Nine Die In Race From Deadly Gas
In Denver City Texas nine people died after leaking gas from an Atlantic Richfield well spread through rain and fog. Wives, children and workers fled from homes and cars as hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide fumes overwhelmed the area. The Patton family and others were identified among the dead, with one oil field worker found in a pickup and another in a ditch. Atlantic Richfield crews halted the leak by 10 a.m.
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Denver City
Tex
Tom Merrill
Merrill
WC. Patton
Glenda
DeeDee
Clara Peevey
Pete Ammerson
Edith
Portales
N.M
Eugene Sparger
May
Patton
Allierson
Cas Windham
Atlantic Richfield
Texas Panhandle
Sparger
Windham
Gaines County
H. Henry
Sssie Merrill
Shedl Oil Co
Pattons
Glenda Patton
Essie
Bar Ditch
Denver
Portugal weighs Soviet fishing base plan near Lisbon
Lisbon debate intensifies as Portugal weighs allowing Soviet trawlers to base at Figueira da Foz, 150 miles from NATO Atlantic Command. Officials warn risk to Western alliance as Lisbon factions split over the request amid coup history and NATO naval drills nearby.
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Portugal
NATO
United States
Kremlin
Atlantic
Vasco Goncalves
Figueira da Foz
Mondego River
Iberian Atlantic Naval Command
Gibraltar Strait
Middle East
Marcello Caetano
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Ford
Washington
Azores
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eugene List to perform two Fulton recitals in February
Renowned pianist Eugene List, who played for Allied leaders at Potsdam in 1945, will give two recitals in Fulton on February 7 and 8. He will perform a light program at the Kingdom of Callaway Dinner on February 7 at William Woods College and a full classical recital February 8 at Westminster College’s St Mary Church. The public recital is free and will include Potsdam selections. sponsored by James A. Van Sant. In New Orleans, Senator Russell B. Long paid a $50 fine after unmasked dancing with the First Lady at a Mardi Gras ball, countersigned by a Secret Service agent.
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Fulton
Eugene List
Harry 5S
Truman
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
St Mary
Aldermanbury
Westminster College
Mr. List
Potsdam
United States
Great Britain
Ussr
James A. van Sant
New Orleans
Russell B. Long
D-La
Secret Service
Washington
Louisiana State Society
Lone
Elvis Presley Hospitalized for Intestinal Blockage
Elvis Presley, 40, rests at Baptist Hospital in Memphis after doctors diagnose an intestinal blockage. A hospital spokesman said more tests were planned for Sunday with possible discharge by midweek. Dr. George Nichopoulos indicated several weeks of treatment may follow.
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Memphis
Renn
Elvis Presley
Baptist Hospital
Presley
George Nichopoulos
Sharon Kay Smith Wins Hannibal-LaGrange Scholarship
Hannibal LaGrange College awarded the President's Scholarship to Sharon Kay Smith of Laddonia daughter of Mr and Mrs James Robert Smith This half tuition award covers four semesters for high school scholastic achievement Miss Smith will start in August as an elementary education major
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Hannibal-LaGrange College
Sharon Kay Smith
James Robert Smith
Laddonia
Rte 1
Miss Smith
Hannibal-LaGrange
Officials Let Oil Fire Burn Out in Delaware Dispute
Marcus Hook Pennsylvania officials say the four day fire aboard the oil tanker Corinthos cannot be stopped and will burn the cargo, oil spills extending across fifty miles. Three dead, 25 missing presumed dead. Coast Guard to hold inquiry in Philadelphia. Also notes Warren D Cadwell, University of Missouri Rolla student, earned 3.77 GPA.
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Marcus Hook
Corinthos
Delaware River
Delaware
Elias
British Petroleum
Edgar M. Queeny
Coast Guard
Queeny
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Warren D. Cadwell
University of Missouri At Rolla
Warren
John Cadwell
Kent Road
Dean Says Criticism May Cancel Speech Tour
Dean John W. Dean III warns criticism of his high speaking fees for recounting Watergate may force cancellation of his nationwide campus tour. He opened at the University of Virginia with about 5 000 attendees, spoke without a prepared text, and faces boycotts at some schools while earning 3000 to 4000 per appearance.
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Charlottesville
California
Dean
Virginia
Virginia Fieldhouse
John Dean
More Senior Citizens and Fewer Pre-Schoolers
Washington AP report from the Census Bureau shows 65 plus population rose by 486000 between July 1973 and July 1974 while preschoolers fell by 404000. The trend reflects a continuing shift to an older population due to a declining birth rate.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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