Fatal Gas Blast Ties to Coast Quake Near Sylmar
Los Angeles AP reports a methane gas explosion in an underground tunnel near the Sylmar quake epicenter may be linked to the February 9 earthquake. Seven bodies recovered, 10 workers missing, one survivor, conditions described as untenable. The tunnel is part of a state water project near oil wells, 2100 feet from completion, with investigation underway.
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Gordon B. Oakeshott
California Division of Mines and Geology
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Sylmar
Ralph Brisette
California
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co
Aerospace
Ex Newspaper Worker Shot By FBI In Extortion Plot
Gary Indiana AP FBI says an extortion attempt sought 30000 from publisher Walter T Ridder. A former Gary Post Tribune employee John Ward, 57, was shot and wounded during a payoff gunfight. Ward is in critical condition. Ward had been in charge of maintenance after release from psychiatric treatment funded by the company.
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Ind
FBI
Walter T. Ridder
Ridder
James T. Naegle
Gary Post Tribune
Ridder Publications
C. Darrew
Duke
Tully
John E. Ward
Ward
Ment
CBS May Face Contempt Case In Barring Tapes
Washington AP report on congressional clash as House Commerce Committee chair Har1ey Staggers orders CBS president Frank Stanton to comply with subpoenas for unaired outtakes from The Selling of the Pentagon. Stanton declines, signaling possible contempt and a broader fight over press editing and access to material.
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CBS
Washington
Congress
House
Harley
Staggers
D-W.va
Commerce Committee
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pentagon
Stanton
Full Commerce Committee
Justice Department
America
Baltimore approves 31 cent tax hike in 1972 budget
Baltimore City Council adopts a 932 million fiscal 1972 budget with a 31 cent property tax rate increase to 5.65 per 100. The plan cuts 12.1 million from the mayor's proposal, adds about 13 million for Education, and grants 2.5 percent raises for city workers. Council president Schaefer calls it the minimum to maintain essential services.
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Baltimore
Thomas J. D. Alesandro
Department of Education
William Donald Schaefer
D*alesandro
Veterans Benefit Update for GI Bill Dependents
Veterans urged to notify VA immediately if they add a dependent under the GI Bill to increase monthly benefits and ensure proper funds.
Heroin Detection Tests Prove Success With GIs
Washington AP reports a new heroin detection method used on all GIs leaving Vietnam proves highly effective. The FRAT technique detects heroin up to five days after use, handling over 2500 urine samples daily at WRL. Army adoption in Vietnam followed congressional scrutiny of drug traffic and addiction among troops.
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U.S
Long Binh
Saigon
United States
Gls
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Washington
Vietnam
Washington Reference Laboratory
WRL
Bette Hamman
Lawrence H. Vineburgh
Army
Defense Department
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
Steele
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Morgan F. Murphy
D-Ni
Can Ranh Bay
Syva Research Institute
Palo Alto
Calif
Pentagon Press Expose Feud Reaches Supreme Court
The fight over the Pentagon war study shifts to the Supreme Court as debates over who controls what appears in papers pits government secrecy against the public’s right to know. Courts split on publication while The Times and The Post press for a free flow of information under First Amendment guarantees.
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Washington
Pentagon
Supreme Court
Justice Department
New York Times
Washington Post
the Times
Federal Appeals Court
New York
Murray I. Gurfein
The
Times
Gurfein
Appeals
Supreme Court weighs press case over Pentagon study
The Supreme Court considers government and Times appeals in a dispute over revealing the secret Pentagon history of the Vietnam war. The Times seeks resumption of publication with safety-ordered restrictions while the Post presses for its own reports, with national security and press freedom at stake. A decision could come quickly as Monday or Tuesday hearings loom.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Federal
Associated Press
New York Times
Pentagon
Washington Post
Times
The
the Times
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Erwin N. Griswold
U.S. Circuit Court For
District of Columbia
Griswold
New York Court
High Court
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