Four Thompson children die in unfinished Maine home fire
In West Gardiner Maine a blast and blaze in an unfinished cellar home killed four Thompson children Karyl 14 Kaye 9 Karl 2 and Kelley 11 weeks while their parents Kenneth and wife were away An added misfortune two more children Kenneth Jr 15 and Karen 4 stayed with grandparents Firefighters found a gasolene and oil mix near a wood burning stove in the cellar used in the construction project and Thompson the contractor slept there awaiting the house above to be completed.
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Gardiner
Maine
Kenneth Thompson
Karyl
Kaye
Karl
Kelley Thompson
Kenneth Jr
Karen
Thompson
Newspaper Reading Habit Among U.S. Teens
A survey by Audits and Surveys Company reports that 72 percent of American teenagers aged 14 to 20 read a newspaper daily, reflecting strong print participation among youth.
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America
Audits and Surveys Company, Inc
Weapons Test Seeks Device To Scare GIs In Maneuvers
AP reports the government seeks a device to frighten soldiers during training to reveal whether troops will stay and fight when a trigger is in play. The Commerce Department notes fear gaps readings in tests, listing needs from one way vision fog to other simple inventions for military testing.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Polish man’s name stumps court ushers in Wallington
In Wallsington England UPI reports court ushers could not pronounce a Polish man’s name to summon him. They circulated the waiting rooms showing the name written on paper. The name given was Zezislaw Przy byszweski.
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Wallington
England
UPI
Zezislaw Przybyszweski
Gustaf Larsson 100-Year-Old Swede Plans Egypt Holiday
Stockholm reports Gustaf Larsson aged 100, traveling to Egypt for a holiday. He will visit a Cairo nightclub, ride a camel, and tour the pyramids, marking his first trip outside his native province.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Cairo
Pyramids
Gustaf Larsson
Yellow Coach New Sunday Bus Service
Raymond F. Blosser of Union Commerce Bank Cleveland reports a Public Relations Association survey shows daily newspapers ranked No 1 for retail banking selling by 64 percent of responding banks.
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Raymond F. Blosser
Union Commerce Bank of Cleveland
Financial Public Relations Association
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