Wingwalker and racer die at National Air Races
At Reno Nevada, 23 year old wingwalker Gordon McCollum from Huntington Beach and 40 year old racer M D Washburn of Houston were killed within minutes in separate accidents during the first day of the National Championship Air Races at Stead Airport. McCollum died when a downdraft pulled a inverted pass, while Washburn’s AT6 struck a 500 foot pylon during a heat race.
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M. D. Washburn
Houston
Tex
AT6
Stead
Here
Bob Allessandrelli
McCollom
Joe Hughes
Allessandrelli
Hughes
Washburn
Ford cuts access after four word disclosure on Middle East spying
President Ford halted the House intelligence committee from receiving secret material after the panel released five excerpts showing that Egyptian communications were monitored before the 1973 Sinai war. A committee source said one phrase drew the ire of Ford and U S intelligence officials, leading to the immediate seizure of all secret documents and a temporary halt to further disclosures.
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Washington
Ford
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
Middle East
USS
Defense Intelligence Agency
Egypt
Sinai
Israel
Asst
Atty
Rex E. Lee
Otis G. Pike
D-Ny
Prison riot at Tennessee prison leaves inmate dead
In Nashville the six hour revolt over food at a 75 year old prison killed Anthony Satterfield, 25, from Chattanooga, who was stabbed ten times and throat slit. Ten prisoners were wounded, three in ICU, two by guards with shotguns, and 26 others hurt along with six guards. Post office building damaged by firebomb.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Anthony Satterfield
Chattanooga
Middletown Area Forecast for Today and Sunday
The Middletown area will see mostly sunny and cool conditions today with a high in the low 60s. Tonight will be clear with a low near 40. Sunday should bring fair skies and a high in the upper 60s, with a 10 percent rain chance today and near zero tonight.
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Middletown
Lockheed Chairman Admits $106 Million Commission Payments
Daniel Haughton acknowledged payments of 106 million dollars in sales commissions to a Saudi agent and possible tax law violations from deducting overseas payments. Lockheed also confirmed decades of payoffs to Saudi and Indonesian officials to secure aircraft sales, parts, and service.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Daniel Haughton
U.S
Lockheed
Airlines sue Kennedy Humphrey over unpaid bills
American Airlines sues Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey and the Robert F. Kennedy estate for about 360000 dollars in unpaid charges. The Manhattan Supreme Court suits seek 269000 dollars from Kennedy for 1968 campaign period and for his official party after his assassination. Executors widow Ethel Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy and sister Patricia Lawford named.
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New York
American Airlines
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
State Supreme Court
Manhattan
Kennedy
Ethel
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Ford presses on schedule despite threats and incident
President Ford stayed on a tight schedule during a four stop St Louis visit amid reports of an armed man on a Kiel Auditorium catwalk and a string of bomb threats. Police searched Kiel and other venues into the night with no bombs found.
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Louis
Ford
Kiel Auditorium
Thomas Calcaterra
National Baptists Convention
Calif
Lynette A. Fromme
Charles Manson
New Hampshire
Ohio House approves Ferguson Act repeal and public employee bargaining
The Ohio House, with no Republican votes, passes a bill repealing the Ferguson Act strike prohibition and creating bargaining procedures for public employees. The 56-40 vote occurs as a 1975 cleanup session ends, with leaders planning a return Oct 21 for another session.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Death threats linked to environment case prompt no charges
Federal investigators find no evidence to charge individuals tied to the so called World Court of Retribution. State officials say threats by Sandra Good and others do not violate California law, despite a list of 74 targets.
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Sacramento
Calif
Charles Manson
Sacramento County
California
World Court of Retribution
Sandra Good
Lynette
Squeaky”’ Fromme
Ford
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Central Intelligence
William E. Colby
United States
Tennessee State
Baptist Hospital
Napoleon Pollard
Terry Shumate
Jerry Duncan
Shumate
Duncan
Pollard
Airlines
Kennedy, Humphrey
Sunman
Dallas
John Kennedy
White House
PTL, Calcaterra
Senate
John P. Wargo
Lisbon
Harry C. Malott
Mount Crab
Barney Quilter
D-47
Toledo
Franklin County
New York City
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