31 Bodies Uncovered in New Orleans Elevator Explosion
In New Orleans workers cleared debris at the Continental Drain Co elevator where a Thursday blast killed at least 41 and left five missing with six in critical condition. Authorities suspect a conveyor belt mechanical failure igniting grain dust amid the ship loading. FBI opened a probe while rescue crews continued digging through toppled silos and a two story control house.
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New Orleans
Continental Drain Co
Gil Dozier
Dozier
FBI
Ted Gardner
Continental
Westwego
Campbell criticizes sharp ethics code in PSC bill
Campbell tells the Herald the Senate version adds a stringent sunshine law to the PSC ethics proposal. He says it would force logging and public reporting of all informal talks with utility officers, harming qualified personnel. Campbell vows to seek HB-1758 override when the General Assembly reconvenes.
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Campbell
the Herald
Senate
PSC
General Assembly
Merton Stanley
D-Kokomo
Thomas Freuchtenicht
R-Fort Wayne
Mail Bundle Totals 1742 Pounds in Lansing Inbox
Detroit News reporter Charles Cain weighed news releases received at his Ins office in Lansing last month. The bundle totaled 1742 pounds reflecting a high mail load for state coverage.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Charles Cain
Ins
State Capitol
Lansing
Bethlehem's Christmas Eve Broadcast Draws World Attention
Workmen prepare for the global Christmas Eve broadcast from Bethlehem as about 15,000 worshippers gather around the Church of the Nativity. Security tightens with tensions over Sadat- Begin talks amid a religious pageant led by Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Beltritti and a midnight Mass ceremony.
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al Gitelman
Dallas
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Church of the Nativity
Texas
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Menahem Begin
Margaret Mundy
Toronto
Canada
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Giacomo Giuseppi Beltritti
St. Catherine’s Basilica
Jesus Christ
No Carolers No Scents No Ginger Snap Cookies on Death Row
HUNTSVILLE Texas AP There is no Christmas mood for 67 inmates on Death Row at Ellis Unit as Doyle Houlware 43 faces a Dec 19 execution stay. Inmates describe isolation boredom and fleeting memories of family while awaiting a holiday without decorations or holiday meals.
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Texas
Death Row
Doyle Houlware
Ha Ho Ho
State
Ellis Unit
Boulware
Taxi Driver Robbery and Assault Ties to Elwood Suspects
Indianapolis driver Charles Melvin Calvin was beaten and robbed during a daytime hijack from Castleton Plaza to Elwood. Police chase and a pursuing Chevrolet followed the taxi as Calvin handed over about $75 and was injured.
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Charles Melvin Calvin
Lawrence
Ind
Madison County
Calvin
State Car
Castleton Plaza
Elwood
Court Mir aed Con. neen Judge Newman complains over earlier reports
Judge Newman says there was never 800 dollars and faults prosecutors for a deal. The Herald could not reach deputy Panwal for comment. Redfield and Carmany discuss polygraph tests and locating missing club funds. Local officers may also face lie detector tests.
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Merald
Lawler
Nho
Herald
Panwal
Cormment
Redfield
Carmany
Nathaniel
No Evidence Of Malfunction In Evansville Air Crash
NTSB says preliminary engine check on the DU-3 that crashed near Evansville Ind killed 29 people shows no engine malfunction. Investigators continue gathering evidence for potential public hearings next year. The DC-3 struck the ground shortly after takeoff from Evansville airport on Dec 13, killing the University of Evansville basketball team and coach. Early reports raised questions about engine noise from the Lower area reactionists, prompting safety concerns.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Ed Slattery
Evansville
Ind
University of Evans
Student Appointed to Ball State Board of Trustees
Gov Otis Bowen appointed Douglas Cook a Ball State University junior marketing major from Indianapolis to a two year term on the Ball State University Board of Trustees beginning January 1. Cook is 21 and a resident of Indianapolis. The appointment adds to the board a student member for the term ending in 197...
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Indianapolis
Otis R. Bowen
Douglas Cook
Ball State University Board of Trustees
Cook
Children share odd turkey recipes in Gainesville shopping trip
Gainesville Times reporter Barbara Matthews chats with children shopping at Oval Supermarkets about their Christmas turkey ideas. The youngsters propose playful methods from stuffing to ovens and condiments, showing a wide range of kid logic on cooking the holiday bird.
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Gainesville
Barbara Matthews
Eddie Martin
Amy Jackson
Josh
Katrina Stowers
Keith Collins
Mark Clark
Hart Wilheit
YMCA holiday hours announced for Christmas and New Year
Norman L. Walters says the YMCA will close today and Saturday December 31 and remain closed on Sunday and Monday December 25 and 26 and January 1 and 2. Front desk staff stay on duty 24 hours due to residents while facilities are closed. Regular hours resume December 27 and January 3.
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Norman L. Walters
YMCA
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