Fire Guts Last Of Old Showboats
The Goldenrod showboat, the last of the authentic Mississippi River era, was heavily damaged by a daytime fire on the St. Louis riverfront. The two deck floating theater burned inside and a roof section collapsed while it remained afloat. No damage estimate or cause given. Captain B F Menke and a brother operate the boat and plan to rebuild. Built in 1909 at Parkersburg West Virginia the Goldenrod toured along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers before being based in St. Louis for performances.
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New Miami Copper Mine Set To Open
A new open pit copper mine near Miami Arizona is planned to start production within 60 days. It may employ up to 150 workers, with 50 at opening and rising to 100 150 or more as operations expand. Daily output could reach 2000 to 3000 tons. Extensive drilling and mining suggest millions of tons of ore are accessible.
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Impudent insulting backer hits Edward Kennedy bid
Harvard law professor Mark DeWolfe Howe, a Kennedy supporter, calls Edward Kennedy's Senate candidacy preposterous and insulting in a letter to about 4,000 Massachusetts educators. Howe also praises Edward J. McCormack Jr. as an experienced public servant who improved civil rights administration.
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Dope Suspect Held For Trial In Marijuana Case
Gilbert R. Alvarez, 38, of 132 W. 32nd St., was ordered held for Superior Court after a preliminary hearing on unlawful possession of marijuana. He was arrested May 19 at a wedding reception at Del Rio Ballroom at West Speedway and the Freeway for drunkenness. Further police investigation uncovered marijuana in his home.
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Explosives Sought By FBI In Jet Crash Probe
FBI agents concentrate on Kansas City suburbs seeking source of explosives used in May 22 Continental Airlines 707 crash that killed 45. Investigations include dynamite thefts near Kansas City and life insurance policies on victim Thomas Doty. FBI chief W. Mark Felt to return to Washington after field work.
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Winter Seeks JP Nomination in Precinct 1
J D Winter announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for justice of the peace in precinct 1 Tucson. He is 37, from Tucson since 1955, formerly chief procurement legal officer for the U S Army Electronic Proving Grounds at Fort Huachuca, and since 1960 in private practice. He holds a University of Louisville law degree and a master's in taxation from NYU. He is a deacon in the Tucson Reformed Church, married with three children.
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Train Rams Unoccupied Pickup Truck Near Wilmot Crossing
A freight train struck an unoccupied pickup truck two miles west of the Wilmot road crossing last night, demolishing the vehicle. Sheriff deputies reported no injuries as the 93-car Southern Pacific train, traveling about 50 mph, derailed the truck lodged on the tracks despite the driver and two passengers signaling the train. The motorist, Jackson M. Jenkins Jr., 27, of 6231 S 6th Ave, said he tried to cross before 10 p.m. when the vehicle stalled on the rails. The engineer, M. C. Glasser, 6925 Rodgers Pl, saw the waving pair a half mile away and braking too late to stop in time.
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Rodgers Pl
Phoenix Thieves Unearth Empty Safe After Heist
In Phoenix suspects hauled a 2000 pound safe from a refrigeration firm into a large vehicle and fled into a desert area. They forced open the safe, finding only a pile of canceled checks inside.
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