Rest Home Fire in Ohio Kills Up to Sixty
NORWALK Ohio AP Forty to sixty elderly persons were killed in a blaze at the Golden Age Rest Home in Fitchville Huron County. An estimated eighty five residents were in the one story facility across several wings when the fire began. Firemen faced a fully ablaze building as survivors were rapidly evacuated. A funeral home director said many patients lay trapped in beds. The fire was reported at 5 am by a nearby truck driver who assisted in moving some residents.
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Norwalk
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Fitchville
Huron County Sheriff's Office
Jim Wade
Funeral Home
Richard Eastman
Sheriff's Office
U.S. 250
Officials Air Situation in Viet Nam
U S officials reviewing the post coup in South Viet Nam say the new military regime must win peasant support. Honolulu talks signal cautious optimism with no sharp policy changes expected. A report to President Kennedy could influence timing of recognition as peasants remain largely apathetic in the 14 million population.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Virginia
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Sharp County Election Plans Approved
Sharp County’s local committee election, delayed to January 7, received approval after state ASC officials ordered the county to switch to polling places for the vote. The measure follows a prior Sept 19 directive to stop mail voting and aligns with other counties’ procedures.
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Little Rockap
Weather Arkansas: Cloudy and partly cloudy day
A weather update for Arkansas notes cloudy to partly cloudy skies with mild conditions. No significant precipitation expected, and temperatures remain in a comfortable range for the region today.
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Arkansas
Thanksgiving centennial noted in US holiday history
The piece reflects on the 100th anniversary of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States since Lincoln's 1863 proclamation and ponders contemporary expressions of thanks. It urges readers to thank influential people in their lives and to show gratitude to God and others, ending with a local bidding update from Little Rock.
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U.S
United States
Abraham Linceln
Chester Cathedral
England
Saan
Identical Twins Prove Troublesome in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington two year old identical twins caused trouble when one swallowed strong pain pills. Their mother Hannah Mac Intyre asked which twin needed the stomach pump. Doctors pumped out both stomachs. The incident left the twins unsettled and unsure who ingested the pills.
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Tacoma, Wash
Lila
Rita
Hannah MacIntyre
Sees Little Chance for Education Bill
Arkansas education chief Arch W. Ford told a Portland meeting that Congress is unlikely to pass a general aid to education bill in the foreseeable future. He cited private school influence, lack of grassroots demand, and fears of federal control as key obstacles. Ford noted support for vocational education and college construction bills, and he was succeeded as president by Byron J. Stoller.
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Portland
Ore
Arch W. Ford
Arkansas
Ford
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Byron J. Stoller
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nevada
Ford Automaticaly
Jecomes
Connally in satisfactory condition after Dallas shooting
Gov John B Connally is reported in satisfactory condition following chest wound surgery after the Dallas motorcade Friday that also left President Kennedy dead. Doctor Robert Shaw said Connally is mentally alert and stable, asking about Nellie and the children after waking from surgery.
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Dallas
Tex
John B. Connally
Connally
Kennedy
Nellie
Robert Shaw
Shaw
W R Herndon 53 Dies at His Home Today
W R Billy Bob Herndon 53 native of Hope died unexpectedly at his home here early today He was a Presbyterian Church member and a construction engineer who in last six months worked for the Cimarron Williams Co contractor of Millwood Dam Survivors include wife Annie Laurie Herndon a son W R Herndon Jr of Burlingame Calif a brother R V Herndon Jr and his father R V Herndon Sr of Hope Funeral services at 2 p m Sunday at First Presbyterian Church by Dr L T Lawrence Burial by Herndon Cornelius in Rose Hill Cemetery
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Billy Bob) Herndon
Hope
Presbyterian Church
Herndon
Cimarron-Williams Co
Millwood
Annie Laurie Herndon
W. R. Herndon Jr
Burlingame
Calif
R. V. Her
Malvern Men Win $200000 Damages Each in Train Crash
Two Malvern men, Arlie Mitchell and James Rogers, were awarded $200000 apiece by a Hot Spring County jury for injuries from a Missouri Pacific train collision with gravel cars near Malvern. They claimed work for Malvern Gravel Co. and sought $250000 each.
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Ark
Hot Spring
Arkansas
Les Ervitts
Little Rock
Arlie Mitchell
James Rogers
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Malvern Gravel Co
Gravel
Missouri Pacific
Mitchell
Rogers
Missouri-Pacific
Gravel Company
GOP chairman warns candidates must campaign for nomination
In St Louis AP Miller says there will be no draft candidate and that any hopeful must actively pursue the GOP nomination. He notes Rockefeller and Goldwater as possible frontrunners and Nixon denies candidacy. Miller urges aspirants to enter state preferential primaries ahead of the convention.
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ST. Louis
William E. Miller
GOP
Rep
Miller
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
APB&L Declares Dividends in Arkansas
AP&L board members declared dividends on 238,500 shares of Arkansas Power & Light Co. stock. Dividends payable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record Dec. 16, with 1.37 per share on 75,000 shares of 5.48% preferred stock, 1.18 per share on 93,500 shares of 4.72% preferred stock, and 1.08 per share on 70,000 shares of 4.32% preferred stock. L. C. Carter, Rice Growers Association manager and AP&L director, led the board on a tour of the rice and soybean processing complex.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Arnsas Power & Light Co
Ap&l
L. C. Carter
Rice Growers Association
Ap&i
Arkansas Board Faces Integration Debate Inactive Today
The University of Arkansas board of trustees meets in Fayetteville with no formal agenda item on integrating athletic teams though officials acknowledge unofficial discussion may occur. Gov Faubus opposes integration. Texas and SMU have begun allowing Negro players, highlighting a broader conference shift. Notable Arkansas players connected to integration prospects include Elijah Pitts, Bobby Mitchell, and Willie Davis from prominent programs.
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Fayetteville
Associated Press
Texas
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Faubus
University of Arkansas
David Mullins
Arkansas
Frank Broyles
Razorbacks
Oklahoma State
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Elgie Hunter
North Little Rock
Elijah Pitts
Green Bay Packers
Philander Smith College
Conway
Bobby Mitchell
Washington Redskins
Hot Springs
Willie Davis
Cleveland Browns
Washington High School
Texarkana
CBS Offers Free Prime Time for 1960 Debates
CBS president Frank Stanton announced that CBS will provide free prime time for debates between major party presidential and vice presidential candidates next year. The offer came in letters to both Democratic and Republican chairmen amid the campaign season.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
CBS
World Mourns Kennedy Assassination and Johnson Takes Over
In Washington and Dallas the nation reels as President Kennedy is killed by an assassin. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president. Kennedy’s body lies in state as officials plan a national period of mourning. Lee Harvey Oswald is charged with Kennedy’s murder after a police pursuit and shooting of a Dallas officer.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
John ¥. Kennedy
Dallas
Russia
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
White House
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
United States
Texas
John Connally
Khrushchev
Congress
Capitol Hill
Oswald Denies Kennedy Killing After Charges Filed
Dallas AP report says Lee Harvey Oswald insisted he did not kill President Kennedy during nearly 10 hours of questioning after being charged with the assassination. He faced charges for the murder of a policeman earlier, with witnesses and officers detailing the events at the Texas School Book Depository and the Tippit shooting. His mother and wife visited the holding area as the investigation continued.
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Tex
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Soviet Union
Cuba
Texas
John Connally
Atty
Henry Wade
Wade
Gov
Connally
FBI
Secret Service
Ed Hicks
Texas Book Depository
Oak Cliff
J. D. Tippett
West Jefferson Street
Tippett
Faubus to Speak in Memphis at Arkansas Council
Gov Orval Faubus and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture George L Mehren will address the 24th annual meeting of the Agricultural Council of Arkansas in Memphis next Monday. Mehren heads agricultural marketing and the commodity exchange program in the Agriculture Department.
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Orval E. Faubus
George L. Mehren
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
Mehren
Agriculture Department
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