Ohio Bell May Seek Second Rate Increase Soon
Ohio Bell Telephone Co plans a reconnection filing within 30 days after its $98 million rate hike was deemed inadequate by city officials. A Bell spokesman denied the time frame, while city sources and officials recalled comments by Ohio Bell executives about another increase soon.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Bell
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William R. Gustaferro
Ohio Bell
Herbert R. Whiting
Cleveland
Whiting
Gustaferro
Fires Burn Across 38000 Acres in Pacific Northwest Region
The fire outbreak covers more than 38000 acres across Oregon Idaho Montana and northern Wyoming with 19000 acres in Oregon and 10000 in Idaho. Officials report tinderbox conditions and warn of renewed danger as weather cools and winds ease guiding containment efforts.
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Associated Press
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Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
California
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
John Hatterson
Air Force
National Guard
la Grande
Russia may gain missile edge by 1980 says Schlesinger
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger warned at a Friday news conference that successful Soviet tests of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles could give the Soviet Union a clear missile striking edge over the United States by the 1980s. He said the Russians will likely achieve this capability.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Soviet MIRV plans threaten arms talks says Schlesinger
Soviet progress toward MIRVs could match U S land based missiles in about six years and threaten treaty talks. Pentagon cites tests with six warheads on SSX-18 and four on a smaller asset. State Department notes chance for controls deteriorates though balance from five year pact kept missiles count roughly even. Schlesinger says no hard push for Trident despite Soviet advances.
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State Department
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Congress
Poet Conrad Aiken Dies at 84 in Savannah
Pulitzer Prize winner Conrad Aiken died Friday in Savannah at age 84 from a heart attack. Aiken, longtime confidant of T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, won the 1930 Pulitzer for Selected Poems and authored an autobiography and numerous essays and short stories. He had not produced new poetry since spring 1971.
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Savannah, Ga
Conrad Aiken
Aiken
T. S. Eliot
Ezra Pound
Savannah
Fiery Monterrey Crash Kills Fifteen On Interstate Route
A collision on the Monterrey Monclova highway left at least 15 dead and 40 critically burned. A car, bus and trailer truck were involved as gasoline ignited, with drivers killed and Red Cross teams at the scene.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Monclova
Mexico City
Red Cross
Nuevo Leon
Coahuila
Alligator Kills Girl During Family Lake Swim
A 16 year old girl, Sharon Elaine Holmes, was mauled and died while swimming in a lake at Oscar Sherer State Park near Sarasota. State wildlife officials planned autopsy confirmation to determine if the alligator caused the death, potentially Florida's first documented human fatality.
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Sarasota
Fla
Florida
Bert Russell Holmes
Sharon Elaine
Oscar Sherer
Rescuers Hope Two Miners Survive Mine Collapse
Rescue crews labor through fire and rock to reach two miners trapped 1200 feet underground in Hecla mine on Papago Reservation near Casa Grande Arizona. Officials say both men were presumed alive despite lack of oxygen equipment, with oxygen at first aid stations and others injured or unharmed.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Arizona
Hecla Mining Co
Papago
Dick Glover
Glover
Mine collapse traps men in Arizona shaft incident
Weather plans for Middletown mix with a mining accident as two men are trapped after a 12 foot shaft collapse near Casa Grande. One identified as David Deeder, the other unnamed. Edward Hazelhurst escaped, while Dave Threasher and Edward Roy sustained minor injuries. Inspectors on site. rescue delayed by debris and need for heat resistant gear from Phoenix.
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Phoenix
David Deeder
Casa Grande
Edward Hazelhurst
Dave Threasher
Edward Roy
Threasher
Glover
Tolling bells mark 492nd jump victim
Pierre Boal Lee 27 son of Maryland Lieutenant Governor Blair Lee III became the bridge’s 492nd known death by own action when he leaped from the Golden Gate Bridge as two California officers pursued him. Bells tolled across the Bay Area in a vigil, as discussions considered a tall barrier to deter future suicides. Lee’s body was flown to Maryland for funeral services.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Maryland
Pierre Boal Lee
Blair Lee III
Lee
California
Ray DeMartini
United States
Princeton University
DeMartini
Andrea Doria Treasure Remains Lost After Expedition
An estimated four million dollars in sunken treasure stays aboard the Andrea Doria off Fairhaven and Nantucket after a 26 day recovery effort yielded only a few silver pieces. Divers report dangerous wreckage, with seals and bulkheads threatening life, and warn local divers to avoid the site.
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Fairhaven
Mass
Andrea Doria
Nantucket
Rodecker
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