Oil spill from Oregon Standard hits San Francisco Bay area
A massive tanker collision tore a hole in the Oregon Standard dumping refined oil into the bay area. Coast Guard and Standard Oil fought to recover over half a million gallons as winds and tides pushed most of the slick toward sea. Wildlife including birds and sea creatures faced dire impacts at beaches and rock refuges.
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Grissom's widow sues over fatal Apollo capsule fire
Betty Grissom files two $5 million suits in Houston alleging gross negligence and fraud by North American Rockwell and related firms over the Apollo command capsule involved in the Jan. 27, 1967 launch pad fire that killed Virgil I. Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee. Co defendants include North American Rockwell Corp Rockwell Standard Corp Rockwell Standard Co and North American Aviation Inc. The suits claim willful ignorance of safety doubts and failure to warn NASA of hazards.
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Karate expert quits breaking bricks after world record attempt
Seattle surrender of brick records ends Billy Corbett's weekend marathon for the Northwest Kidney Center. He broke 2005 bricks, raised donations, but fainted and suffered a bruised hand before being pulled away. The fund drive aims to aid 193 patients in dialysis.
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Flood threat and heavy snow mark mixed U S weather
Nationwide, fair conditions prevail except the Pacific Northwest faces flood risk from heavy rain and strong winds. Gary Indiana reports a foot of snow in two hours, with five to six inches in nearby towns. Snow flurries Dot the Great Lakes as two women are injured when hitting a freight train.
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Counterfeit cache found in Oregon uncovering largest bogus money haul
UPI reports Secret Service seized 102060 in counterfeit twenty dollar bills from a frozen food locker in Gresham. Rutledge Hudelson publisher of the Damascus Observer was arrested for conspiracy to pass counterfeit money. his wife Elzora and sister Dorothy Eckerson were also arrested in Idaho on charges.
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Don Bell
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Rutledge Hudelson
Damascus Observer
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Elzora
Dorothy Eckerson
Nampa
Idaho
the Observer
Crackdown on Ineffective Medicines Moves Ahead in Senate
FDA officials told a Senate subcommittee they aim to ban 245 drugs with no positive effect and to tighten controls on hundreds more. They warned doctors must change prescribing habits after 2 billion annual prescriptions. NAS found 14.7 percent of uses possibly ineffective and 24 percent effective but doubtful.
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Jury Deliberations Stretch for Manson Trial Verdict
The Tate-LaBianca murder trial jurors seek to visit crime scenes but are denied by Judge Older. They will hear Beatles records in the jury room as security tightens at the Los Angeles County Hall of Justice amid fears of disruption by the Manson Family.
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