Backward Cuban missile shelter blast kills five children in Valdese
A 10 year old safety shelter built during the Cuban missile crisis exploded in Valdese North Carolina killing five children and injuring a sixth. Police suspect leaking gas or gasoline fumes from stored fuel inside the shelter caused the blast. The deceased include Ed Garron's daughter Jean Anita 12 Donald Robinson 1 Regina 10 Gloria Ham ang 12 and Mike Powyell 10. Bes Pico, a Garron cousin, survived.
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Siter Regina
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Mike Powyell
Ory
Bes Pico
Garron
Two British Soldiers Die in Belfast Ambush Attacks
Sniper fire at a bombing at a heavily fortified Belfast Army and police station leaves two British soldiers dead, raising two day tally to five. Gunmen kill two civilians in Belfast and Ballynasieagh as protests and violence persist despite a cease fire. A Protestant church member was also killed as authorities probe how a bomb was smuggled into the joint station.
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Belfast
Couple Held After Bomb Threat At Oregon Hospital
In Bugenh Oregon FBI agents arrested a man and woman after threats to bomb a Roman Catholic hospital. They seized $250 in ransom money and an electronic beeper while authorities booked them on federal charges of interfering with interstate commerce. The suspects, Charles K Babkiewin and Betty Lou Babkiewin, were nabbed near a freeway and later held in custody at the scene.
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Ore
UPI
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Cottawey Grove
Att Tis
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Ginniles
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Magey
Commierce
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Carge
Oregon Fru
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Wss
Bony
Man charged in coat shooting at Oroville court
Butte County grand jury indicted Minyard Owen Rutherford for murder in the fatal fourtroom shooting that killed Perry Farmer, an attorney, and injured Karalyn Garrick. Rutherford and accomplice were alleged to have opened fire as Farmer presented a civil case, with Judge Moriney also struck by the gunfire. The gala jury’s action followed Farmer’s funeral on courthouse steps.
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Butte County
Minyard
Owen Rutherford
Perry Farmer
Allarnes
Stewan
Cort
Jean Moriney
Karalyn Garrick
Rutherford
Farmer
Airs Barrick
New clue in hunt for D. B. Cooper
FBI officials report a new clue in the D B Cooper case as investigators review a web of Oregon Washington leads. No parachute canopy or hanger is found and authorities decline to comment beyond noting no trace of the hijacker since the mid flight between Seattle and Reno, when money was extorted from the airline.
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Seattle
Reno
Threst
Sky
Louisiana death penalty ban effort fails in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana bill to abolish the death penalty falls short as supporters argue executions target Blacks and the poor while opponents warn against coddling criminals. Rep Richard Guidry advocates keeping the electric chair and even public hangings, while Rep Dennis Hebert defends the penalty as justice for crime.
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Richard Guidry
Galliano
Dennis Hebert
Ponchatania
Duke of Windsor Returns Home for Windsor Funeral
The Duke of Windsor Edward VIII returns to England after death ending exile. Royal Air Force transport carries his coffin from Paris where he died after a long illness believed throat cancer. The 72 year old Duchess remains in England to attend the funeral at St George’s Chapel Windsor next Monday as a guest at Buckingham Palace.
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Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
Royal Air Force
Elizabeth
Paris
Téyear
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Windsor
Suckinghayn Palace
11 year old girl voices concern over TV junk ads
Washington A UPI report notes an 11 year old girl testifying to a Senate consumer subcommittee about worthless junk advertised on children’s television. She questions why profitable ads push poor products and urges better advertising truth.
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UPI
Chldeen Oi
Senate
Jusk
Dawd
Térsall
Dénile
Finveto
Lawn
Tvs
Vost
Dam declared safe before West Virginia collapse
Washington reports a mining company official had declared the coal refuse dam safe hours before its break in West Virginia. Deputy sheriffs testified at a Senate subcommittee that Steve Dasovich told officials and guards the dam was fine, timing the collapse to minutes after 2 a.m. on February 2.
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West Virginia
Jack
Steve
Masters
Rasavich
Dasovich
Jack Kert
Kent
Walter
Nixon Secret Arms Deal Allegations Stir Washington
Senator Henry M Jackson charged President Nixon made secret arms agreements with Soviet leaders during a Moscow trip. He said details were withheld until public disclosure and noted potential delays to influence the upcoming elections. Fulbright warned on defensive weapons and Senate submission timing.
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UPH
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Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
Moscow
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Wiion
Moscoyw
J. Williem Fulbright
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Guy Hewings
Senate
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House
Sun energy push eyed by Miller for future power
Washington reports House Science and Astronautics chair George P. Miller called March a time to tap solar energy and urged agencies to join a study toward a large solar program. He warned oil and coal will deplete in decades, stressing solar power amid environmental waste concerns.
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Washington
Millar
Ben Hue
Miller
Democratic Platform Hearing in Boston Presses for Action
Witnesses from diverter groups criticize the Nixon administration and urge stronger Democratic responses to urban poverty and taxation. Boston Mayor Kevin White and others report disillusion with elites and demand real policy changes. Beulah Sanders argues for a higher minimum income and Paul Samuelson urges loophole closing and tax system reversal.
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Democratic Platform Committee
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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New York
Ton
Nixon
Congress
Paul Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reagan and lawmakers clash on school aid surplus funds
Sacramento reports say Gov. Reagan rejected calls by LEARN and allied legislators to earmark 265 million dollars from a projected budget surplus for K-12 school aid in 1972-73, while proposals shift toward 400 million. Leaders from both parties argue over adequacy and future funding without tax increases, noting district needs and retirement system changes.
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Paul Priola
R-eneifto Palivades, and Joe Gonsalvys
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Gonsalves
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