Fiery crash claims racer Revson in Johannesburg
AP reports 35 year old Peter Revson died after his UOP Shadow car crashed and burned during practice at the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg. Witnesses including Graham Hill and Emerson Fittipaldi tried to save him as car rolled at high speed and caught fire. Officials noted possible steering fault or front suspension issue as causes. Revson was linked to cosmetics heir Charles Revson but not the fortune, with his brother Doug already dead in a 1967 crash.
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Johannesburg
Peter Revson
Revson
Johannnesburg
UOP
Kyalami Strent
Reyson
Graham Hill
Britain
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Eddie Keizan
South Africa
Charles Revson
Famous
Revson Cosmetics
Doug
Spain
Prescription drugs can be advertised for price shopping
A three judge federal panel in Richmond struck down a Virginia law prohibiting price advertising for prescription drugs. It ruled the ban violated the First Amendment by denying consumers information to shop for the best price. Plaintiffs cited wide price variation in the Newport News area for tetracycline as proof and said every sale requires a physician prescription.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
Virginia Afl-Cio
Lynn B. Jordan
Springfield
State Board of Pharmacy
Newport News
Hampton
Polling place dispute fuels party clash over election faults
Corry area Democratic chairwoman Judy Kasper blames GOP election officials for irregularities at the Second District polling site in the Third Ward. Discrepancies in write-in voting led to a recount funded by the Democrats, with $100 returned after issues were found. Kasper cites absentee ballot handling and denied access to the machine as breaches, urging suit if violations persist. Governor comments and county official Hill request names, but no action yet.
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Donald McCray
Judy Kasper
Corry Area
Democratic Committee
McCray
McCray Aluminum and Builders Supply Co
Kasper
Erie County
GOP
Roger Fischer
Erie County Dem
William O. Hill Jr
Hill
Birds Driven From Roost By Fireworks At Graceham
Graceham Maryland AP reports about ten million black birds roosting in a 60 acre White pine stand losing their roosting site after a fireworks assault. Only about twenty percent remained in trees as control measures resume tonight with men and machines. Dr Kenneth Crawford directed shotgun fire explosive devices distress shrieks and ultrasonic waves to evict starlings grackles and other black birds.
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Graceham
Bird City USA
Maryland
Gracehams
Kenneth Crawford
Two Crashes Cause 1500 Damage Here
City police investigated two crashes yesterday involving three cars and a tractor-trailer on East Columbus Avenue near Sciota Street. No one was hurt. total vehicle damage about 1500 dollars. Philip A Hepler 20 of 730 East Main Street westbound braked to avoid a car, spun into the opposite lane, and collided with the eastbound semi driven by John T McClain 30 of Lowell Indiana whose high tanks blocked a safe exit.
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East Columbus Avenue
Sciota Street
Philip A. Hepler
East Main Steel
Hepler
John T. McClain
Lowell
Ind
East Main Street
Death Penalty Bill Vetoed By Shapp
Gov. Shapp vetoed a bill to restore the death penalty in Pennsylvania just 15 minutes before it would become law. Lawmakers planned override attempts. the measure passed the Senate 44-4 and the House 169-19. Shapp favored a narrower capital punishment bill but called the Senate version unjustified and possibly unconstitutional. He questioned a jury option to substitute life imprisonment for death in mitigating cases.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Robert A. Rovner
Bucks County
Tim
Drew Lewis
Republican State Committee
John Doe Hearing Ends English Case
In Green Bay Wisconsin a Brown County court closed the Edward English case after a three day John Doe hearing. Judge Donald W Gleeson found no other shooter alongside the fatal officer Wayne Truttman and noted the dead officer fired the only shots. English faced multiple charges from murder to weapons offenses. The hearing covered the shootout and surrounding events revealing English had ten guns in his car. The ruling dampens a potential civil suit by English's widow against the sheriff's department.
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Green Bay
Wis
Brown County Court
Edward English
Corry
John Doe
Donald W. Gleeson
English
Wayne Truttman
Truttman
Allan Cain
Gleeson
van Stratten
The
Journal
Brown County Sheriff's Department
Gas Strike Off In Pa
Harrisburg reporters note Pennsylvania service stations will not shut down as federal officials announce an extra 32 million gallons of gasoline will flow into the state in March. The Pennsylvan ia Service Station Dealers Association said the strike is off. Officials provide data to back the push for higher allocations while the environmental council flags potential issues and needed solutions.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John O'Donnell
The
Environmental Council
Sunday Closings Continue Here Despite Oil Embargo Lifting
The Journal polled station operators who said they will stay closed Sundays due to supply shortages and a day off. Some may reopen if gas supplies increase, but several wait for more favorable conditions before resuming Sunday hours.
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the Journal
Warn Against Off Shore Oil Developments
Washington AP reports the President's Council on Environmental Quality warns offshore oil development along the Atlantic and Alaska could cause serious social and environmental issues. Local characteristics and estuary waters may be altered, with new jobs unlikely to benefit current residents. No recommendations given. findings expected for release around April 18.
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Washington
Atlantic
Alaska
Council On Environmental Quality
Federal Energy Office
FEO
William E. Simon
Congress
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