Hastings uncouples burning ammo cars to save town
In Palmdale California Charles M Hastings, a Southern Pacific foreman, uncoupled 90 freight cars to isolate a burning boxcar carrying 61 tons of ammunition. Explosions occurred as fire crews and ordnance experts stood a mile away. The fire burned four hours and prompted evacuations for two miles around. The munitions were en route from Texas to Port Chicago for Vietnam.
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Palmdale
Calif
Charles M. Hastings
Hastings
Southern Pacific
Antelope Valley
Los Angeles
Dan Berrier
Red River
Defense
Tex
Port Chicago
Vietnam
Ohio Hunter Fined and Barred After Mishap
An Amherst man Timely Frank Wilson was fined 500 dollars and had hunting privileges suspended for five years after a December 1968 accidental shooting in Forest County. The incident wounded Joseph Bureik Jr. of Ellwood City during deer season while Wilson faced charges of shooting a hunter in mistake for game.
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Monesta
Frank Wilson
Amherst
Ohio
Forest County
Pennsylvania
Joseph Bureik Jr
Ellwood City
Bureik
Kellettville
Western Beaver teachers end boycott as others consider actions
AP report shows Western Beaver School District teachers in Ohio ville ending a one day absence after submitting wage disputes to state mediation. Nearby New Castle teachers threaten a strike for higher starting salaries. Sharon teachers extend walkout into a fourth day. Fox Chapel plans a strike vote after a board offer for a $1 150 yearly raise amid local police and ceremony coverage.
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Pittsburgh
Western Beaver
Ohioville
New Castle
Sharon
Fox Chapel
Robert Bamat
Troop E
State Police
Corry
Frank Carnegie
Robert McCauley
Salvation Army
Harry Ellenberger
Carl Miller
Lewis Rickert
Franklin
Edward Zarger
James Keppel
Richard Aley
James Hurlbut
Kenneth Nichols
Warren Reynolds
Emmanuel
Pete) Robertson
Richard Windahl
Julius Wotus
Carnegie
Bridge Reopens After Truck Crash On Clarion River
The Toby Bridge on Route over the Clarion River north of Clarion will reopen at noon tomorrow, the state highway department says. A 91-foot span collapsed March 1 when an overloaded tractor-trailer crossed. the driver drowned. The project, finished two weeks early under an emergency contract.
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Hakhisbung
Toby
Clarion River
Clarion
State Highway Department
Highways Department
District fears nerve gas shipment through city
Experts warned 440,000 distraught citizens in the district would face danger if nerve gas were transported by rail near population centers. Philadelphia Mayor James H. Tate joined opponents, calling the plan through the city absolutely devastating and suggesting drastic street closures to block the shipment.
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Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Tate
Frank Rizzo
No Prom Funds to Memorial for Thoreau Classmate
Thoreau New Mexico AP Gary English was killed by lightning last weekend prompting Thoreau High School juniors to cancel their prom. They donated the decoration fund and started the Gary English Memorial Fund which stands at $500 and will be given to his family for use as they see fit.
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Thoreau, NM
Gary English
Thoreau High School
Nixon Seeks Peace With Viet Nam Warns Hanoi on Offensives
President Nixon pledges firmness in pursuit of self determination for South Vietnam and rejects a one sided withdrawal or Paris terms that equal defeat. He warns Hanoi that continued suffering could shape policy and urges American unity behind a generous peace offer. White House sources note timing chosen as optimal.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
White House
Nixon
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