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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
1
Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce plans a Monday resolution opposing locating the county building on Route 57. It urges city limits placement and hints at broader Downtown Oswego development goals. Chamber cites city development and federal aid considerations amid county building discussions.
The New York State Power Authority will shut the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant at Nine Mile Point in Scriba for routine refueling. The 821 000 kilowatt facility, operational since July 1975, will undergo a roughly 66 day outage, replenishing about a quarter of its uranium. Utilities say power supply remains unaffected due to resource pooling.
A northbound Missouri Pacific freight train collided with a southbound train in southeast Missouri, triggering fires and explosions that threatened a tank car with vinyl chloride. About 400 residents were evacuated as 79 cars and three locomotives derailed. two crew members suffered minor injuries.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise carried its first aloft test from Edwards Air Force Base in a 42 minute flight on the back of a jet. The mission aimed to validate guidance and materials handling for future orbiting stations while a computer system failure limited the craft to partial operations. Astronauts Fred Haise Jr. and Gordon Fullerton completed the test before the mission was scrubbed due to the computer issue.
Sunrise highest this date 90 in 1952 and lowest 43 in 1963. South winds 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts in thunderstorms increasing overnight. Chance of rain 70 percent tonight, 60 percent tomorrow.
Washington lawmakers assess a secret uranium cartel of Canadian, South African, French and Australian producers. Testimony claims Gulf Oil Corp participated and may have influenced prices, while Canadian officials defend the actions as protecting industry and jobs. The panel questions whether price fixing affected U.S. utilities and interstate commerce.
Vatican City AP Thousands of Americans flock to Rome to witness Pope Paul VI canonize John Nepomucene Neumann the United States first male saint. The ceremony draws more than 20 000 U.S. visitors with 10 000 already arrived, including 5 000 Philadelphians led by Mayor Rizzo.
Miller Brewing Co is set to announce a glass bottle plant in Sennett near Auburn. The project would employ 300 to 350 workers and use abundant natural gas for high temperature furnaces, with site choices shown across Oswego County. The move may affect the Midland Glass Co site in Oswego and is not expected to impact the Owens Illinois plant near Volney.
Washington AP report notes Lt. Gen. Donn Starry faces light reprimand and silent promotion amid controversy over his warning that the US could confront a Soviet Chinese war. Clifford Alexander and Bernard Rogers met Starry privately, while Army officials offered no action against the remarks or the nominee for a top Army post. The event accompanies Starry’s pending four star promotion and a broader reshuffle at Ft Monroe and Ft McPherson as Kubacki and others face personnel changes.
Health officials report the first confirmed Legionnaires case tied to the Philadelphia American Legion convention last July. Names and exact locations are unclear in the fragmentary brief. The item notes multiple related incidents and ongoing investigations across several states.
Overseas and Rhodesia dispatches report a stunning Irish vote shift as Jack Lynch and Fianna Fail gain ground against Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave's Fine Gael Labour coalition. In Rhodesia, claims of Mozambique raids flare as troops deny inside action amid ongoing fighting. In South Africa, police fire on township protests near Soweto anniversary, with property damage near 1.5 million dollars.
Detroit AP reports union president Douglas Fraser urged that all new cars include a restraint system with air bags or automatic safety belts. Fraser said he sent a memo to Transportation Secretary Adams urging passage of an air bag law. At least one automaker dismissed air bags as a “second best” life saver.
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