Sledding deaths in Troy Watervliet and Clifton Park
Two area youngsters died after sleds collided with vehicles in Troy Watervliet and Clifton Park. Dale Elwell eight of Troy died in a hit and run on Madison Street. Darbey Clickner twelve of Watervliet was struck on Seventh Street. Helen Kosinski thirteen of Elnora died from injuries after an eight car crash in Clifton Park near the Northway.
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Troy
Watervliet
Elnora
Albany Medical Center
Clifton Park
Dale Elwell
Darbey Clickner
6Th Ave
Helen Kosinski
Torreo Dr
Madison Street
First Street
Ambulance Service Corp
Samaritan Hospital
Rensselaer County
Anthony E. Matera
Acci
Young Darbey Clickner
Seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
George Kehn
Griswold Heights
Young Darbey
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Miss Kosinski
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Theresa Kosinski
Northway
39 Miners Feared Dead In Kentucky Mine Blast
An explosion hit the Finley Coal Co mine in Hyden Kentucky leaving 39 miners feared dead. State officials said all men near the entrance were dead, while rescuers hoped for survivors. Three bodies were recovered and others located as carbon monoxide hampered rescue efforts. Governor Nunn and state agencies coordinated the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyden
Kentucky
H. N. Kirkpatrick
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Finley Coal Co
Stanley Finely
Finley
Hyden Fish and Game Club
Leslie
Clay Counties
Everett Bartlett
Mines Department
Hazard
Hurricane Creek
Appalachia
Kentucky National Guard
Franco Clems Basque Terrorists Death Sentences
Franco spared six Basque terrorists by commuting their death sentences to 30 years in prison. The move eased a political crisis, with Franco saying public support helped justify clemency as the Holy Year begins in Santiago de Compostela.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Santiago de Compostela
Ministry of Information
Soviet court appeals for milder punishment in Leningrad hijack case
Defense lawyers urged a lighter verdict for two Jews sentenced to death in the Leningrad hijack plot. Prosecutors were to present arguments at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Andrei Sakharov said defense invoked Article 43 allowing milder punishment due to exceptional circumstances cited as Jewish status and failed emigration attempts.
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Robert J. McCloskey
U. S
Spain
McCloskey
Soviet Union
Franco
Burgos
Moscow
Leningrad
Supreme Court of the
Russian Federation
Andrei D. Sakharov
Israel
Sakharov
Schacter
Navy F14 jet crash jeopardizes 11.5 million fighter program
The Navy's first F14 Tomcat, built by Grumman at Calverton New York, crashed during a hydraulic systems test a week after Secretary Chafee hailed its initial flight. Civilian pilots escaped, with the program facing delay as 722 jets were planned at 11.5 million dollars each, totaling about 8.3 billion.
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Navy
John H. Chafee
Grumman Corp
Calverton
N.Y
Fiil Air Force
Pentagon
Congress
Gurmman
Chafee
Washing
Grumman
Jewish Leaders Meet Nixon Over Leningrad Hijack Case
Three prominent American Jewish leaders met with President Nixon after an emergency conference in Washington about the Leningrad hijack defendants. They reported the president showed knowledge and concern and that much of the matter remains confidential. The meeting followed a day of discussions with 400 Jewish leaders and officials.
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Washington
Nixon
Leningrad
William P. Rogers
White House
Herschel Schacter
New York
Rogers
William Wexler
Savannah
B’nai B’rith
Max Fischer
Detroit
Federation of Welfare Funds
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Stans Sees Resumption of Growth and Progress
Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans forecast 1971 as a year of renewal with growth and wage price stability. He noted inflation curb efforts were only partially successful but predicted stronger economic activity, a rebound in auto output, and consumer spending rising as the year begins.
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Washington (Ap
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
General Motors
Viet Cong breach New Year cease fire near Saigon
Viet Cong forces invaded Bau Dien hamlet 24 miles from Saigon just after the cease fire began, killing 19 PSDF defenders and wounding others. The attack marked the closest major assault to Saigon in months as a 24 hour standdown was planned by allies. Two American helicopters were shot down and combat losses raised the Indochina toll.
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Saigon
Popular Self Defense Force
PSDF
Bau Dien
Cu Chi
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
U.S
da Lat
Central Highlands
Quang Ngai
Indochina
Senate Fights Over SST Funds Amid Broad Health Aid Vote
The 91st Congress debated through the night over the SST subsidy as leaders warned of a final adjournment block. Senate approved an $18.9 billion health, welfare, and labor package and $2 billion potential pay raise, while House extended food stamps and faced SST stalemate. A $2.45 billion transportation bill stalled amid differences on funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Lion Federal
Penn Central Railroad
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Federal Job Training Program A Costly Flop
Federal job training program run by the Labor Department winds down amid bankruptcies and cuts. In Los Angeles and New York City the $15 million Special Impact Program begun after 1967 urban riots is being quietly phased out under the Nixon administration. Nineteen companies in both cities received SIP funds totaling $10.5 million.
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Washington
Los Angeles
New York City
Nixon
Labor Department
Special Impact Program
SIP
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Sandra
John and
Bessie Cronin
Henry and
Jaskas Elwell
Hoosick Falls
Grace Bahan
Gloversville
Bryce Funeral Home
Pawling Ave
Meadowlawn Cemetery
Petersburg
Hosiital
Albany County
DeForrest Dietz
Louie B. Nunn
Federal Bureau of Mines
State Department of Mines
Partment
State Department
Rabbi Herschel Schacter
Red Square
Mark Dymshits
Edward Kuznetsov
Minerals
William Miller
Robert Smyth
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Jackson
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
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