Blizzard of '77 mementoes sell in Buffalo stores
In Buffalo New York demand surges for Blizzard of 77 memorabilia. Shirts mugs jewelry and Certificates of Survival fly off shelves as residents recall the blizzard that closed schools and caused fatalities. Local merchants report strong sales across a range of items.
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Carter
New York
Louis Berger
Berger
Bob Desbecker
Desbecker
Florida
J.C. Penney
Paul Grzybowski
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Peter Levin
Remains Hopes for 12 pilots as Hanoi visit advances
Honolulu flight carries five member commission en route to Hanoi seeking remains of 12 American pilots missing from Vietnam War. Representative Montgomery notes prior returns and urges gesture of goodwill. 28 remains have been returned since 1974.
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Unite States
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Commission panel uses Laos trip to seek missing Americans data
Today Inside reports the three day commission visit aims to gather information on missing Americans. Officials estimate only a small percentage may be recoverable and about 150 could be accounted for, a figure criticized as high. Leonard Woodcock leads the panel with Mansfield Yost Edelman and UAW ties, joined by State officials and reporters. The group will spend two days in Laos after Vietnam.
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Goldwater linked to Mafia network in Arizona probe
Investigative reports by 36 journalists claim U S Senator Barry Goldwater his brother Robert and ally Harry Rosenzweig built a national profile through ties with underworld figures in Arizona Nevada and California. The series notes contributions from racketeer Willie Bioff and says Goldwater declined interview requests while defending himself in a March 8 letter.
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U.S
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Arizona
Indianapolis Star
Miami Herald
Rizona
Don Bolles
Arizona Republic
the Star
the Herald
Thenvestigative Reporters and Editors, Inc
Robert
Goldwater Family
Goldwater
Rhosenzwei
Senate
Willie Bioff
Bioff
Teamsters Pension Probe Advances Despite Promises
Government investigators continue scrutiny of the Central States Pension Fund worth 1.4 billion dollars. Union leaders Frank Fitzsimmons and three others will resign as trustees by April 30 and appoint independent investment experts while hearings assess compliance with the 1974 pension law.
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D-Tex
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Pickle
Labor
Ray Marshall
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Internal Revenue Service
Marshall
Record-Low Western Water Forecast as Snowpack Crashes
The Commerce Department warns the upcoming summer could see historic water shortages across the West due to minimal winter snowfall. California's Sierra snowpack is only five to eight inches, with Sacramento and Northern California basins at 74 percent below normal and the San Joaquin basins down as much as 94 percent. Oregon, Washington, and the Columbia River basin face 40 to 60 percent of normal flow, while Great Basin streams run 20 to 40 percent. Fort Peck Reservoir inflow may drop 58 percent as Green River snowpack falls toward unprecedented lows.
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Clear night and mild Tuesday with sunshine
Weather forecast calls for clear skies tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s and a near zero to 20 percent precipitation chance.
Spanish airliner hijacked from Barcelona to Abidjan
A gunman hijacked a Spanish Boeing 727 shortly after takeoff from Barcelona with 37 aboard. The plane refueled in Algiers before being ordered to Abidjan, Ivory Coast. No injuries reported. The hijacker, an Italian named Zossi, boarded the flight in Barcelona.
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Ivory Coast
West Africa
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Abidjan
Palma
Mediterranean
Mallorca
Zossi
Oman
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