Tragic Kansas City Fire Kills 12 Including 8 Children
A three story brick building fire in Kansas City claims 12 lives, eight of them children, with an infant dying in its father’s arms after he jumped from a blazing window. Survivors numbered about 25 rescued from roofs and fire escapes as flames swept the upper floors and smoke filled the building. The cause was not determined and damage was estimated at 30,000 dollars.
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Kansas City
UPI
James Combs
Hilltop
Bee Maz
James Halloran
Kansas City Fire Department
Combs
Lawrence M. Smith
Charles Henry
Ater
Mercy Hospital
Perish Smith
Barbara
Lora
Rex Johnson
Joyce Franks
Eddie V. Goens
Scarlett Christine
Karen Johnson
Joseph Conner
Lee Williams
Williams
Joseph
Mace Pratt
Platt
Mary Cohen
Rohr Firm Apparent Low Bidder To Supply First BART Cars
Rohr Corporation appeared the lowest bidder for BARTs initial fleet of aluminum cars with a bid of 59,004,967 plus an alternate 2,525,337 for stainless steel. The bid beat Pullman Standard and St Louis Car Division offers as Bay Area Rapid Transit planned 60 cars for revenue service in fall 1971.
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Rohr
Rohr Corporation
BART
Chula Vista
Calif
Vesser-Laerospace
Westinghouse Blec
Mustjirical Corporation
Bay Area Rapid Transit Co
Southern California
Pullman Standard of
Chicago
St. Louis
General Steel
Alameda County
Dave Hammon
Palmers Organize Fremont Art Show Opening Thursday
Art show organizers Don and Jo Palmer arrange works for Fremont Fashion Center event opening Thursday. The couple lead a display featuring their pieces and works from local exhibitors and noted western state artists.
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Bert Seimon
Don and
Jo Palmer
Fremont Fashion Center
Palmers
Laughing Gas Kills Two Teens in Car Incident
In La Jolla a sports car trapped four teenagers inside as they inhaled laughing gas to get high. Two teens Clare Herrick 14 and Peter Strata 17 died at the scene while Nora Ruffcorn 15 remained hospitalized in serious condition and Brad Hunter 12 was detained by juvenile authorities. The gas cylinder had vanished from a San Diego hospital and the teens, all current or former La Jolla High students, opened the valve after sealing the car.
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San Diego
UPI
la Jolla
Clare Herrick
Peter Strata
Pacific Beach
Nora Ruffeurn
Brad Hunter
Ruffcorn
Hunter
la Jolla High School
Composer Maurice Jarre to join Cannes Film Jury
UPI reports composer Maurice Jarre Oscar winner for Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago will serve on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. The French maestro brings decades of scoring experience to the panel evaluating international cinema.
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Tollywood
UPI
Maurice Jarre
Dr. Chivago
Junk sculpture display at Foothill High School destroyed
Hayward teachers and Foothill Continuation High School students returned to classes to find a controversial junk sculpture display ripped down. Principal Don Curley faced a written complaint from a neighbor who called the artwork an atrocity and an eyesore.
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Cal + ot i State
Albright
California State College
Hay
Ward
Santa Clara
Wirton
Curley
Foothill
Foots
Hill
Don Curley
Susan Han
Ann Sjoberg
Hayward
Foothill Continuation High School
Santa, Clara SL
Hlant Istrutor Ir
UPI
Califor
Bancroft Library
California
University of California
Warren
A.S
Patton Revisited Portrayed by George C Scott Incident
The 1943 Patton slap scene in the film Patton drew public criticism of Gen. Patton and led to Eisenhower relieving him for over six months. Tim Conde vide plays the soldier slapped in the production.
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George C. Scott
Gen
George 8. Patton
Patton
Eisenhower
Morehan
Tim Convidine
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