Missouri Senate Candidate Litton Dies in Plane Crash
Rep. Jerry Litton dies in a fiery takeoff crash near Chillicothe as he headed to an election party after winning an upset Missouri Democratic primary for the Senate. Litton, his wife Sharon, two children, pilot Paul Rupp, and Rupp's son perished. The Democratic Committee must name a replacement for the general election.
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Dean Reynolds
United Press International
Jerry Litton
Missouri
Sharon
Paul Rupp
Rupp
Chillicothe
Kansas City
Litton
Warren E. Hearnes
James W. Symington
Stuart Symington
Democratic Committee
John C. Danforth
Christopher Bond
Joseph Teasdale
Larned Building to Undergo 3.2 Million Downtown Renovation
The Larned Building on S Warren Street, built in 1669 with 56 offices and 14 retail spaces, will be renovated for 3.2 million and expanded by four stories to nine. Plans include a new lobby, two elevators, and studio apartments aimed at seniors and downtown workers.
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Neil Driscoll
Herald- Journal
Larned
S. Warren Street
Washington and
Water Streets
Joseph C. Adornato
Adornato
John Rose
Michael W. Torn
Hanover Square
David Michel
Michel
Community Developement
Samuel Larned
Larned Capital Corp
James St
Myron Melvin
Emmett Doyle
Adornats
el Paso
Tex
Pittsburgh
Legislature Opens Special Session On Court System Reform
Albany AP report: after partisan haggling the legislature meets in a special session to consider a compromise on reorganizing New York state courts. Gov. Hugh Carey Chief Judge Charles Breitel and party leaders hashed out terms in a four hour Executive Mansion meeting. The plan shifts the Court of Appeals toward appointment rather than election and includes concessions on local court costs. The major reorganization measure remains unfinished as lawmakers resume session today. Carey had called the session for noon.
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Albany
Executive Mansion
Hugh Carey
Charles Breitel
Court of Appeals
Carey
NYC hospital workers strike shocks city hospitals
NYC workers in Local 420 of DC 37 walked off early despite a restraining order. About 18 municipal hospitals saw only a handful of staff at midnight shifts as non medical employees threatened further action to rescind layoffs. It was the second hospital strike in under three weeks.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Edward Maher
American Federation of State
Viking 1 robot arm jams delaying Mars soil analysis
The Viking 1 lander in Pasadena reports the bulky robotic arm has jammed for the second time, halting analysis of Martian soil. Officials say the extension reached 95 inches, dug soil, then recoiled six inches before stopping. A decision on unjamming was expected today.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Larry King
Police fire on Soweto protesters as riots flare
In Soweto South Africa police fired on about 20 000 black demonstrators with witnesses saying at least three were killed and 18 injured though police put injuries at 12 and denied any fatalities. The unrest follows a June 16 student protest that spurred violence across townships and left many dead or injured.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Heaval
Pretoria
Clear and Mild Weather Predicted At Hancock Airport
The forecast calls for clear skies tonight with a low around 5 to 60 degrees. Sunshine tomorrow morning will give way to clouds later, with an 80s high and a 20 percent chance of rain tomorrow. no rain today or tonight.
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Hancock Airport
Sudan Executes Man Over Plot to Oust El Numairi
In Khartoum the government announced the execution of one man for the failed bid to overthrow President Jaafar el Numairi. The Omdurman Radio said 16 others were given prison terms from 10 years to life.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Jaafar el- Numairi
Omdurman Radio
Illness Mystery Challenged by Medical Teams
In Harrisburg AP researchers say the mystery illness has claimed 21 lives across Pennsylvania with 140 hospitalizations in three states. Officials plan a state hospital survey as investigators mobilize 1000 plus experts and CDC teams study tissue cultures from victims. All victims attended or were linked to a recent American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Additional unconfirmed reports surface of cases among non attendees in Philadelphia. The illness shows flu like symptoms and may prompt a nationwide immunization push.
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Richard Wells
Turnersville
N.J
South New Jersey
Wells
American Legion
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Bachman
State Health Department
Bob Costello
More flood victims found in Big Thompson Canyon
Debris filled river banks as bulldozers and sniffer dogs recovered more bodies amid the Big Thompson Canyon flood. Officials raised the death toll to 99 with 860 still missing and over 2,000 survivors listed by the Red Cross.
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Deborah Frazier Loveland
Colo
UPI
Big Thompson Canyon
Rocky Mountain
Bob Watson
Red Cross
FBI Lab Misused Resources for Gadgets and Gifts
The FBI lab reportedly diverted manpower and equipment to invent gadgets including a bottle opener and a fail safe window system. Tolson’s patent entries and 1960s to 1980s work allegedly supported private ends, gifts to Hoover’s friends, and home repairs, fueling later corruption concerns and Justice Department scrutiny.
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Jerry Oppenheimer
Washington Star Service
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
J. Edgar Hoover
Clyde A. Tol- On
Eral
Hoover
Tolson
Justice Department
FBI
Bureau
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Earl Wilson
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