Explosions Hit Fireworks Plant Near Chicago Killing Three
Investigators combed the ruins of a 14-building fireworks complex in Orland Park seeking the cause after a series of blasts. Two or possibly three deaths were reported with 19 injured and a cloud of debris. Firefighters fought flames and searched for missing workers as residents felt the shock from miles away.
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Chicago
Cook County
Arthur Granat
Orland Park
Granat
Gary
Ind
Tinley Park
Joseph Stariter
Roger Barton
South Side
Hijacking Ends With Cuban Landing After Shootout
Two armed men seized a Chalks International twin engine plane at a Miami island base. They wounded pilot James Cothron and engineer Douglas MacKenzie during a gunbattle with police. The hijackers forced the co pilot to fly to Havana with five passengers aboard.
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Havana
C. L. Reynolds
Federal Aviation Administration
Miami
Bimini
Bahamas
FAA
Bob Wallace
Cuba
Bette Tompson
Marina
Harry Davis
Tompson
James Cothron
Douglas MacKenzie
Chalk
International
MacKenzie
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Cothran
Watson Island
MacArthur Causeway
Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Reynolds
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temps
A forecast shows tonight’s low around 24 to 30 degrees. Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high near 35 to 40. Thursday through Saturday bring partly cloudy skies and moderating temperatures with a chance of rain or snow on Saturday. Weather map page 14.
Higher board weighs ISSC funding report
The Illinois Board of Higher Education received a study from the Illinois State Scholarship Commission on financing higher education. The commission, appointed to study aid and tuition, recommended broader ISSC assistance and higher tuition fees.
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Illinois State Scholarship Commission
ISSC
Ilinois Board of Higher Education
Marvin Chandler
Northern Illinois Gas
Chandler
Commission
Ozark asks ICC to halt rival Air Illinois service
Ozark Airlines asked the Illinois Commerce Commission to stop Air Illinois from continuing its Springfield to Meigs Field commuter runs while signalling a March 15 start for a similar Ozark service. Ozark cites a 1951 certificate and Chicago airport access to justify nine daily flights. Air Illinois seeks to block Ozark, arguing it is already serving the market.
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Springfield
Ozark Airlines
Illinois Commerce Commission
Air Illinois
Chicago
Meigs Field
Ozark
O’hare
Chicago and
Southern Airlines
Chicago and Southern
Peoria
William Mulliken
ICC Examiner
Commission
Springfield- Meigs
Ozark plans Springfield to Meigs service despite commission doubt
Ozark officials testified that a single carrier could yield an annual profit of 106,341 if 45,438 passengers are carried, while two carriers would reduce demand to 36,124 passengers and incur a 116,124 loss. They discussed fleet plans, pilot allocation, and temporary operation pending permanent certification.
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Ozark
Springfield
Meigs
Air
Illinois
Paul Bradshaw
Mulliken
McLaren Admits White House Contact on ITT Adviser
U S District Judge Richard McLaren testified before the Senate panel that he apparently consulted the White House when choosing Richard J Ramsden, the outside financial adviser in the ITT antitrust settlement. He noted his earlier statement on not recalling White House discussion may have been mistaken and said there was some consultation.
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Washington
U. S
Richard McLaren
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
McLaren
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
ITT
Anderson
Richard J. Ramsden
New York
Peter Flanigan
Nixon scores sweep in first returns
New Hampshire voters cast the first 1972 primary ballots in frigid conditions. Nixon was favored to win the Republican contest, while Muskie faced a crucial test among Democrats with a target of at least 50 percent in the early results. McGovern sought 25 percent as Muskie led among Democratic ballots in Dixville Notch and Berlin.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Nixon
Muskie
George S. McGovern
Berlin
Rumford
Dixville Notch
McGovern
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Edward Coll
Hartford
Conn
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Paul N. McCloskey
California
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Legislative audit commission notes tipster tips and internal controls
The 15th annual report of the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission credits informers for leads and stresses internal control procedures not designed to detect fraud. It commends outside contributions to accountability and notes that each questionable transaction is thoroughly investigated with agency responses discussed at public meetings held monthly.
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Illinois Legislative Audit Commission
Commission
Trol
Legislative Audit Commission
West Virginia Orders 100 Mine Lakes Drained After Flood
Gov Arch Moore ordered more than 100 coal refuse earthen dams drained after the Feb 26 flood disaster caused by a dam break. He announced use of Civil Defense pumping equipment and said about 0.5 million gallons per minute are being pumped. He identified 14 impoundments as dangerous.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Mountain
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Civil Defense
Labor pressure trims Ohio state employee pay raise
Labor members of Ohio's Pay Board voted against full approval of the 10.6 percent wage increase for 56 000 state workers. They acted in protest to avoid a larger cutback and indicate growing willingness to compromise amid little recent pay growth, though a 7 percent raise remains under guidance.
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Washington
Ohio
Ent
Racial clash leaves 15 injured after Arkansas game
In Arkadelphia fans were injured after Southern State defeated AM&N 92-83. A skirmish near an exit sparked a melee as whites and blacks clashed, with chairs and bottles hurled onto the court. spectator Wilson Hansard of Arkadelphia received 25 stitches.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Am&n
Southern State
AMEN
Pine Bluff
An Exist
Wilson Hansard
Judge Suffers Heart Attack in Evansville
Harrisburg circuit judge Trafton Dennis, 60, of Saline County, suffered a heart attack Sunday. He was listed in critical condition today at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
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Trafton Dennis
Harrisburg
Saline County
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Ind
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General Assembly
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Public Instruction
James Holderman
San Diego
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
Sen. Muskie
N.Y
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