Five Workmen Die In Niagara Falls Sewer Tunnel
Scuba divers recovered five bodies from a water-filled 600 foot tunnel at a Niagara Falls sewer project. The workers, all Detroit contractors, were trapped after an eight foot rush of water halted progress Friday night. Autopsies planned. cause of death pending. Names: Steven Hill, 25. Robert Frank, 47. Joseph Dellavalle, 46 all Niagara Falls. Floyd R. Wilcox, 42 Ransomville. Waymon D. Owens, 60 Philadelphia.
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Niagarafalls
N_Y
Niagara River Rapids
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Harold Allen
Gordon
Niagara Falls Medical Center
Steven Hill
Robert Frank
Joseph Dellavalle
Niagara Falls
Floyd R. Wilcox
Ransomville
Waymon D. Owens
Philadelphia, Pa
Divers Find Spanish Galleon Wreck Off Mull in 1588 Armada Search
Royal Navy divers report the possible wreck of the Duque of Florencia near Tobermory Bay on Mull as part of a long pursuit for the Armada pay chests. The site, 90 feet down in mud, yielded a boat section and artifacts amid ongoing clearing, with salvage rights held by the Duke of Argyll.
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Tobermory
Scotland
England
Duke of Argyll
Tobermory Bay
Isle of Mull
Florencia
Portugal Army Units Refuse Obedience to New Chief
Anti-Communist military commanders refused to obey General Vasco Goncalves as Portugal's new military chief. They warned that he must act or they would resign. Reports said units nationwide were choosing sides, with opponents labeling Goncalves a Communist tool and Western concern growing.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Communist Party
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Mario Soares
Associated Press
Nine
Carlos Charais
Pedro Pezerat Correia
Ford pledges action to spur jobs at AFL CIO event
President Ford told AFL-CIO field day in Augusta Maine that unemployment remains high and recovery hinges on a joint effort by labor management and government. Meany criticized AFL-CIO maritime unions over grain to the Soviet Union urging the President to intervene and warn against renewed ripoffs.
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Ford
Detroit
Woodcock
Teamsters Loan Debts Spread Across Hotels and Land Developments
A pension fund under Teamsters control loaned money across several properties including the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel in Lake Worth, Boca Tecca in Boca Raton, and the Montmartre Hotel in Miami Beach, with foreclosures and new loans continuing into the mid 1970s. Notable figures include Cal Kovens and trustee Odell Smith, while Frank Fitzsimmons faced questions over delinquent Horvath loans. A separate note covers Toledo’s Ludwig Mill restoration to show historical water power usage.
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Palm Beach Biltmore
Lake Worth
Cohen
Pension Fund
Teamsters
Bankers Life and Casualty Corp
Chicago Insurance Company
Biltmore
Boca Tecca
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Cal Kovens
Miami Beach
Thomas J. Duffey
Central States Fund
Kavens
Sky Lake
Miami
Horvath
Smith
Sabotage blamed for blast over MacLean wreck search
An explosion is attributed to sabotage by the MacLeans. The wreck, signed over to the Duke of Argyll by royal charter in 1641, remained unfound after the late duke and two Royal Navy attempts in the 1950s failed to locate it.
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Duke of Argyll
Surfers Ignore Weather Warning at Padre Island Beach
The National Weather Service warning kept most people off Padre Island beaches but some surfers still rode the rough waves at the southern tip while a steady stream of cars left via the Queen Isabella Causeway and only a few crossed the approach span.
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Padre Island
National Weather Service
Queen Isabella
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Ener
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British Underwater Archeological Society
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Pezerat Correia
Toledo, Ohio
Metropolitan Park District
Toledo
Peter Manor
Ludwig
Isaac Ludwig
H & R Block
Riverside Dr
Deville, Va
W. D. Rowe Company, Inc
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