Slim chance to rescue 78 miners as new blast hits mine
A fresh explosion at Mountaineer No. 9 mine near Mann ington WV sent flames shooting from the intake shaft. Sixty to seventy miners remained trapped after a string of blasts began Wednesday, with officials unsure of fire intensity and rescue prospects hours after the latest blast.
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Mannington
W. Va
Mod
Gross
Cates
Llewellyn
William Poundstone
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Poundstone
Faith Holds Farmington As 77 Trapped Miners Await Fate
In Farmington West Virginia 15 men remain trapped 500 feet underground after a blast at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine as 1000 townspeople cling to faith. A store girl waits for word on her husband while rescue officials grimly note slim chances yet locals urge patience and hope.
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Mountaineer Coal Co
Farmington
W. Va
Second Hearts Given to Two Patients in Historic Transplants
Two patients received second heart transplants. Tverette Thomas of Houston, 47, survived a second operation at St Luke's after first donor heart failed. Darrell Hammarley, 56, in Stanford, California, had a second transplant when his first heart rhythm deteriorated. Doctors Dr Norman E Shumway and Dr Denton B Cooley led the teams.
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Associated Press
Tverette Thomas
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston
Tex
Darrell Hammarley
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford
Calif
Hammarley
San Jose
Norman E. Shumway
Denton B. Cooley
Thomas
Shumway
Plane Crash Kills Aides To Governor
In Barrow Alaska a twin engine plane carrying members of the governor s Employment Advisory Commission studying unemployment in Arctic villages crashed. Seven died and an eighth was critically injured. The pilot reported engine trouble ten minutes from Barrow. Victims include commission chairman Harold Grodthuis Fairbanks William Loll Jun eau George Wilson Anchorage Viola Dodge and adviser Tom Laollette plus Lt Col Charles W Elliot and Gov Hickel declared a day of mourning.
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Alaska
Governor’s Employment Advisory Commission
Arctic
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Werner Bohrer
Nome Eenessman
Northwestern
Alaska Republican Committee
Employment Commission
Bassett Army Hospital
Fairbanks
Robert J. Fisher
Fisher
Harold Grodthuis
Dean Leo Loll
University of Alaska
George Wilson
Ju Neau
Viola Dodge
Anchorage
Tom Laollette
State Department of Economic Development and Commission
Army
Charles W. Elliot
The
Alaskan Command
Owner Puzzled By Slaughter Of 24 Sheep
Portstown Pennsylvania report: 24 sheep slain on a farm seven miles from town, rolling Hobson estimating $1,400 loss for half his flock. Bodies scattered over five miles, mud tracks found at dawn, police to post watch. Hobson suspects not dogs but a bear or mountain lion, an unusual event after 18 years on the farm.
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Portstown
SAP
Roland Hobson
Hobson
Pair Swim Ashore After Boat Blast Near Huntington Beach
Two men aboard a 23-foot pleasure craft two miles offshore were washed into a perilous swim when an explosion ripped the boat apart. Joseph Romanello, 34, and Jeff Scott fought dark, cold seas, staying together as Romanello, a weak swimmer, led the way toward shore.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
Joseph Romanello
Romanello
Jeff Scott
Await License Fee Hike Delays Local Bridge Repairs
Franklin district highway chief William F. Troxell warns that failure to raise automobile license plate fees will delay critical bridge projects on Route 89 north of Wattsburg and Route 97 over French Creek between Union City and Waterford. He notes approvals were granted almost two years ago and would be finished now if fee adjustments had been enacted. Highway Secretary Robert G. Bartlett cites Erie County considerations.
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William F. Troxell
Franklin
Highway Department
Wattsburg
French Creek
Union City
Waterford
Erie
Troxell
Robert G. Bartlett
Erie County
SCLC to Sue U S Over Resurrection City Cleanup
Rev Ralph Abernathy of the SCLC says the group will not pay a 71795 cleanup bill and will sue the government for damages exceeding 100000 for the Resurrection City encampment near Washington. Interior officials threaten DOJ action if the bill is not settled.
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Allanta
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Resurrection City
Abernathy
Washington
Interior Department
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Pittsburgh Renters Face Stiff Hike
Pittsburgh renters face 8 to 10 percent rent increases, the Institute of Real Estate Management says. The institute, representing major city property owners, cites rising labor and material costs, assessment increases, and higher taxes as causes. Short-term leases expire May 1, with other renewals likely to see raises. long-term office leases will rise in line with tax hikes.
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Pittsburgh
Institute of Real Estate Management
Couple Bound and Tortured Found Dead in Burning Home
An elderly couple in their sixties was found murdered and bound in their burning Cape May County home near Clarkson's Nursery off Route 48. Firefighters said the fire began in the front room and investigators believe the house was set on fire. Witnesses reported the woman wore a red handkerchief over her eyes. The two were removed before the blaze consumed the structure.
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Tuckahoe
N.J
Cape May County
Ocean City
Clarkson
Route 48
Lindsay Clarkson
Ferdinald Taccarino
Taccarino
Two Men Plead Guilty To February Burglary
A County court heard a prosecutor explain the law as two men connected with a February burglary pled guilty yesterday. Sentencing is set for December 16 for Paul Shields, 31, of 186 York Street, and Wil...
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Paul Shields
York Streat
Wil
13 Year Old Arm Trapped In Pop Machine
A 13 year old, Frederick Johnson, had his arm trapped up to the shoulder in a drink dispensing machine in Cincinnati. Firefighters freed him after about an hour. The incident followed by a burglary report involving two men, Shields and Wynn, at Tony's Tavern on First Avenue with $368 in cash, five watches, and a tackle box stolen. Wynn later pleaded guilty, while Shields sought a jury trial before ultimately pleading guilty as well. Police Chief Frank Carnegie witnessed the proceedings.
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Thy
Andy Saparito
Cincinnati
Frederick Johnson
Con E. Wynn
Jamestown
Tony
First Avenue
Shields
Wynn
Richard Agresti
Agresti
James B. Dwyer
Frank Carnegie
Corry
Kennedy Family Honors JFK Grave on Fifth Anniversary
In Washington, members of President Kennedy’s family gather at Kennedy’s grave on the fifth anniversary of his assassination. Sen Edward M. Kennedy arrives with children, joined by Joan Kennedy and Mrs Hugh Auchincloss, as visitors number in the thousands at the Cape Cod memorial. President Johnson plans to lay a wreath, continuing a Nov 22 tradition since 1963.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Joan Kennedy
Edward
Hugh Auchincloss
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Cape Cod
Johnson
Kenneth
Dallas
America
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