12 Bus Crash Kills 28 Like A Bad Dream
A chartered Student Transportation Lines bus carrying a high school choir tour from Yuba City to San Francisco plunged from an exit ramp near the Benicia Martinez Bridge. Twenty eight people died, mostly students, with 11 survivors in critical condition. The driver Evan Prothero, 50, faced prior traffic convictions. Rescue crews used cranes to right the inverted bus as authorities investigated the crash scene.
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Yuba City
Kris Houston
Evan Prothero
Tom Randolph
Sacramento
Orinda
San Francisco
St. Isadore's
Christina Estabrook
Dean Estab
Estabrook
Marina Vista
Interstate 680
Benicia-Martinez Bridge
Carquinez Strait
San Francisco Bay
Larry Beaty
Student Transportation Lines, Inc
Marysville
Salinas
Baker
Yuba City High School
Martinez-Benicia
Bill Walsh Demonstrates Rappelling From Fire Truck
Bill Walsh, a firefighter at No 2 station, performed a fire truck rappelling demonstration in Clevehtown drawing a crowd. He ascended the ladder and rappelled down, thrilling spectators with the climbing technique rooted in mountain experiences.
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Bill
Bill Walsh
No. 2
Walsh
Candidates Get Federal Monies
Washington AP report notes federal matching funds resume for presidential candidates, enabling payment of campaign debts. President Ford swore in six FEC commissioners at a White House ceremony, signaling renewed funding oversight and eligibility for political campaigns.
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Washington
Ford
FEC
White House
Henry M. Jackson
Fred Harris
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alan
Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Harris
Milton Shapp
Ellen McCormack
Vernon W. Thomson
Wisconsin
You Can Pick Your Tombstone You Can Pick Your Tombstone
A Chicago feature profiles Elmo Williams who makes quick to order tombstones in about 99 minutes from his street shop across from a mortuary. He notes steady demand with Memorial Day approaching and states he has filled about 20 orders weekly. Williams, 59, has spent years in monument advertising and built a family business around custom markers and even offers payment plans.
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Chicago
Elmo Williams
Elmo’s
Williams
Willa
Monument Companies
Easier Tax Filing Seen But at Cost to Taxpayers
Washington AP Americans may get simpler income tax filing but paying more. Senate Finance Chair Long proposed curbing itemized deductions by limiting gasoline tax deductions to amounts over 90 dollars, a move that would lift about 400 million dollars annually from 20 million itemizers and push some toward the standard deduction. Aides doubted the motive, noting major itemizers rely on mortgage interest and charitable giving. The panel also backed repealing part of sick pay taxation as part of broader tax revision.
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Washington
Fussell
Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Hijackers Free 14 From Philippine Airlines Jet
Philippine Airlines jet seized by six men, identified as Moslem rebels, freeing 14 hostages including an American woman Martha North of Chariton on a Mindanao flight. Two Americans remain captive among 13 Filipinos released were four mothers and nine children. Military forces surrounded the plane near Zamboanga as negotiators sought passenger demand for 975000 dollars and a larger DC8 jet to Libya.
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Manila
the Philippines
Philippine Airlines
Tat Zemipanga
Inc
Toed Ene
Twe Terieea
Ferma
Mindanao
Funmen
Martha North
Cuariston
Ravenel
Philippines
Merte Iene Andres Macs
General Weyerhauser Philippines
Pou Jd Malle
A United
Davao
Zamboanga
City Hopes To Join ConRail In Crossing Repair Program
Corry officials seek ConRail involvement to repair grade crossings on state roads. City administrator Grice says talks with Conrail are in early stages as Penn Central arrangements decline. State Sen. Budd Dwyer plans to amend state act to reimburse city for snow plowing and roadside work.
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ConRail
Conall
Penn Central Railroad
Erie Lackawanns
Conwall
Robert Grice
Corry
R. Budd Dwyer
Dwyer
Harold Stassen May Run Again for President
PHILADELPHIA AP Harold Stassen announced he is considering another White House bid. The 69 year old Philadelphia lawyer said he could unite the GOP and lead the nation to full employment and peace with justice. He will decide by June 1 after talks with GOP leaders.
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Philadelphia
Harold &. Stassen
Republican Party
America
Stassen
GOP
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eiaenhower
Elvan
White House
Stassen Slo
Pennsylvania
Richard Nizton
Eisenhower
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