Fuel barge explosion at Getty Oil docks in Delaware City
Federal and local officials probed the noon blast on Interstate 19 at Getty Oil docks in Delaware City. One man died another was missing and presumed dead as the 19,000 barrel barge carrying JP4 jet fuel burned. witnesses described a quake like blast and drifting flames.
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Delaware City
Del
Getty Oil Co
US Coast Guard
Tom Morse
Interstate 19
Roanoke
Interstate and Ocean Transport Co
Philadelphia
Franklin J Parisi
Getty
Parisi
Judy Holiday
Delaware River
Canal House
Carl Morse
Coast Guard
Circle
Getty Oil
Barge Fire Near Delaware River Leaves Two Missing
A barge carrying jet fuel exploded near an island in the Delaware River. Coast Guard crews and civilian vessels fought the blaze with over 4,000 gallons of foam. by 3 pm the fire was out and the bow sank an hour later. Two crewmates, Gary Forster and Steve Lynch, were identified as missing or presumed dead, while others survived. The incident prompted investigations by federal and local authorities with cleanup by Interstate. Thirteen people aboard the tug Roanoke and barge were briefly treated or checked. survivors cited luck if the vessel had been larger.
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Coast Guard
Red Oak
Delaware River
Morse
Philadelphia Marine Inspection Office
John Newcomb
Gary Forster
Roanoke
Newcomb
Steve Lynch
Lynch
Forster
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Getty
Getty Dock
St. Francis Hospital
Oil slick from Amoco Cadiz fouls Brittany coast
French naval authorities say cleanup is virtually impossible near the north Brittany coast as winds push the Amoco Cadiz spill toward Batz and Roscoff. Officials warn burning the wreck risks explosion and heavy smoke. storms threaten further oil release and hinder pumping operations while environmental experts note potential short-term cleanup benefits from emulsification.
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Brest
France
Amoco
Cadiz
Brittany
Adm
Jacques Coulondres
Batz
Roscoff
English Channel
Coulondres
Yugoslav journalists report Cambodia under Khmer Rouge rule
Belgrade AP dispatch describes Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge seizure in 1975. Pol Pot claims millions resettled to counter American sabotage. city now a sparse bureaucratic center with only 20 000 officials and families. Banks, post office, and embassies show severe disruption as traffic and mail collapse.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
National Bank
National Library
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Politka
North Korea
Romania
Albania
Cuba
Egypt
Lao
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Evacuations after Platte River flood hit eastern Nebraska
Roy Gilliam 90 and his wife 78 fled Valley Nebraska in the back of a truck as flood waters swept through the area. The Platte River flood has forced the evacuation of more than 4 000 people in seven eastern counties. A day after 11 year old widow Emily Hedges was found dead near North Bend, the only known fatality. Valley residents were ordered to evacuate.
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Omaha
Roy Gilliam
Valley
Platte River
Nebraska
Emily Hedges
North Bend
Dodge County
Boys Town
Gilliams
Gilliam
Chiang Ching kuo elected president of Nationalist China
Chiang Ching kuo eldest son of Chiang Kai shek was chosen president by the National Assembly electoral college in Taipei. Officials report 1,184 votes from 1,205 ballots with 20 invalid as supporters gathered in City Hall Plaza despite rain.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Kaishek
Nationalist China
City Hall Plaza
National Assembly
Chiang
Kuomintang
Rhodesian leaders sworn into transitional government
Rhodesia rhodesian leaders take oath today joining Prime Minister Ian Smith at the head of a transitional government. Bishop Abel Muzorewa Rev Ndabaningi Sithole and Chief Jeremiah Chirau pledged allegiance at Independence. The four form the Executive Council guiding a move to black rule by year end. Smith stays bound by his earlier oath. The council plans a second-level ministerial body and joint black white heads for ministries. A later meeting with 31 American business leaders sponsored by Time is noted. Elections on universal suffrage for a black majority parliament are planned after constitution drafting.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Independence
Smith
South Africa
Time Magazine
George W. Ball
Lehman Bros
Xerox
Sol Linowitz
Zimbabwe
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ALL New Electrical Department
Sykesville
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