Officials simulate crash in Chicago elevated line
NTSB investigators led a nighttime replay of the Loop crash that killed 11, showing the motorman had a clear view of a stationary train. Mayor Bilandic planned talks with President Carter on transit safety as officials blamed a man failure and noted the rear train’s warning system worked during the accident.
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Chicago
National Transportation Safety Board
Michael Bilandic
Carter
Washington
Chicago Transit Authority
Bilandic
Loop
Bay Bailey
NTSB
Stephen Martin
CTA
James McDonough
Martin
McDonough
Army tests plastic Kelvar helmet and vest at Ft Benning
Ft Benning testing of Kelvar based helmet and woven vest shows lighter, more protective gear with greater ear coverage and a high collar. Col Vincent Odds says gear could become standard GI equipment within two years and costs about $13 per helmet, $2 more than current.
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Ft. Benning
Vincent J. Odds
Ft Benning
Oddi
Congress
Autopsy to determine cause of man run over by premier
Montreal police reported an autopsy would determine if the death of Edgar Trottier, 62, occurred before being struck by the car of Quebec Premier Rene Levesque. The incident happened at 4:15 a.m. on Cote des Neiges Road as Levesque swerved to avoid George Wilson, dragging the body 142 feet downhill.
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Quebec
Montreal
Rene Levesque
Maurice Laniel
Edgar Trottier
Cote Des Neiges
A.m
Levesque
Corinne Cote
Miss Cote
George Wilson
Rhodes appoints liquor commissioner in Ohio
Gov James Rhodes names David L Kessler of Creola to chair the Ohio Liquor Control Commission succeeding Fred Krumholz. Kessler, 46, an attorney from Vinton County, will resign as chairman of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority a post he has held since 1975 with term expiration for his parole post not specified.
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Columbus
Ohio
David L. Kessler
Creola
Ohio Liquor Control Commission
James Rhodes
Kessler
Vinton County
Fred d. Krumholz
Ohio Adult Parole Authority
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