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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
1
In Belle Isle Louisiana UPI reports 16 bodies found deep in the Cargill salt mine as 21 miners remain trapped after a Tuesday fire. Four-man rescue team located victims far from the main shaft while air pumps kept the mine pressurized.
The UPI report notes hundreds of Catskill trout dying as water conditions prove deadly for fish though deemed safe for humans. Expert Morris Rivner says trout are highly sensitive to water that seems safe for people.
Actress Claudia Cardinale, visiting Moscow to film The Red Test, says Russian men are more chivalrous and open than Americans. She recalls a Moscow bouquet moment, notes Americans’ social awkwardness, and observes Russian men pursue with persistence including champagne and chocolates.
The FEA led a strike to push the legislature to pass a broader education package totaling 254 million dollars. Hagman returned to work contingent on rehiring all teachers in their previous roles and salaries. The cabinet board of education adopted 90 principles, promising an additional 1 million for the public schools.
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An obituary note recalls Cardinal Spellman’s influence in New York and his network with Vatican authorities. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Cooke, a longtime New Yorker, helped greet Pope Paul VI during his visit and supported Spellman’s ecumenical approach. Cooke, ordained in 1945, rose to priestly roles in the archdiocese before becoming Spellman’s auxiliary and vicar general. The piece notes Spellman’s conservative stance and the push to a younger hierarchy, with New York as the nation’s second largest diocese after Chicago.
A deadly crash on Interstate 15 near Baker California killed twenty people when a Greyhound bus traveling at speed on the wrong side of the road collided with a car. Twelve others survived as flames engulfed the wreckage and the bus overturned near Halloran Summit.
Louise Reid, 17, a National Achievement Scholarship recipient, faces many college choices with Boston University and applications to Smith Mt Holyoke and Swarthmore. She believes education is key to race relations but notes doors open and sacrifices rise as she weighs assimilation and broader societal needs.
Architects for Seattle port propose a waterfront trade center with a two level garage beneath to preserve space along Elliott Bay and accommodate future harbor needs. The plan emphasizes preserving waterfront access while expanding harbor facilities.
A 22 year old Harry W Yates sought on a first degree robbery warrant for a $13408 bank holdup in Callicoon New York eluded police and the FBI and slipped into Philadelphia International Airport just before a plane landed early Yates fled before authorities could detain him Police also reported a separate taxicab incident in Liberty New York where Conklin the driver was abducted and later released
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The Central New York forecast calls for mild days and cool nights with highs in the low to middle 50s and lows in the upper 20s to low 40s. A 10 to 20 percent chance of rain remains, with southerly to southwesterly winds 5 to 29 mph. The five day outlook from Saturday to Wednesday predicts above normal temperatures and continued springlike conditions.
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