Explosions Strike Illinois Town In Tank Car Fire
Rail tank cars carrying liquid propane derail and explode in Crescent City Illinois destroying about 15 homes and downtown buildings. At least 70 people are injured as crews battle fires driven by blasts that sent flames into the air. Witnesses describe the heat as terrible and say some fire units retreated from the burning cars.
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Crescent City
UPI
Tondo, Peoria and Western
Illinois
Dan Fis
National Council backs Vietnam pullout and church action
The National Council of Churches endorsed Senate pullout deadlines for Cambodia and Vietnam after a high profile debate. It supported the Cooper Church amendment banning Cambodian action after June and the McGovern Hatfield plan to withdraw U S forces by July 1 1971. The NCC urged antiwar voter support and a national ecumenical gathering to shape a new interchurch body.
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UPI
General Board
National Council of Churches
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Vietnam
Cooper Church
Southeast Asia
NCC
Nixon
Cooper- Church
McGovern-Hatfield
Connec
Talks To Resume Today In Strike Of Area Workers
Operating Engineers Local 12 workers on strike at the Nevada Test Site and Las Vegas area construction sites were to resume negotiations with Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co. and Catalytic Construction Co. today. A federal mediation session with the industry is planned for tomorrow, but neither session is expected to quickly resolve the labor dispute. Both sides accuse the other of failing to bargain in good faith.
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Nevada Test Site
Las Vegas
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Catalytic Construction Co
Marine Convicted In Viet Nam Killings Receives Life Sentence
UPI reports 21 year old Pvt. Michael A. Schwarz of Weirton West Virginia was found guilty by a seven member court martial on 12 of 16 counts of premeditated murder for involvement in the massacre of 16 Vietnamese women and children in a northern village. The life sentence will be appealed under military law and Schwarz declared he fired only at the enemy. The court's deliberation lasted two hours and 45 minutes for the conviction and an additional hour for sentencing.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
U.S
Pvt
Michael A. Schwarz
Weirton
W. Va
Schwarz
Divided Nation on Legal Abortion Policy
The Harris Poll shows 50 percent oppose and 40 percent support state abortion laws permitting abortion for almost any reason. Support rises to 49 percent when framed as allowing abortion until safe birth control is available. Sharp regional and group divisions drive the split rather than broad uncertainty.
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America
Pig Wanders into North Las Vegas Auto Parts and Dies
A 600 pound pig wandered into Charleston Auto Parts at 1615 North Main Street in North Las Vegas around 5 p.m. yesterday and died on the floor. The city pound removed the carcass and no source of the animal was identified.
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Charleston Auto Parts
N. Main St
North
Las Vegas
City Pound
Kin Of Suspect In Tate Murders Found Dead
The nude body of Charlene Ann Lowell 26 half-sister to Patricia Krenwinkel was found floating in Hall's Mill Creek Mobile Alabama. An autopsy was to be performed with no obvious signs of struggle noted by Mobile County coroner Dr Earl B Wert. Bennie Mosley 26 said he and Lowell had been drinking and swimming when she disappeared.
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Mobile
Ala
UPI
Patricia Krenwinkel
Sharon Tate
Charlene Ann Lowell
Hall
Mill Creek
Earl B. Wert
Miss Lowell
Bennie Fred Mosley
Mosley
William Leroy Reeves
Miss Krenwinkel
Los Angeles
Feds Smash Narcotics in Biggest Raid Ever
Federal agents say they dismantled a major narcotics operation with 125 arrests in 10 cities and millions in drugs seized. The six month probe netted about 7.7 million in heroin and cocaine with 350 agents active. Allan Eric Rudd-Marrero wounded after opening fire in Coral Gables.
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U.S
John Mitchell
Justice Department
Las Vegas
UPI Telephoto
Washington
UPI
New York
Miami
Chicago
Interpol
International Police Organization
Coral Gables
Fla
Allan Eric Rudd-Marrero
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Rudd-Marrero
New York City
Vegas Arrest Ties to Nationwide Drug Roundup
David Robert Alvarez, 25, of 3713 Johnson Ave., arrested in Las Vegas on a Miami issued warrant in a broad drug distribution probe. He allegedly delivered drugs to undercover customers at a Strip hotel and faced charges of possession and sale of narcotics and conspiracy. Two firearms were seized after a search of his home.
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Las Vegas
Miami
David Robert Alvarez
Johnson Ave
Alvarez
Clark County
NLV Man Accidental Shooting Victim Identified
Ralph Rainwater, 35, of North Las Vegas, was in serious condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after an accidental gunshot wound to the stomach last night. Police say the injury occurred at a friend’s home when Chuck Mauger, 37, of 2545 Magnet, was toying with a .32 caliber revolver.
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Ralph Rainwater
North
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Chuck Mauger
Mauger
Ivestigators
Weather Pair Forecast With Mild Winds
Today's high 118 and low 75 with gentle winds. Yesterday peaked at 110 and dipped to 73. Sunrise is 3 24 and sunset 8 01 with noontime humidity at 9 percent.
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