Fire 4 Die 29 Hurt In New York YMCA
A two alarm blaze swept the Sloane House YMCA on West 47th Street trapping guests. Four people died and 29 were injured as hundreds fled. Firefighters used aerial ladders to rescue 22 persons clinging to ledges and a chimney. Samuel Pitts, 40, perished after a failed climb on a telephone line.
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Humphrey Enters Indiana Primary Amid 1968 Field
Assoc press reports Senator Hubert H. Humphrey will file to enter Indiana's May 2 Democratic primary, joining George Wallace and Edmund Muskie in a race that may feature three contenders. Deadline for filing was noon today. Humphrey aides announced entry at a news conference in Indianapolis.
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Maine
Rain in Frisco Shows Radioactive Rainfall
San Francisco health officials report rainfall from a Chinese nuclear test last Saturday raised radioactivity in Bay Area rain to about 3 000 picocuries per liter, thirty times normal. They stress no public health danger and say filtration will remove most radioactivity.
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Ohio Mental Ward Changes Ordered
Dr. Kenneth Gaver announces executive orders to improve care in state mental hospitals. Measures include fire safety, ward attendant training, stricter discipline for abuse, and round the clock staff coverage. New hires receive 360 hours of psychiatric training. about 1 500 additional employees will be added this biennium.
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