Five Troy Firemen Injured In Sudden Blaze At Lance-Merrill Complex
A half million dollar fire at the Lance-Merrill building material warehouse complex in Troy caused five firefighters to be hospitalized. Deputy Chief William E. Phoenix said the blaze appeared suspicious as flames swept through three warehouses and offices near Liberty and River Streets. Firemen fought the fire with multiple alarms while protecting nearby structures including Beth Tephilah Synagogue.
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Tim Holt
Lance-Merrill
William E. Phoenix
Troy
Liberty
River Streets
Btn
Walsh
Donald Ross
Kenneth Grogan
Robert Bendon
Sale
Bri
Phoenix
Beth Tephilah Synagogue
River and Liberty Streets
St. Mary’s Hospital
Negotiators See Progress In West Coast Dock Strike
Negotiators and federal mediators held talks for four hours in San Francisco seeking a settlement as West Coast dock work stoppage nears 96 days. ILWU and PMA leaders and J Curtis Counts said talks would resume, with progress noted but a deadline unmet.
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San Francisco
UPS
West Coast
Nixon
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Pacific Coast
Thieu Wins Broad Victory in Violence Surged Vietnamese Election
President Nguyen Van Thieu secured an overwhelming vote of confidence well above his 50 percent target as final results from most constituencies showed him averaging 94.4 percent of ballots. Voter turnout reached a nation high of 87.7 percent amid bombings and street clashes that left 21 dead and over 100 wounded. Thieu pledged to retire only after achieving peace, saying a new term mattered less than stability for Vietnam.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Theiu
Thieu
Sadec
Mekong Delta
Ninh Thuan
Hue City
Long
Vietnam
Armed Youth Robs Hess Service Station For 1100
A 19 year old robber forced Hess Service Station attendant Michael Nimeh at 629 River St to open the cash drawer and flee with 1100. The youth, about 150 pounds with a goatee, wore a white tee shirt blue denims sneakers and a grey beany. Police of the Detective Bureau searched the city for the suspect, possible link to recent Northside Minit Man gas station robberies, with no arrests by press time.
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Tim Holt
Hess
River St
Michael Nimeh
Rensselaer Street
Nimeh
Robert J. O’brien
Detective Bureau
Northside
Hoosick St
Salvatore Giuliano
James L. Nelligan
Attica observers call for resignation of Goldman panel
A committee of observers demanding accountability in the Attica riot aftermath urged Governor Rockefeller to dismiss the Goldman panel. They accused the panel of lacking power and misleadingly protecting inmates rights, citing statements from Clarence Jones that reinforced their view of manipulation and weakness in oversight.
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New York
Attica
Goldman
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Herman Badillo
D-N.y
Badillo
Clarence Jones
Goldman Panel
Harry D. Goldman
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
N. Viet Attack Press Offensive Across South Vietnam
Communist command forces launched 60 small attacks across South Vietnam and pressed the offensive along the Cambodian border into a second week as Thieu said plans to sabotage the presidential election failed. Casualties included at least 28 South Vietnamese and one American killed and 139 Vietnamese and one American wounded. A base near Krek remained isolated as firefights and shelling continued for the eighth day with seven South Vietnamese killed and 26 wounded at Alpha. An accidental bombing by U S aircraft killed one South Vietnamese and wounded 12.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Krek
Alpha
U S Pacifists Create Alternate Embassy In Saigon
Four American pacifists announced an independent “American Embassy” in Saigon as a counter presence to South Vietnam’s presidential election. Father Harry Bury and three others said the elections are a farce and called for peace, chaining themselves to the U S embassy gate before police. Marines released them and turned them over to officials.
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Saigon
Father Bury
U.S
Eight area deaths from weekend accidents
Eight people were killed and 11 injured in five Troy area traffic crashes over the weekend. Names listed include Hubert Ballou 22 of Albany and Sharon Barker 18 of Schenectady with others from Hudson Elizaville Cohoes and Latham. A two car collision on the Menands Bridge near 8 p.m. Saturday involved Mrs Koniowka and Ballou with Koniowka badly injured. she later was taken to Albany Medical Center.
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Troy
Hubert Ballou
1St St
Albany
Sharon Barker
Emmett St
Schenectady
Marianne Corapi
Robinson St
Hudson
Kathleen Gaylor
Elizaville
Walter Gunsett
McKinstry
Mavis Koniowka
James Mahar
5Th Ave
Patrick J. Patregnani
Myrtle Ave
Cohoes
Ballou
Miss Barker
Koniowka
Menands
Koniowka Auto
Albany Medical Center
Hos
Democrats Bid To Block Government Pay Raises Delay
Washington AP reports a party line push as House Republicans and Democrats prepare a vote to veto President Nixon's 6 month postponement of more than 4 million federal civilian and military pay raises. Nixon warns that caving to pressure could trigger rapid inflation. The delay aims to save 1.3 billion to offset revenue losses from tax cuts.
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Washington
House Republicans
Democrats
Nixon
Congress
Florida White House
Nomic
White House
Supreme Court Opens Term With Landmark Questions Ahead
The Supreme Court begins a new term amid retirements and a reduced size. Key issues include the death penalty constitutional limits, jury verdict unanimity, voter residency rules, witness testimony, and private clubs discrimination. Justices Black and Harlan are honored as the term starts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Black
Harlan
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