Widow Grissom sues capsule builders for 10 million
Mrs Betty Grissom widow of astronaut Virgil I Grissom sues North American Rockwell and three related firms for 10 million alleging gross negligence fraud and failure to warn after the Apollo command capsule fire on a January 27 1967 pad test that killed Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee. The suits seek 5 million as widow and 5 million as estate executrix with jury trial requested. Co defendants are listed as Delaware corporations including Rockwell Standard Corp and North American Aviation Inc. Houston and Orlando lawyers filed the suits.
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Titusville, Fla
UPI
Virgil I
Gus” Grissom
Betty Grissom
North American
Rockwell Corp
Allied
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Houston
Tex
White
Chaffee
NYC Police Refuse Return to Work Amid Wildcat Strike
In New York City police, backing the motto no parity no work, the sixth day of a wildcat strike continues despite union leaders state law warnings and a potential National Guard call up if officers do not resume duties soon.
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New York
UPI
National Guard
Edward Kiernan
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Kiernan
State Supreme Court
Irving Saypol
Patrick V. Murphy
Murphy
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Allies falter in drive to recapture Highway 4
PHNOM PENH (UPI) Army officials report the Allied effort to reclaim Highway 4 is lagging behind expectations. Premier Lon Nol plans to visit Saigon for talks on Cambodia’s crisis while a new 6,000 man South Vietnamese operation targets a Communist buildup in the Fish Hook area northwest of Saigon. U.S. military sources cite slower progress as the reason for deploying helicopter gunships. U.S. spokesmen say helicopters have not ferried troops into or from the combat zone.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
USS
Highway 4
Lon Nol
Saigon
U.S
Kompong Som
Pich Nil
Prey Veng
Mekong
Neak Luong
South Vietnam
da Nang
FDA targets ineffective medicines in new crackdown
The FDA told a Senate subcommittee it plans to ban 245 drugs with no positive effect and impose strict controls on hundreds more as doctors’ prescribing habits come under scrutiny. Officials warned success hinges on physicians changing long-standing practices amid high prescription volumes.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Senate
Trial recessed as Calley panel weighs sanity in My Lai case
A court martial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. recessed for a month as psychiatrists assess mental responsibility for the My Lai massacre. Defense expert described Calley as operating under compulsion, likening him to a robot while confirming he was never insane. The judge ordered a sanity board to report by Feb 16 and allowed the government access to tapes and notes from Esquire writer John Sack.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Albert A. la Verne
New York
Ernest L. Medina
Reid W. Kennedy
Call
Army
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
la Verne
John Sack
Esquire Magazine
Kennedy
Sack
Real GNP Down as 1970 Marks Worst Inflation Recession
UPI reports the Commerce Department says 1970 real GNP fell 0.4 percent while prices rose 5.3 percent, making it the worst year for inflation and recession since 1947. The year saw $976.8 billion in GNP, with UAW strikes at GM blamed for the downturn. Bethlehem Steel matched price actions by U.S. Steel, under Nixon pressure to roll back a large increase.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel Co
Nixon
New Zealand wary on Britain entry to Common Market
New Zealand and Australia weigh shifting global roles as Britain nears market entry and Asia rising. New Zealand fears 15 percent export loss from Britain’s Common Market, while Australia notes less exposure but defensive vulnerability. Plus notes on U.S. dominance in the Pacific and economic indicators from the United States Federal Reserve and housing starts.
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New Zealand
Britain
Australia
United States
New
Suez
Indian Ocean
Singapore
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Diary of a Mad Housewife at Manchester Cinema
Carrie Snodgress plays a discontented housewife who has an affair with Frank Langella as her marriage dissolves into a sharp social satire. Joe at College Cinema in Williamstown and Flap at Harte Theatre receive similar limited runs with ratings and showtimes listed.
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Carrie Snodgress
Frank Langella
Hubby
Richard Benjamin
Blah
Manchester Cinema
Joe
Williamstown
Flap
Anthony Quinn
Harte Theatre
Oil spill threatens San Francisco Bay disaster feared
Conservationists worry for wildlife after two tankers collide under the Golden Gate Bridge. The Oregon Standard and Arizona Standard ruptured, spilling likely over 800000 gallons of crude. Coast Guard and Standard Oil crews deploy pumps straw and boats to clean while birds and sea life suffer. Cleanup expected in several days with no detergents used.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
Pacific Ocean
Coast Guard
Standard Oil Co
Oregon Standard
Arizona Standard
Santa Barbara Channel
Union Oil Co
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Tay Ninh
Cambodia
Fish Hook
Pich Nil Pass
Federal Reserve Board
Budapest
Vermont
IST
Bennington
Main ST. Bennington
DIAL
Nichols
Bra
G.C.C
Manchester
Harte
Bennington, VT
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Audubon Society
Humane Societies
Fishman's
Stomer
Main Street
Janie
Bob
American Express
Wrican Caprese Company
County National Bank
Bennington & Arlington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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