Concrete train wreck entombs dozens under bridge collapse
A Sydney commuter train derailed into a 100 ton bridge collapsing the span and trapping hundreds in rubble. Police report 29 dead and 62 injured, with officials fearing the toll could reach at least 80 as rescuers battle gas leaks and fading resources. Survivors describe cars crushed and squealing passengers, while clergy administer rites amid the disaster near Granville.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Ray Williams
Mount Victoria
Granville
Transport Department
50 Feared Dead In Barcelona Harbor Launch Collision
UPI reports up to 50 US sailors and Marines may have died when a US Navy launch collided with a Spanish freighter in Barcelona Harbor. 24 bodies recovered, 26 unaccounted for. casualty list revised after roll calls aboard 6th Fleet ships. Survivors described a rapid impact as the launch tried to turn toward the pier before curfew.
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Barcelona
Spain
UPI
U.S
6Th Fleet
George Sparks
Liberian tanker breaking up near Midway Island
A 600-foot Liberian freighter with 100000 barrels of oil, Irenes Challenger, cracked in half 204 miles southeast of Midway Island. 28 of 31 crew rescued by Pacific Arrow. 3 aboard fighting to prevent sinking. A C 130 was sent and Mallow diverted to assist. Crown Pearl abandoned earlier, carrying logs to Japan. Conditions reported good with 6 8 foot seas and 14 mile visibility before night.
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Honolulu
UPI
Venezuela
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Midway Island
Honolulu Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Jim Gillman
Tsakos Shipping and Trading
Piraeus
Greece
Hawaii
Mallow
Midway
Crown Pearl
Tacoma
Wash
Challenger
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Gilmore executes in Utah bracingly staged spectacle
Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad after the words lets do it. Five riflemen fired and Gilmore collapsed as the first U S inmate put to death in a decade. Reactions ranged from protests by religious groups to praise from supporters and mixed comments from students and officials across several states.
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John Lesar
United Press International
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
United States
Europe
Murray High School
Utah State Prison
William Thompson
National Council of Churches
Utah
Shirley Pedler
The
American Civil Hsm
Legislative Plaza
Nashville
Tenn
Nebraska
Af Capital Punishment
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
Maine
Stanley Laffin
Capital Ee
M Aine
Clarence Collins
Ice Chokes River Commerce Stalling U S Barge Traffic
Ice from a harsh winter and summer drought cripples navigation on the Mississippi Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. CG&E reports millions of gallons of oil tied up or moving slowly as tows struggle through ice as tows are advised to seek refuge. Coast Guard officials warn of possible river closures and crews report near standstills from Cairo to Cape Girardeau and beyond.
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Ly United Press International
Mississippi
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
William Dockhower
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Cg&e
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Ill
Coast Guard
Upper
John Lane
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
Lane
Fairmont
W.va
Charleroi
Peice
Wrist watches rise to dominate men's market after WWI
A short historical note recounts how wrist watches gained popularity starting in World War I when the U S government issued them to soldiers for trench warfare. By 1930 wrist watches outsold pocket watches by a large margin, with about fifty wrist models produced for every pocket piece.
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U.S
Watc
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N.Y
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Murphy’s Music Store
Main Street
Biddeford
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Collins
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Richard Holton
Nebraska State
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Old Orchard
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