Atom Plant Wall Falls Enbaik injures seven workers
A wall at a 160 million atomic power plant under construction toppled Friday in Cordova Illinois injuring seven men. About 20 workers were in an excavated area when the reinforced frame collapsed. Three of the seven were admitted to Moline Lutheran Hospital in fair condition. The plant near Cordova is to supply power to northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa and was to be operated by Commonwealth Edison and Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co.
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Iowa
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Commonwealth Edison Co
Gust Newburg Constrution Co
Illinois
General Electric
Commonwealth Edison
Iowalrlinois Gas and Electric Co
Pool Rescue By Boy 9 Averts Tragedy at Tulsa Pool
Terry Towry, 9, rescued 2 year old Kevin King from the bottom of a swimming pool at an apartment complex in Tulsa after hearing Kevin's brother crying. Kevin was revived by firefighters and hospital staff and remained in critical condition.
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Terry
Kevin King
Carolyn Lippard
Kevin
Kent
Ranch Weekend For President
President Johnson returns to his Texas ranch for a long weekend with Mrs Johnson. They flew to Texas Thursday afternoon and are expected to remain until late Sunday or Monday.
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San Antonio
Johnson
Texas
Testimonial For Dodd Is Called Off
New Haven Democratic chairman Arthur Barbieri scrapped a $100-a-plate testimonial dinner for Senator Tom Dodd after strong objections from Senator Abraham Ribicoff. Ribicoff condemned the event as improper and urged Dodd to cancel, saying no senator should be in anyone s pocket. The ethics committee pushed censure for travel overcharges and personal campaign funds, with further letters expected as the censure vote nears in about two weeks.
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Arthur Barbieri
Sen
Dodd
D-Conn
Senator Ribicoff
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Barbieri
Tom Dodd
Tom
Art Barbieri
U.S
Senate Ethics Committee
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Hughes Veto Looms On Color Photo Licenses In Iowa
Gov. Harold Hughes is poised to veto a bill requiring color photos on drivers licenses, with no funding in sight to install equipment. The Iowa Senate adjourned without money for implementation, and leaders expect a veto. A late effort suggested funding via a liquor tax increase, but the plan faces a two thirds override hurdle. In other news, Tel Aviv reports Israel will bolster its army with new weapons this year.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa Senate
Sen
Joseph Coleman
Dclare
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Coleman
Iowa House
House
In Death Row 14 Years, Is Freed, Arrested Again
Edgar Labat aged 44 who spent 14 years on death row for a 1950 rape was released on Friday and immediately arrested on a new indictment tied to the original charge. Clifton Peret, 38, was also convicted in 1953 and retrial or release followed a Fifth Circuit ruling.
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Clifton Peret
Lahat
Peret
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Orleans Parish
U.S. Supreme Court
Parish
Fear 90 Feared Drowned After Launch Capsizes in Cyclone
DACCA Pakistan UPI reports a passenger launch overturned on the Maghna river during a cyclone. At least 90 people feared drowned as rescuers search the wreckage and recover survivors.
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Dacca
Pakistan
UPI
Maghna River
Ex VFW Head Dies in Portland at 70
Louis Starr aged 70, former national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1946 and 1947, died Thursday in Portland, Oregon.
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Chuckle Caption About Monsoon Weather Joke
A brief humor item notes that a monsoon is a hurricane that could not afford a trip to Florida, delivering a light weather quip with a playful tone.
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Florida
World Journal Tribune Folds After Union Dispute
New York World Journal Tribune ends after eight months, owner Matt Meyer blaming union pressure and a new city wage pattern costing 10.5 million over three years. He cited 55 labor disputes, a 140 day strike, staff losses, and a pay or shut down stance by Local 6 chief Bertram Powers as factors in the paper's demise.
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World Journal Tribune
Matt Meyer
Bertram Powers
Local 6
International Typrographical Union
New York Daily News
Powers
Meyer
New York World - Telegram
New York Journal - American
New York Herald Tribune
I B
Daily News
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iLurleen Advises Fund Cutoff for Fatkegue iLurleen Advises Fund Cutoff for Fatkegue
Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace proposes ending the state annual appropriation to Tuskegee Institute while seeking continued support for three white private colleges. The plan would redirect $1.3 million to fund building needs at Alabama State in Montgomery and Alabama A. and M. in Huntsville over the next two fiscal years. Marion Institute and Lyman Ward military academy would receive smaller, current-year allocations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Marion Institute
Marion
Lyman Ward
Military Academy
Camp Hill
Settlement For Drivers Is Reached
A renegotiated contract for 500000 truck drivers nationwide was approved, likely ending an 11 day strike that crippled Chicago freight. Local leaders plan to initial Chicago terms. trucks could move by 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The Teamsters return to local power structure with a new national pact to be mailed for ratification.
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James Ince
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Chicago Teamsters Local 705
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
Fitzsimmons
Eave
Teamsters Union
Edward Fenner
Ye U.o. Aisu Sus
Sky- Chicago
Sessionshank
Thanh Hoa
Fitz Lwas
U.S
Marines seize Hill 881 North amid heavy fighting in Vietnam
U.S. Marines completed the capture of Hill 881 North near the DMZ and Hill 881 South and 861 as Hanoi radio claimed air raids on the capital. General Westmoreland cautioned the battle may not be over while pilots bombed infiltration routes near Khe Sanh and B 52s targeted suspected communist positions.
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U.S
Hanoi
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Laos
Dmz
Demilitarized Zone
861
Lewis Walt
da Nang
Seven rescued from wrecked schooner Dante Dee near Da Nang
Seven survivors from the wrecked American schooner Dante Dee were brought to Da Nang Vietnam after the vessel ran aground on a reef in the Paracel Islands. The rescue was by a U S Air Force amphibian plane led by Col Alan Vette.
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Paracel Islands
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Gulfport
Minn
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Milwaukee
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U.S
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