Six Drowning Victims Recovered in Colorado
Six youths and young adults died in separate incidents across Colorado. Dean Martinez, 9, and Michael L. Branch, 3, were found in the South Platte River and Sloan’s Lake respectively. Larry Broyles, 17, in a gravel pit near Grand Junction. Chuck Pellerin, 17, in City Park Lake Denver. Bruce Randal Parrott, 21, in Clear Creek. Randy Walker, 14, swept by floodwaters after being knocked into a culvert while bicycling.
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Furze
Colorado
Dean Martinez
Denver
Larry Broyles
Clifton
Chuck Pellerin
Aurora
Bruce Randal Parrott
Idaho Springs
Michael L. Branch
Wheat Ridge
Randy Walker
Edgewater
Weld County
Martinez
South Platte River
Platteville
South
Pellerin
City Park Lake
Parrott
Clear Creek
Clear Creek County
Branch
Walker
Sloans Lake
Senate rejects Colorado death penalty measure sent from House
The Colorado Senate refused to adopt the House backed death penalty bill and sent it to a Senate House conference committee. Republican John Bermingham named the Senate conferees and noted problems with the House version while lawmakers adjourned for the night amid more than 50 proposals.
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Denver
State Senate
House of Representatives
Colorado
Senate
John Bermingham
Judiciary Committee
House Senate Conference Committee
Bermingham
Ted Strickland
Westminster
Richard Plock
Roger Cisneros
Ronald Strahle
Fort Collins
Strahle
State Control of Occupational Safety and Health
Abductor sought in Colorado State coed case
FBI and Converse County deputies led a search for a young man thought to abduct and rape a Colorado State University coed near Fort Collins. The 22 year old victim escaped after the car stalled. she was unharmed though evidence showed sexual intercourse occurred. The suspect is described as early 20s, 5 foot 8, 125 pounds, with a tattoo reading Brooks on his right shoulder and armed with a knife. The last sighting was near Interstate 25 about 22 miles from Douglas, Wyoming.
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Douglas
Wyo
FBI
Colorado State
Converse County
Brooks
PBI
Colorado Senate clears marriage consent measure for 18
In Denver the Colorado Senate on final reading approved a bill allowing both sexes to marry at 18 without parental consent, sending it to the House for amendment. The measure stops short of outlawing post 1975 common law marriages and reflects ongoing emancipation after the 18 year old vote law.
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Denver
Colorado
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Denver to get third juvenile court judge
Denver's Juvenile Court will gain a third judge next month after the Colorado legislature approved the measure. The Senate cleared the bill without dissent and sent it to Governor Love for signature. Other actions include pollution control authority, salary increases for public officials, and higher judicial retirement benefits. Frontier Airlines announced jet service to El Paso and nonstop jets to Salt Lake City, Lincoln, Billings, and Bismarck starting July 1. Minnie the Miami Zoo Bengal tiger has twins, bringing her total cubs to 34 across 11 litters.
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Denver
Colorado
Senate
John Love
Frontier Airlines
el Paso
Tex
Salt Lake City
Lincoln
Neb
Billings
Mont
Bismarck
N.D
Minnie
Duke
Miami Zoo
Utah objects to nerve gas disposal near Tooele Depot
Utah Senator and state officials reject a Coloradan proposal to move Army nerve gas from Denver to Tooele Army Depot. They argue storage near a populated area and an airport is dangerous and note past Army discussions favored no Utah site and a heating furnace plan to destroy the gas.
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Utah
Coloradan
Washington
Denver
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Tooele Army Depot
William Armstrong
R-Cola
Secretary of the Army
Army
Stapleton International Airport
Armstrong
Frank E. Moss
Armatrong
Mons
Mass
Colorado Guard units to train at home this summer
About half of Colorado's 1350 member Army National Guard will train at home or near bases this summer 750 will travel to Camp Guernsey Wyoming for two weeks of training to save fuel Units traveling to Wyoming include Denver Golden Longmont Grand Junction Sterling Craig and Montrose Training at home will involve Aur or a Fort Collins Colorado Springs Fort Morgan and Burlington This shift was announced by the state Adjutant General due to fuel shortages Around 1650 guardsmen train at other times yearly under a staggered schedule
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Colorado
Army National Guard
Camp Guernsey
Wyo
National Guard
Wyoming
Denver
Golden
Longmont
Grand Junction
Sterling
Craig
Montrose
Aurora
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Fort Morgan
Burlington
Roosevelt Proclaims National Emergency In 1941
On May 21, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared an unlimited state of national emergency, occurring seven months before the United States joined World War II.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
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Pueblo
David Gaon
Colorado State Univ. Coed
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Lyons
Colorado National Guard
THE
Associated Press
National Zoological Society
Greeley
17Th Street
Stor-A-Way, Inc
Thomas E Atkinson
Gmas
Horace E.atkinson
ST. RD
Tierna
Tom
Greeley West High School
Oms
Toms
International Thespian Society
Greeley Philharmonic
Spartan
United States Air Force Academy
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