Sheridan couple among 88 dead in Delta jet crash
Sheridan superintendent of schools Willis Paull and his wife Betty are believed killed in the Delta Airlines crash near Boston that killed 87 instantly and left one survivor in critical condition. The couple from Burlington Vermont were returning home with a son after a vacation and were identified among passengers on the ill fated flight.
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Ervin accuses White House over tape interpretations
Senate Watergate chair Sam Ervin charged the White House ordered Haldeman to reveal his view of disputed recordings and criticized President Nixon for only controlling and not publishing the tapes. Haldeman disputed the claim and offered to play the tapes to the committee. The panel also reported on a Delta jet crash in fog near Logan Airport with fatalities.
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Mississippi solon seeks impeachment of Nixon
Rep. Robert Drinan of Mississippi introduces a resolution in the House calling for President Nixon's impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors in the Watergate era and the secret Cambodian air war. The move, unexpected in Congress, faces little current support but could spark future debate as hearings and defense spending questions continue.
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Butte Weather Outlook Near Record Heat Through Thursday
Butte faces hot and dry conditions through Thursday with temperatures around 90 and nighttime lows near 55. Forecasters warn of continued low humidity and sizzling daytime heat across the region, with the weather map on Page 8 detailing fronts and sky conditions.
FBI agents found with trove in broom closet near Gainesville trial
U S marshals reported two FBI agents found beside Gainesville Eight defense talks with a suitcase of electronics. The parcel held a code receiver telephones transmitters amplifiers a blowtorch gas and other gear as agents said they were checking FBI telephone lines during the 1972 Republican National Convention conspiracy trial proceedings in Miami Beach.
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Robert Romans
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Skylab 2 crew recovers from stomach sickness in space
Two of the Skylab 2 astronauts reported near full recovery from motion sickness with Dr Owen Garriott at about 95 percent and Jack Lousma improving but still slow. The EVA was postponed to Saturday at the earliest while water-removal system trouble was fixed and minnows were studied to gauge weightlessness effects.
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Mission Control
Don Puddy
Puddy
Missing plane poses scout trip setback en route to jamboree
A light single engine Piper Comanche believed downed on a flight from Butte to Spokane carried three Boy Scouts and a scout leader. The group had overnighted in Butte and aimed for Farragut State Park for a national jamboree, with the plane missing since Tuesday afternoon. FAA traced unscheduled stop at Athol Idaho, delaying arrival. search aircraft scoured the route until nightfall.
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Skull of Dora Bigham to be buried after 50 years
The skull that aided the 1921 murder conviction of Edmund Bigham may be returned to its grave as a century-old clan feud ends. The skull and the Beulah Baptist church cemetery mass grave hold the last remnants of the Bighams in Pamplico, South Carolina. Edmund fought for interment while an anthropologist linked the skull to his innocence claim, amid decades of appeals and legal battles.
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Horry County
Gas stations report mixed operations in national AAA survey
Washington AP says nearly half of stations operate normally across the country in a weekly AAA survey, with Wisconsin Wyoming and Hawaii showing up to 80 percent normal. Denver and Oregon report low supply, with Denver failing to reopen until Monday after Saturday noon closings and Oregon at only 11 percent normal operations.
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Senators Challenge Nixon Budget Against Cancer Drive
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Warren Magnuson charged that the White House cancer program is a myth. NIH memoranda warn that proposed fiscal 1974 funding cuts would seriously hinder cancer and other disease research, detailing 15 affected program areas at the National Cancer Institute.
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Cancer Institute
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D-Wash
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