Nerve Gas Vessel LeBaron Briggs Sinks After Sinking Run
The World War II Liberty ship LeBaron Russell Briggs with 12,540 GB nerve gas rockets and one VX mine aboard begins sinking after valves are opened and sea water floods the hold. Eight sailors prepare the scuttle, with disposal planned 283 miles east of Cape Kennedy as weather cooperates.
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Hartley
LeBaron Russell Briggs
Navy
A. G. Hamilton
Briggs
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Elizabeth Moran
Bahamas
Education Bill Overridden By Congress Predicted
Washington AP reports leaders from both parties expect the Senate to enact a 4.4 billion education funding bill for the current fiscal year by overriding President Nixon's veto after the House vote of 289 to 114. The measure boosts elementary and secondary education aid and aid for impacted areas, college loans, and other programs.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Hugo Scott
R-Pa
GOP
Congress
Negro Home Burns Sparks Civil Rights Inquiry
In Liberty Township, a fire gutted a partially built ranch home intended for a Black family, with NAACP leaders urging the Justice Department to investigate arson. Neighbors had challenged the prefab materials under local code, while the Willinghams argued the dispute masked racial prejudice. The blaze, deemed arson by local leaders, followed construction begun in May and a two hour fire response.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Justice Department
Youngstown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Liberty Township
Washington
Nathaniel R. Jones
NAACP
J. Ronald Pittman
Heman Relations Commission
Jones
U.S
Cleveland
Orsby Willingham
Trumbull County Common Pleas Court
Willinghams
U.S. District Court
Fleas Found on Gov Cargo’s Dog Snoopy
Gov David F Cargo reports fleas infected with bubonic plague found on his family dog Snoopy. He states the dog had harmlessly recovered. The announcement underscores public health concerns while noting no human exposure reported.
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Santa Fe, N.M
David F. Cargo
Snoopy
Cargo
Europe
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Neil Weber
Vector Control Unit
Department
Weber
Bomb experts study detonators after Columbus blasts
Columbus bomb experts inspect three timers for ex plosive charges found after Whitehall blasts. A suspect, Air Force 1st Lt. William L. Harris, pleaded innocent Monday to intent to kill. Bond set at $100,000. he is under guard at Lockbourne AFB hospital.
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Columbus
Whitehall
Air Force
William L. Harris
Franklin County
Bruce Jenkins
Lockbourne Afb Hospital
Coast Guard Lt Mowery Guided Gas Ship Escort
Coast Guard Lt Roger Mowery sails aboard a cutter escorting the nerve gas carrying Liberty Ship Briggs. His mother worries while his stepfather is proud. local scientists are calmer than conservationists, with at least one Army reservist calling the furor political and overblown. Page 13.
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Coast Guard
Roger Mowery
Lt. Mowery
Briggs
Sculpture Junked In Error
SAN ANTONIO Texas AP reports a two ton abstract sculpture removed from Hemis Fair grounds will be restored or rebuilt. Mayor W W McAllister says the city bears responsibility since it was a gift accepted in February 1968. City Manager Gerald Henckel notes the removal was unauthorized and not done maliciously.
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San Antonio
Tex
W.W. McAllister
McAllister
Gerald Henckel
Israel Dismay Over U S Stance On Egyptian Missile Move
Washington refuses to back Israeli charges that Egypt violated the cease fire by moving SAM2 and SAM3 missiles near the Suez area. Israeli papers urge harsher U S action, warn that trust in Washington is fraying, with Jerusalem Post and Hatsofeh calling for explicit, public measures to ease anxiety and uphold commitments.
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Tel Aviv
Washington
Egypt
United States
Suez Canal
Jerusalem Post
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Federal Bus Inspections Expanded After Fatal Crashes
Transportation Secretary Volpe announced a stepped up federal inspection program for interstate buses targeting at least 5,000 buses in 60 days with emphasis on charters. Early results show many buses ordered to garages for repairs as inspectors focus on national and historic sites during peak tourist season after a New Smithville Pa crash that killed seven children and injured 39 others.
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Washington
John A. Volpe
Volpe
New Smithville
Killed and 41 injured as bus plunges off Virginia cliff
An Illinois drum and bugle corps chartered bus fell 55 feet off Fancy Gap Mountain on U.S. 52 near the Virginia North Carolina line. Charles Guider, 18, of Chicago, died. 41 others from Chicago area high schools were injured but not in serious condition. The bus, owned by Davidsmeyer Bus Service and leased to Mid-America Coach Lines, reportedly had brake failure. The group was bound for a Miami show and was accompanied by five chaperones and the driver.
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Hillsville
Charles Guider
Chicago
Imperal Drum and Bugle Corps
Skoxie
Ill
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Miami
Fancy Gap
U.S. 52
Virginia-North Carolina Line
Dav
Weather forecast: warm with scattered showers this afternoon
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers or thundershowers this afternoon or evening. highs in the upper 80s Variable cloudiness with a chance of thirvier showers tonight and Wednesday. Lows tonight in the upper sis and low 70s. Highs Wedneeday in the upper tm and in Ws. Thursday partly cloudy and warn, with a chance of thunderstorms.
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Demos
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Oftroeper Hatsofeh
Ann Landers
Heloise
Peewee
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Fancy Gap Mountain
Idsmeyer Bus Service Inc
Elk Grove Village
Mid - America Coach Lines Inc
Brookfield, Wis
Don Michaels
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