Fires in Newark Central Claim 23 Lives Since Dec. 6
Newark reports 23 deaths and 600 moved as a series of suspicious fires rages through the central city since December 6. Officials cite pattern: predawn, 2-5 am, on back porches in frame apartments, with arson investigators finding gasoline odors near two vacant cans. Red Cross and Salvation Army aid hundreds of homeless.
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Newark
N.J
John Caufield
Caufield
Europe
Abraham Lincoln
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Byrd and Spong File Campaign Petitions in Campaign Push
They discuss large petition drives with thousands of names from across Virginia. Spong plans to file with Abbitt in Richmond after touring Appomattox and the Eastern Shore. Byrd says his petitioners represent every state sub-division, while Dan Daniel hints at forthcoming organizational announcements and emphasizes his experience in succeeding his retired father.
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Byrd
Spong
Appomattox
Abbitt
Richmond
William C. Battle
Capitol
Portsmouth
State Senate
Park Rioting Closes Amusement Site After Spring Visit
Violent clashes marred a march to Washington at a suburban amusement park. Police used dogs to clear crowds as youths looted stores and damaged rides. Dozens of buses ferried crowds in for the season, now disrupted by the unrest and subsequent policing.
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Greggs
Potomac River
Washington
Paul Cowan
Griggs
Three Men Charged In North Carolina Bank Burglary
Three men were charged with bank burglary after the theft of 550 dollars in silver from the Youngsville branch of Central Carolina Bank and Trust Co. Robert Russell O’Neal Charles Thomas Ashley and James Callie Hamilton were held on 10000 bond each. A roadblock sting followed youths reporting a car leaving the scene and police learned the vault dial was knocked off with the front doors pried open.
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Durham
N.C
Youngsville
Central Carolina Bank and Trust Co
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Russell O'Neal
Maryland
Charles Thomas Ashley
James Callie Hamilton
Wheaton
U.S
Gary Kearney
Louisburg
Kearney
Keaney
Wayne researchers sum up cancer program results
Wayne researchers report two tumors fully disappeared, eight cancers halted or slowed, and two advanced cases believed to have prolonged lives. Of twenty, eight showed no improvement and the failures blamed on disease being too far advanced. The team aims for larger trials at Detroit receiving hospital.
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Wayne Re
Wolf
Wayne
Northville State Hospital
Detroit
Estes testimony to cover finance firms in court
Estes agreed to testify about finance companies after the court review. He named Pacific Finance Corp and several others, while noting previous trials pending charges in four courts. Judge Brewster warned the testimony could be used against him. Estes vowed to proceed in order and disclose names and personnel involved.
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S. Wayne O’keefe
South Bend
Ind
CIT Corp
First Acceptance Corp
Minneapolis
U.S. District Court
Leo Brewster
Estes
Ester
Pacific Finance Corp
Commercial Credit
Pioneer Finance of
Detroit
Texas
Sic Co
Amarillo
Kuykendall Investments
Lubbock
Caprock
D&m
el Paso
Richard Feuille
Brewster
Oil Embargo Strain in Rhodesia Sparks Debate
British claim orders drove actions as Beira oil shipments continue. Rhodesia, counting on overland fuel from South Africa, faces no clear shortage and has reportedly paid 2.8 million for 27 shiploads from a Greek group behind the Manuela and Joanna V operation. Labor and Conservative factions in Britain prepare for clashes over Rhodesia when Parliament reconvenes. Reginald Maudling warns that force to enforce the embargo risks Africa and the Western world.
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South Africa
Rhodesia
Britain
Beira
Manuela
Joanna V
Reginald Maudling
Africa
Whale Washes Up On James River Bank Stranded Giant Aches
A 30-foot whale with 25 to 30 bullet holes lay thrashing in shallow James River water near a Virginia town. Fisherman Norman Haynes spotted the stranding and alerted the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, which declined responsibility for removal. Local residents towed the whale seaward in a bid to save it, but the animal weakened, raising questions about who left the injuries and why a oceanic creature appeared 79 miles inland.
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James River
Charles City
Norman Haynes
Haynes
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
C.biggs
Biggs
Hanoi Sets Up Diplomatic Mission In Cambodia City
Tokyo AP reports Hanoi announced Cambodia allowed North Viet Nam to open a diplomatic mission in Phnom Penh for the first time since 1954 Geneva accords. The move signals possible formal recognition and aligns Cambodia with the Communist bloc, as Nhan Dan praised expanding Viet Nam Cambodia ties and cooperation against U.S. imperialism.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
Cambodia
North Viet Nam
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
Communist Bloc
Nhan Dan
Communist
Viet Nam Workers’ Party
D.R.V
Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam War Updates Fuel Shortages and Front Lines
The defense official noted fewer sorties in South Vietnam as Vietcong attacks decline. U S troops unload ammunition ships while high bomb usage wears down supplies. February tonnage tops Korea War monthly records. Thieu pledges quick civilian elections as Buddhists urge U S withdrawal. Air and naval strikes hit Haiphong area and Vinh yards. A Caribou crash near Da Nang injures four. a helicopter missing near Saigon. Viet Cong actions at Tuyen Nhon pause after heavy fighting and casualties on both sides.
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South Viet Nam
Sylvester
U.S
Defense Department
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Nam
No Cho
Dien Bien Phu
Len Khi
Vinh
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Red River
Haiphong
Haiphong I
Son Boung
da Nang
Sai‘gon
Dalat
Cambodia
Tuyen Nhon
Green Berets
Coal nation notice and strike spread warned
The coal strike involved the miners represented by the union and may spread by Tuesday to Peabody Coal Co. in St. Louis Ayrshire Collieries in Indianapolis and Southwest Coal Corp. One Peabody operation in Illinois was struck after weeks of negotiations. A $1.32 daily raise retroactive to April 1 with a top $30 a day for lead miners plus a second $1.00 raise from April 1 1867, eight holidays and fringe benefits. Large layoff counts in West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Illinois Alabama Utah with thousands idled but no disturbances reported and no picket lines at most mines.
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Association
Peabody Coal Co
St. Louis
Ayrshire Collieries
Indianapolis
Ind
Southwest Coal Corp
Peabody
Illinois
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Alabama
Utah
Ohio Grandmother Sets Solo Flight Record From Hawaii
Ohio grandmother Jerrie Mock rests after a 4 5950 mile nonstop flight from Honolulu to Columbus, setting a new record for women. She flew 31 hours in a single engine Cessna, took pills to stay awake, and was greeted by about 590 people including Governor Rhodes. She plans a rest before attempting further records.
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Ohio
Hawaii
Columbus, Ohio
Filer
Jerrie Mack
Honolulu
Columbus
Mack
Buddhist led protests disrupt Ky civil conference in Saigon
Two thousand leading Buddhists meet in Saigon to strategize new demonstrations to topple Ky’s government and boycott a national congress he summoned to push for civilian rule. Ky seeks a constituent assembly with elections late next year, while Catholics may join the boycott amid South Vietnam’s Buddhist majority. U.S. air operations decline locally due to supply shortages, though strikes against North Vietnam continue.
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Thieu Ky
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
Saigon
Ky Called the Conference of
South Viet Nam
Congress
North
Viet Nam
Air Force Thunderchiefs
Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
Man Believed Dead In Air Crash Is Safe
NOGALES Sonora Mex AP Attorney Robert Miller of Tucson Ariz at first believed one of 12 persons killed in a fiery plane crash Sunday turned up safe Monday at Hermosillo Sonora Authorities said Miller s wife Mary 42 and two of their sons Scott 5 and Mark 15 were among the dead A twin engine D18 bound for Guaymas Mexico crashed in flames minutes after leaving the Nogales airport just south of the United States Mexico border In the wreckage 12 bodies were found The manifest listed Miller 44 as one of the passengers but Miller said in Hermosillo that his son Mark was aboard instead Miller and another son Kim returned to Nogales The other dead James H Donald 47 owner of Donald Aircraft Corp Tucson the pilot Donald s wife Hilda 48 and their children Robert 20 James 18 and Lynn 16 Jackson Clark 49 geologist with Bear Creek Mining Co and his wife Marian 43 Michael Henratty 15 a student at Green Fields School Tucson Carol Cimei 20 Wheaton Ill a friend of Robert Donald The cause of the crash was still under investigation Other relatives and friends of the victims were among passengers of two other planes in which they were returning from Easter vacation outings in northwest Mexican resorts.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Robert Miller
Tucson
Ariz
Hermosillo
Miller
Mary
Scott
Mark
Guaymas
Mexico
United States-Mexico
Kim
James H. Donald
Donald Aircraft Corp
Donald
Hilda
Robert
James
Lynn
Jackson Clark
Bear Creek Mining Co
Marian
Michael Henratty
Green Fields School
Carol Cimei
Wheaton
Ill
Robert Donald
Slaying Shocks Brooklyn as Wife Found Dead
Mrs Cooper an English teacher at a junior high was slain in her East Flatbush apartment. She was found by husband Isadore Cooper in a pool of blood, her throat and body slashed. Federal LSD laws limit possession to physicians or patients under care amid rising bootlegging and hospital reports of over 100 unauthorized users at Bellevue in the past year.
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Cooper
Bellevue Hospital
Texas and Tennessee primaries shape 1972 delegation race
The piece outlines contests in Tennessee and Wisconsin with Aug 4 and Sept 13 primaries, plus Texas intraparty battle led by Ralph Yarborough against Connally Carr leadership. It notes Governor Clement’s ineligibility, Lucey’s bid, Knowles facing winner, and Carr opposing Tower. The drive centers on conservative liberal clash and labor influence, amid large party conventions starting May 7.
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Ellington
Johnson
Office of Emergency Planning
Nashville
John Jay Hooker Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Frank G. Clement
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Kennedy
David Carley
Humphrey
Warren P. Knowles
Texas
John B. Connally
Waggoner Carr
Carr
John Tower
Connally-Carr
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Organized Labor
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James A. Rhodes
Port Columbus
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Russell Mock
Wichita
Kan
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Frurkfort
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