Fire Destroys Morgan Annex Post Office in Manhattan
An 11 alarm blaze gutted the Morgan Annex on 29th to 30th Streets injuring 22 firefighters and burning 10 to 11 million pieces of mail. Firefighters evacuated 2000 workers as flames fed by mail chutes engulfed the six story building on a freezing night. No foul play or bomb tied to the fire is suspected though a prior bomb incident occurred nine days earlier.
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NEW York (Ap
Black-Square
Manhattan
John O'Hagan
Brooklyn
Queens
29Th
30Th Streets
Ninth and
Tenth Avenues
Robert Lowery
Morgan Annex
International Parcel Post
U. S
Arctic storm strands thousands across Grants and beyond
A blizzard trapped 1500 to 2000 people in Grants New Mexico amid 46 inches of snow in Arizona reports. Governors declared emergencies while national guards rushed supplies. Highway closures and stranded travelers spread from Grants through Winslow Flagstaff and beyond as a charter plane vanished and the storm moved eastward with freezing rain forecast.
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Grants
N.M
Irving Rapaport
Albuquerque
Rapaport
U.S. 66
Interstate 40
David Carge
Southwest
Flagstaff
Arizona
Winslow
Ariz
Alamogordo
Jose Gonzales
San Diego
Chicago
Washkansky Develops Pneumonia After Transplant
In Cape Town, Louis Washkansky, history's first successful heart transplant patient, has developed pneumonia in both lungs, a UPI report said.
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Cape Town
UPI
Louis Washkansky
Real University of Town students pledge against violence
A group of 1,600 University of Iowa students calling themselves the real student body presented a petition to Gov. Harold Hughes denouncing antiwar disturbances. They vowed not to be associated with those who break the law or damage property and want to be seen as law abiding.
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DES Moines
UPI
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Harold Hughes
Governor’s Office
Russell Rading
van Horne
Raymond White
Waterloo
Robert Patee
Independence
University of Town
U S Reaffirms Gold Stand With European Backing
The United States reaffirmed its resolve to keep gold at 35 dollars an ounce and confirmed backing from six European nations in this policy effort.
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Washington
U.S
Vatican Moscow mission reports fraternal contact with Russian Orthodox
The Vatican's first full scale mission to Moscow announced on Saturday that it has established fraternal contact with the Orthodox Church in Russia, marking a significant step in ecumenical dialogue.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Moscow
Russia
Bridge Collapse On Ohio West Virginia Line Triggers Rescue
In Gallipolis Ohio a bridge giving way over the Ohio River trapped vehicles and people on both sides. Witnesses described cars drifting away in the water while rescuers freed a man from a wrecked trailer, and bystanders recalled a harrowing scene with screams and moaning from the wreckage.
Yanks Battle on Saigon Plain in Fresh Viet War Clash
About 300 U S army troops fought North Vietnamese on the coastal plain 300 miles north of Saigon. Reports say 47 communists and 16 Americans killed. My An village near Bong Son came under heavy fire as Lt. Lentsch and Sgt. Zowacki led an assault to link up and retake the position amid artillery and air strikes. Jets hit Hanoi Haiphong area. bridges and missile sites targeted.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bong Son
My An
Dennis Lentsch
First Air Cavalry Division
Bob Zowacki
Bristol
Conn
Zowacki
Lentsch
Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi-area
Haiphong
Rug-Cutting Mixup Hits Miami Beach Hotel Lobby
An $8,500 lobby rug was delivered to a Miami Beach hotel but workers cut the carpet into pieces for use in hotel rooms before management acted. The incident left the hotel with damaged flooring and a costly, scattered rug.
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Employes
Constantine King Offered Return Terms From Greek Junta
Greece’s military regime proposed King Constantine return as a figurehead with no powers, after he abdicated for a rebellion that failed. Constantine, in exile in Rome, reportedly refused unless the government resigns. Archbishop Teronymous delivered the offer as Athens warned U S and Britain of altered relations.
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Rome
Greece
Constantine
Athens
Teronymous
U.S
Britain
Fiumicino
Aeponymous
Stylianos Patakos
Eight Known Deaths on Ohio River Bridge Collapse
More than 100 divers converged on Point Pleasant to search wreckage after the Ohio River bridge collapse left eight dead and 35 missing. Rescue teams spotted three bodies in a submerged car as authorities warned the final toll would rise. Nine hospitalized. traffic halted along a 35 mile stretch while engineers considered lowering water levels.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
H L. Whobrey
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Dick Kuhn
Ohio River
West Virginia
U.S. 35
Holzer Hospital
John Epling
Gailia County
James Rhodes
J. D. Baisden
Warren Named Iowa Republican Chairman
Waterloo trucking executive John E. Jack Warren was named Iowa GOP chairman by the state central committee succeeding Robert Ray. Warren 55 is Black Hawk county GOP chairman and president of Warren Transfer Co. The decision came after a three hour closed meeting.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
John E
Jack” Warren
Iowa
Robert Ray
Warren
Black Hawk County
Warren Transfer Co
G.O.P. State Central Committee
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Lonnie Wood
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