Phillips blast at plastics plant leaves 23 missing and one dead
At Phillips Petroleum Co plastics plant in Pasadena Texas a sequence of explosions and a major fire killed one worker and injured 109. Fire was brought under control by evening but pockets of fire persisted as search teams prepared to enter at dawn to locate 23 missing workers including 19 Phillips employees and four contract staff.
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Pasadena
Texas
UPI
Phillips Petroleum Co
Houston
Bill Wicker
Wicker
Phillips
Paul Pepe
Chemical
Bob Benz
Phillips’ Plastics Division
Bill Stoltz
Clerk Becomes Quake Hero At Safeway In Prunedale
In Prunedale California Rich Fernandez a supermarket clerk rose to act as a community leader after the quake. With phones down and supplies scarce he opened doors at the Safeway and distributed food water ice diapers batteries and candles free of charge for about 48 hours. He rigged power to keep freezers alive with a local electrician and oversaw relief efforts for hundreds including migrant workers and bus drivers. Customers praised him while Safeway corporate offices scrambled to assess the incident.
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Prunedale
Calif
UPI
Rich Fernandez
Safeway
Fernandez
Santa Cruz
San Jose
California
Boston Couple Robbed and Woman Fatally Shot After Birthing Class
A gunman abducted a Boston couple leaving a downtown hospital birthing class, robbed them at a Roxbury housing project, and fatally shot the woman while wounding the husband. Doctors delivered the 7 month fetus by Caesarean section. the baby remained in critical condition. Authorities, led by Mayor Raymond Flynn, searched for the unidentified suspect as both parents fought for life.
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Boston
UPI
Carol Stewart
Reading
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Charles Stewart
Boston City Hospital
Raymond Flynn
Brigham and Women’s
Roxbury
Bennett
Stewarts
Brigham Circle
Joseph Dunford
Stewart
Terrace
Gurney Streets
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Erie County
UPI Photo
William Dillemuth
Beatrice Loudon
Barbara Bennett
Mehweukee
Aille
Linas
Ohor
Nell
Levin, O.P.M
First Bank
Rey Chapman
Rick Slezak
Bob Eaton
Joan Lathrop
Bob Woessner
Steve Flahaven
Paul Lindvall
Holly Willihan
Bob Oppermar
Dixon, Sterling, Polo
SCKY
FDIC
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