Air bubble saves men trapped in sunken rig
In Galliano Louisiana Joe Bellard spent 26 hours atop a valve inside a life saving air bubble aboard the overturned Progress Marine No 2 offshore rig. Five others were rescued while seven divers searched for a missing crew member. The rig capsized in 60 feet of water eighteen miles off the Louisiana coast. Bellard and Derrel John Dore were rescued after decompression chamber treatment.
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Progress Marine No. 2
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Louisiana
Bellard
Opelousas
Derrel John Dore
Delcambre
Dore
Coast Guard responders rescue four men at sea
Four men were rescued from the water and brought to a hospital for observation while three others were later found and placed aboard a Coast Guard boat. Don Ludvich of Lafayette, Louisiana, training director for Progress Marine Inc., provided details.
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Don Ludvich
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Progress Marine Inc
Miami man claims CIA aborted Castro assassination plot
A Miami furniture store owner, Max Gorman Gonzalez, says a CIA sponsored operation to assassinate Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro was aborted before the attackers reached Cuba. He and his attorney plan a million dollar lawsuit alleging unwitting involvement by Gonzalez. The claim ties to remarks by ex CIA Latin America chief David Phillips and to the figure Frank Sturgis, linked to Operation Sword.
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Frank Sturgis
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Sturgis
Automaker to boost production in June across 4 firms
Detroit report shows Ford leads a 4 percent June rise to 622,600 vehicles, up from 614,032, as GM, Chrysler, and American Motors trim output. Ford adds 20,000 autos to offset declines, lifting industry totals. Ford’s June plan mirrors last June near 182,459. GM increases by about 17,000, while May levels drop for AMC and Chrysler.
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Former Florida senator faces grand jury probe
Former Sen. Edward Gurney of Florida tells a federal grand jury he is honest and did not take any money as prosecutors finish reading a 350 page transcript of his May 1974 Jacksonville testimony. The bribery conspiracy case includes ex-aide James Groot and others charged with illegal slush fund schemes.
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Edward Gurney
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U.S
Ben Krentzman
James
Doctors Slowdowns Across States Prompt Malpractice Concerns
Physicians in California New York Texas and Pennsylvania work to curb soaring malpractice premiums. The AMA cites wide cost gaps with Michigan at 12002 dollars and Tennessee at 3128. Governors and insurers push pools rate approvals while doctors demand caps on judgments and fees.
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New York
Texas
Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
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el Paso
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Medical Association
House of Delegates
Pentagon Updated Army Protester Surveillance Files
The Defense Department expanded and distributed Army domestic surveillance records on antiwar protesters to CIA FBI and Secret Service and beyond despite promises to destroy them. NBC cites 600000 entries with use of new computer tech enabling copying updating and sharing across agencies and universities. Pentagon says steps are being taken to purge nonretainable materials but Congress asked to hold them.
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NBC News
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Defense Department
CIA
Congress
Delaware’s Brief Clash at Cooch’s Bridge During War
Delaware, the first state to ratify the Constitution, saw a single Revolutionary War skirmish the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge. A millitary encounter pitted Gen Howe against Gen Washington during the British push on Philadelphia. The World Almanac cites Delaware contributed 1,000 militia and 2,386 Continental Army troops.
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Smokers who quit get second chance
New York AP reports that quitting smoking lowers death and disease risk from lung cancer heart disease and other illnesses. Dr Leonard Schuman says risk falls toward non smoker levels within five to six years for lung cancer and ten years for coronary disease with longer cessation offering greater reversals. The extent depends on total years smoked daily amount and starting age.
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Leonard M. Schuman
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