Fire Claims 29 In New Orleans Tragedy At The Up Stairs Lounge
In the French Quarter fire at The Up Stairs Lounge 29 people died and 15 were injured. Burglar bars on three front windows trapped victims while others escaped through windows or fire escapes. authorities probe cause amid reports of an arson attempt. Witnesses described panicked jumps and a pastor among those trapped.
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New Orleans
William McCrossen
Adolph Medina
San Antonio
Tex
Linn Quinton
Houston
Quinton
Bill Larsen
Metropolitan Community Church
Dean says Nixon involved in Watergate but unaware of implications
John W. Dean III testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he believes President Nixon was involved in the Watergate affair though unaware of its full implications. Dean admitted aiding the cover up and using campaign funds for his honeymoon, and said Nixon knew of the cover up.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
United States
Administration
Senate
Watergate Committee
Gordon Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
Strachan
Haldeman
Charles W. Colson
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
Possible new superintendent for Southwestern State Hospital
Dr. George Zubowicz of Osawatomie State Hospital is reportedly set to become the new superintendent at Southwestern State Hospital, with acting chief Dr. Michael Sheppeck remaining until a formal appointment is announced. No official word has been issued by Dr. Gary Miller, and status of Vernon Jones and Thelma Nalls remains unresolved amid administrative leave.
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Roy Trefftzs
George Zubowicz
Osawatomie State Hospital
Osawatomie
Kan
Southwestern State Hospital
Southwestern
Times-Enterprise - Learned
Gary Miller
State Department of Human Resources
Miller
Michael Sheppeck
Central State Hospital
Milledgeville
Sheppeck
Zubowicz
S. Pinetree Blvd
Michael Herndon
Vernon Jones
Thelma Nalls
New Miss Georgia Gail Bullock Returns Home to Welcome
Gail Bullock of Thomasville won the Miss Georgia crown in Columbus after 46 entrants. She will stay in Columbus for photos and fittings as city officials plan a surprise hometown welcome. First runner up was Sheri Holliday of Albany, second runner up Bonita Bush of Tifton, with Carlene Maginnis and Iris Edwina Dyer completing the top five. Gail previously won preliminaries with swimsuit and talent awards.
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Gayle Hayes
Thomasville
Patricia
Gail Bullock
Columbus
Gail
R. G. Bullock Jr
West Georgia College
Miss Albany
Sheri Holliday
Bonita Bush
Tifton
Carlene Maginnis
Gainesville
Iris Edwina Dyer
Palmetta
Miss Georgia
Lisa Lawalin
Columbus College
Supreme Court Strikes Down School Tax Deductions
The Supreme Court voided tax deductions for parents of nonpublic school students as unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The ruling stems from cases in New York and Pennsylvania that involved new forms of tuition reimbursement and state payment for state-ordered schooling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Search For Lost Plane Near Here Aided by 250 Seekers
About 250 people aided a wide search in Aucilla River swamps ten miles northeast of Monticello Florida for a private Cessna 210 missing since Friday. Civil Air Patrol planes from Tallahassee Albany and Thomasville combed the area while reports of an oil slick and knocked over treetops emerged.
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Roy Trefftzs
Monticello
Fla
Aucilla River
Here
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Civil Air Patrol
Albany
Herlong
Thomasville
Bill Cannon
Chester Bellamy
Cannon
World Leaders End Summit With Curb Promise and Peace Goals
United States and Soviet Union close a week of talks with a joint 3400 word communique promising new arms limits, peace in Cambodia, expanded trade and an early East West European settlement. Brezhnev attends Paris flight to Moscow as Nixon signals future meetings and possible 1974 Moscow visit. Vienna talks on mutual balanced force reductions set for Oct. 30.
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San Clemente
Calif
United States
Soviet Union
Cambodia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
Paris
Nixon
Washington
Camp David
Middle East
Soviet Communist Party
Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Southeast Asia
Vienna
Europe
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The
New York Times
L R. Brezhnev
Charles Conrad
Paul Weitz
Joe Kerwin
Kansas
Mary Anne Tate
Robert Talmadge
Jean Gilson
Gilson
Old Albany Rd
Alex Butler
Police Department
Robert Miller
Fire Department
N. Oak St
Georgia
Mississippi
Brezhnev
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