Change of Command in West Harbor
Leaving Oswego for a new duty station is Lt. (jg.) Nicholas Stramandi, right, prominent city basket...
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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
1
Leaving Oswego for a new duty station is Lt. (jg.) Nicholas Stramandi, right, prominent city basket...
The Russian Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of two Jews linked to the Len ingrad hijack plot and sentenced them to 15 years in labor camps. Other co defendants kept their sentences. They were among nine Jews seeking emigration to Israel and two Gentiles arrested last June planning to hijack a Soviet airliner.
A passenger train and a freight train collided 37 miles from Arde han Iran. Kayhan reports 70 feared dead and 130 seriously injured as 50 bodies were recovered by noon. Most victims were workers en route to Isfahan for a weekend holiday.
A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker Friendship airliner with 35 aboard crashed 150 miles northeast of Dacca in Shamshernagar Sylhet district. Seven people killed, 28 survived including five crew members. injuries unknown.
The Senate approved a measure allowing members of the District of Columbia Fire Department the U S Park Police and the White House police force to join the Metropolitan Police Band in Washington.
President Nixon faces a possible court challenge over a pocket veto used to kill the Family Doctor training bill. Supporters urge Congress to ignore the veto and fund the program, potentially allowing a medical student to sue if not implemented. Some call for a court ruling on constitutionality or a constitutional amendment to clarify pocket veto power.
The bill would provide 125 million in federal loan guarantees to Penn Central after Senate approval 47-29. Amer ica's largest railroad says it must meet its January payroll, with the measure awaiting Nixon's signature at the White House.
Government estimates the average driver pays an extra 50 to 75 dollars for more powerful gasoline than needed. The Federal Trade Commission requires major stations to post minimum octane ratings on pumps starting in 1971 to save money, reduce engine damage, and cut air pollution.
In Albany New York AP two state troopers Samuel W Spring 30 of Schenectady and George P Dwyer of Gansevoort and former State Police finance director Frederick Butler 42 of suburban Guilderland plus James J Gerace Sr of suburban Latham were indicted on charges including grand larceny and forgery stemming from a routine investigation of expense accounts earlier this year.
The Urge Public Accounting House Ethics Committee urges that lobbyists disclose every outlay of 50 dollars or more aimed at influencing senators or representatives. Current law lacks spending breakdowns, and the panel proposes public accounting as part of a year end report to Congress, within broader lobbying law reforms.
Police say a taxi driver hit a 65 year old Bowery resident, Stanley Kowalsky, near Grand Street on the Bowery and fled two blocks before discarding passengers and demanding $1.45. Kowalsky died en route to Beekman Downtown Hospital after being hurled about 15 feet.
Americans and Europeans face inflation as they prepare for New Year celebrations. Europeans pack restaurants and clubs despite higher charges, while parts of the United States see reduced advance reservations and some price cuts to stimulate the season. West Coast venues report strong bookings including sellouts, with Chicago offering reduced per person prices to encourage conservative spending.
Rescue workers recovered two more bodies at Finley Coal Co mine near Hyden Kentucky raising the death toll to 38 from a blast. One survivor was treated for minor injuries after being blown from the tunnel. Mine owner Charles Finley acknowledged small federal violations but declined further comment.
A rock slide near Neot Hakikar south of the Dead Sea killed 19 Israeli soldiers and one civilian and injured 10 others at a camp mess hall. Officials ruled the disaster natural with investigations ordered by Lt. Gen. Haim Bar Lev.
Madrid AP reports General Francisco Franco spared six Basque nationalists from death, prompting street celebrations as international pressure and domestic crisis eased. Clemency reduced death sentences to 30 years in prison, while nine others received prison terms for terrorist activity. Franco linked clemency to beginning a Holy Year with a call for national unity and peaceful dissent.
Paul McCartney files in London High Court seeking dissolution of The Beatles and The Beatles and Company partnership with John Lennon George Harrison and Ringo Starr plus Apple Records. He asks winding up of affairs and appointment of a receiver. McCartney's action follows years of public breakup tensions and his family focus. The quartet once dominated 1960s pop with estimated multi‑million earnings from records and ventures.
In New York State Supreme Court Judge John Murtagh faced controversy after a "Happy New Year" greeting during the Panther trial. Laura Newman, an Illinois student, was cited for contempt for noise and actions deemed disruptive. Bail issues arose for Richard Moore and Michael Tabor amid further courtroom turmoil as prosecutors described dynamite removal from an antipoverty center in 1969.
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