Ten Die As DC4 Cargo Plane Crashes In Miami
A disabled DC4 cargo plane repaired shortly before takeoff crashed into a busy Miami street killing ten people including all four crew members. The crash near the airport injured twelve others and caused about $1 million in damage. NTSB investigators probed the wreckage while officials feared more bodies could be found in the debris.
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Dennis Friel
MIAMI
Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Skully
International Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami International Airport
James Reese
Red Cross
Dominicana Air Lines
Maxine Burmester
Charles Knapp
36Th Street
Santo Domingo
Jorge Bujosa
Carlos Brador
Carlos Gonzalez
Cesar Molina
Alternates Set For Mall Plan In Portsmouth
Opponents and supporters clash over a pedestrian mall plan in central Portsmouth. The Central City Development Commission circulates a petition for the project while opponents push alternate layouts including keeping Gallia Street traffic open. Vernon Miller of the National Bank of Portsmouth cites impact on tenants and parking as key concerns. Turn to MALL, Page 12.
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Portsmouth
Central City Development Commission
Gallia St
Gay and
Chillicothe Sts
Roy Rogers Esplanade
Gay
Vernon Miller
National Bank of Portsmouth
Bank
Miller
Commission
GOP Battle May Follow Nomination
Associated Press reporter John M Pearce. President Nixon ally Robert H Finch appears to have won support for nominating Dr John H Knowles as the nations top health official. The move could trigger a Senate split between administration liberal GOP Young Turks and Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen over Knowles selection. Knowles, director of Massachusetts General Hospital, faces AMA opposition and Dirksen as key foes.
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John M. Pearce
Associated Press
Washington
Robert H. Finch
Nixon
John H. Knowles
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Knowles
First Call So That's Why They Call Him Rocky
Renowned figure known as Rocky earns nickname from onlookers after a bold performance. Local crowd recalls his decisive moves and the moment that sparked the moniker.
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Rocky
Laird Charged With Changing ABM Testimony
Senate critics charge Defense Secretary Laird reframed Soviet first strike power in ABM dispute after his testimony with CIA Director Helms. They say his remarks shift focus from Polaris to SS9 missiles undermining the ABM case. Laird defends his earlier stance, citing SS9 as a Minuteman threat and noting limited deployment.
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John S. Lang
Washington
Senate
Nixon
R. Laird
J. W. Fulbright
Albert Gore
Laird
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Safeguard
Pentagon
Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Gore
D-Tenn
United States
Soviet Union
House Appropriations Committee
Hire Youth Idea Catches on
A Times editorial urged local firms to hire teenagers to boost the teen economy. Scioto County Regional Water District No. 1 answered by hiring one teenager for the summer at the Lucasville plant. Officials challenge other area businesses to follow suit.
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Times
Scioto County
Ohio House Passes Airline Receipts Tax Amid Debate
The Ohio House approved a 4 percent tax on airline gross receipts 76-14 with a local-division amendment 63-28. Proponents cited a $6 million annual gain, opponents questioned constitutionality citing interstate commerce limits. The chamber also advanced a blood test bill and allowed bridge bond authorizations with an 8 percent rate ceiling, sending measures to the governor.
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Perry Smith
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio House
Robert Netzley
Laura
Norman Aurdock
Cincinnati
Murdock
William G. Batchelder
Medina
Judiciary Committee
John A. Bechtold
Tulley
Ohio
Bechtold
House
Ohio Bridge Commission
Ohio River
Fire At AEC Plant Halts Production
A major fire at an Atomic Energy Commission plutonium facility in Kentucky Flats Colorado on May 11 halted U S nuclear missile production for perhaps the rest of the year and may delay antimissile warhead testing Officials expect safeguards deployment to stay on schedule but internal estimates warn of a six months to year impact discussed in Senate hearings and reported by AP.
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Bob Horton
Washington (Ap
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations
Ky Flats
Colo
AEC
Congress
Air Force
E. B. Giller
Subcommittee
Allen Ellender
D-La
Giller
Glenn T. Seaborg
Gas Lines To Be Extended In County
Ohio Valley Gas Co extends gas service to 772 residences four schools and 36 other public and commercial customers along Route 139 Lucasville Minford Rd and to Southern Ohio Penitentiary. 22 miles of 8 inch mains costing about 500000. Hughes Construction Co of Huntington WV awarded contract. work to start within 60 days.
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Ohio Valley Gas Co
Lucasville
Minford Rd
Minford
Ohio Penitentiary
MelMershon
Portsmouth
Hughes Construction Co
Huntington
W. Va
Mershon
New Boston
Stanton Ave
Lakeview Ave
Eden Park
Oertel’s Corner
Blue Run
Prison
Holbrook
Tomilson
Marca
Twin Valley
Seiler
Aple
Tattle Creek
Valley
Ruby
Smith-Terry
Burns
Wilson
Shady
Crull
Chandler
Yale
Hayes
Candy Run
Meadowbrook
Cook
Long Roads
Main Sts
Dodge Ave
Pleasant Ave
Glendale
Clay Township
Valley i High
Nixon surtax extension bill heads for House floor vote
President Nixon seeks a six month 10 percent surtax and six month 5 percent extension with a June 30 expiry. House Democrats back the measure, Republicans estimate 120 to 130 votes, while 80 to 90 Democratic votes are needed for passage. Opposition aims to defeat the no amendments rule and the bill itself, stressing inflation fight and tax reform timing.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House Rules Committee
House
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Church Groups Plan Reparations Dialogue With Black Conference
The National Council of Churches will consult with the National Black Economic Development Conference on reparations demands. The executive committee, including major Protestant and Orthodox denominations, says Christians should listen to black claims for 500 million dollars for past injustices. Activists led by James Forman have staged church invasions, prompting New York court orders restricting such actions.
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New York
National Council of Churches
National
Black Economic Development Conference
James Forman
New York City
Substance From Clams Is Effective Against Cancer
Sister Arline a Dominican nun at Ohio Dominican College isolates mercenene from cherry stone clams and reports regression or inhibition of cancerous tumors in 80 to 100 percent of transplanted mouse cases and 30 to 40 percent in dogs. The substance also acts on cancerous cells in human tissue cultures while sparing normal cells with plans for human trials after dosage is set.
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Tom Gardner
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Arline
Catherine Schmeer
O.P
Sister Arline
Ohio Dominican College
University of Colorado
Univers
Ity
Wurtzburg
West Germany
Ing
National Institute of Health
Solomon Garb
University of Missouri Medical School
National Cancer Institute
Derek Horton
Ohiotate University
Rochester
N.Y
Ohio Academy of Science Junior Academy
American Men of Sci
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