Gas tank explodes at St Augustine water works
A chlorine gas tank blew at St Augustine water works causing a cloud that spread to the Pantry Pride market nearby and sent more than 100 people to Flagler Memorial Hospital. Officials said several patients are in serious condition as the disaster plan was activated and responders cordoned off the area.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
St. Augustine’s City Water Works
James Treese
Flagler Memorial Hospital
Frank Suddeth
Suddeth
Janson
Sheriff's Deputies
Youngster Questioned In Slaying
An 18 year old janitor was questioned after leading police to a park woods where four murdered boys were found. The victims, aged five to nine, had throats slit and grisly mutilations. three other boys were beaten and hospitalized. Police searched the area for a fifth missing child as the suspect was taken into custody.
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Baltimore
West Baltimore
Designers Defend Plastics in Modern Furniture Debate
At a Friday press conference opening a market day, O. B. Solie and Paul Browning argued plastics and new materials boost quality and price in modern furniture. Four manufacturers agreed plastics often mimic other materials while consumer misperceptions persist. an education campaign by suppliers was urged to highlight plastics' virtues. Local executives George Mesberg and Richard Swanson supported better consumer understanding and continued use of synthetic materials.
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Conran
O. B. Solie
Paul Browning
String and Splinter
George W. Mesberg
B. G. Mesberg Corp
New York
Florida Faces Unyielding Drought Driving State Toward Disaster
Florida endures five years of drought with 4 320 wildfires this April in state forests up from 3 758 last year. Gov. Claude Kirk declares emergency in 30 counties as water shortages hit farms and roads. Firefighters battle blazes with plowed fire lanes while wildlife flees to waterholes.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Robert H. Simpson
Miami Weather Bureau
State Forest Service
Harold Mikell
Forest Service
Claude Kirk
Everglades National Park
Tropics
Simpson
Meerschaum: a soft white mineral from the sea
Meerschaum is a soft white mineral used in pipes and holders. It can be scratched by a fingernail and is sometimes found floating in the Black Sea. The piece notes High Point Enterprise want ads as a way to start a good deal.
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Black Sea
High Point Enterprise
Tornado Leaves Greenwood in Ruins Killing 13
In Greenwood Arkansas a killer tornado struck Friday killing 13 and injuring 270 as about half the town square buildings were leveled and homes damaged. Luke Davis and neighbors described the devastation while residents began digging out and counting losses.
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Greenwood, Ark
Luke Davis
Davis
Arkansas
Robert J. McGowan
Charles McGowan
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Treese
Pantry,Pride
Suddeth Said
Sheriff's Auxiliary
King Street
U.S. 1
Solie
Browning
Mesberg
Richard D. Swanson
Jamestown Lounge Co
Jamestown, N.Y
Palmetto Expressway
Meerschaum
Robert L. Shaw
Associated Press
Brunswick County
Orton
Brunswick
Wiletta
Oakview Mobil Service
N. Main
Rte
Old Winston Rd
High Point, N.C
Mobil
American Express
Carte Blanche
Bucky
Caveness
High Point, N. C
DEROG
Village Shopping Center
Maalox Liquid
Mennen Skin Bracer
Colgate
Eckerd’s
Geritol
Eckerd
Fletchers Castoria
Dagrektd
Paradise Cove
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