Switchboard Operator Dies in Beacon Arms Fire
Ottawa AP reports 64 year old operator Addie McCormick perished as smoke and flames swept the Beacon Arms Hotel. The blaze killed two others and injured at least 17 while about 130 guests evacuated by ladders and catwalks. Her son Donald, a firefighter, helped battle the blaze as she remained at her switchboard.
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New Haven
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Beacon Arms
Ottawa
Patrick Dorion
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Cormick
Donald
Phil Horwitz
Bailey Returns To Home Free Man
Ray S. Bailey, 54, of Burnsville North Carolina, released to temporary freedom after serving time for the 1936 slaying of Mrs. Betty McBride Sloan. Bailey’s attorney quoted him preferring to breathe North Carolina air again amid his release.
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Ray S. Bailey
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Donatien
Betty McBride Sloan
North Carolina
Wallace Party Struggles Over NC Ballot and Candidates
In Raleigh the Wallace for President movement in North Carolina fights to stay on the ballot after disputes with the State Elections Board. Accusations over party control and candidate eligibility surface as Wallace contemplates dissolution and potential legal action.
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Alabama
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Reece Gardner
Kinston
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Bruton
Raleigh Ween
P Wallace
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Rey
Ike Taylor Named Dean of School
Dr. Hante J. Ties Taree announces the selection of 43 year old Ike Taylor to lead the University of North School of Medicine. Taylor succeeds in guiding the medical school with a veteran faculty background and expressed plans for future leadership.
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