Eleven Die in Minneapolis Fire at Downtown Building
MINNEAPOLIS Minn AP Eleven men most of them elderly died in a blaze that swept a three story building in downtown Minneapolis early today Four persons were hospitalized in critical condition Fire officials said nine others escaped one by climbing down a rope from a top floor The blaze started in a wooden outside stairway on the back cause not immediately known Interior of second and third floors was destroyed first floor scene less damaged Preliminary loss estimated at 150 000 The building housed three businesses on the first floor and had 33 rooms and apartments on the upper floors Located in the 200 block of East Hennepin Avenue near the Mississippi River police said rear escape was impossible as the back stairway and rear inside stairs burned leaving a two foot wide steel ladder as the only other option.
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Minneapolis
Lee J. Schoephoerster
Hennepin Avenue
Mississippi River
Hospital admissions and discharges listed in Corry area notes
The News Today Report lists admissions and discharges from Corry Memorial Hospital and Corry Ambulance Service. Names include Mrs Arthur Zehr Spar tansburg Charles Silvis and Mrs Robert Thornton plus several others. later notes mention Bets issue study Mineola Nassau County Executive Nickerson appointing a committee to decide on off track betting on Long Island following legislative authorization.
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Arthur Zehr
R.D
Spartansburg
Charles Silvis
Fifth Avenue
Robert Thornton
Clymer
N.Y
Jeremiah
Jeremiah Walsh
East Brunswick
N.J
Earl Coons
Corry
Steve Sandberg
Henry Simmongen
Liberty Street
Joanne
Michelle
Merton Osborn
Niobe
Mineola
Nassau County
Eugene H. Nickerson
Long Island
Witco refinery blaze devastates plant and disrupts local area
A massive fire at the Witco refinery raged for 30 hours, injuring worker Steve Dester who remains hospitalized. The blast caused extensive damage with the distillation unit nearly total loss and the chilling unit destroyed. Insurance estimates put losses around 3 million as Witco weighs rebuilding versus relocating to established plants. Union City contact numbers and local residents are listed after the report.
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Steve Dester
Witco
Franklin
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Wees
New York
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Ray Rogers
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