Steel Plant Explosion Kills 19 at Weirton Coke Facility
In Weirton West Virginia a coke oven gas explosion at a Koppers construction site for Weirton Steel killed 19 workers and injured more than 20. Rescue efforts lasted 11 hours, officials say the blast traced to coke gas and its intense flame. Federal state and company probes begin to locate the gas source.
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Brown Island
Ohio River
Fletcher L. Byrom
Koppers Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Koppers
Weirton Steel
National Steel of Pittsburgh
Koppers, Weirton
Byrom
J. Roger Beidler
Miller Named Head Of UMW In Face Of Turmoil
Arnold Miller, 49, retired coal miner, wins the United Mine Workers presidency with 70,373 votes to 56,334 for incumbent W. A. Boyle after a court-ordered election. Miller vows reforms including pay raises and staff firings as the department certifies the results before the January deadline. Also notes Dr. Kent S. Knutson of the American Lutheran Church remains in serious condition in Minnesota with an undiagnosed central nervous system disorder.
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Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
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Tony’’ Boyle
Department
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Bryant
Boyle
Reform
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Jock” Yablonski
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Harry Patrick
Trbovich
Leonard Pankovich
Patrick
Wilbert Killion
Modern American Industrial Labor Movement
John L. Lewis
Yablonski
True Davis
National Bank of Washington
Miners For Democracy
Congress
White House
Minneapolis
Minn
Kent S. Knutson
American Lutheran Church
ALC
Mayo Clinic
Knutson
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Maryland Seeks Bremer Royalties for Medical Claims
Maryland officials move to recover medical costs for Dora Thompson from Arthur Bremer, citing state law allowing repayment by the perpetrator. Bremer, serving 53 years for the Wallace shooting, has a book contract with Harper’s Magazine Press. the diary details his assassination plans.
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Maryland
Arthur Bremer
Bremer
George C. Wallace
Harper’s Magazine Press
New York
Nixon
Martin I. Moylan
The
Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Moylan
Truman's Kidney Function Remains Unsatisfactory
Doctors said former president Harry S. Truman, age 88, had unsatisfactory kidney function that was not decreasing. He remained semiconscious with stable vital signs as renal impairment worsened despite treatment.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Graham
Job of Joseph Christmas Series Begins in Tribune
The La Crosse Sunday Tribune starts a five part Christmas series The Job of Joseph by Associated Press religion writer George W Cornell. The articles use Bible sources and historical materials to explore Joseph's challenges in the Nativity story.
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Jesus
la Crosse
Cornell
Irradiated ham could feed world with long shelf life
Apollo 17 astronauts snack on irradiated ham aboard spaceship. The ham is preserved by radiation to resist spoilage for years without refrigeration, potentially aiding developing nations though FDA approval is pending.
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Apollo
Weekend Weather Outlook Feels Cold Then Warmer
Fair and bitter cold Saturday night with a low near 15. Clouds increase and light snow possible Sunday with a high near 20. Northwest winds 12 to 25 mph Saturday night, then light and variable Sunday. Monday partly cloudy with a low near 12 and a high near 25.
Creche of All Nations by Fehrenbacher Shows Unity in Nativity
German artist Albert Fehrenbacher reflects on how his carved wood nativity, begun as a POW in Russia, embodies how Christ breaks barriers of race nation and culture. The piece titled Creche of All Nations is highlighted in Page 14.
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Christ
Albert Fehrenbacher
Gypsy Queen Mary Mitchell Lays Dying In New York
Mary Mitchell 70 known as queen of about 250000 American gypsies lies in a coma at St. Vincent's Hospital after cancer surgery. Her son Steven Mitchell 45 and brother Frank 42, tinsmiths from Newark, expect him to become king and oversee weddings divorces and disputes as the family gathers from as far as Hawaii.
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Steven Mitchell
Frank Jr
Newark
N.J
Steve
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Hyattsville
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Russell
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Feeding the World
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch of Food and Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
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Multinational
Lester Kinsolving
Episcopalians
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C
Allen Leslie
Trinity United Church of Christ
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