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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1974
Page
5
An explosion at Laurinburg Milling Co sparked by a welding torch tore through a feed mill injuring fourteen people, five critically. Flames and a blown wall sent debris into the street as firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
Jeff Hodgson vanished June 11 during a DECS outdoor training in the desert southeast of Pocatello. After more than a week with no trace, Minidoka County sheriff’s officials halted the official search while friends and relatives continue to pursue clues. Clyde Hodgson criticizes the department for not releasing full details. DECS regional administrator Jerry Harris says staff and participants will be interviewed.
A federal jury found 21 year old Gary Joseph Will not guilty of threatening President Nixon. He left the courtroom with unclear status on possible military charges and denied knowledge of any formal armed forces action. Will reportedly said on May 3 he would go to Spokane to confront Nixon at Expy '74 ceremonies.
Evelyn Hormes of Spokane is slated for first degree murder trial in the 1958 death of 1 year old Antoinette Klobucher. Hormes had been held as mentally incompetent. psychiatrists now say she can stand trial.
Officials report only minor damage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s portrait in the Georgia state capitol. An indentation and two small marks were caused by a sharp object but the canvas was not punctured. Repair and cleaning are expected within days.
Attendance at Expo 74 in June dipped short of projections with Monday drawing 32,759 visitors. Through June 30 the fair reported 520 411 visitors since opening, averaging 30 606 daily, risking total June turnout near 920 000 about 44 000 below forecast while the opening week push raised totals to 1 323 328.
UPI reports WWII Marines bodies believed to be American found at Betio Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands during waterline work. Excavation uncovered an alligator amphibious tractor used by the 2nd Marine Division in a 76 hour battle with heavy casualties.
A car plowed into a fence at a Long Island schoolyard killing one boy and injuring 17 others. Dennis Haggerty died at Mather Memorial Hospital after seven hours, while Ray Terriani and Ann Steitt Water were in critical condition. Tom Rappaport, 46, lost control while trying to avoid a collision with a stopped car.
Connecticut case data show two liver cancer cases among residents near vinyl chloride plants and two additional secondary exposure incidents. Officials note 6 percent of six billion pounds produced yearly escapes to air, with EPA urging lower neighborhood exposure while consumer products still use the gas in sprays and plastics.
Senate Watergate committee staff urges a nonpartisan election spending commission to enforce laws, citing extortion and bribery tied to Nixon's 1972 campaign. The report notes 10 individuals and 14 corporations pled guilty, and recommends tighter limits on contributions and spending with a proposed $3,000 per person cap and $100 cash limit.
Washington Post reports that Patrick J. Buchanan urged White House colleagues to avoid a defamation plan against Ellsberg. The July memorandum urged a public attack on Brookings Institution and considered discrediting The New York Times and Parade magazine editor Lloyd Shearer for antiwar views.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield criticized leaks and delays in the House Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry. He blamed the White House for the delays and charge leaks damage President Nixon, while noting memos by a former McGovern campaign worker were circulated.
Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski defended the handling of sentences for Watergate related offenses after guilty pleas. He said those who pleaded guilty did not receive leniency. many admitted engaging in felonious activities. Critics cited Kleindienst’s case where a suspended sentence was given after a single count.
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