Fire kills many at Newfoundland elderly home near St John s
Fire swept a two story nursing home in Goulds near St John s Newfoundland killing at least 20 residents, including a 103 year old woman and a teenage boy. Winds hindered efforts as ice choked water access and responders searched remains into daylight.
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ST. John's
Canada
Newfoundland
Goulds
John Lee
Leroy Soper
St. John’s
Lewis Dunphy
Soper
Frank Ryan
Nursing Home
Quebec
Notre Dame du Lac
Parsons
Montreal
Wentworth Arey
Hamilton
Ontario
Vaughan Andrew Copp
Ottawa
Oil slick from Argo Mer tanker shifts as winds push spill away
Coast Guard reports northwest winds pushing the 7.6 million gallon Argo Mer spill back toward sea from Nantucket area. Oil extends 30 by 100 miles near Georges Bank as cleanup teams stand by on Nantucket and Cape Cod. Markers dropped by researchers seek to map shoreward movement and potential arrival at Iceland, Britain, or Bermuda.
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Mass
Argo Mervhart
Coast Guard
Masachusetts
Loger
Georges Bank
Coast Guard Celler
Nantucket Island
North Atlantic
Nantucket
Great Britain
Bermuda
Reav
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Kim Mattson
Adilon
Wrapping Paper Stomach Aches New Memories After Christmas
News briefs from December 26 describe a winter storm dropping up to 10 inches of snow in New England New York and along the Appalachians. Roads icy and crowded highways led to 300 plus traffic accidents nationwide by Sunday noon. President-elect Carter vacationed in Plains Georgia while Ford skied in Vail Colorado. Pope Paul VI urged family unity in Rome as Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family. Mao Tse-tung’s birthday marked in Peking with rapid memorial hall construction. Northern Ireland reported a quiet Christmas with few incidents as British troops patrolled. Page Two.
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Associated Press
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New York
Appalachians
Carter
Plains
Ford
Vail
Colo
Pope Paul VI
Rome
St. Peter's Square
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
First Female To Have Job In Ohio Kathy Crumbley To Take Office As Sheriff
Kathy Crumbley, Belmont County's winner, will soon be Ohio's first woman sheriff. A former deputy and Ohio Peace Officer Training College graduate, she stands six feet tall and carries a .357 revolver. She vows to keep the peace and run the jail with regular deputies and federally funded staff.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Kathy Crumbley
Ohia Peace 0
Belmont County
National Sheriff's Association
Paredes
Ohio River
Crumbley
Joh
Helmont County
Board of Elections
George Nett
Nol
Hye
Nol's Deputies For More Than Three Years But Quit In 178 Berafier
Rao
Weather outlook for Virginia and North Carolina
Mostly sunny Monday in Virginia with highs in the 20s to near 40. Moonlit night and Tuesday bring potential snow in mountains with lows in the 20s to near 40. North Carolina clears to partly cloudy through Tuesday with highs from the upper 40s to near 50 and cooler coastal readings.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Hart of Michigan Dies. Conscience of the Senate
Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan, a liberal pillar known as the conscience of the Senate, died at 64 after battling malignant melanoma. A longtime reformer, he pushed antitrust action and consumer protections and had announced he would not seek a fourth term. Leading figures from Ford to Carter praised his integrity and public service. He will be buried on Mackinac Island after a memorial Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral.
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Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Senate
Hart
Landmae
James G. O Hara
Ford
Vail
Colo
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Lex
Michigan
Plains
Elect Carter
Carter
United States Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Phil Hart
America
St. Matthews Cathedral
Mackinac Island
Mich
St. Anne’s Catholic
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Reigle
Flint
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Sen
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D-Miss
United States
Ofastland
Judiciary Committee
Hearange
Flart
General Motors
Roe
Wark
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Woldwater
Bryn Mawr
Georgetown University
Jane C. Briggs
Detroit
Walter C. Briggs
Detroit Tigers
University of Michigan Law School
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