Steel Plant Blast Kills 19 Workers in Weirton
An explosion at Weirton Steel Division's coke plant on Brown's Island in the Ohio River killed 19 laborers and injured others. Kopper Construction crew members, not employees of Weirton Steel, conducted preheating tests as gas-filled coke ovens ruptured, with a fire contained by the local fire department.
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Weirton
W.va
Weirton Steel Division
Brown's Island
Ohio River
Weirton General Hospital
Weirton Steel
Kopper Construction Co
Weirton Fire Department
Kopper
Eugene Badis
Badis
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Ohio
Hope Hopes Viet Tour Will Be Last of War
Rob Hope departs on his 22nd and final Christmas USO tour to entertain servicemen in Japan Korea Thailand Diego Garcia South Vietnam and Guam returning to Los Angeles December 30. The troupe includes Lola Falana Les Brown Belinda Green Miss World and Redd Foxx joins in Bangkok with 12 beauty winners and family. Hope hopes peace ends the war before they reach Vietnam.
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van Nuys
Calif
Rob Hope
Vietnam
Japan
Korea
Thailand
Diego Garcia
South Vietnam
Guam
Los Angeles
Hope
Lola Falana
Rudy Cardenas
Les Brown
Renown
Fran Jeffries
Belinda Green
Ingeporg Sorensen
Norway
Redd Foxx
Bangkok
Sanford and Son
Dolores
Weather Area Forecast Sunny and Warmer Today
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the 30s and west to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Clear to partly cloudy tonight with lows mid teens to around 20. Sunday looks warm with highs in the upper 30s to 40s and lighter winds.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha reveals Benny tour
An intercepted letter references Jack Benny nearing age forty and notes Hope as ending her last tour. The dated tone hints at radio era celebrity gossip and farewell tour implications.
Boeing to train Chinese technicians at Seattle in 1973
Boeing vice president D H Boullioun said up to 200 Chinese technicians will begin ground training at Boeing's Seattle headquarters early in 1973. They will work on the ten 707 jet transports now being built for the People’s Republic of China.
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Washington
Boeing Aircraft Co
Seattle
Boeing
D. H. “Tex” Boullioun
Peoples Republic of China
Refunds for Dangerous Toys Revived by FDA action
The FDA revives a 1970 proposal mandating refunds for buyers of banned toys and hazardous substances. The plan requires dealers to post notices for 120 days and offers full purchase price refunds plus transport costs with proof of sale. Comment period runs 60 days.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
Peter B. Hutt
FDA
Nader
Product Safety Commission
KU Chancellor Nichols Gets Pay Raise To Title
The Kansas Board of Regents raised University of Kansas Chancellor Raymond Nichols salary to 42 000 a year, aligning pay with his full title after he was acting chancellor. Nichols, who became chancellor last fall, will retire at the end of 1973 unless a successor is chosen sooner.
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Peka, Kan
Kansas Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Raymond Nichols
Nichols
Henry Bubb
Topeka
Bubb
Parsons Police Censure Upheld and Chief's Fate Unclear
Parsons Kansas police actions upheld suspensions for Sgt. Bernie Wilkerson and Joseph Underwood from Nov. 2 through Friday. Chief Harry Tims faces possible demotion or reassignment after a Halloween youth incident and will be offered a detective position. Wilkerson and Underwood may return to duty immediately.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons Police Civil Service Commission
Harry E. Tims
Will B. Tschundy
Bernie J. Wilkerson
Joseph M. Underwood
Tschundy
Underwood
Wilkerson
Tims
Police Commission
Chanute Parks Plan Seeks 204 046 Upgrades
The Chanute city commission approved a comprehensive parks improvement plan by City Planner Mike Bailey and Parks Chief Paul Keller. It seeks 204 046 total funding with Chanute's share about 85 000 in cash for neighborhood parks, lighting, parking and new facilities across Santa Fe Park City Park Central Park North Malcolm Center and a new pocket park. The plan calls for open space shelter houses play areas picnic facilities tot lots a beach area a swimming dock ball field upgrades fencing and underground power. A future indoor recreation center is noted and the possibility of buying the vacant St Patrick School for indoor use is proposed.
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Mike Bailey
Paul Keller
Parks and Recreation
City Commission
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Highland Park
Central Park
North Malcolm Community Center
Bailey
Baily
Recreation and Parks Commission
St. Patrick's School
Bailay
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Far East
van Nuys Air National Guard Base
Island
Shemya
Aleutian Chain
Cha
Jack Benny
Yours
Congress
Wendy McKinney
Mary Kim Overstreet
Erie
Federated Church
Kustom
Williams
Hank Williams Jr
Kustom Electronics
Memorial Hall
Conway Twiddy
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
VFW
Parks Plan
Chanute Recreation
Dick Cowden
District 413 Board of Education
South Evergreen
Keller
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