Explosion at Thiokol plant kills at least 25 in Georgia
A fire triggered blast at Thiokol Chemical Corp munitions facility in Woodbine Georgia killed at least 25 people, 60 injured, many with severe burns. The plant, used to assemble magnesium flares for Vietnam, was leveled and blown debris spread up to 400 feet. Authorities cite possible sabotage or combustion of pyrotechnics and will hold a news conference.
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South Georgia
Jean Thomas
Folkston
Ruth Mutheson
Rolls-Royce Seeks Receiver Amid Financial Crisis
Rolls-Royce, the British engineering icon, entered receivership with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell assigned as manager. The crisis stems from rising jet engine costs for Lockheed, prompting stock-market turmoil and a government review as Prime Minister Heath’s cabinet meets.
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UPI
Rolls- Royce
U.S
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Lockheed Co
Rolls-Royce
Stock Exchange
Edward Heath
State legislatures rated in Citizens Conference study
A Kansas City based conference rated state legislatures on five criteria including functional ability accountability information handling independence and representativeness. Florida Connecticut and Indiana showed improvements while Vermont ranked mid pack but scored poorly on information independence and representation. The study recommends pay reform committee size reductions and procedural deadlines for bills.
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John Anderson
Kansas
John W. Gallivan
Salt Lake City Tribune
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Margolis
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Senate
Hampshie
Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
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Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Kentucky
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Mississippi
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Georgia
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Wyoming
Two gas blasts kill eight in New Jersey
In Lambertville New Jersey two gas explosions destroyed three homes on the same street and killed eight people including an 11 year old boy. Firefighters fought the blaze as sixty six residents from 17 families spent the night across the Delaware River. A gas company spokesman cited a cracked underground valve as the cause.
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Lambertville
N.J
UPI
Florence Waldron
Sions
Delaware River
The
Red Cross
New Hoe
Elizabethtown Gas Co
Proposal to rename Vigilant after Simas Kudirka
Two Massachusetts congressmen joined ten cosponsors in backing a resolution to rename the Coast Guard cutter Vigilant the Simas Kudirka. The proposal honors the Lithuanian sailor denied asylum after being dragged from the Vigilant by Soviet sailors off the New England coast on November 23.
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Washington
UPI
Massachusetts
Coast Guard
Vigilant
Roman Pucinski
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Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Louise Hicks
D-Mass
Pucinski
Simas Kudirka
New England
Nixon Family Hosts Kennedy Family in White House Visit
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her children Caroline and John Jr visited the White House with President Nixon and his wife. They toured the oval office and rose garden once linked to John F Kennedy. The gathering also included the Nixon daughters Tricia and Julie Eisenhower.
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UPI
Caroline
John F. Kennedy Jr
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Oval Office
Rose Garden
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
White House
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