Seven die in dorm fire at Providence College
A four story dormitory Aquinas Hall at Providence College caught fire in the early hours, killing seven coeds and injuring 15 others. Firefighters rescued students as flames spread on the top floor, with many leaping from windows into the cold. The building housed 300 students and lacked sprinklers or outside escapes. investigation into causes including faulty Christmas lighting proceeded.
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UPI
Providence College
Axames
Molly McLague
Townsend
Mass
Jackie Botelho
Bristol
R.I
Roger Willams Hospital
Aquinas Hall
Aloysius Begley
John Calusable
Garrison
N.Y
Thomas 4. Peterson
Dog travels 650 miles to reunite with owner
Walt Disney would have loved this one as Jack Millikan’s Irish setter Jesse vanished after a Nebraska crash on Interstate 8. Six months later the loyal dog, without a collar tag, found him at his parents’ house in South Elgin, returning home with a wagging tail and renewed trust.
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Walt Disney
Jack Millikan
Interstate 8
Lincoln
Neb
Jesse
Millikan
Nebraska
South Elgin
Israeli delegation arrives in Egypt for historic talks
An El Al jet with peace symbolism lands in Cairo for face to face negotiations with Egypt on Middle East peace. The talks open at Mena House near the Great Pyramid with observers from the U S United Nations and Vatican. Egypt's Sadat leadership and regional leaders weigh the impact amid a boycott by Syria Jordan Lebanon and the PLO.
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Egypt
UPI
Middle East
Mena House
Pyramid of
Cheops
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Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Anwar Sadat
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
United
Nations
Vatican
Sadat
U.S
Alfred Atherton
South Asia
Amman
Cyrus Vance
Beirut
Mafez Assad
Cyprus
Eal
Seventh Grade Basketball Sparks Board Debate At Columbus School
Columbus City Schools Board discussed seventh grade basketball with parents and staff, weighing intramural versus inter-school play. Support cited better prep for senior teams and fewer local opponents, while concerns noted space, time, and potential state bans. The board approved realignment proposals, mid term graduation policy, and a plan to apply for a second AFL student next year. Delbert Miller resignation was accepted with reluctance, and weather related make up days were set for year end. An executive session addressed salary negotiations and ongoing Industrial Relations Court issues.
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Dick Howe
Columbus City Schools Board of Education
Haya
Larry Bradley
Fred Bellum
Memcher Jim Fall
AFL
Delbert Miller
Supt
Bellum
Miller
Court of Industrial Relations
Thaw in Columbus City Schools salaries approved
Columbus City Schools teachers will see a partial salary thaw next month as the board set an interim base of 8650 for 1977 78 to ease the burden while negotiations and a court ruling resolve the 1976 77 salaries. Retroactive pay from August 1977 will show in January checks.
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Columbus City
Fred Bellum
Wreck near Highway 81 22 leaves two injured
Investigators remain uncertain about the cause of a Monday morning two car crash a mile north of the Highway 81-22 junction. Drivers Lorena L. Luers 25 of Platte Center and Lourie A. Scott 18 of Columbus, both suffered multiple injuries and cannot explain the cause.
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Lorena L. Luers
Platte Center
Lourie A. Scott
Columbus
Reputies
Exon announces run for U S Senate as Democrat
Lincoln Neb governor J James Exon declares candidacy for U S Senate on the Democratic ticket at a crowded Governor's Mansion news conference. He frames himself as a "good hired man for Nebraskans" focused on agriculture, economic health for family farms, and serving Nebraskans over party.
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Lincoln
UPT
J. James Exon
U.S. Senate
Exon
Nebraska sees sunny mild week ahead with warm readings
United Press International reports continued mild weather across Nebraska with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s through Saturday. Overnight lows in the 20s and mornings see sunrise around 7:50 as forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy skies east and west. Governor Exon comments on Washington policy and potential Senate race plans with Senator Zelinsky and Republican Carl Curtis looming as context.
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Senate
Carl J. Curtis
Congress
Exon
Plane lands on interstate near Little Rock after stall
Donald K R Holmes 38 of St Charles Missouri experienced a carburetor stall on a Cessna 50 while en route from St Louis to Little Rock. He landed in the westbound lane of Interstate 40 with light traffic, then took off again after resolving the problem.UP Wirephata
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Little Rock
Ark
Donald KR. Holmes
St. Charles
St. Louis
Holmes
Tlma
Tornado wrecks Houston area injuring many and causing damage
A tornado roared from a winter storm across five miles northeast of downtown Houston, ripping roofs from homes and businesses, downing trees and injuring dozens while officials confirmed fatalities and extensive property damage. A second twister was sighted near Crosby, about 40 miles northeast.
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UPI
Takunglog
Burkrete Ambulance Division
L.C. Martin
Martin
Fire Department
Troy Lewis
Ben Taub
Crosby
Harris County
Carl Mangogna
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Edward Zelinsky
Omaha
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