Oil rig hearings set to open on Wednesday
Coast Guard hearings into the Ocean Express sinking open Wednesday with survivors and marine inspectors expected as witnesses. The four officer inquiry, led by Vice Adm. Rae, will subpoena all witnesses and probe why the rig capsized and the capsule failed.
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New Orleans
UPI
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Cmdr
Richard H. Hicks
Board of Inquiry
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Adm
William F. Rae III
Atlantic
Gulf
Dave Cipra
8Th District Coast Guard
Cipra
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Ocean Express
Louisiana
Richard R. Owens
Metairie
Grand Isle
Coast
Owens
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Lake Charles
Petroleum Helicopters Inc
Ronald Shreves
Shreves
Odessa
A Chorus Line Sweeps Tony Awards with Nine Wins
The musical A Chorus Line dominates the Tonys winning nine awards including best musical. Travesties actor John Wood and Best Actress Irene Worth also take top honors along with special recognitions for George Abbott Circle in the Square Arena Stage and more.
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Glenne Currie
UPI
Lively Arts
NEW York
Tom Stoppard
John Wood
Britain
Royal Shakespeare Company
Irene Worth
Richard Burton
Broadway
Peter Shaffer
Donna McKechnie
George Rose
Joseph Papp
Ellis Rabb
Wood
George C. Scott
Moses Gunn
Donald Sinden
Miss Worth
Rosemary Harris
Tovah Feldshuh
Yentl
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Warren
Leslie Lee
Jules Feiffer
Louis LaRusso II
Tom Stoard
Chicago
George Abbbott
American Theater
The
Circle In the Square
Washington
Arena Stage
Kitchens at State Reformatory Show Big Improvement
Gary Hosek of the State Health Department reports a 100 percent improvement in the State Reformatory kitchens after prior violations. An March inspection noted faults, and plans include frequent unannounced checks. Upgrades cited include new utensils dishwasher tile floor lighting and painting.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Gary Hosek
State Health Department
Health Department
Hosek
Joseph Vitek
State Department of Corrections
New Yorkers brave heat for Easter finery on Fifth Avenue
In record 96 degree heat thousands of New Yorkers crowded Fifth Avenue for the Easter parade, many in denim amid a subdued display with hawkers selling flowers balloons and pretzels. In Vatican City Pope Paul VI delivered an Easter message from St Peter’s Square while pilgrims rose balloons over the basilica and stressed social economic renewal and restraint from material greed. From Jerusalem Christians held a sunrise mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre led by Msgr. Joseph Bertritti, as Israeli security kept watch and no disturbances occurred.
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United Press International
Holy Land
Paul VI
Vatican City
Fifth Avenue
New York
Pope Paul
St. Peter’s Square
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Msgr
Joseph Bertritti
Calvary
Jesus
United States
Alto Pass
Ill
Cross of Peace
Bald Knob Mountain
Robert Gastings
Missouri
Meramec Cavern
Missing stockbroker feigns death to evade underworld pressure
Estel Blevins, sought over a 250000 life insurance scam, says he pretended to be dead to dodge dangerous underworld figures he fears more than the law. He plans to remain a fugitive and urges protection for his wife and family in a letter to the Clearwater Sun.
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Clearwater, Fla
UPI
Estel Blevins
Blevins
The
Clearwater Sun
the Sun
Fort Mill
S.C
Chicago Tribune
Tampa
Costly Check Processing and Fraud Case Mentioned
The piece notes that processing checks costs the nation about 1.16 billion dollars yearly with 26 steps. It also covers a missing broker, 32, from Merrill Lynch, who allegedly left a cryptic letter to his wife and claimed a false identity while hinting at threats from a Tampa underworld figure.
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Sim
United States
CNS
Smith praises exemption in Rural Development Act
Rep. Virginia Smith says an exemption for custom combine operators hay harvesters and sheep shearers was written into the Rural Development Authorization Act signed by President Ford. She warns about gun control provisions and stresses vaccine safety and malpractice immunity.
Rites Tuesday for Lincoln Man Battey Banker Dies at 78
Services are set for Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church for C Wheaton Battey 78 a retired chairman of the board of First National Bank and former chairman of the board of First Continental National Bank in Lincoln. Survivors include one son one daughter two brothers and five grandchildren.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
First Presbyterian Church
C. Wheaton Battey
Battey
First National Bank
First Continental National Bank
Lincoln
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