
Archibald Wemple
Adams A contract to repair Hoosac River dam awarded
Genco Construction Co. of Williamstown will repair a dam on the Hoosac River near Commercial Street under a $56,601 Army Corps of Engineers project funded by the federal government. Work starts today. Vermont Transit Co applies for Route 8 service to Pittsfield. Dufour Bus Co plans to cease runs and suggests the Vermont firm to officials. NORTH ADAMS: Main Street land to be trimmed to a 150 foot strip under urban renewal. NARA seeks $2 million more in aid. Six businesses and a church petition City Council over alleged discriminatory Eagle Street parking ban. Pittsfield High School band leaves for Washington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade.
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ADAMS
Genco Construction Co
Williamstown
Army Corps of Engineers
Hoosac River
Commercial Street
Vermont Transit Co
Pittsfield
Dufour Bus Co
Vermont
North Adams
North Adams Redevelopment Authority
NARA
Eagle Street
Union
River Streets
Pittsfield High School
Washington, D.C
Taconic
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Utica
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Bennington
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Catamount Bank
Catamount National Bank
Brattleboro
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Manchester Center
FDIC
Jerry Smith
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Ind
Charles Castle
Castle
Indiana State Police
Kesterson
Interstate 65
Cascar
Spring Street
Krinkle
Mr. Easton
Navy
Windham District Court
James R. Brown
Keene
N.H
Charlotte Steinmeyer
Putney Road
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Montpelier
Department of Employment Security
St. 1
Vermont Housing Authority
St. Johnsbury
New York
Down In
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Pittsfield Band
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