Nightclub Fire in Brisbane Kills 15 At Whisky A Go Go
In Brisbane an early Thursday blaze at Whisky A Go Go killed 15 people as flames and smoke trapped patrons. Police found two four gallon cans of flammable fluid splashed in the foyer, and witnesses described screams and a chaotic exit through locked doors. Eleven men were among the dead, including band members and staff, with two women.
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Brisbane
Australia
Edward Kropp
Fortitude Valley
Lindsay’s career ends with no power base after mayoralty
Lindsay, Yale-educated lawyer and former 1964 New York City mayor, began as a 1952 GOP campaign worker for Eisenhower. He won the mayoralty as a minority victor, the first Republican in City Hall since La Guardia, amid a wave of labor strikes and ensuing corruption investigations that tainted his eight-year tenure.
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Lindsay
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House of Representatives
Silk Stocking
Manhattan
Robert F. Wanger
New York
Fiorello la Guardia
VA Hospitals Question Nursing Care And Bed Counts
A congressional committee questioned the VA's hospital conditions citing gaps in nursing care and inflated bed counts. The VA defended a rising staff per patient ratio, but investigators argued it did not reflect more direct patient care.
Holton Honcho Weighs Virginia University Feint and Parole Post
Holton Afenghued expands minority bloc talk on non political issues. He dodges rumors about succeeding Edgar Shannon as University of Virginia president and declines comment on appointing W K Cunningham to the Virginia Probation and Parole Board. Cunningham faced a court order to pay damages for alleged mistreatment of former penitentiary inmates and asked for reassignment.
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Edgar F. Shannon
University of Virginia
Shannon
Holton
W.K. Cunningham
State Division’ of Corrections
Virginia Probation and Parole Board
Cunningham
Vietnam POW releases pace set with troop withdrawal
The article notes Kissinger’s plan for prisoner releases in roughly four installments aligned with U.S. troop withdrawals, aiming to complete by March 28. As of now 299 POWs have been released in two batches and a small third group, about 56 percent of those held at the ceasefire, with 286 still in Communist hands and no firm date for the next release.
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U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Plane hijack attempt ends with gunfire at Spokane airport
A gunman walked into Spokane International Airport and demanded a plane. He shot Air Force T.Sgt. Buddy L. Miller and clubbed Bill Kesting, while security and officers fired. Bonner, identified as the suspect, was wounded and hospitalized. His wife was later found dead in Cheney. Miller and a Weather Service employee were treated and listed as in satisfactory condition.
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Spokane, Wash
Spokane International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
National Weather Service
Larry J. Bonner
Che Jney
Wash
Bonner
Cheney
Eastern Washington State College
Cliff Chernick
FAA
Seattle
Bud
Dy L. Miller
Northwest Orient Airlines
Bill Kesting
Miller
Fairchild Air Force Base
BIG GEORGE! Partch on Postal Service improvements
Virgil Partch reports on postmaster general Klossen defending service gains and cost cuts while critics in Congress fault mail delivery. He cites progress toward next day NYC delivery, island mail delays, and airline handling issues as well as 85 district managers with expanded budgets to balance cost and service.
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Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Honolulu
William B. Saxhe
Rohio
Klassen
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
T .Brooklyn
Os Klassen
New York-Washington
Amtrak
Wounded Knee talks shift after arrests and protests
Federal officials demand that the Ogala Sioux Tribal Council be suspended and Richard Wilson removed. Three Indians arrested Tuesday remain in custody as peace talks resume in Pine Ridge. Erickson says no amnesty and vows to enforce the law as 11,000 gullas residents watch.
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Wounded Knee
Oglala Sioux
Richard Wilson
Hrickson
Marvin Franklin
Interior
Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge
Erickson
Interior Department
Wilson
ATM
North and
South Dakota
Pine- Ridge
Charles G. Soller
No Controls Expected On Farm Items
Washington reports the White House has no plan to curb raw agricultural prices despite high farmer earnings. Press secretary Ziegler says such restraints would hinder efforts to boost production while the Agriculture Department notes February farm prices rose and hit new highs for cattle and hogs. Secretary Butz warns price freezes could cause rationing shortages and black markets.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Earl Butz
Butz
Sudanese President orders antiguerilla crackdown
Khartoum, Sudan AP President Jaafar el Numairi decreed a crackdown on antiguerilla activity and ordered arrests of Sudanese suspected of aiding spies and terrorists linked to the attack that fatally wounded U S Ambassador Cleo Noel Jr U S Charge d Affaires Curtis Moore and Belgian envoy Guy Eid The government paper Al Sahafa said five Sudanese men were already arrested on charges of conspiring with Al Fatah while a sixth suspect was being hunted Numairi vowed harsh retaliation and said justice would be swift and severe The incident at the Saudi Embassy was described as a grave crime committed on Sudanese soil and the president said he would not be lenient with destructors or paid agents
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Khartoum
Sudan
Jaafar el Numairi
Numairi
al Sahafa
Nimairi
POWs Return Home From Vietnam War Airlift
After long captivity in North Vietnam, 80 POWs, all officers from Air Force and Navy, land at Travis and Scott air bases. They are greeted by thousands including students and families, with celebrations marking birthdays and homecomings as the cease fire timeline continues.
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Illinois
Air Force
James H. Kasler
Zarnesville
Ohio
Nixon
Navy
Ernest M. Moore
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Moore
John, C. Blevins
San Antonio
Tex
Kelly
Arid Air Force
Norman Lb. Wells
Andrews
Clark
Edward H. Martin
Coronado
Calif
Indianapolis
Ind
Hanoi
Hawaii
Travis
William Reslie
Defense Department
Reslie
Scott
United States
Vietnam
Funeral for the diplomats at National Presbyterian Church
Services held for the diplomats with widows and family seated near the graves. A brief ceremony included the St Francis prayer, a 19 gun salute, taps, and the hymn America. Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa led the foreign delegation from Nicaragua, amid music and readings from scriptures.
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National Presbyterian Church
Noel
John
Janet
Moore
Lacey Anne
Catherine
St.Francis
America
Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa
Nicaragua
Meany Tax Plan On Wages Divides Nixon McGovern
The discussion centers on cost cuts and tax brackets for earnings and municipal funds. Meany praises Vanik while remaining neutral on McGovern and Nixon if they ran tomorrow. Gibbons notes White House access, asking about a 6.5 percent wage guideline, with Meany declining to reveal moves.
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Nixon
Joseph E. Karth
Meany
Congress
Sam “Gibbons
White ‘House
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