Indiana Nursing Home Fire Kills Twenty
Fire at Mc Graw Nursing Home near Fountainstown in central Indiana killed twenty residents. Twenty ambulances and 75 firefighters battled flames that engulfed a two story 15 room converted mansion. Rescue attempts by Myrtle Donahue saved eight patients, with many bodies recovered from the rubble.
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McGraw Nursing Home
Indiana
Indianapolis
William L. McGraw
Fountaintown
C. N. Jeffries
Howard Boegaholtz
Frances Miles
Myrtle Donahue
Steel talks pause for holidays as negotiators optimistic
Pittsburgh reports negotiators recessed steel contract talks for the holidays with resumed discussions planned for January 5. U.S. Steel’s R. Conrad Cooper and United Steelworkers Union chief David J. McDonald described the sessions as fruitful and conducted in a friendly atmosphere.
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Pittsburgh
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Cooper
Marshall Resigns Civil Rights Post. Doar Chosen as Successor
The White House said Burke Marshall will resign as assistant attorney general in charge of the civil rights division and John Doar will replace him. Doar, 43, has been Marshall’s first assistant and helped lead major Negro rights litigation in the South. He is a Republican from Wisconsin.
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White House
Burke Marshall
John Doar
Doar
Marshall
South
Dear
Wisconsin
Duke of Windsor Recovers After Major Abdominal Surgery
The Duke of Windsor, recovering in Houston after major abdominal surgery, walked with nurses help and sat in a chair. Doctors removed a blister on the aorta and replaced it with a synthetic tube, marking his first steps since the procedure.
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James Pears
Methodist Hospital
ARA Shifts Field Office From Williamson to Pineville
Rep elect James Kee says the Area Redevelopment Administration will move its Southern West Virginia field office from Williamson to Pineville with Wyoming County donating space. Frank G. Tsutras plans to resign to become Kee’s aide, and Howard Clark will staff Pineville part time until a successor is named.
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Washington
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia
Williamson
Pineville
James Kee
Dwwna
Wyoming County Court
Kee
Frank G. Tsutras
ARA
Howard Clark
Huntington
Tsutras
Man Sought In River After Blast
Rescue workers search the Ohio River for Marvin Hopkins a 21 year old from Warson Ky missing since a Thursday explosion on three petroleum barges tied to the Standard Oil dock at Tiltonsville near Wheeling. Investigators suspect a gas vapor leak ignited by smudge pots. The barges carried about 1 500 000 gallons of gasoline and oil.
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Tiltonsville
Ohio
Ohio River
Marvin Hopkins
Warsaw
Standard Oil
Wheeling
W Va
Barter Talks Open Between Soviet Union and Pakistan
In Rawalpindi Pakistan officials discuss a barter agreement with the Soviet Union estimated at about 6.8 million dollars each way. The current barter volume is about half of that potential amount.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Colombia
Atrato River
Panama
San Blas
Mexico
Tehuantepec
Weather clinic costs and regional forecast details revealed
A Bureau report outlines estimated costs for 16 clinic sessions including doctor fees 227.36 635.62 public health nurse 162 supplies 172.51 total 561.59 Western Pennsylvania and other states show varied forecasts from sunny and cold to mostly sunny with warming nights. The document notes Kanawha Drug Co of Charleston was contacted for cost estimates and cites Dr Dyer's adjusted totals of 943.06 for all sessions.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Atlantic
Baltimore
Virginia
Boston
Chicago
Develon
Denver
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Dutwich
Key West Kentucky
Los Angel
Miami
Beach
Health Department
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
WiSalt Lake
Dyer
Seekford
Kanawha Drug Co
Department
San Antonio
San Francisco
Tampa
Pam
Johnson orders Panama Treaty Renegotiated
President Johnson calls for renegotiating the Panama Canal Treaty and pursuing a new sea level canal with a regional plan. He notes congressional support, outlines routes and costs, and expects talks with Panama and other affected nations to begin immediately.
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Johnson
Panama
Dent Johnson
Panama Canal
Congressional
Congress
United States
Robert B. Anderson
Treasury
Eisenhower
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Manta Johnson
America
Renewal funds for Bluefield downtown organ project
Washington officials announced a federal grant of 586794 for Bluefield's 45 acre downtown renewal project. The grant increases total project funding to 1724292 with details cited by Senator Jennings Randolph Senator Robert Byrd and Representative Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia.
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Washington
Urban Renewal Administration
Bluefield
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Elizzbeth Kee
D-W. Va
Trivillian Pharmacy Sold to Employee Buyer
A Trivillian Pharmacy location at 215 135th St SE was sold to an employee. The store will continue under the Trivillian name with ownership by an associate of the former owner. The sale follows the estate of Nicholas Trivillian and Roger Griffith, who died last September, in Kanawha City.
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Trivillian
Kanawha
Griffith
West Virginia University
School of Pharmacy
Quarrier St
Kanawha City
Richard Rader
Judy Garland seeks court permission for Christmas visit by her children
In Santa Monica California Judy Garland asked a court for permission for her two children Lorna 12 and Joe 9 to travel to New York City over the Christmas holidays A hearing is scheduled for 9 am Monday in Santa Monica Superior Court The existing order bars them from leaving Los Angeles County and Sid Lutt the estranged husband vows to oppose the trip
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Santa Monica
Calif
Judy Garland
New York City
Lorna
Joe
Santa Monica Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Miss Garland
Sid Lutt
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