Drownings in Oswego River Near Fulton Prompt Dragging
Two Rochester men, William Perkins age 50 and Glenn Heathe age 56, drowned when their aluminum boat sank in the Oswego River near Fulton. Survivors, identities limited to first names, were saved with help from area residents. Detectives and multiple fire units, including Volney and Pioneers Land Search, assisted as divers searched the scene off N First Street near Route 57. A Fulton man, Thomas Germaine, 23, helped rescue one survivor. The four men had been fishing when the vessel sank around 9 a.m. A sheriff’s boat aided the response during a regatta on nearby Lake Neahtawanta.
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Allerton Fulton
Hester
Oswego River
Fulton
Eugene Thompson
Thompson
Fulton Area
Thomas Germaine
Fulton RD 1
William Perkins
Wellington Ave
Rochester
Glenn Heathe
Aldine St
N. First Street
Route 57
Sheriff’s Department
Lake Neahtawanta
Fire Department
City Pushes for Action On West Utica Rail Span
West Utica street drainage and sewer problems near Cullen's Liquor Store prompt Oswego officials to seek immediate access to dig under former Penn Central tracks now owned by Con Rail. Alderman Canale presses for swift action while Con Rail representatives discuss possible track relocation.
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Utica St
Canale
Utica
Meccannah
West Utica St
Oswego
West Second
Utica Sts
Cullen
Third Ward
Len Prem
Penn Central Railroad
Con-Rail
Charles Y. Murphy
Division
Aan
Cenals Ae
Murphy
Penn-Central
Heavy fighting delays rescue convoy in Beirut area
The PLO warned the organized Beirut evacuation convoy could not be guaranteed safe during the six hour motorcade. Syrian, leftist and Moslem forces clashed around Sidon and Beirut as authorities prepared to evacuate about 140 Americans.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Sidon
Elias Sarkis
Ford
City Officials Promise Action on Oswego PAS Problems
City leaders met Albany officials this week over the Pollution Abatement Services plant. DEC ordered cleanup or shutdown by April 1 after failure to clean stacks. PAS appealed to court and a judge’s decision was due soon. An oil spill inquiry and buried chemical barrels prompted further DEC action.
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New York State Department of Environmental
Teal
Fae
John E. Fitzgibbons
Arthur O'Neil
Anthony Leotta
Albany
Stephen Gordon
DEC
Eugene Seebald
Division of
Pure Waters
Peter Berle
Cording
O'Neil
PAS
Supreme Court
Donald Miller
Byers
The
Day Care Challenge Brings Excitement to Area R
The Times News notes day care programs offer activity and challenge for area families. Collected items mention Ulton hosting high level auto racing this month and other regional features.
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Ulton
Kuhn
Charley Finley
Angola Trial Ends in Guilty Plea by Mercenary Tony Callan
Tony Callan admitted guilt before a five judge Angolan panel, claiming he ordered the massacre of 14 British mercenaries and the killings of an Angolan soldier and a civilian. He declared awareness of consequences as he changed his defense.
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Luanda
Angola
Tony Callan
Iam Yn
Callan
Carter Looms as Democratic Nomination Seen Likely
The Democratic convention faces a subdued session with party factions over women youth and minorities. A routinous path to nominating Jimmy Carter appears likely amid little opposition or drama.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Viking spacecraft prepares to brake and enter Mars orbit
In Pasadena California the Viking craft reads on board guidance orders from Earth as it maneuvers to brake and enter Mars orbit to scan for hazards at the planned July landing site.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Celete
Earth
Democratic push for quick payroll and allowance reforms
Washington AP report says Democratic leaders press for fast House action on payroll and allowance reforms after Wayne Hays resigns as House Administration chair. Tip ONeill says recommendations will be announced next week and action following.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
House
Thomas
Tip’ O'Neill
Hays
O'Neill
Ohio
Elizabeth
Allan Howe
Salt Lake Son Pelos
Weather outlook for tonight and Sunday showers
A shower or thunderstorm risk remains tonight and Sunday. Lows tonight near 65 to 66 degrees with highs Sunday around 70 to 75. Winds around 10 mph with near 100 percent precipitation tonight and about 80 percent Sunday.
Ford Gains Slight Edge In Iowa Delegate Contest
The Associated Press reports Ford plus Reagan in Iowa caucusing results at the state Republican convention in Des Moines. Ford won 10 delegates to Reagan’s eight, with 18 more to be chosen today. Ford leads Reagan 977 to 885 in AP tally as 1,130 delegates needed for the nomination.
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Associated Press
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford Reagan
Iowa
Reagan
Des Moines
Nomi
Wash
Washington State
James Kuehnle
Spokane
Jimmy Carter
Wny
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Carter
Lafayette
Ind
Atlanta
GOP
Kansas City
King Carl Gustaf Weds Silvia Sommerlath in Ceremonial Swedish Royal Wedding
The king and Silvia Sommerlath marry in Storkyrkan Cathedral in Stockholm in Sweden’s first royal wedding in 180 years. 1,200 guests including King Olav of Norway and King Baudouin of Belgium witness a procession through the city then a royal barge review and luncheon. Estimated cost about 1.1 million dollars.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf
Silvia Sommerlath
Storkyrkan
Olav
Norway
Baudouin of
Belc
Maree
N Mark
Exstantine
Greece
Erik XIV
England
Elizabeth I
Louisa Ulrica
Great Church
Royal Palace
Gustaf
Adolf
Frederika of
Baden
King and Commoner Tie Officially in Global Union
The 30 year old king announced engagement to Miss Sommerlath after a long courtship started at the 1972 Munich Olympics. They met at a private party and kept their relationship relatively private while dating across Swiss, French, Italian locales and royal palaces before public engagement in March.
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Munich
Yeiss Cap
Sweden
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