Explosion at railyard kills two injures many
In Wenatchee two railroad workers died and more than ten were hurt when a tank car filled with ammonium nitrate exploded near a railyard. Fire officials described extensive blast damage and a large crater while four other potentially explosive cars were moved away. The incident occurred on an Spokane to Seattle route near a residential area as emergency crews evacuated residents.
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Kissinger Hosts Belated Chinese Wedding Feast
Secretary of State and Mrs. Kissinger received a belated wedding feast from the Peoples Republic of China liaison office and Ambassador Huan Chen. In a toast Huang apologized for the delayed dinner due to shuttle diplomacy keeping the Kissingers on the move since March 30. The dinner was held Monday night.
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Reds demand surrender as Da Nang siege widens
Communist forces bombarded Duc Due i district capital near Da Nang with rockets and artillery, urging government troops to surrender. A Ma Nang air base strike followed, wounding civilians and militia. Viet Cong claimed American pilots still fly missions and US ships supply South Vietnam. In Belfast, gunmen hijacked a Belfast to Dublin rail line, blocking tracks for hours. Bangladesh floods kill thousands, with cholera and flood deaths.
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Balloonist Berger killed in transatlantic attempt over Barnegat
Philadelphian Robert C. Berger 47, aiming to cross the Atlantic by balloon, was killed when his T2 story-high gas bag ruptured near Good Luck Point Barnegat. He had taken off from Lakehurst Naval Air Station minutes earlier. witnesses reported no explosion. Berger, an electrician and father of four, planned the flight for two years at 36000 feet, but the balloon split at about 6400 feet as it headed toward the ocean. A Navy spokesman cited a special visual flight clearance within five miles of Lakehurst with a 3000 foot max altitude. Berger had clashed with officials over launch limits and had previously mocked stadium restrictions. He had rarely flown a balloon before this attempt.
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New Ballad of Fred Carrasco Emerges in Texas Prison Tale
A new Spanish ballad titled La Muerte de Fred Gomez Carrasco was written and performed by Los Socios on KEDA in San Antonio. It portrays Carrasco, a 34 year old outlaw famed in Texas and Mexico, who died during an escape attempt from the Texas State Penitentiary after taking hostages. The song praises his defiance while recalling lawmen and officials who opposed him. The ballad follows an earlier piece, Corrida de Alfredo Carrasco, about his capture by a San Antonio lawman last year.
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Jazz saxophonist Eugene Ammons dies in Chicago hospital
Jazz musician Eugene Ammons died Tuesday in a Chicago hospital at age 4? The pianist son of Albert Ammons entered hospital July 3 with pneumonia, with the exact death cause not released. Born April 14, 1925 in Chicago, he stood as a famed earthy tenor saxophonist and earned a gold record for Canadian Sunset among other hits.
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Cabot Actor Sebastian Cabot Released After Stroke
Cabot, 56, was discharged from Royal Jubilee Hospital Vancouver after a stroke three weeks earlier. A hospital spokesman cited the Cabot family’s request for limited information and said Cabot had recovered sufficiently to Bertie, who reported he was at his Deep Cove home when not filming in Hollywood.
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