Seoul hotel blaze kills 157 as escapes fall short
A Korean engineer blamed lack of outside fire escapes and nonfunctional emergency lighting for the Taeyongak hotel fire that killed 157 people and left 64 injured. The 22 story luxury hotel in Seoul’s business district burned Christmas Day, with many victims leaping from upper floors. One American casualty was G W Goodwin of Sacramento. Investigators questioned the contractor and city officials over possible fire code violations as firetrucks could reach only the eighth floor.
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Funeral for Herman Woerth set at St Bonaventure Church
Herman Woerth a Columbus contractor and World War I veteran died Saturday in Lincoln Veterans Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bonaventure Church with burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery after a Scripture service at McKown Funeral Home Tuesday evening. He was born December 2 1896 in Scribner and married Josephine Widhelm June 12 1923 in Humphrey. He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and various local groups and is survived by his wife, two daughters, nine grandchildren, a brother and three sisters.
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Margarette) McDonald
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Iowa
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Vanderbilt engineers to study mercury effects on mental health
NASIVILLE TENN UPD The National Science Foundation awards 9500 dollars to Vanderbilt University School of Engineering to study a possible link between mercury pollution and mental illness. Dr George W Maloney reports focus on Colbert and Lauderdale counties in northern Alabama with high psychiatric facility admissions.
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Japanese student commits harakiri at Yasukuni Shrine
A 23 year old Japanese student killed himself at Tokyo central Yasukuni Shrine, a site linked to Japan's war dead. Police report the act occurred as debates over resuming state aid to the shrine, halted during American occupation, continued.
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Byrd Flight Claim Denied by Partner in Interview
Pete Demas defends Byrd's 1926 North Pole flight, disputing Berndt Batchen's challenge and asserting the voyage took 16 hours 55 minutes. Demas says Balchen’s critique harms Byrd, his family, and Norway's Morwegian people and calls for reconsideration.
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Tasty architecture inspires chapel gift in Maine
In Togus Maine UPI reports Rev Leoyard Le Clair received a cookie chapel built by veterans at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery fund drive. The sweet structure helped push the real project toward a 100000 dollar goal with construction planned.
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President Nixon praises Redskins coach after loss to 49ers
President Nixon phoned Washington Redskins coach George Allen from the White House after a 49ers defeat. He told Allen, you can be proud that you had a good season and that it was a fine game. The call came Sunday as the Redskins ended their season.
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Soviets Seek Oasis Zones on Mars Probes
Soviet Mars 2 and Mars 3 probes aim to study Mars for potential life friendly oases. Pravda quoted scientists asserting life may exist in warm, low-lying spots with higher moisture and that automated biological laboratories could be sent to Mars as part of the program.
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Monroe Grade School Holiday Basketball Tournament
Monroe Public School resumes January 3 with the M Club hosting a seventh and eighth grade holiday basketball tourney. First three places receive trophies. Schedule shows 6:45 PM games on Tuesday against Surprise Immanuel Lutheran and Humphrey Monroe, with Wednesday finals 8 PM for the first place winners. Other notes mention visitors and relatives and a California Farm Bureau claim that farm prices rose less than 10 percent over 20 years.
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Red tape origins in binding official documents
The World Almanac explains red tape as the cause of delays from excessive forms and procedures. The term derives from old documents bound with red ribbons or tapes.
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