One Die, 140 Hurt as Express Slams Local at Mount Vernon
A Penn Central express failed to slow and rear ended a local train in Mount Vernon New York killing one passenger and injuring about 140. Investigations by the railroad Metropol itan Transportation Authority county officials and the National Transportation Safety Board are underway. Authorities identified the dead man as Dominic Gomes of Port Chester and noted notable injuries including a serious condition for Colin Hughes Australian vice consul in New York.
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Penn Central
Mount Vernon
N. Y
New York
Penn Central Railroad
Robert Benish
Banish
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
National Transportation Safety Board
Connecticut
Thomas J Meskill
F. Colin Pease
Colin Hughes
Mt. Vernon Hospital
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Yale
New Haven
Dominic Gomes
Port Chester
Railroad
Westchester County
Attor
Dollar and gold prices ease on European markets
The US dollar slid slightly in quiet trading on European markets on Friday but closed the week above Tuesday’s record lows. Analysts linked the calmer trade and gold’s fall of $1.50 to $117 an ounce to speculation easing before a long European weekend.
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London
Zurich
Princess Anne Visits Germany With Fiancé in Tow
Princess Anne arrives in Hannover from West Berlin and is greeted by fiancé Lt. Mark Phillips. She will stay in Bergen-Hohne with Lt. Col. Maurice Johnston, commander of his regiment.
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Hannover
Germany
Anne
Britain
West Berlin
Mark Phillips
Phillips
Bergen-Hohne
Maurice Johnston
McCord Seeks Overthrow of Watergate Conviction
Bernard Fensterwald attorney for James W. McCord Jr. asks U S District Court to overturn McCord's conviction or grant a new trial alleging perjured testimony and withheld evidence. Weicker predicted mccord and Liddy convictions could be overturned based on prior testimony.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
Lawav
Bernard Fensterwald
James W. McCord Jr
U. S. District Court
Fensterwald
Los Angeles
Nixon
Daniel Ellsberg
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Lowell P. Weicker
G. Gordon Liddy
Connecticut
Republican
Herbert L. Porter
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Cox to probe perjury in Kleindienst hearings
Washington AP Cox asked by Attorney General Richardson to investigate possible perjury by witnesses at Senate confirmation hearings for former Attorney General Kleindienst. Probe tied to ITT Hartford Fire merger and May 1972 testimony.
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Washington (Ap
Archibald Cox
Senate
Richard Kleindienst
Atty
Elliot Richardson
Cox
Itt-Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Kleindienst
Canadians Stay in Barracks as Fighting Surges in Vietnam
Saigon reports a sharp upsurge in Viet Cong attacks across South Vietnam. Canadian peace observers are confined to barracks, with evacuations paused after two helicopters were shot down near An Loc. The cease-fire negotiations in Paris prompt heightened security and warnings to travelers.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
Paris
An Loc
Ces
Tim ‘Et Cong
Ng Giang
Wong Thien Pevince
Oswego 25th Class Reunion Friday Night Gathering
A 25th reunion event will take place in Oswego on Friday night July 6 with an informal get-together at 8 30 p m in the Grill Room of the K of C building at W Fifth and Bridge Streets. The caption notes people seated from left as arrangements are being finalized.
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Oswego
K. of C
W. Fifth and
Bridge Sts
Kissinger Tho End Paris Talks Without New Accord
Kissinger and Tho halted the third and final meeting of this round in Gif sur Yvette. Deputies will continue talks Monday while officials press for a triangular accord between the United States, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam to explain or implement the cease-fire. President Thieu reportedly resists a new joint communique despite US signaling progress.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
LeDuc Tho
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Kissinger
Communist Party
Gif Sur Yvette
Washington
Orly
Hanoi
Nguyen Co Thach
Tho
Thieu
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
U.S
FRB Raises Discount Rate to 6.5 Percent in 2-Year High
The Federal Reserve Board boosted the discount rate to 6.5 percent, the highest since 1921, aiming to curb business spending and inflation. The half-point hike follows increases in other short-term rates and amounts to keeping more federal money on hand.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Two Elmira teens die in car crash near road
A car skidded off County Route 55 near Elmira, killing 17 year old Mark Wodnick and 17 year old Diane Twardeski. Police say the driver wore formal clothing, suggesting attendance at a dance. Wodnick was a senior at Notre Dame High School and Twardeski attended Elmira Free Academy.
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Elmira
N. Y
Mark Wodnick
Diane Twardeski
Wodnick Boy
Wodnick
Notre Dame High School
Miss Twardeski
Elmira Free Academy
Fear 100 Died In Collision Of Two Boats
In Bangladesh a river boat collision near Munshiganj sank the M. S. Rupali en route to Bari Sol. About 200 passengers reached shore. the other launch was not damaged. Authorities fear nearly 100 are dead or missing.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
M. S. Rupali
Barisol
Dhaleswari
Munshiganj
Rupali
Driver Killed in Wyoming County Route 354 Crash
A head on collision on Route 354 near Bennington in Wyoming County killed Nicholas Naples 23 of Batavia. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Genesee Memorial Hospital in Batavia.
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Bennington
N. Y
Wyoming County
Nicholas Naples
Batavia
Genesee Memorial Hospital
Franco Transfers Power To Longtime Aide Blanco
General Francisco Franco formally transferred part of his power to Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco at El Pardo. Carrero Blanco was sworn in as premier and head of the Movement while Franco remained head of state and commander in chief. The transfer precedes Juan Carlos becoming chief of state after Franco's death or retirement.
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Admiral Blanco
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Adm
Luis Carrero Blanco
Carrero Blanco
el Pardo Pal
Ace
Juan Carlos
Admi
Chemical Plant Fire Floods Jersey City With Chlorine Gas
Nearly 100 people were overcome when a chemical plant fire at the Chemical Compounding Corp. released chlorine gas over Jersey City. Seventeen were hospitalized, including a girl who fell unconscious, as fumes caused nausea and multiple passersby to faint within a block of the plant. One worker, John Darby, 53, was reported missing. A fireman also collapsed from the fumes but recovered.
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Jersey City
N. J
Chemical Compounding Corp
John Darby
Fair Weather Across Much Of Nation With Local Storms
The Associated Press reports that about three quarters of the nation enjoyed fair weather. The southeast saw thunderstorms and a flash flood watch was issued for western South Carolina after Charleston and Montgomery, Alabama, recorded proximity rains. Scattered showers touched the upper Great Lakes and Northwest. Temperatures at dawn ranged from 46 in Hibbing Minnesota to 98 in Blythe California.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Charleston
Montgomery
Ala
Upper
Great Lakes
Washington
Montana
Hibbing Minn
Blythe
Calif
Young driver killed in Albany area crash near Mohawk River
David A. Racht, 18, of Schnectady, died when his car left the Northway near the Mohawk River bridge five miles north of Albany. It plunged down an embankment and struck a tree, state police reported.
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Albany, N. Y
David A. Racht
Schnectady
Mohawk River Bridge
Here
Heath Plans China Visit This Year
Prime Minister Edward Heath announced plans to visit Red China later this year after a 90 minute meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei. The date will be set through diplomatic channels. no serving British PM has visited mainland China.
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London
Edward Heath
Red China
Heath
Chi Peng-fei
Downing Street
Mainland
China
Harold Wilson
Clement Attlee
Peking
Canadian Cold Front to Aid State Weather
Fair to partly cloudy conditions across New York State Friday night with temperatures in the 60s to 70s. A cold front from Canada over the Great Lakes will bring cooler, drier air tonight and Sunday, with possible isolated showers or storms and clearing skies. Sunday is expected to be pleasant with lower temperatures and humidity.
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Associated Press
New York State
Weather Bureau
Canada
Great Lakes
Skylab crew maps 6900 mile earth strip with photosensors
Space Center Houston reports astronaut Kerwin directing three long sun observations as Skylab engages heavy research. Conrad Jr and Weitz collect earth resources data across a 6900 mile stretch from Washington to Brazil mapping snow, spring growth, floods, mining impact, and forests while monitoring medical studies on Kerwin, now on his 15th orbit day.
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Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Puert Rico
Brazil
Kerwin
Senate approves farm bill with $20000 subsidy cap
The Senate voted 78 to 9 to pass a farm bill despite Nixon administration opposition. A Birch Bayh amendment to cap subsidies at $20,000 per farmer was adopted 45 to 37, replacing the prior $55,000 limit per crop. debates centered on price supports, incentives, and cost savings of up to $200 million yearly.
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Senate
Nixon
House
W. R. Poage
Agriculture Committee
B. F. Sisk
Poage
Texas
Sisk
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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