Mill Blast Kills Six at Reynolds Aluminum Plant
A furnace explosion at Reynolds Metal Co in McCook suburb killed six workers and injured 40 as scrap metal in a 36th furnace exploded during loading. FBI and Army investigators checked for sabotage, finding none. Dead: Edward Vincina 35, Willie T Southern 35, David W Reynolds 38, Woodrow Ware 39, Floyd E Williams 35, Marcel Ferguson 25.
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Downers Grove
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Willie T Southern
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Woodrow Ware
Floyd £. Williams
Marcell Ferguson
C47 Wreck Found On Mount Vesuvius Near Naples
The burned wreckage of a US Air Force C47 transporter, missing four days, was found on Mount Vesuvius high above Naples. All 16 aboard are confirmed dead, including 15 air crew and passengers from Ramstein and a sailor from USS Tripoli. The plane disappeared after taking off from Capodichino for Athens.
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Germany
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Hit Run Driver Sentenced in County Court
Arthur J. Simpson, 32, of 927 Arlington Ave Torrance, received six months in County Jail for a felony hit and run driving count in Long Beach. Judge Ralph K. Pierson imposed a three year probation and one year driving ban after Simpson fled the scene, injuring Mercedes M. Carter, 53, as she crossed Carlson St at Cravens Ave on November 5. arrest followed 20 minutes later.
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Arthur J. Simpson
Arlington Ave
Torrance
Simpson
J. Long Beach
Ralph K. Pierson
Mercedes M. Carter
el Prado
Carlson St
Cravens Ave
Not So Friendly Fight at The Friendly Tavern
Kenosha district attorney's office to review an altercation at The Friendly Tavern. One participant had his little finger bitten off while the other suffered a broken nose.
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Kenosha
Wis
District Attorney's Office
Friendly Tavern
Balloon causes outage in east Denver with 2000 homes affected
An Air Force weather observation balloon malfunctioned and descended into a Denver backyard on Wednesday, severing power lines that supplied about 2,000 homes in the eastern part of the city. The incident created a local outage as crews worked to restore electricity.
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Denver
Congress Raps Cigarette Makers Over Filter Claims
A government report accuses major cigarette firms of deceiving the public with filter tips and nicotine claims. The Government Operations Committee faults the FTC for lax advertising policing and notes tobacco ads overstated protection from health hazards. Statements from Bowman and others critique testing data and assert ads mislead consumers.
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New York
Federal ‘Trade Commission
FTC
East Still Gripped by Cold 246 Dead in Snow and Ice
Relief workers struggled to restore transportation, business, and schools as a historic East Coast freeze battered 25 states and D C. Drifts reached 19 feet. rivers froze, barges capsized, and towns faced record lows. Schools closed in many counties. Florida's winter cold noted as unprecedented in a century.
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District of Columbia
Gwar Ennee
Mississippi River
Carroll
Ohio River
Perksburg
W. Va
Sand Company
Little Kanawha River
Marshall
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French Broad River
North Carolina
Albany
N.Y
Florida
Lennox Announces Candidacy for State Assembly in Ventura
Lenox the rancher Lennox announces candidacy for state assembly in Ventura County. He plans to oppose the Mania Railroad and seeks a third term. He cites endorsement from 96,000 parcels and first class mail parcels post. Rex Cunningham is the Democratic incumbent in New York delayed trains.
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Oxnard
Santa Ana approves open study of closed circuit TV franchises
Santa Ana City Council agreed to enter into franchises for closed circuit TV while not committing to a pay TV plan. Skia Iron, Inc proposed a nonexclusive franchise, with other Southland cities delaying action pending FCC hearings. Extra Cash Quick promotes surplus items via classified ads.
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Skia~ Iron, Inc
Southland
Federal Communications Commission
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