Aftermath of Berlin explosion lifts death toll to six
Six people have died from a propane tank truck blast that devastated part of Berlin New York last Wednesday night. The sixth victim was Mrs Earl Loker 45 of Berlin who died at Albany Medical Center. The truck crash also killed Mr and Mrs Kenneth McCumber in front of their home and left six others in critical condition in hospitals across Troy Albany Burlington and Bennington.
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Berlin
N.Y
Albany Medical Center
Earl Loker
Kenneth McCumber
Troy
Albany
Burlington
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Joseph Eugene Sourdliffe
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
South Stream Road
Mohawk Aviation Co
North Adams
Annette Belisle
Dean Hanson
Sourcliffe
Earl Laker
Putnam Hospital
Robert Stout
Stout
John Feathers
Ethel
Frank Marco
Donna Wager
Putnam
Robert J. McLucas
Pomeroy
Mabel H. Wager
Multi-Phase Probe Ordered For Penn RR Tragedy
Authorities initiate a multi agency inquiry into a rail disaster near Steelton Pennsylvania that killed 19 and injured 100 after a baseball special derailed. Railroad officials cite track misalignment while investigation continues with PUC and ICC involvement.
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Penn. RR
Pennsylvania Railroad
James F. Newell
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Newell
Howard C. Kohout
Philadelphia
Kohout
Susquehanna River
Boggs Triumphs In Louisiana Democratic Primary
In New Orleans area races, Hale Boggs won re nomination with 64 percent in the 2nd District as conservatives faltered. Senator Russell Long and cousin Gillis Long also secured re nominations amid a wave of conservative defeats. Boggs and the Longs face GOP challengers in November.
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New Orleans
Deep South
Louisiana
Kennedy
Hale Boggs
Boggs
House Rules Committee
Washington
East Carroll Parish
Russell Long
Phil St. Amant
St. Amant
Long
Gillis Long
Harold McSween
Longs
David Treen
Treen
Republican Party
Louisiana States Rights Party
Sen. Long
Taylor W. O’hearn
Shreveport
Dorothy Lewis
Alexandria
Labor Chief Urges Immediate Tax Cuts in Closed Session
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged an immediate tax cut to spur business recovery. He testified before a congressional group studying the economy and had written President Kennedy urging a quick cut in the lowest income tax bracket. Senate figures urged caution, while President Kennedy awaited July business reports before deciding on a cut.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Bunker Hill
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Senate
Navy recall for West New Guinea crisis in Indonesia
Jakarta AP report says the Indonesian navy recalls all retired officers to active service amid the West New Guinea crisis. Antara news agency notes prior call-up orders to reserve officers were issued last month by the marines.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Antara
Man Finds Weekend Receipts Buried in Town Dump
A Bennington man retrieved about 220 dollars in weekend receipts from Preston Keays' gas station after an hourlong search at the Town Landfill Area. The cash had been hidden in a green cloth bag inside a large cardboard box next to the desk, mistaken for waste.
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Bennington
Preston Keays
U.S. 7
Keays
Ted Senecal
Senecal
Rabbage
Bud Vallee
Blue Bean Diner
Stafford Protests Rostow Paper Secrecy Rally
U S Representative Robert T. Stafford joined Vermont critics at a Staf ford Day rally at Heartwellville Lodge Readsboro voicing concern over secrecy of the Rostow Paper. He warned rumors suggest Rostow guidance plans could steer State Department Cold War policy with Russia and include proposals unlikely to gain public support.
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Heartwellville
Raymond J. Crosier
Readsboro
John S. Burgess
Brattleboro
Congressman Stafford
Clifford Harwood
Manchester
Bennington County
Harwood
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Vermont
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Walt Whitman
State Department
Russia
Rostow
Con
Stafford
Senate
Committee On Foreign Affairs
U. S
Readsboro Town
Republican Committee
Heartwellville Lodge
Washington
Cong
Phoenix TV star seeks abortion court ruling
Judge Yale McFate weighs whether Maricopa County attorney and the state attorney general should be defendants in Mrs. Robert L. Finkbine's suit seeking court approval for an abortion to prevent thalidomide related malformations. The case hinges on proper defendants and legal grounds for abortion under state law.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Yale McFate
Maricopa County
Arizona
Robert L. Finkbine
Sherri
Soblen Loses Another Bid To Escape Life Imprisonment
Soviet spy Robert A. Soblen, 61, has been denied an immigrant visa by Israel. He is jailed in London and may appeal the Israeli cabinet ruling to the supreme court. Soblen fled New York after jumping a $100,000 bail in June.
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Jerusalem
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Soblen
London
Britain
Supreme Court
New York
Israel
Bloodless Coup Seizes Algiers Amid Algerian Power Struggle
Algerian guerrilla forces surround and take control of Algiers, arresting opponents of Ben Bella and seizing Radio Algiers. Col. Si Hassan leads Wilaya No. 4 in a bid to form a temporary junta ahead of August 12 elections, while Ben Khedda's government vows the move preserves the status quo.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Amar Oussedik
Algiers Autonomous Zone
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Wilaya (Zone
Si Hassan
Wilaya
Ben Khedda
Hassan
Autonomous Zone
Algeria
Wilaya 4
Wilaya Command
Evian
Senate rollcall strength test near deadline
Vermont faces a high stakes special session as reapportionment fights loom. Gov Keyser presses four recommendations while the House moves swiftly on Chittenden County seats, and the Senate weighs rival measures amid a looming primary ballot print deadline. The clash includes calls for Supreme Court clarification and potential court action.
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Senate
Supreme Court
House
Keyser
Charles J. Adams
High Court
Chittenden County
Rutland
Chittenden
Addison
Orleans County
Pownal Picketing Case Headed Back For Judge Keyser Action
The Pownal track workers picketing case continues in chancery court with briefs from M DeMatteo Construction Co and Gerald Morrissey Construction Co arguing injunctions power. Atty Feinberg contends no jurisdiction while Judge Keyser mulls next steps and reply briefs. The injunction remains in force.
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Pownal
M. DeMatteo Construction Co
Quincy Mass
Gerald Morrissey Construction Co
Frances E. Morrissey
Frederick J. Fayette
Atty
George Feinberg
Chancery Court
Superior Court
F. Ray Keyser Sr
Feinberg
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J. F. Shue
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Rensselaer County
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State Police
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Interstate Commerce Com
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Barry
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Spy Soblen
Paris
Mohammed Khider
Tlemcen
Khider
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