Fireworks blast kills 6 at Bridgewater plant
Six dead and 11 hurt after a chain reaction of explosions tore through Interstate Pyrotechnics Corp. in Bridgewater Massachusetts. A powder magazine building survived while 6 to10 other structures were leveled. Police estimate 16 to 20 workers were at the 3 to 4 acre site. witnesses described intense fire and ongoing blasts as rescuers struggled to reach the scene.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Arthur Joyce
Interstate Pyrotechnics Corp
Powder Magazine
Robert White
Abington
Tom Roulstone
WOKW
Brockton
Roulstone
Weather outlook Tonight to Monday
Tonight fair and cold with a low near 30. Friday partly sunny and a little warmer with a high in the low 50s. Saturday through Monday remain partly cloudy with a chance of light rain on Saturday and again Monday. Details on map page 17. Inside sections include Classifieds 13-16 Comics 19 Editorials 4 Records 16-17 Sports 11-12.
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Inside Classified
Family Living
Jury hews to federal charges in Harrisburg Seven case
Federal judge tells jury the Harrisburg Seven case is a federal criminal matter not a political trial. The defendants face conspiracy charges tied to antiwar protests including plans to kidnap Kissinger, blow heating tunnels, and vandalize draft boards.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Seven
Philip Berrigan
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Herman
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Viser
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
D.C
Douglas
United States
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Boyle trial to jury in federal UMW case
A jury begins deliberations in the federal trial of United Mine Workers President W A Boyle union Secretary Treasurer John Owens and James Kmetz head of Labor's Non Partisan League indicted for conspiracy and illegal campaign contributions totaling 49250 from 1966 to 1969.
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United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Wednesda Ek U.S. Dist. Court
R. Richey
SIU medical planning funds released
The release of 50760 to two state universities funds remodeling and planning of medical facilities announced by Gov. Ogilvie. The University of Illinois gets 243000 for a hospital organ transplant center in Chicago, and Southern Illinois University gets 264000 for planning facilities at Carbondale to be completed by 1974. Paris (AP) Ambassador Porter returns to Washington for Vietnam peace talks consultations.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
University of Illinois
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Paris
U.S
William J. Porter
Washington
ITT pledge tied to Nixon hotel choice for convention
ITT president Harold S. Geneen said the firm would drop its San Diego pledge if Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel is not Nixon's convention headquarters. The decision to seek repayment would lie with Sheraton Hotels of America president Howard James, while Geneen denied knowledge of a White House call about a $600,000 contribution.
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Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Sheraton Harbor Island
ITT
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen
Howard James
Sheraton Hotels of America
Sheraton
Senate Judiciary Committee
James
Nixon
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Dita D. Beard
Ment
Denver
White House
Senate
Beard
Postal Hiring Frozen by Postmaster General
Postmaster General E T Klassen orders a 90 day hiring freeze at the U S Postal Service to balance the books without a rate hike. He says the public won’t absorb another increase soon unless service improves and costs are cut, and hopes to eliminate the $450 million rate increase planned for January.
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Washington
E. T. Klassen
S. Postal Service
Klassen
Tgp
U.S. Postal Service
Frost Tests Growers Watch For Orchard Damage in Two Counties
Union and Jackson county fruit growers examined peach and apple crops for frost damage after temperatures fell to 21 degrees in low areas while highs reached 28 to 29. Norton of the Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange said damage would be minor and mainly in low ground, with apples most at risk.
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Union
Jackson
Carlos Norton
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange of
Cobden
Norton
Don Boyd
Amma
Union County
Boyd
Walker would offer Eckert state post if elected
Dan Walker's spokesman says if elected he would probably offer defeated running mate Neal Eckert a state job. Eckert says he likely would not accept. They differed on busing abortion reform marijuana laws and income tax increases. campaign financing remained separate with limited help to Eckert.
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Robert Reid Lindsay
Dan
Kay
Neal
Eckert
Walker
Victor de Grazia
Florida
Illinois
Paul Simon
Democratic
Simon
Anna Hospital strike enters third day with no talks
A strike at Union County Hospital in Anna continued into its third day with no negotiations as non professional workers and licensed practical nurses press for Teamsters Local 347 recognition. A court injunction ended a Friday walkout but was dissolved on request. the nursing home was closed and 100 plus patients relocated.
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Union County
Anna
Teamster Union Local 347
Southern Illinois
Teamster’s Union
Robert Dickson
CAB urged to require payment to stranded passengers
A consumer action group accused major airlines of poor on time service and asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to require cash payments to passengers for delays. The petition by the Aviation Consumer Action Project proposes refunds equal to ticket price for canceled flights and 25 per cent per half hour of delay, citing 26 percent of top routes late in 1970 and 1.5 to 2 million passengers affected by cancellations.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aviation Consumer Action Project
K. G. J. Pillai
Ralph Nader
Pillai
Air Transport Association
Airlines
Delta
Eastern
Pan American
Northwest
National
Braniff
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Turkey
John Stewart Law
Gordon Banner
Charles Turner
Interior Ministry
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
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Istanbul
Unye
Ferit Kupst
Kubat
Ankara
SIU Medical Planning
Conglomerate
Genee
McGuire’s Orchard
Jack Griggs
Neal Eckert
Dan Walker
Lindsay-Schaub
Dickson
CAB
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