Chicago Apartment Fire Kills Mother and Four Children
A Chicago apartment blaze Sunday killed Olga Camacho and her five-year-old Mercedes and four-year-old Isabel and David, with two sons nine and Armando three among the dead. Three others were critically burned, including Moses Rivera and his brother Sam, while Lydia Colon escaped with two broken legs after jumping from a second story window. Officials blamed a refrigerator motor short circuit as the fire’s likely cause.
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Chicago
Olga Camacho
David
Armando
Isabel
Mercedes
Moses Rivera
Sam
Lydia Colon
Blind Bridge Champ Led by Braille Deck at ABL Fall
Dr. Lois Wiley and her husband Kent of Oak Park Illinois won the mixed pairs second flight at the American Bridge League fall tournament in Miami Beach. Wiley used a Braille deck while a German Shepherd seeing-eye dog sat beside her as helpers called and read the cards. Cards are pre-dealt by computer and assigned to Mrs Wiley’s deck so she can compete.
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Miami Beach
Lois Wiley
Liebchen
Kent
Oak Park
Ill
Navy replaces old 600-foot towers with giant new radio network
In Annapolis five towers at Greenbury Point collapse as part of a plan to modernize Navy communications. The 600-foot structures dating to 1918 will be replaced by a 1,200-foot main tower and twelve 600-foot satellites for Atlantic operations, with debris scattering the site.
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Annapolis
Navy
Greenbury Point
Severn River
U. S. Naval Academy
Doss Medal Records Stolen During Okinawa Visit
Desmond T. Doss, the Medal of Honor recipient, reported his MOH records and photos were stolen from a host’s car in Naha, Okinawa, where he revisited Sawtooth Ridge battlefield. The car was later found with damage and missing contents. Doss earned the medal as a conscientious objector medic saving 75 soldiers. The incident occurred while he was in Okinawa on Adventist Church business.
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Naha
Okinawa
Desmond T. Doss
Louis Christensen
Christensen
Doss
Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital
Adventist Church
South Vietnam
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
U.N. Goes Into Overtime to Finish 24th Session
Night meetings and Saturday sessions begin this week in New York to finish the 24th United Nations General Assembly session by December 16. The Main Political Committee teams through a long disarmament debate with 95 speakers on the final list, and will interrupt for other topics such as strengthening international security and peaceful uses of the ocean floor and outer space.
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United Nations
N.Y
Assembly
Apollo Moon Crew Faces Liquor Policy on Ship
On the USS Hornet the Apollo 12 crew, all Navy officers, face official navy rules banning liquor aboard. Dr. Clarence Jernigan notes the ship’s policy, while admitting unofficial toasts may occur in private.
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Uss Hornet
America
Clarence Jernigan
Navy
Haynsworth Confirmation Battle Draws South Carolina Fire
South Carolina Republicans fend off Democratic attacks over President Nixon and Judge Haynsworth. GOP Chairman Ray Harris cites Nixon support as key to a Gallup poll rise to 68 percent, while Democrats argue White House pushed too hard. Haynsworth stays in seclusion at Greenville home awaiting fate.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Nixon
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
GOP
Ray Harris
Haynsworth
Gallup
Harris
Vietnam
Agnew
Ernest F. Hollings
Robert E. McNair
Democratic Party
E Crosby Lewis Jr
Bradley Morrah
Greenville
White House
Hollings
J. Duke Edens
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Honey Doll sales aid Jaycees in South Carolina
About 70 volunteers from Jaycees Beta Theta Phi and local schools sold roughly 1 700 honey dolls in Aiken for the Jaycees Honey Sunday. Jaycees offered 5 000 honey bottles at 1 each. remaining dolls return to consignor. Net proceeds allocate 60 percent to Camp Hope for mentally retarded youths and 40 percent to local Jaycee programs.
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Jaycees
Jaycee-ettes
Beta Theta Phi
Schofield High School
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Aiken High School
South Carolina
Camp Hope
Jaycee
Municipal Auditorium
Aiken Jaycees
McManaway
U S Planes Tackle Red Road Networks
U S command begins air campaign against North Vietnamese road networks in Laos to counter anticipated enemy buildup, officials report.
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U.S
Saigon
Laos
Pro Grid Scores Weekend NFL Pro Bowl Results
The National Football League scores show Redskins 27 Falcons 20 and Rams 24 Cowboys 23 in tight battles. Lions 16 Packers 10 Colts 24 Bears 21 Eagles 34 Cardinals 30 Saints 43 49ers 38 Vikings 52 Steelers 14 Browns 28 Giants 17. The American League list includes Jets 40 Bengals Chargers 45 Broncos 24 Raiders 27 Chiefs 24 Patriots 35 Bills 21 Oilers 32 Dolphins 7.
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Falcons
Rams
Cowboys
Lions
Packers
Colts
Bears
Eagles
Cardinals
Saints
49Ers
Vikings
Steelers
Browns
Giants
American League Jets
Bengals
Chargers
Broncos
Raiders
Chiefs
Patriots
Bills
Oilers
Dolphins
Jaycees Plan Expanded Christmas Shopping Tour in Aiken
Jaycees aim to broaden their Christmas shopping tour for needy children in Aiken from 115 last year to 300 to 400 this December 20. Project chairman Lee Downs cites welfare department input and community donations as sources, with children receiving clothing and gifts and then a party at the Jaycee Hut.
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Aiken
Jaycees
Aiken County Welfare Department
Jaycee-ettes
Jaycee Project
Lee Downs
Downs
Jaycee
Jaycee Hut
Three Vehicle Crash Ties Up Whiskey Road Near Easy Street
A gasoline soaked stretch on Whiskey Road near Easy Street was the scene of a three vehicle collision Sunday around 6 10 pm. A pickup driven by 33 year old Jimmy R Lawson of Greenville towed another northbound when it bumped the curb and rolled onto its side. The towed vehicle broke free and rolled about 40 yards past the overturned truck.
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Aiken
Whiskey Road
Easy Street
Jimmy R. Lawson
Greenville
Bob Voigt
Aiken High Follies Draw Record Crowd
The Aiken High School Junior Follies opened to a record crowd in the Aiken Junior High Auditorium. Clarence Asbill said many patrons were asked to return for Saturday's show due to space limits. Traffic tie ups occurred on Whiskey Road and the official capacity is 952, with about 930 seats usable after damages. Receipts were estimated at 300 to 400 dollars per night.
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Aiken High School
Asbill
Rotary To Honor Servicemen At Thanksgiving Event
Aiken Rotary Club hosts a 12 45 p m Thanksgiving to the Armed Forces program at Heart of Aiken restaurant. A serviceman from each state attends, four branch reps honored at the head table, with greetings from officials and a Washington telephone message. St John s United Methodist choir provides music as highlights are taped.
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Aiken
Armed Forces
Heart of Aiken
Rotary
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Washington
St. John’s United Methodist Church Choir
W. T. Slaughter
Hornet Nears Target for Apollo 12 Recovery
The USS Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 splashdown area in the South Pacific as Captain Carl J. Seiberlich confirms readiness after a final recovery drill. Weather crews predict better conditions for Monday with winds easing and seas moderating.
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Hornet
South Pacific
America
Carl J. Seiberlich
Honolulu
William G. Tasker
Samoa
Houston
Baptist Youths Stage Folklike Musical at Aiken First Baptist
More than 80 youths performed in a folk musical at 7 30 p m Sunday at Aiken First Baptist Church to Tell It Like It Is The musical by Ralph Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser presents the Christian story from a youth perspective in contemporary language Directed by Roland Windham Aiken city manager and church deacon the group has drawn praise for its lively moving performances with a seven piece accompaniment including piano guitar organ bells and drums
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Aiken
Aiken First Baptist Church
Ralph Carmichael
Kurt Kaiser
Roland Windham
First Baptist
Baptist Church
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