Explosion Kills Four Firemen in Cleveland Plant Blast
In Cleveland the Metallurgical Inc plant explosion killed four firefighters and injured eight. Battalion Chief Edward J. Tuhayek and Assistant Chief James W Michaels were among the injured as 85 firefighters battled the blaze and a collapse. The blast followed a prior dangerous fire at the site, marking the heaviest department toll in memory.
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Edward J. Tuhayek
Asst
James W Michaels
Toolis
Metallurgical Inc
Sofoot High
Accused Spy Colonel Whalen Pleads Innocent
Former Army lieutenant colonel William Henry Whalen once linked to the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleads innocent to a conspiracy to sell U S military secrets to the Soviet Union. A Dec 19 trial date was set with pretrial motion deadlines for Sept 20. Whalen allegedly received 5500 from two former Soviet Embassy officials.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Soviet Union
William Henry Whelan
Alexandria
Whelan
Fire Explosion At Plant Kills Four Firefighters
Fire investigators began work to find the cause of a blast at a manganese pellet plant. Workers say a welding torch spark may have sparked the fire as molten manganese and smoke rose from hoppers. Four firefighters died including John G. Petz 42 a 16 year veteran and father of five. His son Douglas spoke of his father's resolve.
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Tollis
John G. Petz
Charles G. Doehner
Ralph E. Simon
Fire Department
Petz
Douglas
Parma
West Side slaying targets expectant mother in gang warfare
In Chicago on a Thursday night an expectant mother, Sally Jackson, 41, was killed on a porch as a car load of youths shouted Mighty Blackstone Rangers and fired. Ritchie Williams, his wife Marcella, and Richard Banks were wounded but survived. Banks noted recent gunfire and said he was not in a gang. Open warfare among four Negro youth gangs has produced two deaths and over twenty injuries in weeks leading up to this incident.
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West Side
Sally Jackson
Ritchie Williams
Marcella
Richard Banks
Blackstone Rangers
Williams
Banks
Lennon says he did not compare Beatles with Christ
Maureen Cleave, author of the Lennon interview that sparked U S bans, says Lennon despises fans who know the Beatles more than Christ. She insists he was not flip or irreverent and that his remarks on religion were miscontextualized by the press and radio.
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Maureen Cleave
John Lennon
United States
Lennon
Christ
Miss Cleave
U.S
London Evening Standard
Jesus
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