Dynamite Attack Damages Griffin Power Tower
A dynamite blast partially uprooted a powerline tower five miles east of Griffin, injuring one leg but not causing a major outage. Three charges on other legs failed to explode, while a separate Rockdale County substation attack prompted a $10,000 reward for clues. Power was restored to Conyers and nearby areas after five hours. Residents reported seeing two men near the tower, mistaken for utility workers.
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Griffin
Here
Spalding County
Rockdale County
Georgia Power Co
Conyers
Georgia Power
North Georgia Building and Trades Council
Hard
Carroll
G. W. Young
Jackson
Stewardess Suit Alleges Racial Housing Bias in East Point
Five Eastern Airlines stewardesses sue owners and managers of an East Point apartment complex in U S District Court Atlanta alleging race based housing denial. They report differing treatment on March 1 with two black women told no two bedroom units while white colleagues sought larger units and were accommodated. The suit seeks $10 000 in damages.
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East Point
Eastern Airlines
U.S. District Court
Atlanta
Georgia Woman Fourth U.S. Typhoid Case In Mexico
Bernice Meltzer, 48, of Dalton becomes the fourth U.S. citizen stricken in a Mexico typhoid fever epidemic. She is in good condition at Emory University Clinic after a three week illness while visiting Mexico City. CDC had warned travelers to Mexico to get typhoid shots and watch what they drink and eat.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
U.S
Mexico
Center For Disease Control
Bernice Meltzer
Dalton
Emory University Clinic
Atlanta
Mexico City
CDC
Navy pilots collide over Atlantic near St Augustine
One pilot survived after limping back to Cecil Field and ejecting into a swampy area. The second pilot died in the collision while flying separate training missions east of St Augustine Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Atlantic
St. Augustine
Fla
Navy
Kenneth J. Reed
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Indiana hijacker parachutes with 502500 ransom near Peru
A young hijacker bailed out over north central Indiana with 502500 in ransom and two parachutes after changing planes in St. Louis. FBI and state police hunted him near the Mississinewa Reservoir while the Chicago bound jet landed safely with six hostages freed.
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Kokomo
Ind
St. Louis
American Airlines
Indiana
FBI
Grissom Air Force Base
Mississinewa Reservoir
Peru
Komo
U.S. 24
Chicago
State by State Storm Glance
A summary of storm tolls across states with deaths and damages. Pennsylvania reports 31 dead and $1 billion in damage with 80 000 evacuated as Susquehanna rises. Ohio River crest near Pittsburgh and New York reports two dead and 40000 homeless along the southern tier.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
New York State
Maryland
Susquehanna
Conowingo Dam
Washington, D.C
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Virginia
Richmond
Delaware
Brandywine River
New Jersey
Passaic River
North Carolina
Florida
East Coast floods kill eighty and drive 120000 from homes
The eastern floods from several storms have killed about 80 people and displaced over 120,000 across Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Officials warn of further damage as river crests surge while dams strain under record water. Governor Shapp Mandel Holton cite multi state losses with wide impact on water and transport.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Pennnsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
New York State
Allegany County
Florida
Nixon
New York
Agnes
Richmond
Harrisburg
York
Reading
Lancaster
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Ohio River
Susquehanna
Cong Forces Break Defense Line Near Hue
North Vietnamese units breached the northern Hue defense but retreated with heavy losses amid claimed 19 tanks destroyed. U S reports say a large AC130 gunship was shot down with 12 missing and two rescued. Air strikes totaled over 320 across North Vietnam as four battalions attacked My Chanh River paratroopers northwest of Hue.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Hue City
U.S
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Navy
Marine
11Th Airborne
Central
Highlands
My Chang River
My Chanh River
Highway 1
Go Tag Along To Travel Trailers Plant In Thomasville
Courthouse Industries of Union Michigan and the Chamber of Commerce announce a new Thomasville plant to manufacture five camping units daily in 14 to 26 foot classes. Operations start in 3 to 4 weeks in a 10 000 square foot building on US 19 South next to Flowers Industries. Twenty five employees needed. tenth plant for the company as it works on a public stock offering in August. Owner Bob Courtney formerly ran Valiant Mobile Homes in Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Courthouse Industries
Union
Mich
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Courtney
Joe McMurray
Bob Ausley
US 19
Flowers Industries
Courtney
Valiant Mobile Homes
Wickes Homes, Inc
Metcalf Avenue
Britain Floats Pound and Triggers European Monetary Crisis
European central bank chiefs meet in Paris amid fears of a new monetary crisis after Britain floats the pound, signaling possible revaluation of major European currencies against the dollar. U S officials seek calm as London moves loosen reserves. markets close in Europe and open guidance follows in Luxembourg.
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Paris
Britain
London
United States
Washington
U.S. Treasury
Smithsonian Institution
U.S
Europe
Luxemborg
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Bank of England
Western
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Tulsa
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David J. Hanley
Philadelphia
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Thomasville Kiwanis Club
PSC
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Eaee
Anderson Deenagar
Church Wee Eae
Aeene Comics
Wee Enee
Heloise Women's News
Olean, N.Y
James River
My Chanh
Monetary Crisis
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