Explosion at Winters Nursing Home Kills Four Residents
An explosion at the Winters Nursing Home in Harding Township northeastern Pennsylvania killed four elderly residents and injured seven others. Police said natural gas seeping from an outside well caused the blast, which leveled the two story building along the Susquehanna River. The dead were Mary Hitchner Florence Tras Reba Tigus and Margaret Posalock. Injured included four other residents the owner Robert Winters 38 his son Robert Jr 16 and a repairman William Beil 54. Authorities sealed the area as gas officials checked for leakage.
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Attorney for Cunningham Seeks Reasons for Denial
TOPEKA AP An attorney for Glenn Cunningham oath Ranch Inc asked the Kansas secretary of State to state specific reasons for denial to solicit funds and to consider issuing a temporary certificate The secretary said no comment and would confer with the attorney general Cunningham a former mile world record holder runs the youth ranch Denial cited lack of licensed child care facilities inadequate records unsatisfactory fund use and misrepresented facts
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Nixon pick Dr. Egeberg to be national health chief
Dr. Roger O. Egeberg, praised as a medical liberal by President Nixon, supports neighbor hood health centers visiting nurse programs and new treatment methods for the poor. He stresses flexible aims and collaboration over bold public stances.
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Voting Rights Battle Heads to Senate Hearings Next Week
The Nixon administration pushes a new nationwide voting rights bill to the Senate with Sen. Sam Ervin Jr guiding hearings. Supporters call it a major improvement on the 1965 act while opponents urge stepwise extension and regional focus, amid crossfire in House and Senate debates.
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D-N.y
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