Fourth rescue attempt fails for four men in submarine
Four divers reported no success in the fourth attempt to reach four men trapped in a mini research submarine on the Atlantic floor. Navy spokesman Lieutenant Commander R. H. Bisbing said the air supply was dwindling and the men may be unconscious, with pressure mounting as hours pass.
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Robert Cooper
Associated Press
Key West
Fla
Atlantic
Sul
R. H. Bisbing
Navy
Bisbing
Cease-Fire Violations Reported in Saigon Area
AP dispatch from Saigon notes more than 100 cease-fire violations on the first two days of the accord, later reducing to 77 in the 24 hours to dawn. Three peacekeeping helicopters were fired on, one hit and two forced down, with no casualties. A helicopter for the International Control Commission landed safely at Pleiku after fire during a resupply mission. Two other heli copilots carrying 23 people were fired on near An Loc but landed safely with no injuries.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
International Commission Control and Supervision
Pleiku
Nixon Brezhnev Summit Talks Begin at White House
President Nixon welcomed Leonid Brezhnev for summit talks aimed at cementing U S Soviet relations and advancing nuclear arms curbs. Brezhnev arrived by helicopter after a Camp David weekend, amid security and protest activity, with talks set across the White House Camp David and San Clemente venues.
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Washington
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Brezhnev
David
Maryland Mountains
Communist Party
Thurmont
Catoctin High School
Camp David
San Clemente
Calif
Soviet Union
Centralia Woman Dies After Broadway Pedestrian Crash
A 73 year old Centralia woman, Verna Netherton, died at Good Samaritan Hospital after being struck by a car at Broadway and 9th Street. The driver, Peggy Clyatt, 26, Ina, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. Funeral arrangements are set for Wednesday in Centralia. Netherton owned Netherton Real Estate Agency and is survived by daughter Julia.
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Centralia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Broadway
9Th Street
Verna Netherton
Peggy Clyatt
Ina
Elmwood
Netherton
Effingham
Estes and
Samantha (Shouse)Garner
John Netherton
Skylab trio sets record for longest space flight
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz became history’s longest space travelers at 3 22 a m EDT surpassing the 23 day 18 hour 22 minute Soyuz 11 mission. They continued daily weighings while NASA radio contact was briefly lost and capsule communicator Henry Hartsfield congratulated them.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Orbiting
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Henry Hartsfield
Skylab
Canary Island
Weitz
Henry
Postmaster General Seeks 10 Cent First Class Stamp
Washington AP Elmer T Klassen, Postmaster General, says a 10 cent first class stamp could be approved next year as rates rise to cover labor costs He notes air mail use falling and talks with airlines over guaranteed space as a key issue Mail service recovering with local next day delivery near 95 percent and air mail within 600 miles at 77 percent
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Washington
Elmer T. Klassen
Klassen
Marice
Kissen
Revenue sharing bill in trouble with Congress Mayors
Congress and the nations mayors clash over a new federal revenue sharing bill. Key disputes center on whether cities must spend dollars on the poor and how much funding the federal government will provide. Undersecretary Floyd Hyde calls the measure a cornerstone of Nixon’s new federalism as debates threaten to derail the plan set to take effect July 1, 1974.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Washington
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Dean
Nixon
Senate Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
ABC
Baker
Michael J. Sniffen
San Francisco
Congress
Floyd Hyde
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Hyde
No-Fault Insurance Tax Relief Bills Facing Legislature
A Bonnie trailer fire destroyed the home Saturday night with the Right nowar residents away. Firefighters attributed the blaze to faulty wiring after 10:40 p.m. It gutted the living room and kitchen while the couple saved some clothing. In Springfield, Gov Walker cites $89 million tax relief in the 1974 budget as lawmakers return with no-fault insurance and mass transportation on the agenda.
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Bonnie
Artie Rightnowar
Jefferson Fire Protection District
Mt. Vernon
Ina
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Mass Transportation
Ilinois General Assembly
Daniel Walker
Senate Revenue Committee
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Walker
James
Free Festival at Ina by Ruritan Club Saturday
The Ruritan Club hosts a free festival in Ina on Saturday June 23 starting at 1 00 p m near the fire station. Miss Bend Lake Nancy Dugger presides with entertainment by the Golden Harvest Quartet Faith Quartet and Living Light Quartet. Refreshments benefit the Gun Creek Puddle Jumpers 4 H Club with activities including a boat display dunking event tug of war and water fight.
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Ina
Ruritan Club
Miss Bend Lake
Nancy Dugger
Lesser
Golden Harvest Quartet
Faith Quartet
Living Light Quartet
Gun Creek
Coal Train Derails Near Valier Illinois
A Burlington Northern freight train derailed about a mile north of Valier Illinois and overturned seventeen coal cars carrying 100 tons each. About 1 700 tons of coal spilled but no injuries were reported. The coal was bound from Sesser to the Tennessee Valley Authority in Paducah Kentucky.
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Valier, Ill
Burlington Northern
Valier
Sesser
Tennessee Valley Authority
Paducah
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Southern Illinois Mine Strikes
The Supreme Court refused to hear a UMW appeal challenging an injunction that outlawed a 1972 strike at southern Illinois mines. The Eight locals argued the order conflicted with labor law, but the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and district court rulings in favor of the injunction were sustained.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Southern Illinois
High Court
William O. Douglas
Western Illinois Coal Corp
Four researchers trapped in midget sub southeast of Key West
A tiny submarine wedged in a World War II destroyer wreck 20 miles southeast of Key West trapped four scientists 351 feet down. One unconscious crewmember was Clayton Link son of designer Edwin Link. Efforts to reach the minisub with divers and a diving bell were hampered by strong currents and wreck debris. Rescuers hoped for a slack tide between noon and 2 p.m. to renew attempts as the Tringa maneuvered into position.
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Key West
Fla
Atlantic
Clayton Link
Edwin Link
Irew
Bishing
Bisbing
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U.S. District Court
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Fort Pierce
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Tazewell
Cleveland
I Nixon, Brezhnev
Arally
Young Americans For Freedom
Pravda
Izvestia
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
U.S. News & World Report
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S. Ill
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McVeigh
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Gulf of Mexico
Key
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Havana
Cuba
Miami
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