Deadly blast cripples Kanawha chemical plant fires
A massive explosion at a Kanawha chemical complex halted power and water, with tanks and storage areas igniting anew. Residents from Charleston to St Albans heard the blasts as firefighters fought a rising blaze, later pumping river water to control it. Dozens injured and hospitalized as officials warned the fire could continue through the night.
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Charleston
Corena
Kanawha
James Elmore Baldwin
Bayer
St. Albans
Thomas Hospital
H. M. Farley
Knox Ave
George Shelton
Fourth Ave
Huntington
Don Belcher
Paul D. Williams
Maple Terrace
Charleston General
J. F. McCallister
Hughes
A. L. French
40Th
Nitro
Ed Ayers
MacCorkle Ave
South Charleston
James Hale
Meredith St
R. C. Hart
Station B
J. A. Scott
Big Tyler Mt
A. Haning
Poca
H. W. Strickland
Noble Hicks
R. C. Coyner
N. Kanawha Ave
J. A. Cline
Robert McKenzie
Fletcher Ave
Dunbar
Staats
A. Rust
Rock Lake Village
Staats Hospital
Pines McFadden
Montrose Dr
Ats
Victor Wise
Payne Ave
Jess R. Wilden
17Th St
Dayton Knapp
Scott Depot
Ma Clay Chapman
RFD
Ona
St. Francia Hos
Basil Martin
Siesonville Star
Rt. C
D. R. Beller
15Th St
M. B. Fizer
Culloden
W. T. Haynes
Jimmy Campbell
Baker’s Park
Herbert Hiveley
Bart Ave
Virginia Turley
Spring Hill
Weyona Abbott
Robert Jordan Young
E. D. Handley
Kanawha River
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Steve Atkinson
Brown St
South C
A. P. Weimer
West Virginia Ave
Okey O. Godbey
South B St
St. Alk
Carbide
Huricane
Chtinawha County
New York Central Railroad
U S Aid Hinges On EDC Passage Says Dulles
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that U S military aid to France and Italy could be reappraised if they fail to ratify the European Defense Community He expressed optimism France would approve while noting British veto risks and Western Europe plans including a united army and potential German rearmament without EDC ratification.
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INS
John Foster Dulles
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Italy
U. S
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
EEC
Russia
Indochina
U.S
Britain
Aevons
Germany
Europe
Asia
Geneva
Molotov
Korea
Joseph Laniel
Free World
Richard Casey
Geneva Conference
Casey
Australia
New Zealand
Pentagon
Weather Across the Nation Sees Drier Cooler Air
The latest government forecast shows drier cooler air returning to the northeast, with generally fair weather across the eastern half of the nation. A few showers persist in the Great Lakes region and northern New England, plus scattered showers in Florida, while the rest of the east enjoys fair conditions.
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Great Lakes
New England
Florida
Prize Offered for Puzzle Winner in The Gazette
The Gazette announces $100 prize for the crossword winner with a $75 base award after two weeks of no winner and a $325 bonus if applicable. Tomorrow's issue will publish contest details and the previous Sunday's solution. To date 15,041 readers have entered.
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Gazette
Maj Gen Frank R McCoy dies at 79 in Washington
Maj Gen Frank R McCoy aged 79 who helped investigate the Pearl Harbor disaster and later chaired the military court that tried Nazi saboteurs landed along the U S East Coast in 1942, died at Walter Reed Hospital. Funeral set for Tuesday at Fort Myer chapel, Arlington burial. Survived by wife Frances, two sisters Margaretta and Hannah, and brother John Howard.
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Washington
Frank R. McCoy
Pearl Harbor
Military Court
U.S
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Fort Myer, Va
Arlington National Cemetery
Lewistown
Frances
Margaretta
Hannah McCoy
John Howard McCoy
Cranford
N.J
Bakers Park explosion injury reports and motel losses
A large explosion in Bakers Park damaged several homes and a nearby house lost its foundation. Residents like Wayne Ware and H F Moore reported shattered windows, facial cuts, and collapsed ceilings. Motels along Route 60 saw rapid business declines as eight suites at the Lawn Country Motel emptied within 15 minutes. Local reactions mixed with humor as residents commented on the scale of the blast. In Rome New York, a separate note mentions temple eyes forming a community garden plot run by local firm members focusing on exercise nutrition and social activity.
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Baker's Park
H. F. Moore
Britt. Steele
Foster
U. S. Rt. 60
John Boland
H. C.nolace
Columbiana
Ohio
Mr. Nolace
Boland
Rome
Carbide
Dunbar
Spring Hill
South Charleston
Basil Martin
Sissonville
Charleston
Massive Kanawha plant blast rocks valley area
Fire and explosions shattered windows and damaged homes along Kanawha River near Institute plant. Residents including Pete Droddy and Neil Boggs described a mushrooming sixth blast, intense heat, and rising smoke. Dozens sought safety as firefighters from multiple communities battled the blaze and traffic along Rt. 60 and MacCorkle Avenue clogged with crowds and debris.
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Pete Droddy
Gazette Mailing Room
Dreddy
Neil Boggs
Gazette
Nevada
City Folk Have First Chance Our Senators Go Up for Sale
Charleston Senators face possible sale as talk swirls around local ownership. Owner Menendez reiterates openness to purchase by local interests and braces for a sale that could keep the team in Kanawha Valley hands. Injuries and weather have hurt attendance as the club lingers eighth in the standings.
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Atlanta
Winnipeg
Can
American Association
Charleston
Menendez
Cal
Kanawha Valley
Senators
Gordon Goldsberry
Carbide Blast Was 3d Worst Plant Has Had
A South Charleston works blast on Blaine Island followed two earlier explosions at the same facility. Three workers were killed on May 11, 1943, and three more died after a vinylite reactor blast on Nov. 8. The 1941 and 1943 incidents struck after lunch breaks, with the 1943 blast causing three deaths and twelve injuries when a reaction vessel failed and gases were released.
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South Charleston
Blaine Island
Slate Fall Kills Worker in Pocahontas Fuel Mine
A 60 year old miner F F Cline died in a slate fall at Angle near Maybeury Mercer County in a Pocahontas Fuel Co mine. One miner was injured. Emergency crews including police soldiers and guards fought to restore order as hospital preparations and ambulance availability were organized.
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F. F. Cline
Freeman
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Angle
Maybeury
Mercer County
Jaur
U. S
Kanawha Valley
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Wayne Ware
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