Derailment in Illinois kills 11 on City of New Orleans
Officials blame a wheel defect and possible electrical failure for the City of New Orleans derailment two miles north of Salem. Eleven people died and 94 were injured among 224 aboard. Investigators from NTSB and others examined the scene as survivors described horror and rescue efforts.
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Illinois
Law
National Amtrak
Illinois Central
National Rail Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Ilinois Commerce Capmmission
Alan & Boyd
Chicago
New Orleans
Tonti
Melvin Maxey
Tennessee
New Jersey lottery announces semifinalist number 430
In Cranford New Jersey the winning semifinalist number 430 is drawn for the fourth millionaire prize. Ticket holders with matching last three digits win 500 and advance to the final June 30 in Trenton. Five tickets match the last two digits for 100 but do not qualify. A total of 245 tickets bore the number. The official New Jersey lottery number is 045575.
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Cranford
N. J
New Jersey
Trenton
Cranford, NJ
Pittsburgh Steel to lay off 256 as bridge crisis grows
Reports from Pittsburgh and San Francisco describe a personal crisis at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. as a bridge delay and market conditions prompt planned layoffs of 256 workers over 34 years. The article notes deaths linked to the crisis and ongoing studies into the Golden Gate tract extension and barrier options.
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Pittsburgh
B52s Hit Highway Linking Laos to South Vietnam
U S B52 bombers attacked a North Vietnamese highway from Laos to South Vietnam's northern quarter after a five hour clash between U S armored units and North Vietnamese forces near the DMZ. Three enemy troops were killed. seven US soldiers wounded and one armored vehicle destroyed. Nine B52s dropped about 100 tons of bombs on supply routes depots and bunker complexes including near Khe Sanh and the A Shau valley.
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Salgon
Laos
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Nouthern
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Khe Sanh
A Shau
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
James D’entremont
Dangerous tank car lifted back to barge after near spill
A railroad tank car carrying poisonous tetraethyl lead was safely lifted back onto a barge near Wilmington Delaware. A DuPont spokesman said the car, one built for dangerous materials, had not released any of its 6,000 gallons and would be moved to the Deepwater New Jersey plant for inspection.
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Welmington
Del.ap
DuPont Co
DuPont
Deepwater
Deepwater, NJ
Good is winner in Beaver Washington counties race
Certified returns from Beaver and Washington counties give Republican John G. Good Jr. a 651 vote edge over Democrat Eugene Atkinson in the 7th senatorial district race.
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Beaver, Pa
UPI
Beaver
Washington
John ,G. ‘Good, Jr
Nacrat
Eugene Atkinson
Sergeant Convicted in Army Club Kickback Case
Sergeant William Higdon, a Vietnam veteran, was convicted of soliciting funds and collecting kickbacks while running Army clubs in Vietnam. He received a dishonorable discharge, a 25,000 forfeiture of pay and allowances, and could face up to eight years in prison if sentenced anew on appeal. The verdict and penalties were delivered by a five-officer jury after four hours of deliberation. Higdon plans to appeal through military channels, with limited duty status maintained during the process.
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Redsttone
Arsenal
Ala
MiSet
William Higdon
Vietnam
Millet
Bist Point
Shim
Tye Peen
Higdon
Vin Sil
Protess T
Offi
Cers
Ws Monith- Jong
Ibs
Delibera
Edward Moppers Dons
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Eze
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Chester, PA
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Rogers
Rog Optical CO
Opticians Law
Market St
Wilmington
Cal
DELCO
Delaware County
Whitehorse Rd
Newtown Square
Nelson’s Surgical
St. Chester
Edgment
Baily
Ample Bree
A. Emerson
B. Cory
General Electric
Macdade Blvd
Ashland Aye
Glenolden, PA
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