Georgia textile fire causes 15 to 18 million in damage
Rossville Georgia grapples with a 15 to 18 million dollar fire at a 1.4 million square foot Rossville Development Corp complex. The blaze destroyed five textile plants and damaged six others, leaving 1 525 workers unemployed as federal and state agencies mobilize to aid recovery and process unemployment claims. Governor Maddox calls it the worst economic crisis in his tenure.
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Rossittville Development Corp
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Georgia
Washington
Office of Emergency Planning
Departments of Labor, Housing and Urban Development
Florida
Farris Bryant
Johnson
Sam Caldwell
Greyhound Line Faces Criminal Action in Mishap
The Federal Highway Administration recommended criminal action against Greyhound Corp over a May 15 bus crash near Hackettstown New Jersey that killed a passenger. The NYC office filed a Newark U S attorney report alleging violations of motor carrier safety rules. The bus, with worn tires flagged by inspectors, was returned to service without proper repair as investigators review possible National Traffic Safety Act violations. Eleven were injured.
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Federal Highway Administration
Greyhound Corp
Hackettstown
N.J
Federal
Lowell K. Bridwell
New York City
U.S
Newark
Bridwell
Greyhound
Opera
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West Germans favor Israel in Middle East war poll
In a Wickert Public Opinion Institute poll from Tübingen, about half of respondents supported Israel while 13 percent backed the Arabs. Thirty seven percent were impartial and 93 percent urged West Germany to stay strictly neutral. The item notes ecology science as a separate topic.
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Tuebingen
Germany
iThe Wickert Public Opinion Institute
West Germany
Fairfield Rotary hears talk on guns in Fairfield
Dr Harmon C Leonard of Cheshire spoke to the Fairfield Rotary at the Fairfield Inn about guns as part of American history. He displayed three shoulder arms used in colonial wars and critiqued the Dodd firearms bill while noting gun collecting as a historical hobby. Posters announced the Seventh Antiques Flea Market on July 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Harmon C. Leonard
Cheshire
Fairfield Rotary Club
Fairfield Inn
Leonard
America
Perkins to Head Dun and Bradstreet Firm
Dun and Bradstreet named John A. Perkins to succeed Curtiss E. Frank as president, effective Sept. 1. Perkins, former president of the University of Delaware, served as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1957 to 1958. Frank becomes vice chairman overseeing major diversification projects through internal growth and acquisitions, said J. Wilson Newman, chair and CEO.
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Dun & Bradstreet
John A., Perkins
Curtiss E. Frank
Perkins
University of Delaware
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Frank
Heroin Pushers Including City Man Sentenced
Four people pleaded guilty to heroin selling in New Haven. Otis Kelly of Bridgeport received a three year sentence. Margaret Bacote of New Haven drew two years. Ernest Roggers of New Haven and Cobb of New Haven received three and five year terms respectively.
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New Haven
U.S
William H. Timbers
Otis Kelly
Bridgeport
Margaret Bacote
Timbers
Ernest Roggers
Lexington
Spring Cobb
New" Havén
Ambiguous Court Order Quoted for Therapy Continuation
A year sentence, with a suspended term, includes a provision that she must continue to receive therapy at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. The note outlines conditional compliance tied to ongoing treatment as part of the disposition.
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Connecticut, Mental Health Center
School fund scheme in Rajasthan village wedding gift plan
In Jaipur India AP residents of two villages in the Rajasthan Desert launch a school fund scheme. Newly married couples are the sole contributors and will be expected to donate a portion of their wedding gifts to build new schools.
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Jaipur
India
Rajasthan Desert
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