Subway Strap Hanger Revolt Traps 50,000 in Manhattan
New York AP reports a subway delay in Manhattan escalated Friday evening when a northbound IRT Seventh Avenue train stalled at Street and Lenox Avenue. Riders exited to tracks, power was cut, and police with Transit Authority staff guided thousands to safety. Four hours later the underground resumed service amid panics and windows smashed by some passengers.
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New York
Manhattan
Transit Authority
Lenox Avenue
Maid of Cotton pageant disrupts wardrobe mishap in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee during the 1969 Maid of Cotton pageant, contestant Louise Muirhead faced an odd wardrobe moment when a wig was knocked off. She urged prompts to hold the wig and respond, calling for assistance as the scene unfolded on stage.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ryn Louise Muirhead
Wallace Voters to Meet in Dallas for National Assembly
SAN ANTONIO Texas AP The Association of Wallace Voters will hold a national meeting in Dallas Feb 1 with 45 states expected to be represented, said Bard Logan chairman of the American party in Texas. Topics include problems of groups backing third party candidate George C Wallace in November's presidential election.
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San Antonio
No Immediate Shortage In Widespread Oil Strikes
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union called a 60,000 member strike on oil refineries at 2 01 a m local time. Major oil firms said no immediate shortage of petroleum products expected, some refineries to run with supervisory staff. The walkout follows expired contracts at 485 plants, with union president A F Grospi ron stating best offers were for three year deals.
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Denver
Colo
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
A.F. Grospiron
Prince Rupert Fire Toll Groups Sit. Oil Strike Looms
In Prince Rupert, a husband and wife jailed nine months after police say they were found drinking as a home fire killed two infant sons. The AFL-CIO strike over wages unsettles Gulf Coast and southern California refineries with lines at many plants. Officials warn of possible gasoline shortages despite company claims of no impact.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Gulf Coast
California
Afl-Cio
Grospiron
Robert Spann
Cities Service Co
New York City
Dixieland Artist Dies in New Orleans Funeral
George Lewis, famed clarinet master and last Dixieland great, died at 68 from pneumonia and flu. He was buried after a funeral procession with three Dixieland marching bands, Olympia, Eureka, and a 10-man pickup band, in a traditional New Orleans sendoff.
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New Orleans
George Lewis
Lewis
Pne
Monia
Flu
Olympia
Eureka
Evaristo Sandoval Leads Valley Migrants To New Jobs
In a landmark mobility program by Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace Corp in Dallas, Mexican-American workers from the Lower Rio Grande Valley were trained and relocated to Grand Prairie to fill 684 skilled positions. The effort, backed by federal and state agencies, brought new homes and independence to families while boosting area employment as unemployment fell below two percent. The project emphasized counseling and adaptability, with 68 of 70 trainees graduating and most remaining with the company rather than returning home.
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Navy
Sandoval
Rio Grande Valley
Dallas
Ling-Temco- Vought Aerospace Corp
Alicia DeLeon
Jalicia
Leon
J. B. Andrasko
LTV
Andrasko
LTV Aerospace Corp
Grand Prairie
Fort Worth
Valley
Rock breaks loose killing seven in Kerala village
A large rock rolled from a hill in Madras India damaging a house 1300 feet below and killing seven members of a family in El madesam Kerala state. The lone surviving child, a three year old girl, was seriously injured and hospitalized.
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Madras
India
Elmadesam
Kerala
Too Late Kai German Shepherd Dies at NY Hospital Cornell
Kai, a four month old German Shepherd, died Friday during preliminary tests at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center before he could undergo planned open heart surgery.
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New York
Kai
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
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