Fire outbreaks in Chicago apartments kill 11, injure 57
Fires struck two North Side four story apartment buildings, one repossessed by a bank, killing 11 and injuring 57. In the first blaze near midnight, six died and 45 were hurt, including three firefighters. A second four story building killed five and injured 12. Fire started near a stove on a fourth floor. officials expected to identify victims as names and ages became available. Fire Lt. Tom Jennings was treated for injuries after falling through a weakened floor.
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Chicago
Edward M. Nickels
James Cantrell
Cantrell
Johnny Lloyd
Lloyd
Floyd Brown
Mitchell Pearman
Marge Gregory
Tom Jennings
Ravenswood Hospital
36-Year Veteran of Congress Dies
NEW ORLEANS AP Former Rep. F Edward Hebert died of a heart attack at 78 after a long career in Congress including chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee Hebert retired in 1977 and was remembered as a persistent Louisiana advocate and a key force behind the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda Md His death drew tributes from House Speaker Thomas P ONeill and Senator Russell Long noting his conservative integrity and long service.
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New Orleans
F. Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Hebert
Louisiana
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Eddie Hebert
United States
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda
Russell Long
Krishna Temple Catches Fire in Limestone West Virginia
An ornate Hare Krishna temple in Limestone West Virginia sustained minor damage after a late night fire that started in a candle making building adjacent to the temple. Fire crews from multiple communities battled the blaze for about two hours with no injuries reported. The marble and gold temple serves about 3000 members in the United States.
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Limestone
W.va
United State
Escapee Harold Gowers Returned to West Virginia Penitentiary
Harold Gowers, one of 15 inmates who escaped from the West Virginia Penitentiary, has been returned from Portland, Oregon by West Virginia state troopers. He waived extradition and was placed in maximum security. One escapee and an off duty trooper were killed during the breakout. all other fugitives except one have been recaptured.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
Portland
Oregon
Harold Gowers
Gowers
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Company Information and Rates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph is a long established Bluefield West Virginia newspaper published every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Located at 412 Bland Street Bluefield WV 24701. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and provides news dispatches and local news. Subscription rates by mail in first and second zones West Virginia are 52.80 per year. Home delivery rates are 4.40 per calendar month. Rates to other zones require an application. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation. Advertising representative is Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Ciculation
Landon Associates
Accidents Claim Six Over New Year Weekend
The Associated Press reports six traffic deaths over the long New Year weekend in Virginia and nearby states. Gregory Rowland Gaulin, 22, of Richmond, died in a head on crash on Virginia 147 early Saturday. Also killed were James Allen Butler, 24, Capon Bridge WV. Frances Marie Fritz, 55, North East MD, in a three car crash on Virginia 340 near Berryville. Jerry Lynn Graham, 25, Jonesville, on U S 58 in Lee County. Thomas Pearce Walker, 68, Highland Springs, a pedestrian struck on Nine Mile Road in Henrico County. Raphael Carleton Fisher, 25, McKinney, in a single car crash on Virginia 631 in Brunswick County.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Gregory Rowland Gaulin
Richmond
James Allen Butler
Capon Bridge
W.va
Frances Marie Fritz
North East
McKinney
Brunswick County
Valentine Candy PCB Contamination Sparks FDA Stand
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports about 45,000 cases of Valentine’s Day candy in heart shaped boxes may reach markets despite some boxes containing PCB ten times the federal guideline limit. PCB found in Brach’s Chicago boxes and Schrafft’s boxes. FDA Chicago urged seizure but refused, citing seasonal, low consumption.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
E.J. Brach and Sons Inc
Chicago
Boston
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Foods
Post-Dispatch
FDA
William R. Clark
Soviet Afghan War Report and Local Judge Profile
Report on Soviet buildup and Kabul air activity with claims of roadblocks and MiG-23 overflight alongside sparse Afghan security presence amid Amin's overthrow. Also features Burnsville native Judge Kidd outlining conservative legal philosophy and support for capital punishment within defined limits.
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U.S
Kabul
Burnsville
Kidd
14Th Judicial Circuit
Braxton
Clay
Gilmer
Webster
Braxton County
Two Putnam County Men Die In Separate WV Crashes
Two Putnam County men died in separate West Virginia crashes. James R. Badger Jr. 22 of Scott Depot died after a one car crash on West Virginia 34 in Teays Valley as investigators probe the cause. Robert M. Evans 52 of St. Albans died when his car crossed into the opposite lane on U.S. 35 south of Winfield during foggy, slippery conditions, colliding with Robert M. Walker 20 of Winfield.
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Associated Press
Putnam County
West Virginia
James R. Badger Jr
Scott Depot
Robert M. Evans
St. Albans
Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies
Badger
W.va
Teays Valley
Evans
U.S. 35
Winfield
Robert M. Walker
Kurdish party clash at radio station sparks guard firefight
Ghotbzadeh says Kurdish Democratic Party fired on revolutionary guards at the radio and television center, while a party spokesman claims only guards fired. Kurds demand withdrawal. In Azerbaijan nine guards held by Moslem People's Republican Party, with ten seized in Tabriz near the party HQ. one guard wounded.
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Kurdish Democratic Party
Azerbaijan
People’s Republican Party
Tabriz
Deaths and Funerals Earl Ray Nance Jr
Earl Ray Nance Jr., three day old son of Earl Nance and Francis Feathers Nance of Box 104 Pageton, died Saturday at Cabel Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 26 in Bluefield, he is survived by three sisters Melissa, Margery, and Michelle Nance. paternal grandfather Walter Nance of Anawalt. maternal grandparentsMr. and Mrs. John Andrigo of Pageton. and maternal great grandmother Mrs. Verne Goins of Pageton. Graveside rites will be held.
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Earl Ray Nance JR
Earl Nance
Francis Feathers Nance
Box
Pageton
Cabel Huntington Hospital
Bluefield
Melissa Nance
Margery Nance
Michelle Nance
Walter Nance
Anawalt
John Andrigo
Verne Goins
Benjamin Leister
Benjamin H. Leister
Chesnut Street
Richlands
Tazewell County
Benjamin H
Myrtle Horne Leister
Tazewell
Nell Davis Wysor Leister, Jr
Sara Capman Lester
Virginia Brown
Bristol
Elizabeth Ascue
Knoxville
Harry L. Leister
Albuquerque
Hurst-Scott Funeral
James B. Hollenhead
Greenhills
Granville Sexton
Granville C
Rocky) Sexton
Welch
Grassy Creek
N. C
Stephen B
Sarah Spencer Sexton
Welch Rotary Club
The
American Legion
First Baptist Church
Sexton
McDowell Lodge
Wyndham Chapter
R.A.M
Welch Commandry
R.T
Charleston
Ernest
Worth
Roscoe
Virginia Hatcher Sexton
Lacy Sexton
Redline
Clark Sexton
Morrisville
Bradley Sexton
Dallastown
Andrew
Bonnie) Reedy
York
Elihu
Blanche) Goad
Washington, D.C
Clara Schrantz
Lee
Myra) Neff
Paul
Clyde ) Hash
Winston- Salem
Fredericksburg Hostages Fate Described In Harsh Terms
A recounting by Rowe describes the capture of Fredericksburg figures led into a room of hostages with graphic, unflattering detail. The 19 captives were later moved to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, then exchanged and welcomed home amid great rejoicing.
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Fredericksburg
Montgomery Slaughter
Rowe
Slaughter
William F. Broaddus
Fredericksburg Baptist
S.J. Quinn
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Dons TV
Brad Valentine
Carter
State Department
Afghanistan
Hafizullah Amin
Amin
NEW Hooker Brothers
West Winds
John Coakley
Hogarth
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
John Lafferty
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Braxton Marrs
Horsepen
Tazewell Hospital
Alex and
Sarah Nunley Marrs
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop
Della Dye Marrs
Bertha Bowman
Boissevain
Helen McBride
Betty Rose
California
Clara Baker
Freda Marrs
Braxton Marrs, Jr
Cedar Bluff
Daniel Marrs
Oscar Marrs
Reese Marrs
Brewsterdale
Emerine Ball
Bishop, Va
Church of Jesus Christ
Carter Wells
Greever Funeral Home
Fanning Funeral Home
Heart Fund
Lester
Sylvia
Rt. 1
Lebanon
Honaker Funeral Home
Howard Bostic
Bruce McPherson
Russell Memorial
Deaton
Dora Lee
Jefferson Street
Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church
Thomas Stanley
Sarah Moye
Sarah Elizabeth Moye
Augusta Street
Camp Creek
Cecil
Nancy Lela Johnson Moye
Bluefield Community Hospital
Mountain Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Dunns
Moye
John Earl Moye
John E. Moye Jr
U.S. Army
Germany
Mack Blaine Moye
Savannah
Lucille Cox
Oceola
Ind
Lorraine Moye
Eugene
Roselee) Deitz
Basil J. Moye
Cecil Fred Moye
Canton
Ohio
Herbert H. Moye
Beckley
Addie Bragg
Addie Davis Bragg
Middle Creek
Hawkins County
Tenn
Sam and
Connie Burdine Ringley
Advent Christian Church
Robert Trenton Bragg
Martha Buckles
Edith Ringley
Rogersville
Myrtle Stapleton
Kingsport
Roy H. Meadows
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Graham
Pharmacy
Virginia Ave
Royal Melrose
Bluefield Monument Company
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Avenue
Bluefield W.va
Hearing Aid Service
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