Glider Reaches New Heights From Mount McKinley Flight
Anchorage AP reports Robert Burns became the first to hang glide off North America's highest peak Mount McKinley. He launched from the 20,300-foot summit, flew 30 minutes to the 7,000-foot level using homemade radio gear, as Mason Wade crashed earlier but survived. The expedition, led by Jim Hale, noted records for longest hang gliding flight and highest launch by a glider. Wade rejoined teammates while other climbers aid an all-woman expedition stranded nearby.
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Antitrust measure gains momentum in Senate debate
Washington AP reports supporters push a broad anti trust enforcement bill with gains in the Senate. A 67 to 22 vote put anti filibuster rules in place as debate nears final stages with possible action before next week.
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Trucker Fatal Crash On Route 11 Kills Two
Two truckers die when a crash on Route 11 leaves their cab crushed amid trees after a foggy evening. John Ward heard the crash and alerted troopers. Investigators note the cab was crushed and a large construction crew used heavy equipment to extricate the wreckage. Coroner George Anderson said the cause may remain unknown, possibly driver inexperience or sleep. Firefighters aided, with state troopers and local officers conducting the probe.
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Pay Toilet Ban Upheld By Court Albany
The New York Appellate Division ruled pay toilet locks must be removed, upholding the 1975 legislature ban. The court rejected NikoLok Co.’s constitutional rights challenge and lifted a prior injunction, enabling enforcement across the state.
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Teen burglary suspect killed in Buffalo restaurant
In Buffalo a 16 year old burglary suspect Ernesto Torres was shot and killed inside a restaurant after the owner, Dmitar Vellieff, heard a break in and confronted the intruder. Detectives say the youth appeared unarmed but may have had a stick or club.
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Weather pattern holds steady across nation after scattered storms
Early today the nation saw little change in weather after yesterday's isolated severe storms in the Plains and Southeast. Tornadoes were reported near Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., and near Brunswick, Ga., though no damage followed. Showers persisted in parts of the South and along the Atlantic coast, with cooler readings in the Northwest. Temperatures ranged from 85 near Needles, California, to 36 at Baker, Oregon.
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Weather forecast and records for the date
Forecast calls for clear skies tonight with a low near 50 and sunny conditions tomorrow reaching 75 to 80. Sunset 8 39 p m. Sunrise 5 26 a m. Yesterday high 75 low 44. Record high 92 in 1919, record low 87 in 1910. Normal for date 64. Humidity 62 yesterday 64 today. East winds tonight and tomorrow up to 15 mph. lake winds east 5 to 13 knots.
Ford denies gimmickry in economic summit push
President Ford and administration officials reject claims the June Puerto Rico summit is politically motivated. Kissinger and Simon say the meeting aims to maintain Western unity, discuss aid, oil prices, and trade while avoiding crises and supporting global recovery. The summit will include leaders from the United States Canada France Germany Italy Japan and Britain.
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William Simon
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Auto research bill advances to Senate five year plan
Washington AP reports a $20 million start to a five year drive to create cleaner more fuel efficient cars. The bill could total $150 million with three federal agencies leading efforts to reduce fuel use and emissions.
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