Two dead as traffic helicopter crashes into Quincy apartments
A traffic helicopter attempting an emergency landing struck a second floor apartment building on Station Street Quincy and exploded. Two people were killed and four injured including a baby. Richard Banks and Henry Whitmore were aboard.
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Quincy
Mass
Henry ‘‘Chip’’ Whitmore
Boston
WEEI
Richard
Red’’ Banks
Marlboro
William Amaral
Edward F. Barry
Ned Foster
WBZ
Foster
Station Street
Whitmore
Kevin O'Keefe
Colby says CIA did not direct journalists reports
Former CIA Director William Colby testified before the House Intelligence Committee that agents who served as journalists did not receive reporting direction from the CIA. He said cover limits have tightened, noting deaths and frustrations from reduced cover options and urging formal integration of agents under proper administrations.
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Washington
CIA
William E. Colby
Colby
House Intelligence Committee
Peace Corps
Fulbright
U.S. Information Agency
U.S. Agency For International Development
United States
Oliver P. Smith
Los Altos
Calif
Smith
1St Marine Division
Changjin Reservoir
Illinois looks to China for agricultural trade
An 18 member Illinois trade mission will visit China from March 17 to April 2 to explore markets for grain and soybeans. Led by Rep. Paul Findley and Rep. Edward Madigan, the group includes Agriculture Director John Block and DED chief Donald Duster. The mission will travel on government and state funds.
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Springfield
Illinois
China
James R. Thompson
U.S
Paul Findley
Bill
House Agriculture Committee
Edward Madigan
R-Ill
John Block
Donald Duster
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Thompson
United States
Peking
Findley and
Madigan
Block and Duster
California drought lingers despite storms and rising precipitation
Three major storms drenched California with rain and snow though drought relief remains limited. Weather service forecaster Ray Williams notes year to date precipitation is normal but water rations persist as Shasta Folsom and Oroville reservoirs stay critically low. East Bay MUD reports 60 inches of snow at 6000 feet versus 30 inches normal, signaling uneven gains.
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San Francisco
California
Eastern
Pacific
Sierra
National Weather Service
Ray Williams
Williams
East Bay
Soviet warning on cruise missiles and neutron bomb
Pravda asserts U S forward European bases could threaten future arms talks and warns Washington could escalate the arms race. Maj Gen Raif Simonyan calls U S base deployment dangerous and notes neutron bombs may be deployed at bases. Brezhnev warned of a Soviet reply if U S moves ahead.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Europe
Communist Party
Pravda
Raif Simonyan
Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Britain
Spain
Kremlin
Simonyan
Army Staff College
Washington
NATO
Soviets deploy mobile SS-20 missile feared to hit U S
U S officials believe Russia has begun deploying the mobile SS-20 with a 3000 mile range. Experts say adding a third stage could extend range to 5500 nautical miles, potentially threatening Western Europe China and the Middle East and shifting the nuclear balance. Deployment areas include eastern Russia with future moves to western and central Russia.
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U.S
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Russia
China
Europe
Middle East
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