Fire damages Amanda Crystal Co power plant in kerosene accident
A kerosene pot spill near the Crystal Co power plant on South Verity Parkway in Amanda sparked a major fire in the coal handling area. Firemen from several departments contained the blaze by 7:30 AM, with damage estimated in the thousands. No injuries reported as workers were sent home and traffic was rerouted while steel beams warped and nearby buildings sustained heat damage.
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Jim Bohman
Crystal Co
S. Verity Parkway
Amanda
John Burdsall
Burdsall
South Middletown
Monroe
LeSourdsville
Trenton
No. 3
Middletown
Butler County Sheriffs
Armco Steel Corp
Automakers Face UAW Feathers The Demarcation Fight
The UAW pushes demarcation as featherbedding to curb overstaffing, provoking opposition from GM Ford and Chrysler. Lear Siegler holds the first foothold at its Detroit Automotive Division, where 1,500 employees supply Ford seats and GM Chrysler axle housings. Skilled tradesmen won a veto over contracts that miss their demands, though Lear Siegler reports no immediate impact from the new rule.
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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Detroit Automotive Division
Lear Siegler Inc
Lear Siegler
General Motor
Crossfire Claims Vietnamese Guerrillas Near Saigon
South Vietnamese troops reported a deadly crossfire incident as about 100 guerrillas fled a failed battle with Korean aid near Saigon, with enemy forces caught in the clash.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Kennedy to condemn LBJ policy over Vietnam bombings
Boston AP reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy plans to oppose the Johnson administration's bombing strategy in North Vietnam. He hints a comprehensive speech on all aspects of the issue will follow, though he has not yet detailed his stance. The US Air Force tallied seven raids in South Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces near the Cambodian border face heavy engagement with US troops.
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Boston
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson Administration
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mth
Saigon
4Th Division
Sul
Discovery Reaches Tecumseh Ironclad at Mobile Bay Depths
The Civil War ironclad Tecumseh, sunk in 1864 at Mobile Bay, was found Feb 1 at 38 feet near the bay mouth. A salvage team and Smithsonian officials plan to raise and restore the vessel for display, while noting its historic role in Farragut’s command and the torpedoed battle.
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New York
Mobile Bay
David G. Farragut
Smithsonian Institution
The
Naval Salvage Office
Mobile
Farragut
Pensacola
Tecumseh
Fort Morgan
Tunis Augustus M. Craven Farragut
Men in College to Dodge Draft, Doctor Claims
Amherst psychologist says many male students attend college to avoid the draft. Dr. Dean Allen, head of the university service, is on a faculty committee planning a draft seminar, which may become a broader discussion.
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Amherst, Mass
University of Massachusetts
Dean Allen
The
University Serv
Symposium on Vietnam draft dodging draws sponsors
On The Inside forum on Vietnam organizations sponsor a symposium with faculty committee support. Dr Allen defines draft dodging broadly and invites Hershey who declined. Professors, lawyers, and two representatives of the American Friends Service Committee draft advisory committee in Cambridge will discuss the draft.
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Vietnam
Aeganizations
Allen
Hershey
American Friends Service Committee
Cambridge
Puppies in the Well Ends With One Remaining
In Knoxville Tennessee a four week old puppy remains trapped at the bottom of a 28 foot well after two siblings were rescued. Avery L Clark Jr. refused gas as a last resort and halted rescue work after a landslide buried a photographer.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Lady
Avery L. Clark Jr
Clark
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