Fear Grips Turkey as Quake Wrecks Bingol Region
Reports from Istanbul indicate a massive earthquake in north eastern Turkey. Officials fear hundreds dead and thousands injured as Bingol province suffers severe damage including destroyed districts and a blackout in Elazig region. Early tallies show two deaths in Palu village and higher casualty risk as more details come from Ankara and nearby areas.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Sal
Kigi
Bingol
Kiwa
Elazig
Fire engulfs Alaska ferry Malesping after second blast
The 256 foot Alaska state ferry Malesping suffered a second explosion at about 6 30 am. Fire swept the forward section as crew members remaining aboard were removed. The vessel, out of control, was extinguished and to be towed to Vancouver. Meteor, a 29 foot vessel, was built in 1965 and home ported in Bergen Norway.
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Vancouver
Bergen
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Woman Killed in Highway Crash Near Wall Lake
WALL LAKE AP Irma ,46, of rit al Lake City, was killed when the car she was driving collided head on with a car driven by Thomas Schroeder, 16, of Odebol l, on a gravel road near here late Saturday afternoon. The town highway patrol said the two cars met at the crest of a hill on the county road. Schroeder was reported in good condition at an Ida Grove hospital.
Marriage Humor on a Railway Sign Comic Card
A witty quip about marriage and trains plays on stopping to see a lovely girl and the aftereffects of marriage. The line reflects a lighthearted era joke about courtship and domestic life. No person or organization named.
Officials Accused of Profiteering From Drug Traffic in Saigon
UPI reports a memo by Ambassador Bunker cites strong warnings to President Thieu about heroin trafficking feeding corruption in Saigon. Reps Steele and Murphy say U.S. officials fear continued drug trade will erode support for the war and urge a presidential task force to indict financiers and backers across Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
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Waslington
UPS
U.S
UPI
Robert Steele
R-Conn
Morgan Murphy
D-Ul
Ellsworth Bunker
South
Bunker Thermo
Thien
Ceriminal Syndicate
Cho Lin
Saigon
Steele
Murphy
Burker
Thiewan
South Vietnam
East
Ebiet GE
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Europe
South Vietna
Officials discuss Vietnam war shifts and prisoner release signals
The Pentagonal list notes 2,700 missing or captured. Charles Read of the international division cites cautious signs Hanoi may consider prisoner releases after talks with North Vietnamese officials. President Nixon reportedly has no fixed withdrawal date, and Read stresses no commitment.
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Pentagon
Harles Read
Cece Committee
Aot
Hegins
Nix
South Vietnam
Washington
Hallo
Read
Nixon
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Quangngat
Laos
Des Moines Urges Highway Beautification Bill Action
Gov Ray says failure to pass highway billboard and junk yard controls could cut up to 12 million dollars from Iowa's federal highway funds. Transportation officials warn that 10 percent withholding could occur for each bill not enacted, risking 8 to 12 million if none pass.
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UPI
Weta
Robert
Ray
Highway Commission
Tov
Iowa
Transportation
Jot. Volpe
Volpe
Devernors
Secretary of Transportation
Joseph Caupal
Iler
Old Law Spurs Anti Pollution Bounty Hunters
Pittsburg report on 1899 Rivers and Harbors act bounty provision where fines may be shared with informants. Nixon and Zavodini, anti pollution activists from Penn State McKeesport, filed 74 counts against four corporations including U S Steel and Jones and Laughlin. They began sampling on the Ohio and Monongahela rivers, funded equipment, and handed over 500 water tests to the government. The case could expand to 200 miles of river.
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Nixon
John ‘Zayodal
Justice Department
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Jones and Laughlin’Steel
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
New York
Gwen Zelehner
Steven
Inmer Wyatt
Zavodini
McKeesport
Penn State
Colorado Springs
Pittsburgh
Colorado
Zavodni
Gallitzin
Allegheny County
Winon
U.S. Atty. Thornburgh
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Johnson
Patrick Lyndon Nugnt
By Bytoo Beard
Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical
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Pennsylvania
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Hall Mores
Severie
Frank
Marion Heaton
Revors
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