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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1959

Page

5

Two Sisters Die in Fire in Rhode Island Home

In Woonsocket Rhode Island a Sunday fire killed Ethyl Lee Vance 12 and Shirley Rose 5 who shared a second floor bedroom. Their mother Elizabeth 40 jumped to safety along with sibling Bessie May 16 Willis 14 Edna Otis 7 and baby Anthony 2 months. Father John 46 a Baptist minister awoke to the crackling fire as other children fled and a guest Anthony Aniserowicz 10 broke an ankle leaping from a second floor window. The infant was carried to safety by a neighbor.

Woonsocket Ethyl Lee Vance Shirley Rose Elizabeth Bessie May Willis Edna Otis Anthony Anthony Aniserowicz John

Air Crash Kills Trip but Woman Survives

Three members of an Oklahoma family died and a fourth was critically injured when their private plane crashed near Sibley Louisiana. Identifications link to Obert Arnold Sr and Jr of Duncan Oklahoma and the Arnold couple, with Virginia Arnold surviving in critical condition. A separate Bakersfield case reports a 50 year old woman killed by shotgun in her home and her husband held on murder charges. The items reflect a chaotic OCR fragment with multiple locales and names.

Ruston Sibley Louisiana J. J. Bennett Lincoln Parish Obert G. Arnold Sr Duncan Okla Obert G. Arnold Jr Virginia Arnold Bakersfield UPI Touma Davis WaSlsunday Buston George R. Ye Davis Monroe Liv Davis Shreveport Oildale Arnold Halliburton Young Arnold

Tragic Hotel Bellmar Fire Claims Three In Worcester

Three men died when a fire swept the top floor of the Hotel Bellmar in Worcester Massachusetts. Fifty five guests escaped in sub freezing cold as eight firefighters were overcome while battling the four hour blaze. Victims were found in third floor rooms and Len J Carpenter 29 was identified among the dead.

Worcester Mass Bellmar Len J. Carpenter

N Y Transit Strike Scheduled Friday

New York transit workers vote to strike canceling service on subway and bus lines. A special mayoral committee will study family head status while negotiations continue between the union and transit authorities and operators.

New York Seoul Korea Robert Wagner Wilh

Restlessness in Iraq Fears of Revolt Spread to Frontier

Iranian reports from the border say unrest and possible open revolt are spreading among farmers and tribesmen in southern Iraq against Prime Minister Abdel Karim Kassem. Traders crossing from Basra report demonstrations and arms among civilians, with Iraqi troop movements noted along the Shatt al Arab frontier near Khorramshahr.

Tehran Jin Abdel Karem Kassem Iraq Basra Kassem Fraqi Amareh Iran Re- Khorramshahr

One Day Treatment for Despair in January Digest

A man pleads for help and a doctor prescribes four remarkable one day living tips. The January Reader's Digest features advice claimed to work for any trouble, offering a concise, hopeful approach.

Reader's Digest

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