Plane Crash Claims At Least 100 Lives
An Eastern Airlines 727 from New Orleans crashed near Kennedy Airport in heavy rain and lightning. The jet carried 116 passengers and seven crew. eyewitnesses reported a lightning strike before it plowed into open parkland north of the airport, killing 100 plus.
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New Orleans
Kennedy International Airport
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Nassau County
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Neal Rairden
Flight 66
Kennedy
Plane crash near Kennedy Airport sends rescue teams by air
Debris and bodies scattered over a large area as traffic snarls formed during the evening rush. Mayor Beame pledged aid to survivors while New York's mayor joined the scene by helicopter. Survivors included Eastern crew Hoefler and Miss Mooney in fair condition. 14 Norwegian sailors aboard bound for connections at Kennedy.
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Scopter
Abraham Beame
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
New York
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Trans World Airlines
Upperville
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N.C
Jamaica Bay Area
Kennedy
American Airlines
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Ma. Geat
J.W. Kleven
W.S. Eberhart
G.M
M.M. Davis
Robert M. Hoefler
Mary E. Mooney
J.R. Lindsay
Hoefler
Miss Mooney
Luftans
Baton Rouge
Mollohan Returns to Capitol Hill After Medical Leave
Representative Robert Mollohan of West Virginia returns to Congress after seven weeks in California’s university medical center. He began prostate treatment May 2 after a routine exam found issues. A separate Charleston note says a federal court order will not change abortion funding for welfare recipients. Auto insurers in West Virginia post strong profits from uninsured motorist coverage, but the state seeks rate changes.
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Washington
Robert Mollohan
D-W. Va
Capitol Hill
Auniversity Medical Center
California
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Tinder
U.S
K. K. Hall
West Virginia
Donald Brown
Ford vetoes housing bill and expands GNMA authority
President Ford vetoed the housing bill and outlined a plan to use GNMA to buy mortgages at a loss to inject money into the housing market. He proposed congressional extension of GNMA authority to July 1, 1976 with an additional 7.75 billion in mortgage purchases. No immediate cost was cited.
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API
Government National Mortgage Association
Congress
Underworld Figure Details Conspiracy to Kill Castro
John Rosselli testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his role in a plot to kill Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. The 70 year old said his account aligns with prior reporting and that the plot originated outside the CIA. He arrived and left via a back stairway to avoid photographers, and the panel said no deals were reached beyond safety arrangements.
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Underworld
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Washington
John Rosselli
Senate Intelligence Committee
Central Intelligencer
Fidel Castro
Frank Church
Rosselli
Church
CIA
Selli
Thomas Cuts Self Again In Jail
Frankie Thomas a 26 year old Mercer County jail inmate slashed his left arm with a razor blade for the second day. He was treated at Princeton Community Hospital and returned to the jail. Sheriff John I Scott cited staffing shortages and urged an additional jailer for the third floor to prevent such incidents.
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Jim Gilreath
Mercer County
Princeton Community Hospital
John I
Jack) Scott
Frankie Thomas
Bluefield
Princeton
Thomas
Tet Ners
God
Jerome Katz
Frazier
Robert Carr
Scott
Shannon Banks
Fairfax Street
Rebate Funds Sent to Cambodian Refugee in Martinsburg
Bradshaw resident McCoy donated his federal tax rebate to Uy Taing a Cambodian refugee now living in Martinsburg West Virginia Taing arrived June 5 with two other refugees in the area and is the first Vietnamese refugee to reach West Virginia Lay Huor family and Taing reside at 127 East Burke Street Martinsburg Rev Charles F McNutt Refugee Task Force member says McCoy wanted to aid people in need with the tax rebate funds.
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West Virginia
Lay Huor
Uy Taing
Burke Street
Martinsburg
McCoy
Telegraph Incorporations and Personnel Changes
A notice outlines corporate incorporations and personnel shifts including dismissals and promotions across multiple units. Key figures and organizations are named, signaling structural changes affecting governance and operations.
No Decision Reached On Appy Power Refund
Appalachian Power Co officials said no decision has been reached on appealing a state Supreme Court ruling or paying an estimated 40 million dollar refund to customers. The Public Service Commission ordered a 35 million dollar refund plus six percent interest, after a 86 percent of a rate increase was upheld during the bond period since 1971. The appeal remains under consideration as the company reviews options.
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Charleston
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Supreme Court
Appalachian Power Co
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Oun
Sunater
Totes Coneee
PSC
Appalachian
Gatsonpent Dee
Accreditation List Shifts Mullens High Education Status
Mullens High School is dropped from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation list, while three county schools receive warning. State officials say it does not imply downgrading if criteria are met and money limits hinder full corrective actions.
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Maryanne Stevens
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
NCA
Wyoming
James Pizzino
Pizzino
West Virginia
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Pizzizo
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Igh
Mullens
North Central
Buffalo
Putnam County
Clay County
Clay
Robert H. Kidd
State Department of Education
North Central State Committee
Kidd
Oklahoma
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