Gas filled freighter sinks with nerve gas payload off Kennedy
The U.S. Army began sinking the waterlogged freighter Briggs at a disposal site 23 miles east of Kennedy Space Center. Navy Captain A G Hamilton led the operation as 12 540 rockets of GB nerve gas inside 418 vaults faced final disposal. Gas is expected to be neutralized by seawater, with air harmless within hours. Local conservationists challenged the plan in court, citing potential dangers.
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Elbow Navy
A. G. "Hamilton
Briggs
Kennedy
Fis
Eas Army
Battie
Florida
Claude Kirk
Eliabeth Moran
Pan Oe NY «Mili
Climbers Hopes Die on Colorado Peak Trail
Mrs J Robert Fowler sought to conquer all Colorado 14 000 foot peaks by age 40 and planned to summit Pikes Peak on her birthday. A boulder dislodged sending her 600 feet down near North Maroon Bell Peak killing her and Edward Hobbs Hilliard Jr. Two other climbers Rodney Allen and son were rescued after a two day search.
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Aspen
Colo
UPI
J. Robert Fowler
Colorado
Mother
Pikes Peak
Denver
North
Maroon Bell Peak
Edward Hobbs
Hilliard Jr
Rodney Allen
Rodney Jr
Lake Hill
Conn
Fowler
Chasing Crooks Didn’t Pay Off
Syracuse police report a 17 year old, Thomas Wolfe, was robbed after two young women asked him for money on a downtown street. Wolfe chased the attackers briefly before two men turned back, stole his wallet and his wristwatch valued at 334.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Thomas Wolfe
Rionday
Wolfe
Diphtheria Reach Spurs San Antonio Immunization Drive
In San Antonio health officials report 10 new suspected diphtheria cases amid an epidemic. Over 5,000 people, including many children, received boosters as the city weighs renewed five year adult booster rules and district immunization efforts.
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San Antonio
Tex
Nera
William Rosas
Te Metropolitan
Ross
Housing shortage on Tech campus amid tornado recovery
Tech housing nears capacity as residence halls fill and off campus living tightens. Tornado damage and relaxed campus rules drive the shortage with limited women’s rooms and about 500 men’s rooms, while students seek help from apartment services and providers.
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Cinde McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Stan Harris
Harris
Coleman
Wiggins
Tech
Peter
Gald
Donna Pugh
Tubbock
Pugh
Weather Map Complete Report On Weather See Page Four
The notice directs readers to page four for the full weather map report and regional forecast details. It references a weather map update and data across districts, with emphasis on regional conditions and potential impacts.
Floodlights Catch Reds Near Laos Border
UPI reports South Vietnamese forces clashed with North Vietnamese troops near the Laos border eight miles west of O'Reilly base and 12 miles east of the border. A helicopter flare illuminated the battlefield as 38 communists were killed and a U.S. paratrooper unit found 34 bodies from earlier raids. One attacker was captured with weapons and 300 blocks of TNT. U.S. B 52 strikes were reduced. bombers hit areas around O'Reilly, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and eastern Laos, with targets in Cambodia.
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Saigon
UPI
Ae Ods
Laos
U. S
O'Reilly
Aaace
Ho Chi Minh ‘Trail
Cambodia
Vietnam
Ring Retrieved After Snowy Trek Behind Woods
In Alcona Michigan a man named Robert Wagner lost a snowball toss ring in 1965. After five spring thaws he retraced the woods and found the ring with two diamonds valued at about 198 dollars.
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Alcona
Mich
Robert Wagner
Wagner
McGovern Says Nixon Aides Fear Media Power
McGovern accuses the Nixon Agnew administration of creating a climate of fear to muzzle critics while expanding presidential control of television. He cites attacks on the press and legal threats, warning this marks a serious threat to a free society as he called for scrutiny of government openness.
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Pica Ican
Nixon
McGovern
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
South Dakota Democrat
Washington
American University
Nixon-Agnew
Murer
Atty. I
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Tricia McGovern
Tricia Nixon
Girls from Lubbock Join Navy Science Cruise to San Diego
Carol Griffin and Marsha Gail Beaty of Texas are among 200 students selected from U S and Canada to observe Navy science and engineering during a San Diego cruise. The delegation includes 104 students with 20 girls visiting Naval Command Control Communications Laboratory Center and Miramar Naval Air Station.
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Carol Griffin
Lubbock
Marsha Gail Beaty
Lamesa
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Permian Basin
South Plains
Carol
Marsha
U.S
Canada
Mississippi River
Illinois
Wisconsin
Naval Command ‘Control Communications
Police Recover Madonna and Child Painting in Italy Theft Case
Rome police say they recovered a 13th century Madonna and Child painting stolen from the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo on July 26. Officials negotiated with the art underworld for its return from the Netherlands, but details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Rome
Art Underworld
Netherlands
Santa Maria del Popolo
Aes
Lubbock airport plots multi level terminal expansion
The airport board favors a 14 million West Texas Air Terminal expansion with four‑plane modules atop a new east wing. A second plan shows an H shaped split level with auto parking on the bottom and boarding on a third level.
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Airport Board
Eernite
Whitaker & Hall
West Texas Air Terminal
Leroy Elmore
Airport Meet
Santa Fe Governor Reports Fleas From Plague Dog Snoopy
Gov. David Cargo says fleas infected with bubonic plague were found on his family dog Snoopy in Santa Fe. Officials say the dog has been deflead and the risk to the governor’s family is minimal. The incident occurred as plague concerns rose in the hillside residential area near the governor’s residence.
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Santa FE
N.M
David F. Cargo
Snoopy
Cargo
Europe
Indide News Reports Fifth Plague Case This Year
Health officials disclosed the fifth plague case of the year involving an unidentified woman. Vector control director Neil Weber said the dog tested during routine surveillance. no household link found. He warned fleas could transmit the disease to humans if present.
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Neil Weber
Vector Control Unit
Department
Catego
Snc
Ordi Weber
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