Logan Crash Toll Reaches Eighty Eight Die in Boston Air Disaster
At Logan International Airport a Delta DC9 crashed after flying 230 feet too low and 3 500 feet short of the runway. 88 people died with one survivor from a 89 aboard. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board inspect the wreckage as fog shrouds the harbor and runway.
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Boston
Maureen Kennedy
Logan International Airport
Delta
United States
Air Force
Robert Alexander
Alexander
The
Safety Board
Brad Dunbar
Board
Logan
Boston Harbor
Ferris Howland
FAA
William C. Keepers
James Lane
Police Department
Dollar Slumps on Impeachment Talk Across Europe
The dollar fell in London Frankfurt and Paris on reports of Nixon impeachment motion while slipping slightly in Tokyo. Zurich markets were closed for a Swiss holiday as traders weighed the impact on exchange rates and policy signals.
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Europe
London
U.S
Nixon
Frankfurt
Paris
Tokyo
Zurich
Nixon Eyes Farm Bill Approval This Week
Congress could send President Nixon a four year farm bill compromise to end this week as Senate backers maneuver against House forces seeking food stamp bans for most strikers. The Senate approved 85 to 7 for the conference version of farm food stamp and food for peace legislation. In Oklahoma McALESTER inmate death escalates riot toll to three with another inmate severely beaten amid prison violence.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate House Conference Committee
Oklahoma
Mcalester
Okla
Goodrich Defends Waterbury Lawsuit in Hartford
In Hartford, B. F. Goodrich Co. calls a $285 million Waterbury suit unjustified. The plaintiffs accuse surveillance and harassment to drive them from the market since 1967, alleging predatory practices to imitate the Waterbury firms.
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Goodrich
Hartford, Conn
B. F. Goodrich Co
Waterbury, Conn
Rubber
B. F. Goodrich
Waterbury
Granite State Girl Drowns After Pool Accident
A 19 month old girl from Litchfield died at Memorial Hospital in Nashua following an accident in a neighbor’s pool Tuesday. Christy Whitten, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Whitten, was found at the bottom of the pool and died from drowning.
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Neshue Nashua
N.H
Litchfield
Memorial Hospital
Christy Whitten
Lawrence Whitten
Curtis Attacks Conservationists Over Turnpike Widening
Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis criticizes the Natural Resources Council for opposing the planned widening of the Maine Turnpike. He calls their stance negative while officials discuss projected policy. Separately Bath Iron Works expects payroll growth from 2,280 to 3,300 4,000 by May with rapid hiring already under way.
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Curtis
Augusta, Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
The
Natural Resources Council
Maine
BIW
Bath, Maine
Bath Iron Works Corp
James F. Goodrich
Eggs Set Pace for Increases Across AP Market Basket
An Associated Press market basket survey shows rising grocery costs in the last week of July after price controls ended for most foods. Eggs and pork chops led the increases, with eggs up in 11 of 13 cities and examples like Seattle showing a jump from 58 to 66 cents then to 85 per dozen by July 31.
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Associated Press
Tobay
Seattle
Los Angeles
Agriculture Department
Leavenworth prisoners free hostages after violent outbreak
Two inmates named William Hurst and Aramendo Miramon released four hostages after a two hour meeting with Warden Loren Daggett. A corrections officer was fatally stabbed and a guard injured during the midday riot that involved about 190 inmates in the prison laundry area.
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Hell
U.S
Kenneth Holcomb
Marvin Berry
John
Mit
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Hollywood
Calif
Araimendo L. Miramon
Los Angeles
Loren E. Daggett
Hurst
Miramon
Harry Jones Jr
The
Kansas City Star
Donald E. Black
Leavenworth Times
Jones
Black
Wayne G. Selle
Michael Quinlan
Daggett
Selle
Buses in Portsmouth Face Contract Doubt and Delays
Mounting concern over a new school bus contract in Portsmouth prompts a special meeting for August. Chairman John W. Durgin Jr. says Jan-Car Co. has not posted a performance bond or letter of intent by August 15, risking cancellation. Critics urge one year bids with bonds. Superintendent Cusick warns voiding the contract could disrupt fall transport.
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Portsmouth
John W. Durgin Jr
Jan-Car Co
Durgin
Jan Fiere
Jan-Car
Philip F. Gray
the Herald
Ports
Gray
James J. Cusick
Dane
Rey
Jan-Car Leasing Co
Transportat Siness
Leak cause mystery as Liberian tanker Aro spills oil
Investigators pursue a drifting theory after a weekend spill from the Liberian tanker Aro. Captain Michael Papajulirib alleges Portsmouth Navigation tug may have grounded the ship at the harbor entrance, a claim challenged by Frank Chadwick of Sprague Co and tug operator Dick Holt.
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Sip
Michael Papajulirib
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Harbor
Sprague Co Company
Frank Chadwick
Dick Holt
Piscataqua
Chadwick
Holt
Walter
Molt
Turmoil at Joint Building Committee Over School Site and Architect
Tension rose as the committee debated site options for a new secondary school and architect selection. Members urged broader critique including topography and engineering input while delaying a decision and awaiting the next meeting.
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Cornel
Wiliam A. Thomson
Robert Thoresen
Calvin A. Canney
Richard Nelson
Peverly Hill Road
Robin Jaffe
Elsine Krasker Nisead
Wrong Number Reported After Oil Spill Front Page Error
A front page note corrects a phone number for oil spill insurance claims. The Herald printed 496 4711. the correct line is 436-4711. The Arc, an old vessel, faced heavy damage and possible federal seizure as cleanup continues at Portsmouth ports.
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Herald
Haldeman Defends Memo On Charlotte Demonstrations
Former White House aide H R Haldeman testified before the Senate Watergate committee admitting he wrote “great” and “good” in a 1971 memo about anticipated violent Charlotte demonstrations against President Nixon and Billy Graham. He said the terms were not meant to praise violence. The hearing also touched the “enemies list” used to deny courtesies to opponents of the administration.
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White House
H. R. Haldeman
Charlotte
N.C
Nixon
Billy Graham
Haldeman
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Senate Watergate Committee
Weicker
Wercker
Graham
Sen
M. Montoya
John W. Dean III
Tropical Storm Boston Dawdles Off East Coast
A sub tropical disturbance with winds up to 50 knots drifts along the east coast bringing heavy rains and thunderstorms to Cape Cod and nearby islands. The National Weather Service warns small craft to seek safe harbor as the storm moves northeast toward Yarmouth Nova Scotia.
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Boston
Cape Cod
National Weather Service
Yarmouth
N.S
Bombers Strike in Cambodia Relieve Phnom Penh Siege
Cambodian troops launched a southwest drive to ease insurgent pressure on Phnom Penh's southern perimeter. U S bombers hit positions seven miles south along the Prek Thaot river while American fighters bombed various sectors around the capital. Government infantry and armor advanced west of the Prateah Lang village, a key point in the southern defense, in what the Cambodian command calls an important attack.
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Phnom Peni
Cambodia
Kap
Phnom Penh
Prek Thaot
U.S
Prateah Lang
Seabrook Faces Water Distribution Crisis and Moratorium
Residents clash with town officials over a stressed water system and a moratorium on new building permits. Selectmen cite supply limits as the community battles ongoing distribution problems and planning constraints.
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Brown
Bruce
Seabrook
Portsmouth
Dondero
Francis McDonnell
Comatran
McDonnell
James Eaton
Faton
Saratranly
A.t
Hh. Sr, S
President Meets Again With Premier Tanaka
President Nixon and Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka conclude a White House session amid plans for a joint US Japan Indochina reconstruction program with potential funding up to 50 million dollars. Secretary Rogers confirms active US participation pending Congress approval and cites no current Vietnam policy change.
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Washington
Nixon
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Indochina
Southuian
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Willliam P. Rogers
Masayoshi Shira
United States
Rogers
North Vietnam
White House
United, States
Tanaka
Public Service Co. Seeks Water Rate Hike in Maine
Augusta Maine AP Public Service Co requests a rate increase to raise water charges to levels used in New England. The company serves Fryeburg Porter Acton Newfield Ealet Kittery York and many other towns in York and Oxford counties.
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PSC
Augusta, Maine
Public Service Co
New
Maine
Newsid Public Co
Fryeburg
Mew
Porter
Acton
Newfield
Ealet
Kittery
York
Plantateus
Lincoln
Magalloway
Upton
Osterd
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Robert W. Moran
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Miriam Jackson
Lawrence Potenm
Harry Jones
Don Black
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Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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Berlin Wall
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Granite State
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Cusick
Paul Connors
Police
John Wholey
Whaley
Samuel MacMaster
Dondero School
Dwight Bassett
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Walter Chivik
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