Blaze at Buffalo Raceway Kills Groom and 19 Horses
A fire at Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, New York, killed groom Robert Wimberly, 55, and 19 standardbred horses, with about 80 horses housed in the barn. Fire walls limited spread, losses pegged at 50,000 for horses and 60,000 for the building. control reached after 90 minutes.
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Buffalo
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Hamburg
Robert Wimberly
Philadelphia
Wimberly
Erie County Fairgrounds
Batavia Downs
Playwright's Ki Takes Own Life In Manhattan
Mary Sherwood age 39 daughter of Pulitzer Prize winner Robert E Sherwood was found dead in her Manhattan apartment. Police say wrists slashed with a razor autopsy planned. Authorities call it an apparent death by her own action. Friends and the maid report despondence over a recent divorce.
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New York
Mary Sherwood
Robert E. Sherwood
Manhattan
Rick Nelson Engaged To Wed Kristin Harmon
AP reports star Rick Nelson will marry Kristin Harmon 19 daughter of former football star Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox. Engagement announced at Christmas Eve family party. wedding planned in spring. Harmon a former Michigan halfback and Rams star. Nelson ages 22, a cast member on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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Rick Nelson
Hollywood
Kristin Harmon
Tom Harmon
Elyse Knox
Harmons
Harmon
University of Michigan
Los Angeles Rams
Nelson
Record Student Enrollment Bulges Titusville Schools
Titusville Area schools report total enrollment at 3035 after county census. A. R. Moon, Crawford County assistant superintendent, notes 1307 high school students, 1728 elementary, 205 kindergarten, 17 special education. First day Sept 5 was 2990. late registrations added 45. Compared with 2938 in 1961 and 2794 in 1960.
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Titusville
A. R. Moon
Crawford County
Doris Day to Star in Reworked Something's Got to Give
Hollywood report says Twentieth Century-Fox will rewrite the Doris Day project from the film that starred Marilyn Monroe who was dismissed for tardiness after an overdose scare. Dean Martin and Clyde Charisse will not return in the new version.
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Doris Day
Marilyn Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Dean Martin
Maroe
Cyde Charisse
Crash Victim Harvey Dollar Dies in Route 22 Crash
A three car collision on icy Route 22 near Lebanon led to the death of Harvey M. Dollar, 33, of Allen Town, who died at Lancaster General Hospital after the wreck. The crash, involving two other drivers, occurred last night and marked the third fatality from the incident.
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Lebanon
Harvey M. Dollar
Allen
Town
Lancaster General
Ohio Motorist Seeks 761,313 in Injury Suit
Geneva man Stephen R. Hedge seeks 761,313 in a case against Ashtabula County. He alleges his pickup overturned June 19, 1959 due to a rough road with ruts and holes, leaving him partially paralyzed. The suit targets former county commissioners By McCoy A B Spieth and M Simons.
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Jef Fenoun
Wnw
Ashtabula County
Common Pleas
Roland Pontius
Thoms Lambros
Geneva
Ashtabula
Warren and Young
Stephen R. Hedges
Hedges
McCoy
A. B. Spieth
M. Simons
Lambros
Toronto star Brice Kidd named Canada's outstanding athlete
Toronto's Brice Kidd, a 19 year old distance runner noted for his ungainly style, was named Canada's outstanding athlete of 1962 for the second straight year by sports editors and broadcaster Hospital. He trained with a brilliant scholastic record and a world track career ahead. Dollar stayed in critical condition more than 12 hours after suffering a fractured skull jaw and multiple cuts and bruises.
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Toronto
Brice Kidd
Canada
Dollar
Safe Christmas travel marks record on Pennsylvania roads
Police and turnpike officials credit ice and snow for a safe holiday on Pennsylvania highways. Commissioner Frank G McCartney notes the fourth straight major holiday without a fatal accident as troopers patrolled roads and drivers exercised caution, contributing to the record.
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Frank G.mccarthey
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Col. J McCartney
JFK Mulls U S Armed Strength in Talks
The article notes Secretary McNamara and aides traveling from Aspen and Darby to join defense discussions on military posture. Participants include Stanley Surrey, Ros well Gilpatric, Gen Maxwell Taylor, and Gen Curtis LeMay as Skybolt missile fate looms after Kennedy Macmillan talks.
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Stanley S. Surrey
Dillon
Darby
Habe Sound
Fla
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Aspen
Colo
Washington
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Gen
Maxwell Taylor
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