Centerville Pipeline Blast Terrifies Town After Explosion
A massive natural gas pipeline explosion near Centerville lit the sky for miles. Fire crews report a 60-foot flame plume and a crater several feet wide, with damage to the region’s gas system and loss estimates of at least $4,000 in equipment. Eyewitnesses describe hearing a roar like a jet and fearing a bomb strike as flames and heat affected nearby homes and farms.
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Hospital Annex Blast Kills One Injures Twenty Three
MeKEESPORT Va AP investigators say a natural gas leak caused a hospital annex explosion late afternoon injuring 23 and killing Mary Ann Cunningham 2. Four were treated and released while many remained in critical or serious condition. Debris trapped workers for hours as rescuers pulled out victims including a boiler room supervisor.
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Vermont Elects Republican Pair in 1960s Style
Vermonters voted Friday to elect two Republicans to the U S House and Senate. Robert Glasford, who served four months on an offering basis, won the special election to serve the remaining five years of the term of the late Senator Winston. Richard Mallary was elected to Vermont’s lone House seat, vacant since Salford was appointed to the Senate after four’s death.
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Base shelled as 18 Americans, 6 Vietnamese wounded
Viet Cong launched its heaviest shelling attack in months against U S troops near Saigon. A U S fire support base Fiddler's Green northwest of Saigon took a round mortar barrage. Eighteen Americans and six South Vietnamese were wounded, with only three seriously enough to require hospital care. The strike followed recent raids against North Vietnam and was portrayed as retaliation.
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Five Nabbed in Pierre Hotel Jewel Heist Network
New York police and FBI raid at the Pierre hotel yielded five arrests of professionals linked to a high value jewel theft. About 450000 dollars in gems were recovered as suspects, including Ge minitk Paulino and Benjamin Fradkin, were identified, with investigators noting immense potential loss and cross border selling.
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Pat Nixon Goes In G O P Plug In Ivory Coast Ceremony
Pat Nixon attends a Republican party event in Abidjan Ivory Coast where a ceremonial elephant plaque, a gift from local nursery pupils, symbolizes the party. Nixon remarks the elephant represents the Republic while contrasting with the U S Democratic party.
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Heath and Heath meeting at Chequers planned
Prime Minister Heath will host President Paraplde of Prawce at Chequers from February 9 to 20 for talks. The visit marks a high level exchange between the two nations and will focus on bilateral relations and regional issues.
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Rescue Mom and Baby Endure Icy Wilds in Bangladesh Rescue
Consuelo Montano and her baby survived four days in freezing backlands after Dad Johnny Martinez died nearby. Rescuers found Consuelo near his frozen body eight miles from their last location. She, the infant, and Martinez’s family describe their ordeal and the moment of rescue.
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Snowbound Couple Rescued After 12 Days Without Food
A Texas couple traveling from Las Vegas to Sequila National Park were stranded in Kern River canyon for 12 days after taking a dead end road. They survived on water and potato chips, were found near 4 p.m. Friday, and are reported in good health.
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Two Missing After Barge Blast Near Belpre and Parkersburg
RELPRE Ohio reports two missing and presumed dead after an explosion on two barges beneath a railroad trestle. The blast damaged two bridges and shattered windows in Belpre and Parkersburg, WV, with a possible cause cited as a motor or wiring fault.
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Todays Chuckle Maher Digest
A light humor item features a chef style directive to a child who softly retorts with a quirky phrase about a snail and distant Motiwale reference, capturing playful kitchen banter. The fragment suggests a comic exchange in a domestic scene with whimsical language.
Heroin Curb Reported Inside Vietnam War GI Population
Washington AP reports Dr. Richard Wilbur says heroin deaths among U S troops in Vietnam fell from a peak in November 1970 to 1971 and that only 2.5 percent of GIs tested tied heroin use to their health problems. Drug rehab referrals increased as monthly addicts declined from about 600 to 200 or more. Nixon poll note from Milan AP dispatch rounds out brief.
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Space Suit Ripped Delays Apollo Moon Mission
Space Center Houston AP reports astronaut John Young caused a space suit rip during a split maneuver leading to delays in the next Apollo mission. NASA cites system tests and reinforcement work on suits, plus improvements to cable fittings, as necessary before a March launch rescheduling.
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