Tragic Escalator Jam Kills 14-Year-Old at Memorial Stadium
A crowd pileup on a moving escalator before a Baltimore Cleveland game left one 14 year old girl dead and more than 40 injured. A barrier system channeled riders and contributed to the jam at the top. Annette Costantini of Baltimore died from head injuries.
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Gordon Beard
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Lois Teeter
Finn Junior High School
Frederick
Joseph Allen
William R. Schmidt
Oriole
Schmidt
Annette Costantini
St. Joseph's Hospital
Maryland
Great Northern Rams Freight Collision Injures Two
A Great Northern passenger train struck a derailed freight car near Minneapolis, derailing 20 cars and five diesel units. Thirty-two people were hospitalized and at least one, Rodney Nesemeir of Fargo, was listed in critical condition. The Westbound Western Star, 65 passengers aboard, continued after the derailment, while investigators blamed a hot journal box on the freight car for the derailment.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern
Rodney Nesemeir
Fargo
N. D
Minnetonka Village
Western Star
Seattle
Gene Wicklund
Wicklund
No. 27
Chicago
Journal
Father identifies son in Bronx barbershop robbery
New York AP report: Valentin Lopez tearfully said he would have no trouble identifying the gunman who held up his Bronx barbershop Saturday and stole $30. He pointed to Jose Lopez, 30, his own son, as the suspect.
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New York
Valentine Lopez
Bronx
Lopes
Jose Lopez
Indiana derailed train injures sixty near La Porte
A high speed Balti more and Ohio passenger train at 75 mph derailed seven miles southwest of La Porte Indiana. About 100 aboard including 39 Marin High School seniors were onboard. Sixty hurt with thirteen passengers and one crewman hospitalized. No fatalities. Engineer James Lazdaby and fireman Stanley Rathert unharmed.
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LA Porte
Ind
Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Marin High School For Girls
Stevens Point
Wis
James 8. Lazdaby
Garrett
Stanley W. Rathert
Auburn
Snowstorm Pounds Six Western States In May Snow
A late spring snowstorm blasted the Western mountains dumping up to nine inches on Oregon Idaho Nevada Utah Wyoming and Montana. Salt Lake City reported nine inches and a record low of 32. Boise Idaho saw 2.5 inches the heaviest May 2 fall since 1885. Cattlemen were warned as temperatures plunged toward freezing with frost expected east to Nebraska and Texas as the storm moved northeast.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Salt Lake City
Boise
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Texas
Hoffa Foe Is Charged By NLRB
Washington AP Ed ward G Partin a Teamsters member who helped convict James R Hoffa of jury tampering was charged by an NLRB examiner with blacklisting a rebel local truck driver in Louisiana Partin allegedly mistreated union members and sought to oust Calvin C Clary from the Baton Rouge local Hoffa seeks trusteeship to seize Partin s local and the two former allies have become sworn enemies since Partin s testimony helped convict Hoffa The NLRB ruled Partin disfavored Clary for opposing his control of local affairs.
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Washington (Ap
Edward G. Partin
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
National Labor Relations Board
Partin
Teamsters
Louisiana
Hoffa
Baton Rouge
NLRB
George A. Downing
Paris
Calvin C. Clary
Clary
Local
Downing
Johnson walks White House grounds in a wordy tour
President Johnson shuns a news conference for a 45 minute hike around the south grounds with reporters and tourists. He cites saving more than 1 million dollars yearly by cutting 141 government publications and 98 forms, projecting 850000 fewer forms this year.
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Lewis Hawkins
Washington
Johnson
White House
Air Force
Rural Line Bulletin
Caribbean Forester
Patent Office Index
Viet Cong Blast Injures 8 On Card Warship
Salvage crews battled to seal a 28 foot hull breach in the U S aircraft ferry Card after a Viet Cong explosion near Saigon. Eight U S servicemen were wounded as crowds watched, with debris injuring a Vietnamese bystander. The ship began to float as divers worked to seal the hole.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon River
Soviet Troops Still In Cuba
Washington AP reports sizeable Soviet forces remain in Cuba though past U.S. estimates expected withdrawal. Officials still cling to optimistic timelines, denying delays linked to Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Two weeks earlier officials put Russian forces at about 3,000 and predicted withdrawal within two to three weeks.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Flooded Compartments Halt Efforts to Lower Level
Captain Borge Langeland of New Orleans reports all compartments below the second deck are flooded and no lowering of the water level can proceed until a cofferdam patch is secured.
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Borge Langeland
New Orleans
Phouma takes direct control of Laos military
Neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma announced he was assuming direct control of all military affairs in Laos after a merger of neutralist and right wing factions. He spoke at his residence ahead of travel for talks with his half brother Prince Souphanounong, Pathet Lao leader, as a right wing junta held Ventiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Khang Khay
Souphanounong
Pathet Lao
Ventiane
Northern Dancer Captures Derby In Record Time
Northern Dancer edged Hill Rise by a neck to win the 90th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a Derby record 2:00 flat. Willie Shoemaker rode Hill Rise while Bill Hartack guided the champion Dancer, giving Canada its first Derby victory and earning E P Taylor $114,300 for Windfields Farm. The Scoundrel finished third, with Roman Brother fourth after a photo finish.
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Orlo Robertson
Louisville
Northern Dancer
Hill Rise
Churchill Downs
Bill Hartack
Tatoo
Willie Shoemaker
Flying Dancer
Scoundrel
Roman Brother
Hartack
Horation Lure
Decidedly
Dancer
Canada
Lie Shoemaker
E.P. Taylor
Windfields Farm
Toronto
Transcript Alteration Claims Roil Ohio Senate Race
Secretary of State Ted Brown charged Robert Taft Jr. with altering a court reporter transcript of their April debate to taft's benefit. Brown alleged deletions and substitutions distorted his remarks. Taft denied editing and called the accusations false and desperate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted JW. Brown
Robert Taft Jr
Brown
G.O.P
Taft
Whio-Tv
Dayton
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Independent Court Redebate
Court Reporter
Secretary of State
Czech Students Clash With Red Police May Day
About 1,000 Czechoslovak students clashed with Communist police in Prague in a May Day protest against political pressure and poor living standards. Riot police dispersed the rally in Wenceslas Square and about 15 student leaders were arrested amid antigovernment chants.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague
Wenceslaw Square
A Glance Inside Locktender's House Linked To Canal Days
The article previews the first lock tender's house on the Miami Erie Canal at Amanda and discusses plans for a canal park from Excello to Hamilton. It notes CBS television salesmen increasing prices and features Dr Eric Goldman described as a practical idea man for the government.
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Middletown
Amanda
Excello
Hamilton
Eric Goldman
Stabber Sought in Fatal West End Tavern Stabbing
Cincinnati police hunted a 30 year old man after the fatal stabbing of George Hughes 32 early Saturday in a near West End tavern. Witnesses said Hughes and the suspect quarreled while seated in a booth and Hughes was stabbed.
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Cincinnati
George Hughes
West End
Hughes
Chuckle Modern Car Symbolism Delivers Commute Ironies
A light, witty note notes that cars have become status symbols, mainly enabling people to sit in traffic while empty trains pass by, reflecting on urban mobility and commuter irony.
Goldwater Leads Texas in Republican Presidential Poll
In Dallas early returns show Barry Goldwater of Arizona holding a two to one lead over other Republican candidates. In the Democratic Senate primary Gordon McLendon edges veteran Ralph Yarborough in preliminary returns. Voters also faced a large slate of about 2,500 state offices under sunny skies.
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Dallas
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Texas
Goldwater
Gordon McLendon
Ralph Yarborough
Talk Slows Over Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP reports the Senate spent only 4% of its time on civil rights with a vote on an amendment expected Wednesday. Dixie forces continue filibustering as Humphrey warns of a cloture move to curb Southern opposition and push the House bill toward passage.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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