Eight Die In Tulsa Seismograph Crew Blast
An AP report from Tulsa details a dynamite explosion that created a crater 25 feet wide and five feet deep, killing eight Pan American Petroleum seismograph crew members near Bird Creek. Investigators believe truck explosives were triggered by sparks from a high voltage line struck by a drilling rig. One victim was identified hours after the blast.
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Here
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Bird Creek
Pan American
Explosion Near Saigon USO Building Raises No Casualties
An air burst explosion outside the Saigon USO building in downtown Saigon caused no injuries. An Army captain entering the building said the blast seemed air borne and speculated a U S M79 or similar grenade might have caused it. The incident follows in a wartime context with limited details released.
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Saigon
Former astronaut Wally Schirra forms ECCO Corp in Denver
Wally Schirra announces the creation of ECCO Corp a Denver based firm to identify and define pollution problems on contract and apply aerospace and oceanographic research to practical solutions. He spoke at a news conference on Wednesday.
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Denver
Wally Schirra
Schirra
Ecco Corp
ECCO
Fire Kills 25 Horses at Blue Ribbon Downs
In Sallisaw Oklahoma an un determined origin fire swept through a barn at Blue Ribbon Downs killing at least 25 prize quarter horses. Owner Bill Hedge valued the animals at more than 200000 dollars.
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Sallisaw
Okla
Blue Ribbon Downs
Oklahoma City
Bill Hedge
Heart device study finds defects in 12 hospitals
The American Heart Association told Atlantic City reporters that a study of electronic devices in cardiac care units across 12 leading U.S. hospitals found significant deficiencies in all sites. Problems ranged from time-wasting nuisances to life-threatening hazards and could cause incorrect diagnoses and treatments.
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Atlantic City
American Heart Association
United States
Conspiracy Trial Opens Over Michigan Mortgage Kickback
A Texas attorney testifies at the conspiracy trial of 10 men accused of kickbacks on a Michigan mortgage loan. Townsend said the 10 percent fee was discussed seven years ago in Dallas with about six people regarding a Brown Organization loan for a Midland hospital project in 1963.
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Michigan
Texas
Teamsters Union
Dallas
John F. Townsend
Brown Organization
Midland
Tex
IRS Sets Ruling on Tax Exemptions for Public Interest Firms
IRS Commissioner Randolph Thrower announced a fast tracked ruling on tax exemptions for public interest law firms amid a Senate probe. The agency shortened the review timetable from about 60 days to roughly half, with a decision planned by October 9 after halting new exemptions pending a two month study.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Randolph W. Thrower
Thrower
UN VOTE ON CHINA SEAT CONTINUES
United Nations General Assembly revisits the question of China’s seat. Peking gains four new definite supporters this year while the United States and Nationalist China believe the tally remains short of an invitation. Last year’s tally was 56 against, 48 for, 21 abstentions.
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N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
China
Peking
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
White House seeks extra foreign aid grant package
The White House plans to ask Congress for 750 million to 1 billion dollars in additional foreign aid funding, according to the Washington Post report.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Washington Post
War activity in South Vietnam slows as US casualties ease
Ground action dips to a nine month low in South Vietnam as US forces post two days with no KIA. The Pentagon tally shows 31 Americans killed, 45 nonbattle deaths, 104 wounded, and Vietnamese losses down. Bombing of North Vietnamese supply routes continues amid few skirmishes and six enemy rocket and mortar strikes.
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South Vietnam
U. S. Command
U. S
Mekong
Laos
Cambodia
Desegregation Shift Reported From South to North
A Nixon administration official says federal enforcement of school desegregation can be redirected from the South to the North as Southern districts largely comply. HEW struggles with guidelines on discriminatory grouping while progress is cited as 97 percent desegregated in Southern systems.
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Youthful Hijacker Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years In Rome
U S Marine Raphael Minichiello, 21, convicted in Italy of hijacking a TWA jet to Rome, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years for kidnapping and assault. Italian court also added 3 years 4 months for the arm of war charge, defense seeks retrial citing legal and factual errors.
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U. S
TWA
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Italy
Raphael Minichiello
Trans World Airlines
Minichiello
Giuseppe Sotgui
Edmondo Zappacosta
Eastern Washington students set world kissing record
Horace Francis from Kingston Jamaica and Beverly Hallmark from Bellingham Washington won a world smooching record at Eastern Washington State College after 12 hours of kissing. They surpassed the previous 9 hours 12 minutes by Southwestern Texas State students and finished 31 minutes ahead of Spokane’s Jennifer Weiler and Caldwell Idaho’s Robert Driscoll. They won $25 and two trophies amid lip blistering fatigue and silent meals.
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Idaho
Francis
Autoworkers Vote on Tentative GM Contract
Detroit AP reports 394000 striking GM workers decide to accept or reject a three year pact. If the GM council of the UAW approves, the contract goes to a rank and file vote. rejection would restart bargaining and likely extend the eight week strike into 1971. The package includes wage scales tied to the Consumer Price Index, early retirement at 58 or 56 with reduced benefits, quarterly COLA adjustments after 1971, and enhanced pensions and SUB contributions plus four weeks vacation after 20 years.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
GM Council
UAW
Ing
Laos Invasion Prep Grows North Vietnam Fuel Dumps
U S sources say North Vietnam expanded fuel storage above the demilitarized zone by about 1500 percent, to about 1.5 million gallons from 100,000 previously, as reconnaissance images show new dumps. Dispatch notes 5,000 trucks staged in Haiphong for a major dry season resupply push into South Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Laos
U. S
Haiphong
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Cambodia
Laosborder
Panhandle
Dong Hoi
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North
South China Sea
Quang Khe
Ment
Explosions and Fire Hit Hudson Propane Firm
In Hudson Ohio an explosion and fire struck Hudson Fuel Gas Corp. authorities report 3 believed killed and 2 seriously burned. About 12 storage tanks were involved according to sheriff’s officers.
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Hudson, Ohio
Summit County
Hudson
Hudson Fuel Gas Corp
Weather forecast for West of Pecos area
Fair to night and Friday with a slight warming tonight and a cooler night Friday. Low tonight 30 to 45 degrees and high Friday 60 to 75 degrees.
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Pecos
France Bids Farewell to Charles de Gaulle at Notre Dame
France held a solemn Mass at Notre Dame for Charles de Gaulle with world leaders and thousands of Parisians in attendance. The burial remained in Colombey and a simple churchyard ceremony followed, reflecting the general's wishes for modest rites despite the global attendance.
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