Refinery Fire in Philadelphia Injures Mayor Rizzo
A nine alarm ARCO refinery fire near a storage tank in Philadelphia injured Mayor Frank L. Rizzo with a broken thigh after a rush to escape a blast. Fire officials said the blaze was surrounded but not controlled with 350 firefighters and 150 ARCO workers on site. The mayor underwent surgery and will use crutches for about two months.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Joseph R. Rizzo
Atlantic Refinery Co
ARCO
Rizzo
Hahnemann Hospital
Johannesburg
South Africa
Modderfontein
Sacramento
Calif
Patricia Hearst
Somers
Fire rips ARCO refinery injuring Philadelphia mayor and others
Fire at the ARCO Oil Refinery exploded, injuring Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo and six others as two storage tanks blew. The blaze raged uncontrollably, prompting emergency response and tying up Page 1 coverage.
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Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
ARCO
UPI
Donahue Hearing Opens With Biddeford Police Testimony
In Augusta the impeachment like hearing into York County District Attorney William Donahue began with Biddeford police witnesses. Atty Gen. Brennan outlined charges of misuse of power and asked jurors to weigh testimonies as the panel of the governor and seven council members presides.
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Augusta
State House
York County
William Donahue
Kennebec County
Maine
James B
Longley
Illiam Donahue
Atty
Joseph Brennan
Donahue
Biddeford
Brennan
Ronald Nadeau
Lloyd LaFountain
Adelbert Morin Jr
Rewest
Owever
Joseph Beal
Beal
LaFountain
Mutiny on Mimi: Five Crewmembers in Custody
Five Panamanian crewmen of the Mimi, a German built freighter, are jailed in West Palm Beach after allegedly killing the ship's four officers and scuttling the vessel. Jurisdiction questions arise among Panama West Germany and the United States as investigators seek facts and possible extradition.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Louis Gidel
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mimi
Cuba
Gidel
Panama
West Germany
U.S
Bonn
Ment
U.S. Coast Guard
FBI
Norfolk, Va
Florida
Walter Strube
Panama City
Tampa
Miami
Georgetown
Guyana
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Malik Abdul
Paulus Heydenmans
Gun Gun Supardi
Ohammed Syiddik
Ponciano Masong
FBI Seeks Four Escapees After Marion Prison Break
FBI and hundreds of officers hunted four federal inmates who fled Marion Penitentiary using a homemade device to open gates. They held a 73 year old couple for five hours before crashing their car near Salem Illinois. One escapee Mankins remained hospital bound. others Roche Gargano Philion Hunter were named ringleaders and pursued across rural Buncombe.
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Salem, Ill
Philadelphia
FBI
Salem
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Victor Schaefer
Specia
Schaefer
Bill Schiavo
Buncombe
Marion
Hubert Dotson
Dotson
Arthur T. Mankins
Germanton i
Mankins
Edward P. Roche
Katonah
N.Y
Aurice Philion
Oakland
Calif
Henry Gargano
Chicago
Dennis D. Hunter
Ohio
Roche
Gargano
N.C
Joint Patrol Keeps Beirut Peace During Fragile Cease Fire
Lebanese security forces and Palestinian guerrillas hunted snipers in Beirut to enforce a fragile Christian Muslim cease-fire. Isolated machine gun battles were reported in three suburbs overnight, but officials said sniper activity by extremist diehards was the only serious truce violation in the city.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Playboy Millionaire Opens Love Letters With “My Darling”
A quirky note from a wealthy playboy inspires headlines as insiders recall his habit of starting every missive with the line My darling, and gentlemen of the jury. The column hints at a charm and mystery surrounding the social scene.
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U.s.world Report
Gulf Oil Co
Alfred Road
David Wright
Ranson
California
Eureka
Herbert
Garnet Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Bank of Seleta
Fortuna
Richard Miller
Rabin
Jerusalem
U.N
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Syria
Middle East
Yitzhak Rabin
United Jewish Appeal
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Hafez Assad
Moscow
Palestine Liberation Organization
Soviet Union
Henry A.issinger
Washington
National Security Agency
Ralph Abernathy
Washington Post
Jane Fonda
Benjamin Spock
Abbie Hoffman
David T. Dellinger
Eldridge Cleaver
Bob Woodward
United States
Miss Hearst
SLA
San Francisco
Harrises
Los Angeles
Seattle
Dick Throm
Throm
Food and Dry Administration
James W. Swanson
FDA
High Seas Mutiny
Joint Patrol
Aztec Stadium
Mexico City
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