Six Soldiers Electrocuted In Freak Flagpole Accident
Six soldiers from the 77th Engineer Port Construction Company were killed when a 50-foot flagpole toppled onto a high tension wire at a Little League field in Springfield Virginia. Witnesses described a big flash as the pole struck the line and the men burned in the swampy area. Identification of the six deceased was delayed due to severe burns.
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Springfield
UPI
Bob Ramey
Ramey
77Th Engineer Port Construction Company
William Enos
For Sale Sign On Dodd Georgetown Home
Washington reports that Sen. Thomas Dodd's Georgetown residence, valued at $75,000 in a February filing, displayed a $90,000 For Sale sign. An aide said the family plans to move to an apartment as six children will have left home, with no financial distress cited.
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Washington
UPI
Georgetown
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate
Grand Jury Indicts Stock Rigging Plot in Pentron Case
A 21 count federal indictment charges six men with conspiracy to defraud the public in dealings tied to Pentron Electronics on AMEX. The probe spans several securities and involves Chicago and New York figures, with Mafia links under consideration amid broader market investigations.
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New York
UPI
Pentron Electronics Inc
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
New York Stock Exchange
Illinois State Attorney General
Chicago
Grand Jury
Osborn Andreas
Hippie Clash in New York Park Ends With Riots and Stripped Woman
In Tompkins Square Park New York police and crowds clashed as anti hippie youths attacked a crowd of more than two thousand hippies. A young woman was stripped before police rescued her as fists and beer bottles flew. Police reinforcements were deployed and one officer was injured. Earlier hippies danced to the Grateful Dead while a local minister praised their values as akin to early Christians.
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New York
UPI
Tompkins Square Park
Howard R. Leary
The
Grateful Dead
Itkin
Church of the Brotherhood of the Love of Christ
Political Fund Raising Jargon Explained to Senate Committee
Washington report details Senate Finance Committee resuming consideration of a Johnson administration federal funding plan for presidential campaigns. Treasury official Barr explains terms like poll watcher sustenance and organized burglary as lawmakers probe ways to curb private contributions while limiting campaign expenses charged to federal funds.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Joseph W. Barr
Democratic Party
Marion County
Indiana
Barr
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McCarthy
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Typhoid Breaks at Stanford Hospitalized Students Rise
An outbreak of typhoid fever at Stanford University has infected 16 students, with 11 hospitalized and 5 nonhospitalized. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity kitchen is named as the likely source, and the health director warned that additional cases may appear within three weeks. Notable patients include Olympic swimmer Dick Roth and football players Mike Hibler Tim Sheehan and Bob Conrad.
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Stanford
Calif
UPI
Stanford University
Dick Roth
Maurice Osborne
Stanford Health Service
Beta Theta Pi
Osborne
Mike Hibler
Mountain View
Tim Sheehan
Delano
Bob Conrad
Los Angeles
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Charles P
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Vermillion
Ohio
Kenneth G
Steiner
St. Anne
Marvin D
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Jacksonville
Fla
Paul D
Briggs
Waco
Tex
Anthony Evans
Uniontown
Pat
Charles M. Whaley
Aberdeen
Heywood Johnson
Fairfax County
Johnson
Kroehler
Haynes
Kane
ITC
Main ST
Bennington
Pentron
Spero Furla
Douglas Securities Corp
Robert Ness
Mark Rolland
Mario Trombone
Paul Heischuber
Andreas
Furla
Ness
Rolland
Trombone
Heischuber
Dia
Ange George Gobel
American Dairy Association
P. O
Illinois
U.S.A
N.Y. Park
Anderson
L Banner
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Vermont
U.S
Vermont Bank
Brattleboro
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Chester
Manchester Center
Atkins
Lazare Kaplan & Sons
Jewelers
Main ST. Bennington
Nichals
Chubbette
Tai
Heritage House
Virginia
New Englander
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
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