Survivor of Morrell sinking recalls lost hope at sea
Dennis Hale, the lone survivor of the ore carrier Daniel J Morrell, told reporters in Harbor Beach hospital he endured 36 hours on a pontoon raft in Lake Huron after the ship broke in two during a gale. He watched three shipmates die while clinging to the raft, and said he believed he would die as rescue hopes faded.
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Ohio
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Morrell
Harbor Beach Community Hospital
Louis
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Morrel
Governor House Motor Hotel Floors Drop In New Orleans Collapse
The Governor House Motor Hotel on Canal Street lost about 14 inches of vertical height as roof and five floors sagged. No major injuries were reported aside from a cut hand to W. H. Nash of Atlanta. Guests fled into the street in their nightclothes as ceiling tiles and glass shattered. Structural chief engineer William K Williams blamed apparent fatigue of material after the two year old building’s collapse.
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Governor House Motor Hotel
Canal Street
William K Williams
W.H. Nash
Atlanta. Ga
Douglas County Bar Association elects 1967 officers
Byron Springer was elected president for 1967 at a Thursday meeting in the Eldridge Hotel. Ralph King was chosen vice president and Pete Curran secretary treasurer. Outgoing officers included Springer as vice president and William Pendleton as secretary-treasurer.
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Byron Springer
Douglas County Bar Association
Eldridge Hotel
Fred Six
Ralph King
Pete Curran
Springer
William Pendleton
Cleaning Carpets with Blue Lustre Facts
A gallon cleans the equivalent of six rugs depending on soil. Traffic paths may be removed without full wall to wall cleaning if the rest of the carpet shows little soil. Blue Lustre raises nap at doorways, leaves pile open and tidy. It costs about 1 per square foot to clean. Electric shampoo machines may be rented for 3 a day. Carpets stay looking new by removing spots as they appear. Contains no soap so no residue or rapid re-soiling. Dries to an invisible powder removed by vacuuming. Restores colors in carpets and upholstery. Malott's Hardware, 736 Massachusetts.
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Malott’s Hardware
Massachusetts
Thant Re-Election Assured By UN Security Council
The UN Security Council unanimously approves and forwards U Thant's renewal as secretary general for a new five year term. The General Assembly will ratify later. Officials note Thant can act with initiative in peace making as he seeks broader council support.
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United Nations, N Y
U Thant
Security Council
General Assembly
Aviation Council
Auto safety rule fine print hints at tougher standards
Washington AP The Commerce Department released 76 page outline of 23 proposed auto safety standards with tougher core rules expected later. The plan cites bans on winged nuts and brake voids plus steering give as key items and invites public comments by January 3 with final form for 1968 models due January 31.
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Commerce Department
Haddon
Department
Alan 5
Boyd
Commerce For Transportation
Fieldwide open for 1968 GOP nomination says Dirksen
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois says the 1968 Republican nomination field is wide open while naming Nixon Romney and Reagan as possible frontrunners He spoke at a Philadelphia Union League ceremony before a large crowd and criticized Harvard students who heckled McNamara and Vietnam draft-card protesters calling them publicity seekers and mobs He urged duty noting soldiers served in 1917 1918 without protesting Congress.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
California
Dirksen
Union League of Philadelphia
Harvard
America
Conservative official predicts Reagan draft for 1968 GOP bid
D. Bruce Evans chairman of United Republicans of America says several conservative groups will launch a nationwide drive to draft Ronald Reagan for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. He predicts the effort will begin soon among conservative organizations.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
D. Bruce Evans
United Republicans of America
Classifieds Sparkles Misspellings From Melbourne Text
A fragmented Melbourne classified item shows garbled lines and stray phrases including Fachisman Fran cise and Bayer names, reflecting OCR errors in a local classifieds section.
Vague OCR Note From Associated Press Teletype
Fragmentary text from a 10 byline AP dispatch shows disjointed numbers and letters about percentages. No clear event or names are readable to anchor a proper summary.
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