Jackie Robinson Dies of Heart Attack in Stamford Home
Jackie Robinson, famed for breaking baseball's color barrier and a Hall of Fame figure, died in Stamford after a heart attack. He was to speak in Washington on drug abuse but canceled travel due to hemorrhaging eyes per doctors. Robinson's career included controversy and later political disputes with militant elements of the black community.
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Jackie Robinson
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal
Lima train wreck kills five on crossing and two Ohio crashes
Five people die in a Lima incident after a car is crushed by a train. The same day Herron’s Monroeville freight train collides with a steel truck. no injuries are reported. Authorities vow careful investigation into both crashes.
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Kentucky couple wed 83 years buried together after death
Edd Hollen, 106, and his wife Margaret Gray Hollen, 100, were buried in the family plot near Bear Branch Kentucky after Mrs. Hollen died six weeks earlier. The couple, married in May, 83 years four months and one day, left 146 descendants and were never separated during their marriage. Both were natives of Clay County Kentucky.
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Edd Hollen
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Margaret Gray
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Income Tax Repeal Sides Exchange Fire
In Columbus the income tax repeal fight intensified as voters near the two week ballot. Netle y and Reichel accused opponents of deceit while Finance Director Hovey cited a 1976 Collier report showing sales tax revenue near 780 million this year.
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Columbus, Ohio
Robert Netziey
Laura
Richard Reichel
Massillon
Harold Hovey
Howard Collier
Collier
Nixon lowers bombing as peace talks proceed
North Vietnam bombing around Hanoi and Haiphong is reduced during peace negotiations. The move accompanies the northeast monsoon, which dampens air activity and shifts bombing toward the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos as the dry season advances.
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Kissinger Reports On Talks Ended With Cautious Progress
Nixon met Kissinger after a week of talks with South Vietnamese President Thieu and others. Officials said progress was made but no coalition deal with the Viet Cong. Bombing adjusted due to monsoon weather with no B52 raids in North Vietnam for 24 hours.
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Calm Clear Night With Cooler Temps Forecast
Clear skies and cooler temperatures expected tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Yesterday in Mid dletown the high reached 70 and the overnight low was 45 with a trace of rain.
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Middletown
Hurricane Bebe Hammers Fiji Killing At Least One
The hurricane Bebe struck Viti Levu, Fiji, with 180 mph winds. Communications to Pago Pago were cut, with Funafuti losing six missing presumed drowned and two fishing boats missing. Rotuma reports heavy destruction to homes and trees.
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Here
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Nationwide push to curb deceptive hospital insurance ads
The NAIC orders draft of uniform advertising regulations as states already restrict mail order hospital policies. Complaints target poor and elderly buyers misled by daily benefits claims, with firms denying deceit. Regulators cite endorsements, false deadlines, and undisclosed financial links as issues.
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National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NAIC
Joe B. Hunt
Oklahoma
Karl Herrmann
F. Joseph O'Regan
O’regan
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