Innocent Slayer Escapes Mexican Prison After 10 Years
Dykes Askew Simmons, once on death row for the Monterrey killings, escaped disguised as a woman from the Nuevo Leon state prison. He crossed the Texas border with a friend, flew to Los Angeles with his lawyer, and says he is innocent. A State Department spokesman noted no extradition action was yet underway. Police description noted differences from the victim’s identification.
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Los Angeles
Simmons
Monterrey
Texas
Harlingen
Dennis Frederickson
Beverly Hills
Ings. Simmons
U.S
State Department
Washington
Nuevo Leon
Granddaughter Safe After Grandmother Found Dead in Creek
In Byron New York a 5 year old girl Ann Marie McCahern was found alive in the Bergen swamp while her grandmother Rose Patri 65 was discovered dead with her feet in a creek. The child was treated at Genesee Memorial Hospital and the autopsy on Mrs Patri was pending.
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Byron
N.Y
Ann Marie McCahern
Bergen
Batavia
Rose Patri
Ann Marie
Genesee Memorial Hospital
Russian burglar goes from cooler to cooler
Yuri Karpukhin broke into a Rovno Ukraine grocery store and stole 3401 rubles from the cash register. He drank vodka, collapsed in a walk in refrigerator, and was found nearly frozen. A local court imprisoned him for five years.
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Rovno
Ukraine
Karpukhin
Coast Guard to Open Probe Into Union Faith Collision
A Coast Guard inquiry will open Thursday into the causes of the Union Faith freighter barge crash on the Mississippi River that left 25 missing. The 7391 ton Union Faith sank in 110 feet of water after a fire, eight hours after collision with a barge pushed by tug Warren Ducet. Of 26 survivors, all but eight were released from hospitals. 25 missing includes Capt. Kenneth H. Scarbrough of New Orleans and the Union Faith river pilot.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Union Faith
Mississippi River
Kenneth H. Scarbrough
Warren Ducet
Greater
New Orleans Mississippi River
Pneumonia Develops in Ex-Mechanical Heart Patient
Ex-mechanical heart patient Kell Earp, 47, who survived 65 hours with a mechanical heart, has developed pneumonia while awaiting a second human heart transplant at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. Doctors report low kidney function but say he remains responsive and hope medical treatment will help.
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Houston
Tex
Haskell Earp
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Skokie
Ill
Karp
Cooley
Fierce Battle Raging Near Saigon In Dense Jungles
Saigon outskirts saw five rocket or mortar rounds hit Gia Dinh and two hamlets across the Saigon River injuring several. In northwest jungle fighting 40 miles from Saigon, U.S. troops battled North Vietnamese positions for seven hours with tanks and air support, leaving 33 enemy dead and casualties for the Americans. A senator observed the action from a helicopter as Marine and Army units pressed the offensive amid reports of ongoing attacks and a large Vietnamese cache uncovered in Cholon.
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Saigon
Gia Dinh
Dong Nhut
Dong Nhi
U.S
Senate
Armed Services Committee
John G. Tower
R-Tex
25Th Division
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Ilar
Campomd
Oklahoma Hills
da Nang
Cholon
Editorial: A Combination for City Economy
The Oswego editorial argues merging the City Chamberlain and Purchasing Agent roles could save $6,000 annually. It cites Burt McGann handling both duties temporarily as proof the dual post is feasible and urges immediate action by local law or referendum.
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John O'C. Conway
Paul Miller
Chamberlain
Oswego
Miller
Nixon
Burt McGann
McGann
Conway
MecGann
Nixon Praises King Hussein at White House Visit
President Nixon welcomes Jordan's King Hussein to the White House praising him as courageous wise and moderate. Hussein warns of a real danger of another major Middle East war while endorsing UN backed efforts for a just and honorable peace. He and Nixon discuss new paths toward permanent peace as border clashes flare along the Jordanian Israeli front.
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Washington
Jordan
Hussein
White House
Nixon
Middle East
New York
Mideast
United Nations
Colonial Williamsburg
State Department
William P. Rogers
103 Today Not Excited Over Her Birthday
Syracuse NY AP reports Louise Begley age 103 celebrates her birthday with calm remarks on aging. She worked as a private-home cook until 81 and lives with friends. Begley, a Brooklyn native, grew up in Oswego before moving to Syracuse in 1902.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Louise Begley
Miss Begley
Brooklyn
Oswero
Moderate job gains boost total employed to 77.7 million
The Labor Department reports March employment rose to 77.7 million, the smallest gain in six months, with the unemployment rate steady at 3.4 percent. The rise is mainly linked to teenage unemployment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dutch Jesuit Priests Quit Over Celibacy Dispute
Vatican City AP reports two prominent Dutch Jesuits Fathers Hubert Oosterhuis and Anthony Van der Stap resigned from the Society of Jesus. They were chaplains at a controversial Amsterdam students parish. Oosterhuis, a noted hymn writer, contributed words for many Dutch Catholic hymns.
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Vatican City
Society of Jesus
Hubert Oosterhuis
Anthony van der
Stap
Amsterdam
Father Oosterhuis
Netherlands
Williams Afro American Students End Occupation at Williams Hall
Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts reports the Afro American Society ended a three day occupation of Hopkins Hall the main administration building. John English the college's public relations director said the students left at 1 am there was no public notice and few bystanders present the building was left in good order and was cleaned by the students prior to departure.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
John English
Hopkins Hall
English
Nine Die as Explosive Plant Erupts in Dottikon
An explosion at a nitrate plant in Dottikon, near Aarau, Switzerland, killed nine workers and injured 40 as 400 employees arrived for shifts. Police credited safety arrangements for preventing a wider disaster.
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Aarau
Switzerland
Dottikon
Scotland Yard seeks paintings theft at Penrose home
Scotland Yard detectives watch airports and seaports for thieves who stole 25 modern masterpieces worth over 720000 dollars from the London apartment of Sir Roland Penrose. Penrose, Picasso associate, owns a renowned private collection. works included six Picassos, Braque and Chagall paintings, and a Henry Moore drawing.
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London
Scotland Yard
Roland Penrose
Penrose
Picasso
Britain
Picassos
Braque
Chagall
Henry Moore
Get-Tough Policy Decreed For Buffalo State Campus
Buffalo State President Martin Meyerson announced a get-tough policy calling in outside agencies, including police, to handle campus disorders or property damage. He cited thefts, equipment losses, and sheds damaged during protests, while assuring constitutional rights to peaceful protest remain protected.
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Buffalo
N.Y
State University At Buffalo
Martin Meyerson
Hayes Hall
Meyerson
Burg Youth Search Continues After Bridge Crash
Ogdensburg New York police and divers pressed on for 17 year old Webster Brooks who disappeared Saturday when his car plunged into Black Lake after leaving a dance. The car was recovered from 15 feet of water with the driver’s window down and the white top spotted by a Civil Air Patrol plane. Brooks, the oldest of 12 children, had recently lost his father in a car crash and one brother was serving in Vietnam. his mother sought Red Cross assistance to bring him home.
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Black Lake
Webster Brooks
Brooks
Civil Air Patrol
New York City
Webster
Frederick
Vietnam
Red Cross
New York must draft new plan for 41 congressional seats
The U S Supreme Court ruled New York's current district map fails to achieve precise mathematical equality, forcing the legislature to draft a new apportionment. Lawmakers resume after a two week recess with a 1970 session likely to curb action.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
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