Survivor of Morrell disaster testifies at coast guard inquiry
Dennis Hale the sole survivor of the Daniel J. Morrell sinking testified from a hospital bed in Ashtabula about uncompleted repairs and rivets marked for inspection before the 1965 winter layup. He disclosed a $150000 suit against Bethlehem Steel and recounted the ship leaking heavily. The Coast Guard board led by Rear Adm. Tighe heard Hale’s account as it continues through next week. Valley Camp Coal confirms the Poland PA mine will close December 1, transferring most workers to Wheeling West Virginia operations.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Dennis Hale
Daniel J. Morrell
Coast Guard Board of
Morrell
Hale
Harvey Hayes
Wesleyville
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Arthur J. Crawley
Charles Tighe
Sth U.S. Coast Guard District
Cleveland
Ashtabula General Hospital
Valley Camp Coal Co
Poland
H. L. Hilton
Valley Camp
Wheeling, W. Va
Local Heroine Honored by Franklin School Pupils
About 100 students at Franklin Elementary paid tribute to Mrs. Mozham for two decades of help to neighborhood children. Principal John Soule and Mary Reeves recalled her generosity from her delicatessen and meals for students, teachers, and guards as she prepares to close her store with the expressway coming.
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Salvation Army
Thomas Pugh
L. B. Ball
Detroit
Franklin Elementary
Rose Morham
John Soule
Louie
Mrs. Mozham
Mary Reeves
Red Guards Mass Along Macao Border
Thousands of Red Guards and PLA troops gathered near Macao border at Kungpoh to demand expulsion of Nationalist Chinese groups. Rally speakers denounced Portuguese colonial rule and threatened action if demands were not met. Local Macao leftists reported the turnout including workers, peasants, and border province officials.
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MACAO
Kungpoh
Red
Grandfather Dies Saving Children in Burned Home
Edward Black, 72, died defending grandchildren aged 2, 4, and 6 during a two story Texas house fire in San Antonio. His wife Florence, 57, was treated for shock after helping the children escape. District fire chief Elmer Juelg put damage at $12,000 and officials had not yet determined the fire's cause.
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San Antonio
Tex
Edward Black
Black
Florence
Elmer Juelg
Communists Demand Action Against Portugal Amid Refugee Relief Scandal
The Communists call for harsh punishment of Portuguese army commanders they accuse of brutality during the Dec. 344 riots and demand Nobre de Carvalho liquidate all Nationalist activities including the refugee relief agency aiding nearly 100,000 escapees from Red China over the past decade.
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Nobre de Carvalho
Red China
Holiday Traffic Toll Mounts During Christmas Weekend
Holiday traffic fatalities climb with at least 76 deaths as snow and ice hit highways across the Midwest, East, and South. Weather blamed for many wrecks, 16 deaths in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. The National Safety Council projected 650 to 750 lives could be lost in the 78 hour period, compared with 391 in a nonholiday period.
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Associated Preas
Midwest
East
South
Hannibal
Kentucky
Tennes
Virginia
National Safety Council
Associated Press
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