Viet-Bound Ammo Ship Explodes Near Midway Island
The SS Badger State carrying 3,300 rockets and bombs to Vietnam exploded after the crew abandoned ship northeast of Midway Island. The captain and 13 crew members were rescued. 31 others remained unaccounted for as lifeboats and liferafts drifted away. No injuries reported. The cargo's total explosive force equaled 2,000 tons of TNT.
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Honolulu
Vietnam
Midway Island
U.S. Navy
Badger State
Bangor
Southeast Asia
Navy
County Plows Shovel Out After Deep Snowstorm
Berkshire County recovered from a major blizzard that halted Pittsfield and nearby towns. One man, Francis M. Selva, 46, died shoveling snow. A Cheshire couple, Florence LeFevre, 43, and her husband were stranded. troopers reached them after a long trek with snowshoes and a downed snowmobile.
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Berkshire County
Francis M. Selva
Stearns Ave
Massachusetts
Todd Bell
Larry Cashman
Dalton Avenue
Florence LeFevre
Snowmobiler Escapes Injury After Train Collision
Richard Stenner, 21, of Maple Avenue Sheffield, was northbound on a Penn Central snow rail near Korkapot bridge when his snowmobile was struck from the rear by a northbound locomotive clearing snow. A foot rest struck the snowmobile, pushing it about 200 feet before the train stopped. Stenner was left unharmed and police called it a miracle.
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Sheffield
Penn Central
Richard Stenner
Maple Avenue
Korkapot Bridge
Steiner
Thomas Buckley
Stenner
Buckley
Agnew Heads for Asia With Assurance of Aid for Formosa
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew traveled toward Asia aboard Air Force Two and said President Nixon would back a $54.8 million Formosa jet aid bill if Congress includes it in foreign aid. Agnew asserted Nixon would not veto the measure, and he hoped to reassure Chiang Kai-shek that the Senate rejection did not weaken treaty commitments. The trip includes 10 Asian nations over 23 days. Agnew may visit Vietnam if itinerary allows.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Spiro T. Agnew
Asia
Nixon
Formosa
Congress
Agnew
Air Force Two
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate
House
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
William Rogers
South Korea
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rogers
Ziegter
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
California
Vietnam
Paris
Spiro Agnew
Travis Afb
Far East
Associated Prose
Nixon Seeks Balance On Tax Bill Revenue Hit
President Nixon signaled he will sign the tax reform bill but faces a $2.5 billion revenue gap between administration recommendations and Congress. Budget Director Maya said balancing expenditures and revenues will require heavy measures as defense spending for 1971 will shrink as a portion of the federal budget. Nixon delayed a California trip for budget talks and indicated conferees reduced revenue losses, signaling an expected sign action.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Robert P. Maya
Maya
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
California
San Clemente
Senate House
Medicare Premiums To Increase July 1
The monthly Medicare premium will rise to 5.30 dollars starting July 1, announced by Health Secretary Robert H. Finch. He cited current costs and a depleted reserve in the Medical Insurance Trust Fund, noting the change follows a long-fought sequence of proposed increases and congressional action.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Special Medical Insurance Trust Fund
Nixon
Congress
Finch
Social Security Ac
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North Adams Hospital
Pittsfield
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