Snow Slide Kills Seven In Canada
Seven people died in a major snow slide that struck a truck stop 28 miles west of Terrace British Columbia on Highway 16. Surviving mail driver Volkmar Werner Zobel, 30, spent hours buried under snow and remains hospitalized in good physical condition but with deep psychological shock. Rescue workers paused amid fears of further slides as the devastated area endures heavy snow in the region.
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Terrace
B.C
Volkmar Werner Zobel
Charles Daumont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Zobel
Terrace Hospital
Highway 16
Prince Rupert
Fire Kills 25 Boys In Catholic Dorm
A night fire at the School of the Sacred Heart in Heusden Belgium killed 25 boarders in a Roman Catholic dormitory for boys. Police said 47 escaped as flames trapped students on the top floor. smoke and heat prevented entry. Fire officials cited possible smoking in bed as a cause while the building’s exit window remained closed.
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Heusden
Belgium
School of the Sacred Heart
St. Francis Brothers
Burglars Break Into Flye Drug Store in Northy Center
Police investigate a burglary at the Flye Rexall Store on Northy Center Street last night. Thieves broke in through the rear door and stole up to 200 dollars worth of drugs and narcotics, with inventory efforts ongoing to determine exact missing items.
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Flye Drug Store
Flye Rexall
Richard Lye
Warren
Warren Drug
Taylor Pharmacy
Charles Mahood
Mahood
Warren Drug Store
Nixon seeks cuts in offshore oil tax breaks and credits
Congress moves to act on President Nixon energy plan proposing elimination of the 22 percent depletion allowance on foreign production and a cut in the foreign tax credit for oil firms. He urges curb on intangibles deduction and outlines energy budget, offshore leasing expansion, and potential gas rationing measures.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
U.S
Alaska
Russell B. Long
D-Law
Finance Committee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
House
Ways and Means
Long
Two-Vehicle Crash Damages Cars and Lawn
A two car crash on West Smith Street caused $1500 in vehicle damage and lawn damage at the Frank Frisina property. Drivers Robin E Chiricuzio 18 and James L Crane 29 were involved. Crane faces pending charges.
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West Smith Street
Robin E. Chiricuzio
Spring Street
James L. Crane
Garland
Hughes Gift Ties to Hughes Buyout of Dunes Hotel Revisited
Senate Watergate panel plans to reopen hearings focusing on a $100,000 donation from Howard Hughes and the Justice Department reversal allowing Hughes to buy the Dunes hotel. Witnesses may include C.G. Rebozo and former Nixon adviser Kalmbach amid questions of Mitchell's knowledge and the donation’s role.
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Washington
Howard R. Hughes
Justice Department
Hughes
Bas Vegas
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
C.G. “Bebe" Rebozo
Dunes
Atty
John N Mitchell
Richard G. Danner
Senate
Mitchell
Rufus Edmisten
Rebozo
Herbert W. Kalmbach
1973 Police Report Shows Crime Rise Across the Board
Police Chief Kenneth Nichols reports 1973 crime up from 1972 with the sharpest jump in drug abuse. Marijuana possession rose from three to twenty, selling marijuana appeared with two cases, auto theft up to 13, burglaries 33, and traffic crashes damaged $123,200. General reports reached 8,448, patrol miles totaled $58,812, stray dogs disposed 114, and hearings rose to 78 local and 43 Erie County court cases.
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Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
Erie County
Erie County Court
Hamot Hospital
Smaller Cars Costly: Auto makers shift to small models
DETROIT AP The Big Three convert five plants from large to small car production to meet demand for economical cars. Ford expects two million small cars in 1978. Iacocca cites a $75 million per plant conversion. GM and Chrysler also expand compact lines as prices rose earlier in 1974.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
Tacocca
Wayne
Mich
Chicago
Richard Gerstenberg
Newark
Del
American Motors
Nixon vows to fight impeachment to the wire
President Nixon told a group of 18 congressmen he will not resign and will fight impeachment “right down to the wire” after a Wednesday meeting. He said he will not allow the government to be overturned by a mass assault and stressed he intends to press forward with his duties despite calls for his removal.
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Washington
Nixon
G.W
Sonny
Montgome Miss
Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen
R-N.j
Aha
Montgomery
Frelinghuysen
Ray Roberts
D-Tex
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Erie County Grand Jury
Ruth Putnam
Clarendon
Julius Carniewski
Putnam Auto
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Carniewski Auto
Chrysler-Plymouth
Watergate Committee
YMCA
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