Convicts Die in Prison Fire Among 37 Fatalities at Camp 13
Testimony by guards and inmates details a deadly blaze at State Prison Road Camp 13 in Jay Florida in which 37 inmates died. Three accused arsonists Wynder Ard and Evans identified as the trio responsible. Guard Lovett described unlocking delays and heroic rescue efforts as the wooden barracks burned rapidly. The coroner's inquest opens in Santa Rosa County while 23 bodies await identification.
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Milyun
Fla
State Prison Road Camp 13
Jay
Santa Rosa
Old County
Mahlon McCall
Camp 12
A.O. Lovett
Lovett
Richard E. Cobb
Roy G. Regan
Regan
Joseph Earl Wynder
Thomas
Ard
Earl Evans
Pensacola
Wynder
Calhoun County
Chrysler To Produce First Of '68 Models
Detroit auto scene report notes Chrysler and AMC end 1967 model runs this week while Ford GM Chevrolet Cadillac Olds and Firebird wind down for model changeovers. Output totals show 134,297 cars last week. Chrysler's 1967 output 1,258,628 and AMC 236,924.
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Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
General Motors
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Firebird
AMC
Automotive News
Valiant
Barracuda
Belvedere
Fury
Detroit
Corp
Linco
Mercury
Buick
Pontiac
Tempest
Amer. Motors
Checker Co
Hold Rites For Robert H. Brown
The Requiem Mass for Robert H. Brown was held at 9:30 this morning at St. Thomas Church with Rev. Cyril Cooper officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery at Bracken Funeral Home. Bearers included William Carter Walter Punch Kenneth Seigworth William Shamburg Donald Triscuit Louie Wilkosz. Out-of-town mourners listed: Mrs. Mark Graham Mr. and Mrs. William Girton Bloomsburg PA Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callery Stamford CT Miss Kathleen Callery Mrs. Martha Thomas Bridgeport CT Mr. and Mrs. William Carter Spartansburg Knneth Seigworth Knox PA Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dennis Eldred Homer Nicklin Utica PA Richard Beers Franklin Clayton Porter Cleveland James Stockhill Frederry Edward Archbold Warren.
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Robert . Brown
St. Thomas Church
Cyril Cooper
Thomas Callery
Stamford
Conn
Kathleen Callery
Martha Thomas
Bridgeport
William Carter
Spartansburg
Kenneth Seigworth
Knox
Richard Dennis
Eldred
Homer Nicklin
Utica
Richard Beers
Franklin
Clayton Porter
Cleveland
James Stockhill
Frederick Berryy
Edward Archbold
Warren
U S Calls for Neutral Inspection of POW Camps
The White House asked North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to permit neutral inspection of prisoners of war. Officials cited unverified humane treatment claims for about 180 Americans and over 160 servicemen held in North Vietnam, urging Red Cross access and Geneva Convention compliance. Five additional details are summarized from the article.
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Washington
United States
U.S
White House
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
International Committee of the Red Cross
House
Hanoi
Bradford Morse
R-Mass
Pa. Considers New York style flat racing plan
A Republican PA representative drafts a bill to run three thoroughbred tracks with a three member salaried racing commission, modeled after New York. The plan, under discussion amid tax debates and Shafer’s budget, would license four private flat tracks or operate a state program with six year terms for commissioners and a 5 percent wagering tax.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
New York
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Senate
Ways and Means
Mittee
House
Senate Gop
GOP
Albert R. Pechan
B-Armstrong
Pechan
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Kansas
Yoder
Sharon Garber
Robert H. Brown
Berrydale
Levinson Brothers
G.O.P
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Roberts Furniture
Columbus
Pattern Pa
Haoi
Morse
John R. Dellenback
Oregon
Marvin L. Esch
Michigan
Frank J. Horton
Charles McC, Mathias Jr
Maryland
Charles A. Mosher
Ohio
Richards&. Schweiker
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Firestone
Ted Ox
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