Fire at Columbia University fraternity traps students on ledges
A blaze at Iota Epsilon Pi on the Upper West Side trapped several students on building ledges before firefighters rescued them. Three students were treated for smoke inhalation and released along with two injured firefighters. The fire started in a basement lounge chair and spread to the back of the three story brownstone.
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New York
Columbia University
Iota Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Upper West Side
John Venetucci
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
John Kitson
Kitson
Attorney to pay 500000 penalty in SEC case
Alfred Elliott, 42, former Schiff Hardin & Waite partner, agreed to pay 500000 to settle SEC allegations he traded stock using knowledge of takeover negotiations. The consent decree states penalties equal 271312 in profits plus an additional 228688, with Elliott neither admitting nor denying the allegations.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Alfred Elliott
Chicago
Schiff Hardin & Waite
Elliott
Panel Urges U.S. Outdoor Recreation Spending Rise
The Reagan era panel proposes boosting annual outdoor recreation funding to 1 billion dollars, quadrupling prior levels. It backs a national network of green ways linking trails, waterways, bike paths, and abandoned rail corridors, with the White House absent from the ceremony.
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Washington
Reagan
Commission On Americans Outdoors
White House
Commission
Ed Darrell
City essay contest lands Des Moines visit for New Yorker
Elise Rychlewski 32 of San Francisco won an expense paid trip for two to Des Moines after Des Moines Chamber of Commerce sparked an essay contest. The contest followed a San Francisco Examiner ad touting San Francisco culture and comparing views to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Elise Rychlewski
San Francisco
Rychlewski
Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Examiner
Lawyer Receives Time and Temperature Call Mixup
Madison attorney Harold Langhammer says dozens of callers confuse his office line with the city time and temperature service. He blames Wisconsin Bell for changing the number earlier this year and asked to revert to the old one.
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Madison
Wis
Harold Langhammer
Langhammer
Wisconsin Bell Inc
Wisconsin Bell
Giant Hershey Kiss set for Hong Kong display
A 400 pound three by twenty four foot Kiss made of 40 gallons of chocolate will be air freighted to Hong Kong. The giant exhibit, created by Hershey, will be shown at the California Restaurant and later donated to an orphanage as part of a marketing push by Hershey Foods Corp.
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Hershey, Pa
Hong Kong
Hershey
Rich Roberts
California
Curt Robinson
Hershey International Ltd
Hershey Foods Corp
Robinson
Bomb Explodes Outside Palace Hotel Where Andreotti Was Staying
A pipe bomb exploded early today near the Palace Hotel in Merano where Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti was staying. No injuries were reported, but windows were blown out and panic spread on the first floor. A hotel official said Andreotti was contacted and was on the sixth floor. officials noted regional separatist groups have conducted bombings, but this was not viewed as a targeted attack.
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Merano
Italy
Giulio Andreotti
Bolzano
A.m
Andreotti
Foreign Ministry
Particu
Group Claims Killing Three Jews in Lebanon Hostage Retaliation
An underground Shiite group calling itself The Organization of the Oppressed on Earth says it killed Youssef Yahuda Benesti Henri Menn and Elie Stour in retaliation for Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon. No bodies were found and the claim could not be independently verified.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Organization of the Oppressed On Earth
An-Nahar
Youssef Yahuda Benesti
Henri Menn
Elie Stour
Srour
Benesii
West
Menn
Israel
Iran
Beach violence prompts new whites only signs in Durban area
In Johannesburg area reports, beachgoers faced enforced segregation after mixed sunbathing sparked Christmas clashes that left five wounded. Police deployed extra helicopter patrols and temporary posts north and south of Durban as officials urged restraint and public decency amid protests at Bikini Beach Gordon’s Bay.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Port Natal
J.C. van Niekerk
Durban
Indian Ocean
Don’s Bay
Cape Province
South African Press Association
China accuses Taiwan of inciting student protests
In Peking the Communist Party newspaper accuses Taiwan’s anti communist leaders of mobilizing secret agents to spur student demonstrations across mainland cities. The report warns residents to watch for elements aiming to spark nationwide chaos as protests continue in Peking and nine other cities.
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China
Taiwan
Peking
Official Press Today
Mainland
Communist Party
The
People’s Daily
Shanghai
Nazi Guard Could Face Charges in Germany After US Denaturalization
Stefan Leib a 77 year old former New Jersey resident admitted serving as a guard in the SS Deaths Head Division at Mauthausen where 200 000 people died He also said he shot a 17 year old French Jewish prisoner Leon Axelroud in December 1943 as he tried to flee The US judge ordered denaturalization and forwarded findings to West German authorities for possible criminal action.
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Washington
U.S
New Jersey
Department
Newark
N.J
Harold Ackerman
OSI
Leili
Clifton
Leib
OSS
Mauthausen
Austria
Leon Axelroud
United States
Sher
Aiken Standard Contact and office information
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news ideas plus display ads. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with Sunday morning hours. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Emergency Numbers Listing From Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers provided as a service include Volun Fire Department Wagener Police and local welfare lines. The Aiken Standard details contact numbers and publishing information for the paper dated from its long-standing 1867 history.
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Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Assr
North Augusta
Deaf
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police
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