Explosion Injures Fourteen at Laurinburg Milling Plant
A blast at Laurinburg Milling Co. ripped through the two story feed mill injuring fourteen people, with fourteen critically burnt by a fire sparked by welding torch sparks. The explosion blew out the west wall, hurled bodies into the street, and damaged three trucks outside as firefighters fought the blaze for almost three hours.
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Search for missing Pocatello boy ends after weeklong desert hunt
The official search for 11 year old Jeff Hodgson near Minidoka in southeast Idaho ends after more than a week with no trace found since he vanished June 10 during a DECS sponsored survival training trip. Clyde Hodgson angrily criticizes the department for secrecy as DECS officials promise interviews with staff and participants.
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Man Cleared in Nixon Threat Case
A federal jury found Gary Joseph Will guilty of threatening President Nixon. He was led away in handcuffs after the verdict, and faced a possible military charge for threatening his company commander. The case stemmed from a May 3 statement about going to Spokane to attack Nixon at Expy 74 ceremonies.
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Murder trial after 15 years in Spokane case
Evelyn Bormes, 54, of Spokane faces a first degree murder charge in the death of year old Antoinette Klobucher in 1956. Police arrested her after she had been held at Eastern State Hospital since her initial arrest for alleged incompetency. Psychiatrists now say she is fit to stand trial.
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Damage slight to King portrait in Georgia capitol
Officials report only minor damage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. portrait in the Georgia state capitol. An indentation on the nose and small marks appear to be caused by a sharp object, with a possible inscription "Elida" on the hand and collar. Authorities suspect a young child caused the defacement.
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Elida
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Expo crowds below estimate at World’s Fair
Spokane and world officials report June attendance at the Expo rose to 22,739 for Monday but remains about 2008 per day under earlier forecasts. Through June the fair has 520,241 attendees, averaging 30,608 daily, with total near 1,323,328 since May 4. Prospects show about 820,000 more visitors and a $4 shortfall from the forecast.
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Wpokane. Wash
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Marines to repatriate two Tarawa era bodies
A Marine spokesman said the bodies of two men believed to be American Marines killed during the Tarawa battle in World War I will be returned. Exhumed by a Gilbert Islands waterline crew on Betio, one body was found inside a wrecked amphibious tractor known as an alligator, with the other unearthed nearby.
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Car slams into schoolyard killing boy and injuring others
A car plowed into a fence in a Rocky Point Long Island schoolyard killing Dennis Haggerty a John A Edgar Elementary second grader and injuring 17 others two of whom were in critical condition at Mather Memorial Hospital The driver Tania Rappaport 46 of New York faces investigation as authorities sort details of the crash.
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Roy ‘Tericoni
Ann Strittmaider
Vinyl chloride cancer scare reaches households nationwide
Washington reports downwind exposure cases near Connecticut vinyl chloride plants and confirms liver cancer from secondary exposure in workers turning PVC into consumer goods. EPA notes sketchy data but urges lower neighborhood exposure while recalls expand for products using the gas.
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Mansfield Delivers Frustrated Take on Leaks Delays
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield voiced frustration over leaks and delays in the House Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry. He blamed the White House for delays and the committee for leaks, warning the situation breeds rumor and undermines fairness. White House aide Ken Clawson urged opening the proceedings to public scrutiny.
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