One Dead Several Hurt In Fireworks Displays
A Fourth of July fireworks series caused one death and multiple injuries. Edward G. Bulger, 24, died at Bangs Lake near Waukonda Illinois when a device exploded in a crowd. In Seattle a sky rocket malfunction injured up to a dozen spectators near Seattle Center. In Elsinore California a barge show sparked $3900 in fireworks. no spectators were hurt and five technicians escaped with minor burns.
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Fire at Cold Harbor Mental Hospital kills 30 patients
SHERBORNE England AP. A wing fire at Winfrith Villa in Cold Harbor Mental Hospital kills 30 of 36 male patients. Staff rescue seven. one dies later. Six injured. One victim is 16. Most died in beds. doors unlocked. About 125 patients in other buildings. Cause under investigation. Main wing opened nine months ago. Dr Peter Johnson cites adequate firefighting gear.
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Mr. Brooklyn Abe Stark Dies at 77 in West Palm Beach
Abe Stark, 77, once a Brooklyn clothier who rose to president of the New York City Council, died Sunday in West Palm Beach. Dubbed Mr. Brooklyn by Mayor John V. Lindsay, Stark led the City Council from 1953 to 1963.
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Rabbi Lets Youth Protesters Sleep at Temple Menorah
Rabbi Meyer Abramowitz allowed about two dozen Yippies to sleep in the temple social hall citing safety concerns. He received bomb threats and complaints from landlords that the action would lower property values while some locals praised the step as a democratic gesture.
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