New Year Homicides Jump in Major U S Cities
A New Year’s murder in Washington DC caps a grim 1980 nationwide rise in homicides. AP counts show New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago leading nationwide, with Miami Dade up over 50 percent and Memphis up 30 percent. Authorities warn the trend may worsen before it improves.
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Airlines set safety record in 1980
Washington AP reports 1980 was the safest year for U S. local service trunk and flag airlines, with one fatal accident killing 13 people. FAA notes the 14 month no fatal crash streak for large carriers and cites stricter safety rules and enforcement as factors.
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Navy dumped radioactive canisters into Atlantic says ex pilot
Ex Navy pilot George Earle IV, 64, claims a B 17 dumped metal canisters filled with radioactive waste into the Atlantic about 100 nautical miles south southwest of Atlantic City in October 1947. He recalls hush hush operations, radiation checks after flights, and no response to his inquiry from Navy or atomic energy officials.
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Holiday fires claim eight across New York region
Eight New Yorkers died in holiday fires and a traffic crash during a four day New Year period. A Kingsbury trailer fire killed five in the Town of Kingsbury including three children Harold Clothier and Maryland Rivers and their relatives. A Ranch Restaurant basement resident Jack L. Plaster died in a fire drawing 150 revelers to the street. An unidentified man perished in a Shandaken summer home set alight. A Brooklyn apartment blaze killed Margaret Meehan and her son John. Joseph LaPetina died at a cliff overlook in Thatcher State Park, death deemed apparent self harm. A Yonkers nurse Joanne Emmert was killed in a head on crash on Nepperhan Avenue. driver Dante Cordero faced DUI charges. Weather forecast warns very cold conditions with gusty winds.
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Buffalo two black men fend off knife attacks in wake of spree
AP report describes two separate early morning knife incidents in Buffalo as two black men Larry Little and Calvin Crippen fought off white assailants. Little bit the attacker on East Side while Crippen knocked away a knife near a bus stop. Police seek suspect in a string of racially charged attacks.
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Teen-ager impaled on hunting arrow near border
Roy Miller a 15 year old from Erie Pennsylvania was hunting with companions near the Pennsylvania New York border when he tripped and fell onto a razor sharp hunting arrow. The arrow entered his left side above the abdomen and protruded from his back. He pulled it out himself before help arrived from the Ripley Volunteer Fire Department and he was taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital where he is in fair condition.
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