Water Plays Eerie Tune In burned-Out School
Fire swept the old South School in Middletown last night drawing crowds as flames roared from two towers. Four youths aged 4, 6, 10 and 13 confessed to starting the blaze with torches while attempting to light the west tower. Firefighters battled the fire for hours, with the building collapsing and rumors of gasoline ignition circulating. No injuries were reported. the fate and location of the old school bell remained unclear.
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Old South School
West Tower
Board of Education
New East High School
Bert Poe
Verity Parkway
Charles Yancey
Yankee Road
The
Journal
Ptl
Kenneth Craig
Chuck McConnell
Magnode Magnesium Fire Damages Trenton Storage Facility
A lightning strike ignited a Magnode Products Inc storage building on East State Street causing explosions and a large magnesium fire. Damage tops $100,000 with 75,000 pounds of magnesium in the front building and more in the rear. production halted for days as gas service is restored. Fire crews from multiple towns fought the blaze and protected nearby homes as explosions continued and water could not be used on magnesium. Telephone and electric service cut off for much of the town of 3,000.
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Trenton
Magnode Products Inc
East State Street
Grant
Carlin Huff
E. State St
Madison
Middletown
Fire destroys Old South School building in Middletown
Hundreds watch as the Old South site burns down. The structure housed Fenwick High School from 1952 on a lease to the Cincinnati Archdiocese and later was set for a nursing home by Assembly Homes of Ohio. A memorial committee led efforts to save the bell.
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Fie
Middletown
Central School
Roosevelt
McKinley
Taft
South
Louis B. McCallay
S. Main St
Chuckle Chivalry Attitude Toward a Strange Woman
A short note defines chivalry as the masculine stance toward a unfamiliar woman, framing courtesy and protection as a social code. The line reflects a gendered view of conduct in public interactions.
Flood Crest Sunday Brings New Ohio River Valley Worries
The Mississippi River crest surged past Iowa and Illinois towns with Prairie du Chien Wisconsin recording about 25.3 feet while Dubuque Iowa faced a 26.7 foot forecast. Governors sought federal disaster funds as towns fended off levee breaches and bridges near the river faced closures.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Dubuque
Ilinois
Minnesota
Guttenberg
Reunited foes share laughs at Stalag Luft III reunion
Dayton report recalls The Great Escape saga as Herman Glemnitz a former security chief and H M Day of Britain's RAF meet again after decades. The gathering drew 600 ex-POWs and four former guards with stories of tunnel efforts and wartime daring. Day notes many escape attempts by Allied prisoners, including the 1944 breakout.
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Dayton, Ohio
Herman Glemnitz
The
Stalag Luft III
Glemnitz
H. M. Day
Britain
Royal Air Force
RAF
Sagan
U.S
England
C. W. Floody
Toronto
Floody
Glemnitiz
Weekend Weather Outlook Promises Wet Warm Days
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms through tomorrow with mild temperatures. Tonight’s low near 50, Sunday highs around 75 as a wet weekend remains possible.
Navy to Deploy A6 Intruder Jets to Viet Nam
The U S Navy will bring in its A6 Intruder jet attack bombers to operate off Viet Nam aboard the carrier Independence within months. The Intruder will enhance strikes on targets obscured by weather or darkness and carry heavier varied weapon loads than prior carrier aircraft.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
Independence
Solution Sought for Steel Strike Narrowing Rift
AP reports federal mediator William E. Simkin seeks to close gaps between the United Steelworkers Union and steel companies to avert a May 1 national strike. The union seeks 17.9 cents per hour in wage and benefit increases, while companies offer 5 to 7 cents. The union executive board meets to decide plans for an independent producer strike if walkouts occur against 11 major firms.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
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By Jim Mills
Fifth Avenue
Otis Grant
Magnode
Fast State St
Joe H. Schrock
State St
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State Street
Fenwick High School
Cincin
Reunion
Julien Dubuque
Mississippi
la Crosse
Clinton
Stalag
Day
Giemnitz
South China Sea
U.S. Air Arm
William E. Simkin
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