Survivors Tell Weird Tale of Smoke Fire and Terror
Survivors describe a devastating blast at Monavell underwene vic tory, then smoke and screams as workers fled. Firefighters arrived, helped women trapped on a fourth floor ledge, and one survivor, Dolores Coleman, recalled trying to break a window while smoke filled the building and colleagues perished.
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Liremen
John PD
Nemney
Nemey
Mier
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Konvoy
Rying
Hollier
Dolores Coleman
Bellevue
Astairs
Confessed Bank Bandit Charged With Murder
Virgil James Russell, 28, confessed robber linked to a Barkherve bank theft, faces murder charges in the 73 year old Bary Byrd death. Byrd, a retired coal miner from Straight Fork, was beaten and found sitting in a chair two days after his death. Russell admitted owning Byrd’s .38 pistol found with him in London Kentucky. Authorities say Russell planned the bank robbery to fund his marriage.
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Oneida
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Gurassmiai
Bark Herve
Bary Byrd
Straight Fork
Virgil “James Russell
Coaler
Byrd
Impre Tnt
Two Obie! doctor and companion sentenced in bank robbery case
Dr Louis Louisville and accomplice Arthur Allen were sentenced to 20 years each after a federal case involving $9,288 stolen money. The victims included Barbara Jones and others from Akron and Cincinnati. One suspect drew a five year term in a separate related charge. The defendants are natives of McKinney Kentucky and Georgetown Kentucky.
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Mass
Louisville
Arthur W.allen
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George Jobbery
Broadway Town College
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First National Bank l
Walter C. Splitt
Akron
Charles W. Mar
Cincinnati
Barbara Jones
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Ohio
Tennessee Briefs a garbled regional update
In Kentucky and neighboring areas a series of brief items report political and crime news. Gubernatorial politics involve a postulation by Bert Combs about potential reconsideration. two arrests are tied to a store robbery attempt in Carter City. Dr. Leon Meece receives honorary recognition from the Kentucky School Boards Association. Rep. Joble Gregory seeks renomination for Kentucky's 1st District in the U S House.
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Leon Utl E. Meece
Lexington
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Meece
J.T. Fateh
Elizabeth
Stoun
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Covington
Seven Fulton and Christenbercy girls admit thefts
Officers say seven girls, average age 13, from Fulton High School and Christenbercy Junior High confessed stealing items from shops over several months, totaling about 23 dollars in value. They may be charged as the loot could be worth hundreds, with the group often swapping clothes after binges.
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Fulton High School
Christenbercy Junior H High
Clay Sheriff Sizemore to Speak at Union College Convocation
Clay County Sheriff Sizemore, 37, a Union College alumnus and former editor of the student publication de Grange and Black, will address the Chapel Convocation at Union College on April 1. Dr. Conway Boatman praises his work against vice and crime in Clay County.
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Sizemore
Clay County
Rt Union College
Oday
Union College
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Ashers Fork
Clay-Bell County
Red Bird High School
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Livemore
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Conway Boatman
Elderly Man Faces Charge in Shooting Incident
An elderly Negro man, Robert Gecevin, admitted shooting a white man, 69 year old Clarence Cobb, four times with a .38 caliber pistol. Cobb, a local man described as elderly and unbalanced, was wounded and in fair condition at University Hospital. Deputies found Gecevin near Cobb’s home, shirtless and shoeless, later recovered under a bed. Cobb had reportedly accused Gecevin of entering his home and harming his niece Bertha Booker prior to the shooting.
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Nsoxville
Robert Gecevin
University Hospital
Clarence John Cobb
Hal Clements
Cobb
Clements
Erol Palmer
Gervin
Cabb
Bertha
Booker
Hospital Notes Ailments and Names From City Visiting
Fragmented hospital notes list admissions and visiting names including Ernest White Ada Fox Dora Wilder Ada Fox and Dora Wilder with various city affiliations and unclear details. Other entries mention Misses and Mrs with multiple surnames and scattered locations creating an inconsistent roster of patients and visitors.
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Mitulestore
Nico. Williams
City
Mary Clouse
Williamsbun
Ada Fox
Mosse Wooltin
Dora Wilder
Rose Lill John
Bites
Lake City
Woodrow Perkins
Obituary of William Leonard Robbins of Pineville
William Leonard Robbins a lifelong Bell County resident died yesterday at Pineville Community Hospital. He worked for L and N Railroad before retirement and was a member of Wasioto Baptist Church. Survived by wife Mrs. Robbins. two daughters Mrs. Paul North and Dessie Robbins of Pineville. one son Robert H Robbins of Lexington. a granddaughter Sue North. a grandson Fred Allen Robbins. sister Mrs. Oric Simpson and three brothers Rev W T Robbins of Pineville, Rev Gale Robbins, Hulen and Garrett Robbins of Wallins Creek. nieces and nephews. Funeral services tomorrow at Wasioto Baptist Church at 2 PM with Rev. Raymond Sanderson and Rev. Horton Cosby presiding. Burial in the LD QO. F. Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Body to lie in state at the home then church. Pineville Funeral Home in charge.
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Pinevill
New
Pineville
Bell County
Wasioto Baptist Church
L. & N. Railroad
Tas Ile
A Robbins
Paul North
Dessie Robbins
Robert H. Robbins
Laxington
Sue
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Qlric Simpson
Ferndine
W. T. Robbing
Gale Robbins
Hulen
Garrett Robbins
Wallins Creek
Wasibto Baptist Church
Raymond Sanderson
Horton Cosby
QO. F
Lowell Turner
Everett Sheeley
Emmett Bryant
Oliver Moody
Ed Browning
Bil Vogel
Andy
Charged Man with Knife in Police Slaying Trial
Knoxville UPI report details three state witnesses identifying 63 year old Anrace Rogers former VFW Post 1733 vice commander as holding a knife around the time Patrolman Robert Crisp was stabbed following an argument over entry to the VFW club last July 27. Crisp, a 32 year old father of six, was off duty at the time. Defense counsel Lanucent Hobart Atkins plans to call eight to ten witnesses.
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Knoxville
Anrace Rogers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Gree
Robiert
Crisp
Lanucent
Hobart Atkins
Stabbins
More Calls At Nashville
Police said anonymous threatening telephone calls were made in Nashville linked to a Jewish community center dynamiting. A call to Federal Judge William Pelt er is considered a hoax. A caller named a man claimed to have participated in the center attack. Threats targeted Granny White Church of Christ a grocery store and concert pianist R Emmett Vokes.
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Nashville
William Pelter
Miller
Granny White Church of Christ
R. Emmett Vokes
WMIK Show On Forestry Series Premieres Tonight
WMIK debuts a series titled Our Forest Resources, airing Thursdays at 6:18 PM. Host Bill Baker moderates with guests Harry Nadler and Lyle R. Shoeranker to discuss forest management and fire prevention as Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia forestry officials join future talks on tree planting and interstate forestry work.
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WMH
Tri-State
Harry Nadler
Division For Forestry
Lyle R. Shoeranker
Kentucky Ridge
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Bill Baker
WMIUX
Evangelist Touts Topics for Pre Easter Campaign at First Church
Evangelist W. D. Divack for the Pre Easter Evangelistic Campaign at the First Christian Church outlines topics for each day from March 30 to April 6. Readings include What Is The Use Is Jesus The Son of God The New Birth Cooking Breakfast On The Devil's Five The Lord's Supper and Guy Sins The Crosses On Calvary and The Greatest Modern Sin. Services center on Baptismal and Ladies Supper with Master Sunday worship and a cordial invitation to attend.
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First Christian Church
Agvil
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Son of God
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Guy Sins
Brock
Christ
Three Children Die in Norfolk Sailor Fire Tragedy
Fire in a dwelling used by a sailor on leave in Norfolk, Virginia, claimed the lives of his three children Dewitt, 5. Frank, 3. and Connie, 4, while the mother was away at the time. Firemen identified the victims as the youngsters. The incident occurred Wednesday early in the tragedy ridden home.
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Norfolk
Trater
Dewitt
Frank
Connie
Copper Exports Reported by Chile to Hessia and Others
Chile has sold eight million dollars worth of copper wire to Hessia and several Eastern European satellites, with most Chilean copper purchased by the United States. Edyand J. Sparks presented credentials as the new U.S. ambassador to Venezuela’s military junta head. A 27-year-old English laborer was jailed for two years for stealing his mother’s parakeets and selling them for beer money. Cornell University professor Levine noted 20 percent of Americans suffer from overeating, linking to health issues. Cambridge University will present Doctor of Laws degrees to Dag Hammarskjöld and Dean Acheson. Archbishop Owen McCann of Capetown to host a fund-raising drive next month. Walter Funk, West Germany’s economics minister, returned after a successful gall bladder operation. Soviet authorities say they will increase import of children’s shoes and schoolwear in coming years.
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Santiago
Chile
Hessia
United States
Logart Akins Both See Friday Bout For Title
Oscar Frat by United Press Sports Writer reports a 12 round welterweight title eliminator between Isaac Logart and Virgil Akins set for Friday. Both fighters seek the world welter crown with a shot at Vince Martinez, amid $20,000 guarantees and motivation from poverty and past hardships.
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United Press Sports Writer
New York
Isaac Logar
Virgil Akins
Boi
Hungar
Want
Legat
Catan
Mississippi
Carmen Bosillon
Vince Martinez
Logart
Akins
Jersey Vince
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