Ferry Collision Near Canton Kills Hundreds
Hong Kong reports a collision of two river ferries on the Hsi Kiang 50 miles west of Canton on August 3. About 400 bodies were in Canton's navy reception center awaiting relatives. rescue efforts were hindered by stormy weather and strong currents.
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South China Morning Post
Canton
New China News Agency
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West River
Shiuhing
China
Navy
Red Star
People’s Liberation Army
Missing Bank Official Sought in $615000 Embezzlement
FBI searches for Carl H. Johnson 39 assistant controller of National Bank of Albany Park Chicago Northwest Side charged with embezzling 615000. About 145000 recovered from relatives. Johnson obtained passport July 16 and left after bank closed. Notes to family and wife describe abandonment and possible church stash of 92000.
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UPI
FBI
Carl H. Johnson
National Bank of Albany Park
Johnson
Oliver B. Revell
O'Hare International
Revell
Victor Johnson
Carl
Lois
Presbyterian Church
Glenview
India Immunity Bill grants Indira Gandhi lifelong legal shield
The Indian Parliament's upper house approved a constitutional amendment by 154 to 0 extending immunity to Indira Gandhi and successors for acts before and during office and even after leaving office. The measure also shields the prime minister and state governors from criminal or civil action, while a separate note hints at press restructuring amid emergency censorship.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Indira Gandhi
V.C. Shukla
Mrs Gandhi
Gandhi
Kelley urges balance between rights and security at ABA speech
Attorney Kell y told a packed American Bar Association gathering that national security faces a critical juncture and supported limited wiretap warrants with executive oversight. He argued terrorist threats justify latitude for security actions and called for penalties on FBI directors who skip regular congressional reports.
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American Bar Association
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ABA
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Five Year Old Drowns During Lake Mead Outing
A five year old North Las Vegas boy identified as Chris Fisher II drowned at Lake Mead during an outing with his father and grandfather. The accident occurred at 5 p m at Government Wash beach between Las Vegas Wash and Callville Bay. The family entered the water to retrieve a raft blown onto the lake by wind and the boy disappeared on return to shore. A search found his body in five to six feet of water about 15 minutes later.
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Chris Fisher II
Walnut St
Park Service
Government Wash
Las Vegas Wash
Callville Bay
Hoffa Family Aides Claim No Comment On East Coast Union Plot
Hoffa's son James P. Hoffa 31 refused to confirm a Lake Orion meeting about an attempted take over of the East Coast Teamsters operations. FBI efforts widen as U S Attorney Ralph Guy Jr seeks a federal grand jury to expedite the disappearance case amid 100 agents and conflicting witness accounts.
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James P. Hoffa
Lake Orion
Young Hoffa
Detroit
Jerry McDonald
Teamsters Local 299
McDonald
U.S
Ralph Guy Jr
Guy
FBI
Hoffa Investiga
Barbara Crancer
Giacalone
Charles Chuckie
O'Brien
O’brien
Arizona Woman Found Dead in Desert Near Lake Mohave
The body of 25 year old Phylis Earlene Johnston of Mesa Arizona was found in a remote desert area near the lower Colorado River in extreme Southern Nevada. Newton Sykes chief ranger of the National Park Service in the Lake Mead area said she drove her car into Empire Wash near Lake Mohave where it became stuck. Rangers followed footprints two and a half miles to the body and determined the death was by her own action.
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Ariz
Colorado River
Nevada
Phylis Earlene Johnston
Newton Sykes
National Park Service
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Empire Wash
Lake Mohave
Sykes
Husband Surrenders After Family Assault Threat
Susan Hamilton returned home from hospital with their newborn to find her husband Wilfred armed with a knife and shotgun in their second floor Boston apartment. He held off police for hours before surrendering after officers and the wife pleaded, amid fears for the infant. Police suspect a mental breakdown and said the man feared harm would befall the baby.
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Boston
UPI
Susan Hamilton
Wilfred
Hamilton
Murderess Arrested In Vegas After Dragnet Sweep
Las Vegas detectives nabbed Curticia Miles also known as Caroline Bendy, a convicted murderer and kidnapper who escaped San Leandro jail. She was found in downtown Las Vegas after a two hour search and held on a fugitive warrant from California. Miles had previously been jailed on marijuana and taxicab defrauding charges and used an alias while living on West Washington Avenue.
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Curticia Miles
Caroline Bendy
Miss Miles
San Leandro
Calif
Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
Robert Legakes
West Washington Avenue
Kennedy Victim’s New Ills
Pamela Kelley, 21, of Centerville Mass, paralyzed in the 1973 car crash involving Joseph Kennedy II, was removed from Cape Cod Hospital ICU after developing a blood clot in the lung. Doctors say the condition is unrelated to the accident and she remains stable and in good spirits. Kennedy was found guilty of negligent driving and fined $100, suffering minor bruises.
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Hyannis, Mass
UPI
Jospeh
Kennedy II
Cape Cod Hospital
Pamela Kelley
Centerville Mass
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
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