Ransom Demanded as Esso Executive Is Seized in Argentina
Victor Samuelson, 38, Esso refinery manager in Campana, Argentina, was kidnapped by about 12 armed men on December 8. Sources say captors demand $10 million in cash or goods, a record high for Argentina, as negotiations continue. Police report no new developments and other foreigners remain at risk.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Esso
Sutr
Exxon
Lion
Victor Samuelson
I Samuelson
Ana
Here
Cleveland
Ohio
Thej
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Samuelson
Charles R. Hayes
Hayes
la Plata
VicKee Terksa, 5. A
A.G. McKee
Independence
City of St. Louis Float Wins Rose Parade Prize
The City of St. Louis float won the Sweepstakes prize at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. Amid injuries and arrests the parade opened after a fatal early incident left one man dead and several hurt.
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City of
St. Louis
Clydesdale
Bill to Put Public Utility Wires Underground in Connecticut
State Senator Nicholas Lenge of West Hartford plans a 300 million project to bury all public utility lines in five years. He would fund it with federal revenue sharing, a state utility tax, and 19 million from Connecticut utilities, with guarantees not to pass costs to consumers.
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Hartford
Nicholas Lenge
West Hartford
Connecticut
Lenge
Doctor Named to Connecticut Cooleys Anemia Panel
Dr. Robert M. Tord of Fairfield has been named to the advisory board of the Connecticut Campaign Against Cooley's Anemia, Inc. The group, reformed as a Connecticut corporation, aims to educate the public about Cooley's anemia, a genetic blood disorder mainly affecting children of Mediterranean descent, particularly Italians and Greeks.
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Robert M. Tord
Suena Vista Road
Fairfield
Ie Son
Lafayette Boulevard
Iere
Connecticut
Cooley's Anemia, Inc
Conley
Italy
Greece
Missouri City dentistry graduates early program picks 13 top students
Thirteen top dental students from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry completed nine months early. A 19 year old woman Rozella A. Rebbel and her 12 classmates were chosen by the faculty for scholastic and clinical excellence, graduating in August.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
University of Missouri
Kansas City School of Dentistry
Rozella A. “Rebbiel
Retiring Fire Official, 11 Die in Blazes Across Cities
AP report details devastating fires in Spokane Washington Jacksonville New Niles Ohio and Indianapolis Indiana. Names include Fire Marshal Gabriel Tichillon and supervisor Edward Sercu among victims. Blazes caused multiple fatalities and injuries as crews responded and residents were displaced.
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Associated Press
Sercu
Gabriel Tichillon
Ohio
Pallee Sid
Ed Walla
Wash
Fire Department
Spokane
Ward Sercu
Navy
Walla Walla
Lester Schelin
Marshal Tichi
Fenessa
Adams
Woody Groom
Walla Walla Reacue
Jacksonville
Twooth
Mayors Panel Names Two to Board of CCM
Richard H. Blackstone mayor of Fast Hartford and Dennis Murphy first selectman of East Lyme were elected to the Executive committee of the Connecticut Conference of Mayors and Municipalities. They replace Gine J. Arconti former mayor of Danbury and William M. Adams former mayor of Hamden whose terms expired.
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Richard H. Blackstone
Fast Hartford
Dennis. Murphy
First Selectman
East Lyme
Connecticut Conference of Mayors and Municipalities
Com
CCM
John J.sullivan
Fairfield
Blackstone
Murphy
Gine J. Arconti
Danbury
William M. Adams
Hamden
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Pomona
San Luis Obispo
Charles Shultz
Dennis K. Allen
Canoga Park
T Pollca
Allen
Brather Raymond
Dr. Burd
Cooley
Sharon
Jackie
Niles
Brenda
Rapid City
S.D
William Roberts
Custer
Indianapolis
Ind
Jand
Ithe International Committee On
Red Cross
New Minerals
New Mineral
Grand Union
Grand Union 13
Kathy LaPier
Consumer Altairs
the Grand Union Company
Broadway
Jmmwood Park
New Jersey
Delicatessen
Stand Union
Finland
PKS
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Gould
Nancy Lynn
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Kraft Cheese
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SWIFT
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