Deadly Explosion Devastates Thiokol Plant in Georgia
At least 16 killed and many injured after a blast at a Thiokol Chemical plant near Brunswick, Georgia. Rescue teams evacuated survivors as planes and helicopters ferried evacuees from the isolated site. Fire swept a 10 acre area and woods caught fire, with conflicting casualty tallies and reports of a damaged roof at another building.
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Brunswick
Camden County
W. E. Smith
Dorothy Peeples
Kingsland
Buffington
Vietnam
Civil Defense
Coast Guard At
Miami
Navy Land
Coast Guard
Gene Presson
WYNR
South Viets Launch New Drive Into Cambodia With U S Air Support
South Vietnamese forces, aided by U S helicopter gunships and evacuation aircraft, began a fresh push into Cambodia to root out North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases. About 10,000 ARVN troops, including 2,500 fresh recruits, are supported by U S air power as 20,000 U S combat troops withdraw from the region over three months.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
United States
U. S
Do Cao Tri
South Vietnam
US 1St Aviation Bigade
Tri
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Today and Tonight
Showers are expected in the Twin Cities today and tonight with clearing by Thursday evening. Warm temperatures and partly cloudy skies are forecast with highs in the 50s and humid conditions around 80 percent today, extending into the period.
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Twin Cities
Birthday shoutout for Mrs Amaryllis Chunn in Oak Ridge
Chit Chat marks a special day for Mrs Amaryllis Chunn as she celebrates a birthday with husband Billy and children Becky and Fran this weekend. Also noted is Donna Coronado's sister birthday wish and 15th birthday of Betty Jean LaDart, daughter of Louis and unidentified mother, in Monroe.
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Amaryllis Chunn
Oak Ridge
Billy
Becky
Fran
Donna Coronado
West Monroe
Betty Jean LaDart
Sterlington Road
Monroe
Ouachita Junior High School
Louis LaDart
Vietnam era fighting in Laos seizes Muong Soui and Luang Prabang
Laotian Defense Ministry reports North Vietnamese troops captured Muong Soui northwest of the Plain of Jars and surrounded Luang Prabang with three battalions. Pathet Lao radio disputed southern invasions and Thailand’s reinforcement claims. U S officials offered minimal comment while Congress pressed for details.
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Laotian Defense Ministry
Muong Soui
Plain of Jars
Defense Ministry
Luang Prabang
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Thailand
Bolovens
Japan
Kyodo
Ho Chi Minh
Phanh Knoksy
Long Cheng
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
South Vietnam
Souvanna Phouma
Saigon
South Vietnamese
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nguyen Tuyen
Tran van An
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State and Defense Departments
Nixon
Justices May Rule On Bridge Scoring
The Supreme Court is asked to decide how bridge tournaments should be scored. The Bridge Corporation of America argues its computer scoring system for duplicate bridge should be allowed, contending the league's control harms competition and the tournaments' integrity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bridge Corporation of America
High Court
N Tion
Moon wives seen in launch week portrait
A trio of Mrs. Roosa, Mrs. Shepard Jr., and Mrs. Mitchell appear in a left to right photo segment during launch week, as captured by AP Wire.
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Stuart A. Roosa
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Mission Control
Earth
Shepard
Mitchell
Body Identified In Winn Parish As Chatham Man
Theopis (Jack) Taylor 86 of Chatham was identified by the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office from a tattoo and fingerprints after a charred body was found in a woods fire near Winnfield. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Old Union Cemetery near Winnfield, with burial by Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Survivors include four sisters and five brothers.
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Winn Parish
Chatham
Winnfield
Old Union Cemetery
Edmond
Jonesboro
Taylor
Nettie Gilbert
Brownwood
Tex
Elenor Downs
Audie Street
West Monroe
J. L. Pardue
B. G. Taylor
Ft. Necesssity
A. E. Taylor
W. E.taylor
Robert Taylor
Wayron Taylor
California
Nixon Seeks Law to Settle National Transport Strikes
President Nixon reintroduced a 1970 plan in Congress to curb emergency labor disputes in rail, airline, maritime, longshore and trucking sectors. The final offer selection feature would allow imposed settlements if negotiations fail, a concept opposed by organized labor. The bill would end emergency strike provisions for rail and air disputes and extend Taft-Hartley Act protections to all transportation sectors.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Ing Industries
Organized Labor
Abnormal Battery Reading Recorded During Apollo 14 Mission
Ground controllers monitored an abnormal ascent stage battery reading in the Apollo 14 lunar craft. The readouts showed 37 volts and 36.7 volts on the two batteries, prompting a decision to wake astronauts if needed to test the system. Officials indicated it could be a faulty reading, but the crew might have to return to the lunar module to verify.
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Mission Control Center
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Moon
Stuart A. Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Cape Kennedy
Bnar
Mission Control
River stages rise as flood conditions shift citywide
River levels show a 1.2 rise with present flood conditions affecting Camden Monroe and nearby areas as officials monitor stage changes and forecast potential impacts.
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Camden
Monroe
Mysterious Light Seen In Apollo 14
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Edgar D Mitchell and Stuart A Roosa report mysterious flashes of light in their spacecraft. Scientists explore whether cosmic rays pierce the skull or strike the retina vitreous humor or eye nerves, with bursts possibly from the sun.
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Mars
Gas blasts kill four in Lambertville New Jersey homes
Four people died and four were reported missing after two gas explosions and fires destroyed three homes and damaged seven in Lambertville on the Delaware River. At least six others were injured and evacutations were ordered as crews from Elizabethtown Gas worked on the lines.
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Lambertville
N.J
Delaware River
Bessie Randolph
Nancy Crosby
Brian Hoagland
Evelyn Trenton
Randolph
Frank Masterson
Elizabethtown Gas Co
Guilty Plea Entered On Theft Charges Here
Roy P. Lee former auditor at Louisiana Training Institute of Monroe pleaded guilty to theft of 20800 dollars from the institution in Fourth Judicial District Court. Judge Robert T Farr set sentencing for Feb 12 after a pre sentence investigation. an Ouachita Parish Sheriff's investigation followed a Legislative Auditor report noting shortages over five years.
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Roy P. Lee
Louisiana Training Institute of Monroe
Fourth Judicial District Court
Robert T. Farr
Ouachita Parish
Lee
Institute
Legislative
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