Viking Princess Fire Traps 235 Aboard Off Cuban Coast
The Viking Princess, a Norwegian registry cruise liner with a largely Norwegian crew, burned and sank near Cuba while en route from Miami to the Caribbean. Reports put passengers aboard at 235, with 228 cabins aboard five decks. The incident follows a 1985 Yarmouth Castle disaster that killed 90, prompting Coast Guard and congressional probes into safety practices aboard foreign flag vessels. The ship’s location was logged about 75 miles south-southeast of Guantanamo Bay.
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Viking Princess Fire Disaster in Windward Passage
Reports from Coast Guard, Navy and ship agents give varying totals for aboard the Viking Princess after a blaze mid passage between Cuba and Haiti. Officials say 235 to 248 passengers and crew ranges from 235 to 280, with rescue ships circling a 20 mile search area and survivors en route to Guantanamo Bay or Kingston and Miami.
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Two Vallejo Officers Shot Dead in Traffic Stop
Police say two Vallejo patrolmen Calvin C. Thacker Jr. and William E. Easton were killed after stopping a vehicle to issue a citation. Suspect James E. Anderson, 23, of Oakland, fled toward Oakland where two men in his car were charged as accessories to murder. Officers’ families and communities mourn in the wake of the slaying.
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Crew Strike Grounds Air France Planes in Paris
Paris reports Air France grounded as strike by flight crews halts virtually all flights. Only one plane departed Orly, with two arrivals from the United States and others from Europe. Other airlines not affected.
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Truck Driver Hijacked of $10,000 Clothing in S F
San Francisco driver Louis Corsiglia was hijacked Thursday at Fifth and Jessie by five Black men. They bound and gagged him, emptied his truck near Bayshore Freeway and Can dles point, leaving him tied in brush. He reported pistols were used and the crew fled in an old car after stealing apparel worth about $10,000.
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Missing Heiress and Boy Friend Are Located
An 15 year old heiress and her boyfriend who fled after a report of an intimate relationship turned up in custody in a county facility. Collins admitted possible statutory rape and was booked, while the girl was in Juvenile Hall awaiting mother’s arrival. The couple had traveled between Monterey Carmel Big Sur and San Diego, traded goods for money, and used public transit before surrendering to authorities. Authorities noted no charges tied to the couple in the Johnson death case.
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