Ohio Nursing Home Fire Kills 21. 46 Infected
Harmar House Nursing Home rescue efforts saved 46 patients as a severe blaze in 6 degree weather killed 21 residents. Two firefighters and a staff member were among the injured while volunteers from nearby communities joined Marietta firefighters amid ice and wind. The disaster compares to Ohio’s deadly 1963 Fitchville fire that claimed 63 lives.
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Harmar House
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Fitchville
Marietta Nursing Home Fire Kills 21 In Ohio River City
A devastating Marietta rest home fire claimed 21 lives and injured at least 23 as residents were trapped by smoke and cold. Neighbors aided evacuation, one worker screamed for help, while authorities investigated the blaze’s cause at the H memories Har mar House facility.
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Washington County
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Marietta Memorial
Selby General Hospital
National Guard Armory
Florida Still Freezing As Warming Push Continues
An arctic cold snap lingered in the East and South with refrozen water lines in Sylva North Carolina and a risk of fires. The Tennessee Valley Authority reported record electricity output as residents tried to stay warm. Temperatures varied from 15 below in Hibbing Minnesota to 58 in Bakersfield California with a warming trend forecast across the Rockies plains South and Great Lakes into the Virginias.
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Hibbing
Minn
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Calif
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Virginias
Ohio Warmer Air Ends Cold Wave In Southwest
The Weather Bureau says a warmup is underway in southwestern Ohio as warmer air moves into the state. Tonight's low may reach 15 to 20 degrees above zero with temperatures rising into the 30s tomorrow. Morning low stood at 2 above zero marking the start of the warming trend. Increasing cloudiness is expected tonight and tomorrow with a chance of snow on Sunday.
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Shelling Casualty Toll High
U S casualties from rocket and mortar attacks hit a five month high with four Americans killed and 79 wounded in three night shellings. The 173rd Airborne Brigade suffered most, with moderate to light losses elsewhere. allied lists show 149 enemy dead and 24 wounded on multiple skirmishes across South Vietnam. U S 25th Infantry troopers advanced on Black Virgin Mountain amid sporadic sniper fire.
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France Sells Mirage Jets to Libya Under Policy Belief
Paris indicated that shipping 50 Mirage fighters to Libya would not conflict with France's push for peace in the Middle East. The move aims to support the Libyan regime while maintaining a broader settlement approach.
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Tel Aviv
Two Egyptian Planes Shot Down by Israeli Fire
Israeli military says Hawk missiles downed two Egyptian Sukhoi 7 bombers in the Ras Sadar area east of the Gulf of Suez during a raid on Israeli positions. One Israeli soldier slightly injured. no other damage reported.
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Middle East
Rescuers Converge On Stricken Tanker Connectic ut
Rescue ships gathered around the 676 foot tanker Connectic ut leaking and powerless in heavy pacific swells off San Francisco. The Coast Guard reported no evacuation of 41 crewmen and fears of sinking eased as six emergency pumps arrived by helicopters and by nightfall were removing water faster than it leaked in. The vessel had departed Los Angeles for Yokohama with 280000 barrels of JP5 jet fuel.
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Yokohama
Shoestring business truth from a self made observer
A self made businessman reflects that in tight times the main move on a shoestring is to risk a stumble. He notes resource limits, perseverance, and cautious steps as key to surviving economic strain.
Nixon orders copper price study to curb inflation
President Nixon ordered a Cabinet level study of market pricing procedures in the copper industry after prices doubled in six years. The review led by Hendrick Houthakker will examine industry structure, foreign supply, and shortages, and may propose government action.
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