Fire at Chemetron dye plant in Huntington kills one
A major blast and series of explosions at Chemetron Corp pigment and dye plant in Huntington sparked a fire fought by firefighters from three states. Fireman John Cannon died of a heart attack at the scene. Seven firemen and seven plant workers were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation. Witnesses described walls of flames reaching 300 to 400 feet.
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Times Post Resume Battle For Right To Print Viet Study Today
The Times and Post press for publication of a secret Pentagon study on Vietnam after federal judges blocked new material. Courts found government failed to show any security harm. appeals battles resume Monday. The Times ran three installments revealing covert wartime actions before Tonkin and Johnson’s 1965 troop decisions. The Post issued two installments contending Geneva award terms and Saigon regime interference.
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Princeton GI Killed In Vietnam
Staff Sergeant Thomas Preston Harvey 24 of Princeton was killed when his helicopter was shot down near Long Binh South Vietnam He died three hours after being pulled from the wreckage at a nearby evacuation hospital He served in the 191st Aviation Company and was married to Pat Sanders of Lashmeet He was the son of Mr and Mrs H C Buster Harvey and leaves a three month old son The body is being returned to Seaver Mortuary Princeton for arrangements
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Buster) Harvey
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Newspapers Seek Court Ruling on Pentagon Vietnam War Study
In New York and Washington, The New York Times and The Washington Post appeal to higher courts on Monday to retain the to publish continuing reports from a Pentagon study of the Vietnam War.
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Muskie pushes plan to curb government secrecy
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine announces a bid to form an independent board with power to curb unwarranted government secrecy. The move follows criticism of top administration openness and delays in congressional oversight.
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U Thant Blames U S Slowdown on Inflation Policies
United Nations secretary general U Thant says the 1970 world slowdown largely stemmed from reduced U S production. The report notes a 7 percent fall in U S industrial output from Sept 1969 to Nov 1970 and a four-tenths drop in 1969–70 GDP and GNP.
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Crowd Defies Ban At "Celebration Of Life" Festival Site
Several thousand youths milled around the plantation site in McCrea Louisiana for the planned eight day rock festival despite a local ordinance blocking it. Promoters sought a hearing after a federal appeals court ordered a judge to review the request. The crowd dispersed only at police blockade while some lounged by the river and others swam nude as highways filled.
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E. Gordon West
Baton Rouge
Kenny Lind
Atchafalya
Draft Law Delays Stir Pentagon Says July Draft Likely Off
Pentagon officials say Congress faces a slim chance to extend the draft beyond June 30 and expect no July call. Secretary Melvin Laird cut the May-June quota to 20 000 and plan to keep monthly totals under 10 000 through year end.
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Gunshot Fatality in Welch McDowell County
State police investigate the shooting death of 38 year old Charles Ford of Hemphill found along a Hemphill road and admitted to Welch Emergency Hospital with a non personal safety related abdomen wound. Police say most Welch detachment officers worked the case Sunday night. no arrests yet.
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Enemy Gunners Intensify Raids On Allied Bases
SAIGON AP reports North Vietnamese gunners increased rocket and mortar attacks on South Vietnamese border outposts over the weekend. Over 300 shells hit bases while no U.S. bases were attacked. Saigon claimed 173 enemy killed and light allied casualties, with informants citing 33 South Vietnamese deaths and 78 wounded. Ground clashes were largely small. US B52s conducted 75 strikes totaling over 2,000 tons, as reinfiltration suggested possible further offensives near the DMZ and Laos. An Air Force Al bomber was shot down in Laos, one crewman killed.
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Soviet space official Fedosseiev allowed to stay in London
Anatol Fedosseiev, 52, a key Soviet space program figure linked to Soyuz Lunakhod and Salute, is permitted to remain in a London suburb with a female companion. The Home Office confirmed his stay, while details of his location and status remain undisclosed and disputed by officials.
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Paris
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Space Laboratory
Caveman Move Sparks Housing Stink Incident
A caveman's decision to leave the cave starts a chain of complaints about housing conditions. The move leads to widespread odor concerns and debates over shelter arrangements amid primitive communities.
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