Thresher Sub Sailor Reflects on Fatal Test Mission
Cmdr Raymond McCoole recalls nearly joining the 1963 Thresher deep water test that killed 129 crewmen. He believes he could have helped save the sub had Capt John Harvey not kept him behind for family reasons. The inquiry traced a small leak in salt water piping that disrupted electrical systems.
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Kittery
Maine
Thresher
Cmdr
Raymond McCoole
Navy
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
McCoole
Skylark
Navy Board of Inquiry
Thresher Submarine Sinks After Reactor Failure Off Boston
The submarine Thresher, with its reactor dead, could not rise or hold position 1,000 feet underwater 220 miles from Boston. It plunged into the deep, reaching a mile and a half below the surface as Lt. Jim Watson heard a ship breaking up at 9:17 a.m. and then the sound ceased.
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Thresher
Boston
Jim Watson
Skylark
Senate approves emergency farm aid bill amid Carter veto threat
The Senate narrowly passed an emergency one-year aid measure for grain and cotton farmers 49 to 41 with security in the galleries and Vice President Mondale presiding. Carter vows to veto, arguing the plan is inflationary, while House action remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
House
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Sen. Ed
House Budget Committee
Robert N. Giaimo
Dconn
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Roswell Ostrich Gets No Name Says Parks Chief
A.B. Gwinn Roswell city parks and recreation director notes an ostrich and its mate lack official names. He mentions the bird is about 15 years old six feet tall and 150 pounds. He invites local children to write letters to name them.
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A.B. Gwinn
Gwinn
Roswell
Spring River Park
Researchers target oil left behind by improved recovery
Researchers push enhanced oil recovery to reclaim 60 percent of U S reserves left after standard methods. New Mexico Tech expert Joe Tabor explains water flooding and chemical additives to move oil from porous rock, plus carbon dioxide flooding from underground sources. Current economics cite $15 per barrel as a threshold, with potential gains at lower costs.
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Sue Major Holmes
Associated Press
Socorro
Joe Tabor
New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Center
New Mexico Tech
Tabor
New Mexico
Colorado
Four Corners
First of six part series on youth mistreatment in Chaves County
The Roswell based report highlights that reports of young person mistreatment and neglect in Chaves County are likely undercounted. It cites 125-130 annual referrals in 1977 from county residents, with an estimated 100-120 children verifiably mistreated or neglected.
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Chaves
Johnny
Jeanne
Mark
Nancy K. Harvey
State Health and Social Services Department
Roswell
Chaves County
Harvey
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