iRefinery Blast Kills Several at Chalmette Plant
An explosion ripped through a 30 story Tenneco Oil refinery tower in Chalmette Louisiana killing at least eight workers and injuring more than ten. Authorities feared two more dead as crews searched wreckage. Blame not yet known. The tower housed metal plates used in separating heavy lubricants from fuels.
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Chalmette
Tenneco Oil Co
Tenneco
Sherriff's
Drewid Thian
Chalmette General Hospital
Tenneco and
Delta Field Erection Co
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Paul Montelepre
the Chalmette Hospital
Thian
Chalmette General
Carter Nephew Wounded in Prison Seeks Transfer
William Carter Spann, Jimmy Carter’s nephew, reports superficial stab wounds at California Medical Facility and asks for transfer. Officials question attack or self-inflicted wounds and note Spann’s isolation amid fears tied to a San Francisco armed robbery case.
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Vacaville
Calif
William Carter Spann
Jimmy Carter
Spann
Carter
Gloria
Oakland Tribune
California Department of Corrections
Phil Guthrie
California
Guthrie
San Francisco
Juvenile Court Groups At Picnic At Lakeview Park
The 12th judicial circuit juvenile court volunteers and staff along with their families and children from the juvenile detention center enjoyed a picnic at Lakeview Park. About 40 attended. After the meal games and a craft display were held, previewing macrame, dough art and crochet projects planned at the detention center.
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12Th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court
Juvenile Office
Lakeview Park
Wayne Hays Quits Race As Election Candidate
Wayne L Hays 85 resigns as a candidate for re election after a payroll sex scandal involving Elizabeth Ray. He filed with Columbiana County Board of Elections and will leave office when the term ends in January. The move may affect Rays publicity and campaign dynamics.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Washington
Hays
Columbiana County Board of Elections
House Administration Committee
Ford Worker Gets Plum Job On Mail Board
A Honolulu real estate developer and Ford campaign fundraiser, Hung Wai Ching, was named to the Postal Service board of governors. Confirmed by the Senate, he could earn up to 13 00 a year for 12 meetings. Senator Hiram Fong said politics aided the appointment, amid past promises to remove politics from the Post Office.
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Ford
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Service
Hung Wai Ching
Hawaii
Republican Party
Hiram Fong
The
Post
Ching
Honolulu
Senate
Fong
Board of Governors
Senate Postal Committee
White House
Postal Rate Commission
John Y. Ing
Ing
Congress
$12 Million Paintings Stolen Near Milan Villa
Thieves anesthetized two watchdogs and stole 21 paintings valued at about $12 million from industrialist Angelo Sala's deserted villa at Peregallo di Leamo near Monza. Works include Titian, Tiepolo, Velazquez, Murillo, Rubens and drawings attributed to Raphael. villa empty as family vacationed.
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Monza
Italy
Angelo Sala
Titian
Tiepolo
Velazquez
Murillo
Rubens
Raphael
Sala
Peregallo di Leamo
Milan
Sara
Energy Stamps Offer Aid for Fuel Bills in Ohio
Elyria Ohio AP energy stamps program helps needy meet fuel costs. Lorain County Community Action Agency administers a $7500 federal grant to supply 150 to 200 recipients. Eligible households under 5500 annual income for a family of four and showing genuine emergency can buy $75 in stamps for $25, with some free, accepted by Columbia Gas of Ohio.
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Ohio
Charles Hopkins
Lorain County
Hopkins
Hopking
Columbia Gas of
Lake Erie
Community Services Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Economic Opportunity
Strike Lingers In Coal And Rubber Industries
The coal strike shows slow recovery as safety inspections resume and miners return to work, while rubber workers seek a two-week window to settle noneconomic issues. A tentative economic deal may boost hourly wages and benefits by about 40 percent, but ratification awaits.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Harry Patrick
UMW
West Virginia
United Rubber Workers
U.S. Tire and Rubber Industry
UAW
Peter Bommarito
Bommarito
URW
W.J. Usery
Goodyear
Firestone
Goodrich
Uniroyal
Wildcat
United Mine Workers Executive Board
Akron Beacon Journal
Vanished Girl Hunt Ties To Car Found In St Louis
AP reports a blue 1972 Toyota found in north St Louis is linked to the disappearance of Rebecca Doisy, 23, of Columbia. Doisy was last seen Aug in the company of John Wright, 32, an ex convict. The car was at his aunt Ruth Farmer’s home with a rear wheel missing and a jack beneath. Wright, a convicted burglar and Columbia Public Works employee, was seen picked up by a woman in her car early that morning. Doisy is granddaughter of Nobel laureate Dr Edward A Daisy.
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ST. Louis
Rebecca Doisy
Columbia
Miss Doisy
Johnny Wright
Ruth Farmer
Miss Daisy
Edward A. Daisy
Glendale
Wright
Columbia City Public Works Department
Rafts to Race On Cuivre River
The Great Cuivre River Bicentennial Raft Race starts three miles west of Old Monroe Sunday afternoon with a parade at 1 p.m. at the finish line in Old Monroe. A German band concert runs 4 to 9 p.m. A speed boat demonstration is at 5 p.m. and trophies are awarded at 5:30.
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Old Monroe
Roy Acuff returns to stage at Opry after heart attack
Roy Acuff, the 48 year Grand Ole Opry veteran, says he will be ready to perform this season in Nashville. He battled a heart attack last April and made his first appearance since then on Wednesday opening his show with his hit Wabash Cannonball.
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Nashville, Tenn
Roy Acuff
Opryland US
Grand Ol' Opry
Nice Quiet Youth Charged In 3 Killings
Michael Soles a 19 year old described as nice and quiet faced arraignment in his hospital bed on 15 felony counts including first degree murder for three sniper deaths in Wichita. Victims were Mark Falen Joseph Goulart Elmer Hensley. six others wounded with one dying during surgery. Bond set at 1 million dollars as motive cited but not released.
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Wichita
Kan
Michael Soles
Mark Falen
Joseph Goulart
Elmer W. Hensley
Wichita Eagle
Soles
Owen Ballinger
Sedgwick County Court of Common Pleas
Michael
Ballinger
James Soles
Sand Springs
Okla
Timothy Hutton
Mike
Hazel
Kathy
Hutton
Tulsa
Million Shots A Day Planned In Flu Program
Washington AP reports the swine flu immunization drive will start late September with over one million daily doses planned. Vaccines free and voluntary but doctors may charge for administration. Ford signs $135 million bill to back nationwide program. Neil Diamond faces trial on marijuana possession. innocent plea entered. trial set for Sept 27.
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Washington
W. Delano Meriwether
Ford
Oval Office
Congress
Los Angeles
Neil Diamond
Bel Air
Diamond
Revenue Man Calls For Overhaul Of Tax System
Jefferson City Missouri Revenue Director Gerald Reiss urged a complete rewrite of the state's tax system at the first of seven Tax Study Commission hearings. He advocated adding income and sales taxes plus taxes on cigarettes fuel corporations inheritances institutions and franchises to replace the current structure. Reiss warned the system is atrocious to administer and said voters approving a November ballot proposal to end the state sales tax on food and drugs could cost about 140 million in state revenue and 40 million for cities.
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Jefferson City
Gerald Reiss
Reiss
State Tax Study Commission
Christopher 5. Bond
Bond
Arthur G. Muegler ,Jr
Reigs
James Spainhower
Asst
Bill Crigler
Spainhower
George Lehr
Mark Edelman
Greeks Turk Dispute Oil Rights In Aegean Sea
In the United Nations Security Council, Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Bitsios urged Turkey to halt its oil search in the Aegean, while Turkish Foreign Minister Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil disputed Greek aims to transform the area into a Greek lake. Kissinger sought separate talks with them amid Cyprus tensions.
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United Nations
N.Y. AP
United Nations Security Council
Aegean Sea
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
Dimitrios Bitsios
Council
Turkey
Aegean
Sismik I
Cyprus
Bitsio
Ilter Turkmer
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