Fire Hits Chicago Hilton. Two Youths Die
A hotel fire at the Hilton in downtown Chicago kills two youths and injures others as guests flee nine floors down interior stairs. Fire officials praise orderly evacuation and note the blaze started near an elevator shaft amid furniture storage. a deaf-mute group was among those questioned for sightings.
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Chicago
Sarosdy
Quinn
Amedee Palange
Rto Safety
Hilton
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Sire
Windy City
New Jersey Governor's Son Nabbed for Pot Charge
The article reports that John Cahill, son of New Jersey's governor, was arrested on pot charges. It notes Cahill's background in South Jersey near Philadelphia, his campaign comments on marijuana policy, and his described work as a construction laborer. It mentions potential military draft and a temporary residence before an executive mansion is ready.
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Cahill
John
Bishop Eustace High School
Pennsauken
Cahills
South Jersey
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Princeton
Roaring Springs Celebrates Reunion Across State Lines
The 1913 counterparts story notes Roaring Springs Texas and Roaring Spring Pennsylvania share names and histories. Both towns see reduced rail service with freight emphasis. Texas hosts a Motley Dickens counties Quid Settlers Reunion starting the fourth Thursday of August. Pennsylvania holds a summer festivity week in August.
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Pennsylvania
Roaring Springs
Tex
Motley
Matador
Roaring Spring
Hollidaysboro
Blair County
Quanah
Texas
Motley- Dickens Counties
Roaring ‘Springers
Gas blast tragedy spurs federal probe in Houma
Federal investigators sift through rubble in a four block area after a natural gas explosion on Main Street killed three people and injured 28. The blast struck Saturday as city workers and a fire chief assisted in downtown work and prompted police guards and National Guardsmen to seal the area.
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Houma
UPI
U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington
Main Street
National Guardsmen
Larry Daigle
Explosion Near Church and Main Streets Reported
A gas leak triggered an explosion at the intersection of Church and Main streets, causing reports of damage and prompting emergency responders to secure the area. Authorities investigated the incident and checked for injuries or structural harm.
Lubbock Man Grady Manley Falls From Car After Sideswipe
A 51 year old Lubbock man Grady H Manley of 1922 Clovis Road fell from his auto after the vehicle struck a road sign on FM 40 about 1.6 miles east of Lubbock. He suffered a broken ankle and cuts and was in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. The car rolled about 40 yards before Manley fell.
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Lubbock
Department of Public Safety
Grady H. Manley
Clovis Road
Methodist Hospital
Manley
Jim Duling
Slaton
Dulin
Astronaut Bean Defends Space Program Costs in Texas
Longview crowd at the Texas Press Association convention heard astronaut Alan Bean defend funding for space flights. Bean thanked publishers for Texan of the year honors, urged support for exploration, and said 98 percent of space program spending goes to private enterprise and education on Earth. Teague argued for higher budgets to sustain NASA, while others predicted growth for smaller Texas towns as industry expands.
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Longview
Alan Bean
Texas
Texas Press Association
America
Astronaut Bean
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
TPA
Bean
Earth
Moon
Teague
Washington
Jacksonville
R. A. Goodson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
St. Louis
University of Texas
Fires rage across Hubsts area with multiple blazes
Fire crews battled two major fires in the Hubsts and Areca Sunday, one south of town destroying a house and causing more than 1 000 dollars in damage. A kerosene lamp sparked the blaze at 704 SeAH SL, with firemen at the scene for about ninety minutes.
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Areca
Here
Sbi
Woodrow
Lee Shockley
31St St
John Neal
Dalton Moore
Colgate St
Tiuke Street
Ofhnoayville Avenue
Joy Willis
14Th St
Debrock
Lord Street
Grace
Tin Séth St
Canyon residents blame vandalism amid skip pies housing clash
In a tense canyon area, residents report vandalized homes with torn screens and holes, citing fire hazards and squalor. Councilman James R. Potter Jr. eyes federal aid to upgrade the canyon while residents blame rival groups for the disturbances.
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Lower Canyon
James R. Potter Jr
Canyon
Birth for Benito Ruiz Daughter in Lubbock
Mrsant and Benito Ruiz of 2100 Dartmouth Lubbock celebrate the birth of a daughter weighing seven pounds at 5 04 p m Saturday. The father is employed by Vaughen's Construction.
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Benito Ruiz
Dartmouth Lubbock
Satuday
Lauf Cine
Vaughen
Nixon faces House hurdle on anticrime legislation
President states war on crime requires action but House stalemate looms. Judiciary leaders Emanuel Celler and William McCulloch warn constitutional issues may limit measures such as detention of suspects and expanded powers against organized crime.
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Senate
Nixon
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
House
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
McCulloch
Celler
Sneak Preview Of Spring Marks Hub City Warm Day
Pleasant March feel returns with a 73 degree high and forecast mid 60s by day. Tonight lows in the low 20s and westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tempting skies, fog and showers spread across the plains as Pacific fronts drift south and temperatures vary widely nationwide. Radar note recalls a moon radar event dated January 10 1946.
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Lubbock
Texarkana
San Angelo
el Paso
Texas
Istate
Palacios
Galveston
New England
Minnesota
Pacific
California
Washington
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Minn
Sioux Falls
St.d
Alpena
Mich
Dakotas
Colorado
Boulder
High Plains
Cheyenne
Wyo
Goodland
Kan
Laramie
Utica
N.Y
McAllen
Tex
U.S. Attacks Enemies In A Shau Valley Operations Report
U S forces say jet fighters and helicopter gunships hit enemy trucks in the A Shau Valley for the first time in over a year. Fourteen enemy soldiers were killed with no American casualties, while other clashes east and south of Da Nang and Chu Lai left several dead and wounded on both sides.
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Saigon
U.S
A Shau
Hue
Chu Lai
da Nang
Mekong Delta
Sadec
Vietnam
South Vietnam
At & A.m
U Minh Forest
Lubbock Democratic Women’s Club Meeting Postponed
The Lubbock County Democratic Women’s Club postponed its 2 p.m. Thursday meeting after Mrs Homer T Garrison canceled as speaker. A 10:15 a.m. news conference was also canceled. Over 7000 women were expected at Kako Palace. Voter registration efforts will continue per first vice president Mrs Flovee Masterson.
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Lubbock County
Democratic Women's Club
Homer ‘T. Garrison
Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Lubbock
Kako Palace
Flovee Masterson
Auto Accidents Injure Two Here in Lubbock
Two people were injured in separate auto accidents Sunday in Lubbock. Ahmed Sulaina, 22, from 2092 3rd Place, was hurt at 4th Street and Tech Freeway. Rosita Alvardo, 20, of Slaton, was injured at FM 1284 and N University Avenue. Both received treatment at Methodist Hospital and were released.
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Lubbock
Ahmed Sulaina
4Th Street
Tech Freeway
Rosita Alvardo
Slaton
FM 1284
N. University Avenue
Methodist Hospital
Two RAFE Men Killed in Reese AFB Crash
Two RAFE men died when their aircraft crashed near Reese AFB. Lt Berry, assigned to Reese since 1969, survived with his parents from Atlanta. Capt Stulings, married with two children, was from Olive Branch, Mississippi. Investigators paused work at night as guards sealed the site.
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Lt. Berry
Reese
Maurice A. Berry
Atlanta
Stulings
Olive Branch
Miss
Reese Afb
Four Children and Mother Die in Mississippi Blaze
Mrs Gertrud Dussault 68 and her four children Christian 11 Gertrud 42 Elizabeth 6 and Jenny 22 months died in a two story home fire in Lowell Mississippi The blaze began shortly after 5 am and investigators suspect a space heater may have started the fire Fire officials called in the state fire marshal to determine the cause The husband Barnaby learned of the fire after a police officer used his taxi to reach the scene
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Lowell
Otpr
Gertrud Dussault
Christian
Gertrud
Elizabeth
Jenny
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Alf Jernigan
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Laurel Canyon
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