Fischer confesses to more nationwide killings in tape
Poughkeepsie AP reports Joseph Fischer, held on wife’s stabbing death, says he killed at least 20 people during a 13 month spree and may reveal more. He cited a Seattle murder, a Bend shooting, and six Oklahoma deaths, figures higher than earlier claims.
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Poughkeepsie (Ap
Joseph Fischer
Poughkeepsie Journal
Fischer
Seattle
Wash
Bend
Ore
Oklahoma
Dutchess County Public Defender’s Office
William Paroli
Claudine
Regulators say staged reactor test shows safer nuclear plants
In Idaho Falls a scaled model reactor with a major water pipe break cooled quickly via a second feed and emergency system. No extreme core temperatures were reached with temperatures peaking around 1145 degrees Fahrenheit, well below damaging levels. Opponents had urged more testing of cooling systems.
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Boston
Donald McPherson
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
McPherson
Eg&g Idaho Inc
Idaho Falls
Idaho
American’ ‘Chemical Society
Grand Central upgrades receive $88 million rail project
The federal package includes 78 million for a Rochester firm to upgrade lines between New York and Washington, 10 million to install escalators and create a mezzanine for Grand Central and the new 190 million Grand Hyatt. The plan aims to shorten travel to 2 hours 40 minutes, create 350 direct jobs and 1,750 indirect jobs, with further funds for Herald Square and 42nd Street stations as part of a broader subway revamp.
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New York
Washington
Grand Central Terminal
Jack Watson
White House
General Railway Signal Co
Rochester
N.Y
Grand Central
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Daniel P. Moynihan
US Capital
Herald Square
42Nd Street
Eighth Avenue
IND
PATH
New Jersey
Port Authority
Harold Fisher
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New Amtrak Station Opens in Schenectady
A smiling crowd watched Mayor Frank Duci cut a red ribbon to open Schenectady’s new Amtrak station, a $881000 facility replacing the Colonie stop. The station began use last week and restores Lake Shore Limited service from Chicago.
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Schenectday
Lake Shore Limited
Chicago
Frank Duci
Albany
Colonie
Deaf trucker admits dumping poisonous chemicals
James Melchisedec a 50 year old deaf trucker confessed to dumping ampules and tablets of stychnine cyanide and mercury compounds found in a Bronx vacant lot. He reportedly pocketed a 35 disposal fee and aided a second firm to discard five more loads. The chemicals traced to a lower Manhattan doctor's office were left with WWII era supplies. Six sanitation workers fell ill and the drugs await transfer to federal disposal sites in Alabama or Maryland.
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New York
Bronx
Sanitation Department
James Melchisedec
112Th St
East 151St Street
Park and
Morris Avenues
Melchisedee
B&w
Hunts Point
Lower Manhattan
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Joseph Pocchio
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Douglas L. Reeder
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House of Furniture
Dewitt
Statler Dry
Schenectady
City Sanitation
Edward Ostrowski
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
West 59Th Street
Alabama
Maryland
Federal Department of Environmental Protection
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the Herald Co
Syracuse
New York State
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