Double decker bus crush under trestle kills passenger in Bloomfield
A double decker bus carrying gamblers to Atlantic City struck a railroad trestle in Bloomfield New Jersey. The roof was sheared off killing a man on the top deck and injuring about a dozen others. Police investigate why the 13 foot 6 inch tall bus attempted the low clearance route despite signs and a township ban on double deckers.
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Bloomfield
N.J
Atlantic City
Bloomfield Transportation Committee
Samuel Goldsticker
Goldsticker
Joseph Barry
Timothy McGinnis
Washington Township
Bergen County
Train excursion derails in swamps. 181 injured on steam trip
A Norfolk Southern steam engine powered train derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge near Chesapeake Virginia. About 1 000 aboard were aboard for an annual outing. 181 injured, five critically, two serious but stable. The 60 mph derailment on a 150 mile Norfolk to Petersburg round trip prompted praise for responders and questions about the cause.
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Chesapeake
Norfolk Southern
Robert B. Claytor
Norfolk
Petersburg
Norfolk Southern Corp
Norfolk & Western
H.L. Lowe
Robert F. Brewer
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Brewer
Claytor
Trade policy clash as House to debate Reagan plan
Washington AP The House opens a heated debate on Reagan administration trade policy amid party tension over tariffs and foreign practices. Rep Dingell hails action to bring jobs home while Republicans split, with many backing Michel’s alternative to avoid electoral backlash. The fight comes as the dollar weakens and a $148.5 billion trade deficit looms.
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Washington
House
Reagan
John Dingell
Dmich
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
U.S
European Economic Community
Hal Daub
R-Neb
Congress
Robert H. Michel
Ill
Psychologists offer to help Cokeville schoolchildren
Cokeville Wy. AP psychologists who aided McDonald’s survivors in San Ysidro offered to assist the town’s 150 students and adults amid a hostage crisis that ended with two extortionists dead and a partial bomb detonation.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Max Excell
McDonald's
Resnik’s Father Criticizes Reporters After Shuttle Tragedy
Marvin Resnik of Akron says constant reporter calls after the seven crew members were found hindered grieving. He notes privacy intrusions and calls for sensitivity. NASA plans a June 4 briefing in Washington to inform families about the investigation findings.
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Hudson
Ohio
Judith Resnik
Marvin Resnik
Associated Press
Akron
Resnik
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
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