Tank car blast kills four at Hooker plant
Four workers died and about 80 people were overcome by chlorine fumes after a railroad tank car exploded at the Hooker Chemicals plant in Niagara Falls New York. The blast scattered gas over a wide area injuring and alarming motorists and shoppers nearby. Authorities said fumes dissipated hours later and the cause remained under investigation with several hospitalizations.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp
Hooker
Edward Chatman
Walter E. Fitzgerald
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Clyde J. McBride
Raymond E. Zaso
James D. Colquhoun
Lester Docks
Oscar H. Bell
Niagara County
Senators approve 1974 New Hampshire race settlement
The New Hampshire Senate awarded 293000 in 1974 Senate race costs to Senator John A. Durkin and rival Louis C. Wyman plus daily living stipends for 217 days. Wyman sought 200000 in legal fees. Durkin received 77000. Separate allocations cover legal costs and expenses to each candidate.
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New Hampshire
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Rules Committee
Wyman
Durkin
Soviet announces 1976 80 five year plan with modest growth
The Soviet Union released its new five year plan promising lower growth than before and renewed emphasis on heavy industry and agriculture. It aims to raise living standards, boost grain output, and expand coal and nuclear power while limiting domestic oil use to sell more abroad. Brezhnev signs the plan, reflecting continued party leadership.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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