Four Die After Pipeline Blast Near Austin Texas
An explosion in a Phillips Petroleum pipeline near a pumping plant ten miles southeast of Austin killed four people and burned four others, including an infant. A leak or rupture sparked the blast when a car may have touched off a spark as traffic passed. Fire burned fiercely, with flames rising over 100 feet. The dead include Patti Grant and Judy Sherman along with Jeff Agneta and the Grants' infant son. several others were missing but no further bodies were found after a thorough search.
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Austin
Texas
Phillips Petroleum Co
Patti Grant
Michael
Grants
Judy Sherman
New York
Jeff Agneta
Long Island
Stennis Makes Steady Recovery From Gunshot Wounds
Senator Jobin Stennis of Mississippi continues a steady recovery after two gunshot wounds. He has undergone two emergency operations at Waller Reed Army Medical Center since January 30. The two assailants remain at large. A medical bulletin says the senator enjoys reading newspapers and watching television news reports as doctors express cautious optimism about his progress.
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Washington
Jobin Stennis
Mississippi Democrat
Waller Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Create
Hill
Nixon and Egyptian official discuss Middle East peace push
President Nixon told Egyptian foreign affairs adviser Mohamad Hafez Ismail that the United States aims to reduce tensions in the Middle East and move off dead center toward lasting peace. Ismail delivered a message from Sadat as talks opened. Sadat later called an emergency session to consider actions amid regional tensions and renewed calls over the Suez Canal.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Mohammad Hafez Ismail
United
Ismail
United States
Egypt
Sadat
Shafer
Supreme Committee
Naster
Israel
Suez Canal
Attra
Fri
Fight Reductions in Vet Benefits Read by Lawmakers
Washington AP veteran groups press to block budget cuts in pension, education, and medical programs. Johnson faces uncertainty at VA as lawmakers, veterans unions, and lawsuits shape a fight outlined by a $81 million hospital funds cut and $51 million for medical research changes. Page 2 Col. 1 continues.
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Margaret Gentry Washington
Cal
Congress
Don Ir ‘Ald E. Johnson
West Branch
Nixon
Veterans Administration
Senate
White House
Dlabascnetesition
House
Johnson
U.S. District Court
89 Cent Hamburger Joins Ranks of High Priced Cuts
Ground beef hits 89 cents a pound with forecasts for higher prices next week. Forest Mykleby of Wilson and Co. predicts prices may not pass one dollar, while shoppers and store managers lament rising costs and strained margins. Prices appear to be peaking.
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Dale Kueter
Forest Mykleby
Wilson and Co
Bellesenson
Woman's Body Found in Auto Near Montour
The beaten body of Rochelle Diane Lass, 29, was found in a car in a driveway near Montour. Tama and Marshall county authorities and the state bureau of criminal investigation are handling the case. A man reported someone should call authorities after approaching the Gardner home 3 miles northeast of here. Local price readings noted recent increases in groceries as context.
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Erdalco
Gotete Montour
Marshalltown
Fara
Rochelle Diane Lass
Tama
Marshall County
Bareau
Arlo Slinegardner
Safety Director Bans Hippie File in Iowa City
Iowa City safety director David Epstein announced the elimination of a controversial "hippie file" in the police department. The move shifts focus from nonstandard appearances to suspicious behavior, with license plate and appearance factors no longer automatic triggers for action. A related article notes caps on helmet wear and motorcyclist checks as part of a separate legislative debate.
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Iowa City
Publc
David Epstein
Motice Department
Des Moines
Lawa Senate
Eight Adrift at Sea Rescued
KEY WEST AP After two days of drifting on the Atlantic in a 19 foot open boat the McCrary family from Kingsport Tennessee were rescued by the coast guard aboard the Cape York. Larry McCrary 32 his wife and four children plus his mother and uncle endured a harsh passage 75 miles offshore with no jackets and a punctured motor. They credited God and the coast guard with their survival and McCrary received a coast guard citation for negligent operation and overloading.
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Key West
Atlantic Ocean
McCrary
Tennessee
Larry McCrary
Kingsport
Tenn
Coast Guard
Gulf
Cape York
Body Found Reported In Local Area
A body was discovered in the local area reported by authorities. Details remain limited as investigators review the scene and press prepares further updates from Page 3 Col. 3.
Second U S Death Since Cease Fire Near An Loc
Saigon reported the second American peacetime death in Vietnam after a Chinook helicopter was shot down near An Loc on Feb 16. James Scroggins, 29, of Mulberry Grove Illinois, died from burns at an Okinawa hospital. The helicopter carried four other Americans. three were treated in the U S and the pilot remained in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Pommand
Vietnam
An Loc
Okinawa
James Scroggins
Mulberry
Grove
Scroggins
Okinawal
U.S
Laos Cease Fire Strains as US Air Strikes Resume
Premier Souvanna Phoui n i z says Laos faces a countrywide assault as Communist forces launch a new offensive. US officials indicate bombing may resume to halt the onslaught while 40 cease-fire violations are reported, with 23 killed and 65 missing in the latest clashes.
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Laos
Solvanna
U.S
al Pakse
Cambodian
Pathet Lao
Pakse
Souvanna
Tregret II
Thieu Urges Immediate Elections in South Vietnam
Saigon AP reports President Thien Thieu called for immediate elections to block Communist moves from the North to gain votes. He also signaled opening talks with North Vietnam to seek normalization and eventual reunification, with mail service and travel between the North and South as possible first steps.
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Saigon
Thien
South Vietnam
North
North Vietnam
Fecth
South
Today's Chichile Dont You King For The Good Old Days
A cryptic line recalls Uncle Sam and fiscal memory, hinting at past restrictions on incomes and personal finances. The fragment references Coarisat and Cet, suggesting a political or editorial note on economic policy.
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Sam
Parked Car Drowns Four Young People in River
Four youths drowned when a car parked on an embankment rolled into the river above Mississippi tier Thursday night. Authorities identified the victims as Richardson and others from Tennessee. Rescue efforts continued as weather hampered recovery.
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Patel
Grant
Kathy
Brackenridge Hospital
Peter, Sherman
Salinas Sherman
San Antonio
al ‘ Bury Center
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Pereee
Arm
Re 1 Financial U Marion
Vybee
Ene Ra
Mid-East
Hussein Shafei
Middle East
Africa
Josephina van Ingen
Gloucester
England
Douglas Jago
Vaal
Veterans Affairs
National Assn
Colle
Donald
Hine Igardners
Tama County
Lawa City
Ford Clark
Epstein
Paul Conway
Howard McCrary
Shirley
Bruce McCrary
Peacekeeping
Joint’ Military Commission
JMC
International Commission of Control and Supervision
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Thieu
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