Darwin Cyclone Devastation Sparks Relief Efforts and Looting
Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin with 125 mph winds destroying 90 percent of the city and leaving 41 000 residents homeless. Authorities fear disease from no sewer water or power prompt police to shoot roaming starving dogs and prevent epidemics as Australia, Britain and the U S rush food to the stricken area and Prime Minister Whitlam pledges rapid rebuilding.
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Darwin
Australia
UPI
Patterson
Zation
Canberra
Melbourne
Jim Cairns
Cairns
Mishap Victim Awarded Trust
James Alexander an 18 year old Houston resident who lost use of his arms and legs in a traffic accident on his 16th birthday will receive 100000 a year for life from a trust funded by insurance companies. His heirs will get 1 million after his death. Attorney Joe Jamail cited cooperation of insurers and the bank in the settlement. Alexander lived at home and requires constant care after the crash that killed his supervisor and three others during a fishing trip birthday present.
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Houston
UPI
James Alexander
Alexander
Joe Jamail
Jamail
Benny Dies at 80 After Cancer Fight
United Press International reports comedian Jack Benny died at age 80 in his Los Angeles home after a battle with terminal cancer. The longtime vaudeville radio and TV star, famed for his 39 persona, married to Sadie Marks and later Mary Livingston, reduced TV appearances in recent years while remaining a major entertainment figure since the 1930s.
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United Press International
Jack Benny
America
Benny
Los Angeles
Dallas
Tex
George Burns
Hollywood
Han
Tomiself
Mary Livingston
Don W'lson
Eddie “Rochester” Sanderson
Fosorkino
Radioad Porte
Paroled crime boss Patriarca freed on parole in Rhode Island
Raymond L S Patriarca head of New England organized crime, 66, is released from the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions after five years of a 10 year murder conspiracy sentence. He must report weekly, may not leave the state without permission, and cannot drink or associate with criminals. The parole was opposed by state and federal officials.
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Galkin
Patriarca
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S
Rhode Island
Parole Board
New England
U.S. Senate
Rudolph Marfeo
Providence, R.I
Federal
Atlanta
Marfeo
William
Winter Weather Halts Teton Dam Work in Idaho
Sub-zero temperatures and snow freeze the Teton Dam project for winter except for two tasks. Morrison Knudsen Co. Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons Co. oversee the project with a mid 1977 completion target. Original contract $39.5 million, now $41.6 million.
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ST. Anthony, Idaho
UPI
Teton Dam
Morrison- Knudsen Co., Inc
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
Neb
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Gough Whitlam
London
Whitlam
Perth
Organi
Maxwell
Benny Kubchsky
Chicago
Waukegan
Barrison
Cora Salisbury
Miss Salisbury
Ben K Benny
Limon Woods
Woods
Amis
Ben Bene
Sadie Marks
Los Angetes May Co
Jenny
California
Rade
Feading
Benns
Jack Beony
Telestron
Jaan
Music By the
Nite
Wilderness
Erness Lodge
ETING
Wilderness Lodge
Paul and Sharlene Fitchett
Heron, Mont
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