Explosion Series Fatal for Women at Mississippi Plant
Five women were killed in a sequence of explosions at Ingram Industrial near Kiln Mississippi. The 145 employee plant produced star shell flares and tracer bullets. fires ignited when flares and chemicals mixed, drawing emergency crews as flames threatened a 60 pound lead styphnate drum. Survivors described a nightmarish scene with mushroom clouds and shrapnel. Plant safety chief John Hogue cited elaborate safety systems and federal inspections with no immediate damage estimate.
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Kiln
Miss
Gulfport
Biloxi
John Hogue
New Orleans
Ingram
Mildred Carroll
Kim
Hogue
KU Students Earn Awards For Photos at Intercollegiate Contest
Kansas University photojournalism students won four first and second place awards in the 27th Intercollegiate Photo Competition judged at the University of Missouri Columbia. Harvey Hasler took first and second in pictorial. Jim Forbes won first in portrait personality and college life. John Larken took second in portrait personality. Steven R Craig earned second in picture story sequence. Sixteen KU photographs were selected for the traveling show from 77 entries. Other KU students in the traveling show included Tom Thorne Darras Delamaide Fred Berns John E Dresser Edward Lallo and John Burke. The 750 photos were judged by Rich Clarkson Kenneth K Park and Mike Fletcher.
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John Coffey
Winfield
John Meigs
Omaha
Neb
Brushcreek Dr
Four Seasons
Lawrence
Bernard Frazier
Viking Investment
Penny Ready-Mix
Journal-World Photo
Kansas University
University of Missouri — Columbia
Harvey Hasler
Lavern
Okla
Jim Forbes
Prairie Village
John Larken
Steven R. Craig
Garden City
Tom Thorne
Houston
Tex
Darras Delamaide
Pittsburg
Fred Berns
Peabody
John E. Dresser
Leavenworth
Edward Lallo
Topeka
John Burke
Kansas City
Rich Clarkson
Topeka Capital Journal
Kenneth K. Park
Kansas City Times-Star
Mike Fletcher
St. Louis
Fall Injures KU Senior at Rumsey Site
Marian A. Pace a 22 year old Kansas University senior from Bonner Springs fell from a tree near the Rumsey Funeral Home parking lot at Sixth and Mississippi while reportedly trying to install a ham radio antenna. He is in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with possible spinal injuries. Pace lives at 601 Indiana and works part time at Rumsey's.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Sixth
Mississippi
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Marian A. Pace
Ind
Kansas University
Bonner Springs
Rumsey’s
Rumsey
Pace
Hallmark Franchise Offer Mentioned in Local Ad
Local classified line cites 842-5522 for Hallmark franchise opportunities with Seablue Products and Hammerschmidt Specialties referenced in the listing.
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Hallmark
Seablue Products
Hammerschmidt Specialties
Graduation Night Brings OSKALOOSA Seniors On Stage
Deborah Gump valedictorian and Sally House salutatorian will speak at 8 tonight in the high school auditorium. Gump, daughter of Dr and Mrs Paul Gump, is a Kansas University professor. Principal Richard Findley lists the other graduates including Roy Bateman Gene Bates Cynthia Cowley Darlene Cramer John Daily Terry Day Clifford Dickerson Kathryn Dungans Connie Dunlap James George Candace Griffits Terry Gunselman Gary Hackathorn Sharon Hague Terry Hattemer Duane Heston Esther Kropp Alan Metzger Peggy Meyer Charles Mohney Kenneth Newell Jr Larry Newell Michael Nickels Patricia Nikkala Ann O Shea Dale Powell Diana Rankin Judy Roth Deborah Schrader Melvin Slater Sheila Stebbins Dan Wilson David Worthington Leanne Woodward.
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Oskaloosa
Deborah Gump
Oskaloosa High School
Sally House
Miss Gump
Paul Gump
Osklaoosa
Gump
Kansas University
Miss. House
N. W. House
Osawakie
Richard Findley
Roy Bateman
Gene Bates
Cynthia Cowley
Darlene Cramer
John Daily
Terry Day
Clifford Dickerson
Kathryn Dungans
Connie Dunlap
James George
Candace Griffits
Terry Gunselman
Gary Hackathorn
Sharon Hague
Terry Hattemer
Duane Heston
Esther Kropp
Alan Metzger
Peggy Meyer
Charles Mohney
Kenneth Newell Jr
Larry Newell
Michael Nickels
Patricia Nikkala
Ann O’shea
Dale Powell
Diana Rankin
Judy Roth
Deborah Schrader
Melvin Slater
Sheila Stebbins
Dan Wilson
David Worthington
Leanne Woodward
Turnpike Lets Guard Rail Bid
The Kansas Turnpike Authority awarded a 183430 dollar contract for guard rails to surround bridge piers on the turnpike. Installation will cover bridges between Topeka and Kansas City and between Wichita and the Oklahoma line. Chief engineer R D Fogo noted earlier rails on six bridges guided cars around piers instead of head-on impacts.
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Topeka. Kan
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Topeka
Kansas
Police Plan Autopsy In Fire Death Case
Police scheduled an autopsy to determine foul play in the death of a man found by firefighters in a burning apartment building Wednesday night. Investigators reported considerable blood under the body and heavy burns.
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Kansas
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