Fires Kill Dozens Across States Including Chicago and Boston
The New Year weekend fires claimed at least 45 lives across seven states. In Brookfield Illinois police named five Fanta siblings among the dead and a burned unidentified woman, with two gasoline cans found on the fourth floor. Chicago saw two fatal fires, one in Brookfield and another on the Northwest Side, with multiple injuries and a yearend link to a prior Christmas Eve blaze. A Shamokin Pennsylvania motel fire killed nine, while Boston’s Old North Church suffered smoke damage as a four alarm blaze burned a nearby North End apartment.
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Salem Street
North End
Old North Church
Associated Press
Chicago
Brookfield
Michael Fanta
Ronald Fanta
Theresa Fanta
Kevin
Kenneth Fanta
Shamokin
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
The Old Man Winter Is After Us
Old Man Winter dumped another 10 inches of snow over the weekend while temperatures eased. Weather observers report 90 inches so far this season, with two locals sighting geese flying south, a sign of harsher times.
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Paula Mountain
Times
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Journal Today
Heating bills predicted to rise this winter nationwide
Oil and gas suppliers warn heating costs will jump 10 to 40 dollars per month or more as a severe winter looms. With oil prices up about four cents from two months ago, households may spend 225 to 280 dollars extra on fuel. Gas demand soars 60 to 100 percent, but utilities limit large users and curb supply amid industry concerns.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Richard O'Hanlon
Philadelphia
O'Hanlon
Harry Otley
UGI Inc
Ottey
Columbia Gas of
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Governor's Energy Council
James E. Grady
Exxon Oil Corp
One Injured $2,000 Damage In Accidents
Corry state police investigated several holiday weekend crashes. Anderson Jr. 31 of Corry was hospitalized after his truck left Proctor Road and plunged down a 12 foot embankment into a creek bed. Damage to the truck was $400. Yard 20 of Harrisville was involved in a Route 8 collision. his car and another sustained $9 and $10 in damage respectively. Fidler 46 of Pittsburgh reported neck pains but no treatment. Vaughn 43 of Union City stopped for a vehicle and Shepard 51 rear collided. damages were $750 to Shepard and $500 to Vaughn. Neithercott 61 of Corry skidded on Route 6. damage $25.
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Anderson Jr
R.D
Proctor Road
Anderson
Corry Memorial Hospital
Douglas P. Yard
Rd- 2
Harrisville
Wattsburg
Yard
Richard Fidler
Pittsburgh
Wendy Peifer
Fidler
Union City
Ruth Joy Vaughn
Ronald Shepard
Vaughn
Shepard
Meredith J. Neithercott
Smith Street
Raymond Manager Moved To Midwest
Ross Bailey, currently division manager of the Raymond Division, will be moved to the Midwest Region of Associated Spring Corporations. He will oversee three plants in Milwaukee Wisconsin Mattoon Illinois and Chicago. Bailey's replacement will be announced tomorrow.
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Barnes
Associated Spring Corps
Ross Bailey
Raymond
Midwest
Corporation
Bailey
Associated Spring
Milwaukee
Wis
Mattoon, Til
Chicago
Oil Slick Nears Gulf Stream From Argo Merchant Spill
The 215 by 100 mile teardrop slick was driven by gale winds toward a warm-water eddy and could reach the Gulf Stream within a day or two. If it enters, currents will carry it northeast though final fate remains uncertain with possible landing sites in Great Britain or Zealand.
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Boston
Coast Guard
John Rogers
Gulf Stream
North Atlantic
Great Britain
Zealand
Rogers
U.S
Nantucket Island
Begin New Sewer Billing for Third Ward Residents
Notices mailed to Third Ward residents explain a new billing method based on actual water use. The city will roll out the system to four wards, with charges starting April 1, 1977 and first bills on or about May 1, 1977 for January through March usage. A 5 percent rebate applies if paid by the 16th.
City Council Reappoints Most Members At Reorganization
The City Council held its annual reorganizational meeting and reappointed all boards and commissions with one vacancy filled. Mary Kibler remains Mayor and police chief, Benjamin Calderone remains Finance Director, and Barbara Mack heads Public Property. Multiple terms were renewed on Housing Authority, Zoning, Planning, Recreation, Golf, Civil Service, and Housing committees, with one new deputy finance director appointed.
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Mary Kibler
Benjamin Calderone
Barbara Mack
Fred Schwab
Kenneth Nichols
James Cole
Housing Authority
Jack Downey
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Laurence Barton
City Planning Commission
George Black
Ee Authority
Oe Ee Ee
Lou Hanna
Robert Ey Grice
Joan Morgan
Golf Commission
Wilbur Rickers
Ula Jackson
Thomas McKetn
Theodore Swanson
Civil Service Board
Marie McCray
Contin
Penna Avenue Stop Sign Goes Winter Inactivity
The council voted to cover the stop sign on Pennsylvania Avenue near the railroad tracks for winter. The sign had caused cars to stall in snow, creating a hazard. It will resume operation when snows melt and roads are clear.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Premiums Soar But You Can Cut Car Insurance Costs
Louise Cook reports rising auto insurance premiums driven by repair costs and claims. Consumers can save by shopping around, driving safely, paying yearly, raising deductibles, canceling unused coverage, and checking for car pool discounts.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Bureau of Labor Statiation
Minors Department of Insurance
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Chicago Fires
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