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OVERLAND, MO, (A) - Officials of the General Services Administration said this morning the fire at the mllitaryper-sonnel records center in Overland, Mo*, remains dangerous but Is still being confined to the s ixth floor. v fDr. James Rhodes said largesections of the roof itself haveCollapsed, but the fire has notw gone down below the floor of the sixth story. He said officials are hopeful to contain It at thesixth, but that that was Justconjecture.Jeffery P. Hlllelson, regional administrator of the GSA, said yesterday he had hoped the fire, which has burned for nearly 56 hours, could be under control by noon today. But the bla ze gained . momentum last night when - flames leapt 20 to 30 feet into the sky. driving firemen out of the builaing and forcing them touse only ladder and snorkel trucks to combat the fire.* «. • f *■. ‘i. 4 £ . ^ .* . . » *Rhodes said there was no estimate now as to when the fire will be brought under-control, but an assistant fire chief at the- . r * ? *** * y . ^ 4 m. ** «V ' * uscene was quoted early today assaying, We hope to be out ofhere by tomorrow night/* - .....Rhodes said the major problem In fighting the fire is getting water to the center of the huge building, which is one block wide and two blocks long.He said firemen have been able to pour a lot of water intothe periphery of the sixth floor, but the most stubborn blaze is In the center of the floor.Rhodes added that the mass of tightly packed military records on the floor, which rovers 180,000 square feet, has alsobeen a factor In the inability of fire fighters to put out theblaze.Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri announced today he has asked the Department of Defense‘for a copy of its report on the fire at the military personnel records center in Overland. •• . ^ |The acting chairmen of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the committee had been advised by the legislative I la son for the Defense Department thatan undetermlnednum-ber of servicemen's records have been destroyed by the fire, which was still burning thisv*r%lrtrr , *t*Symington said he asked Defense Secretary James Schles-inger to provide his committeewith a report after the department has assessed the cause of the blaze and the extent of dam-age. *The St, Louis City fire dft-. partment sent a 100-foot ladder-truck to the blaze early this morning. A total of six firemen have sustained minor injuries In fighting the blaze.Security officers have cordoned off the area round the bulldingL and are allowing only police, firemen and government officials inside.Fire f ighters and their equipment were being rotated to give both men and machines a rest. Volunteers of the American Red Cross and the Salvat|pn Army were providing gallons of orange drink and Ice tea for thirsty firemen. . - -v.V/eary firemen stripped to their underclothing in a parking lot near the building. Onefire fighter on the scope said 500 salt tablets were distributedI'4'Local WeatherHigh yesterday 93, year agoH3. wLow yesterday 67, year ago72. ■ -to firemen during a four-hourperiod. •The sides of the upper portion of the steel, concrete and glass structure buckled underthe Intense heat generated bythe fire. The building was completed In 1956 at a cost of about five million dollars, but officials say it would cost about seven times that much to replace the building now. it containsmore than a million squarefeet of office space, where about2,200 employes work dally.Dr. Howel't BrotherV. * . ^ 2 c I j m , 1 mmt. » _tinniift M# Tntcnnuum Jviiiivis m i win■Overnight low 67.Brookfield Vicinity** ««?«*Winds south to southwesterly 8 to 18 mph. Chance of thunderstorms tonight. Low near 70. Partly sunny and not so warm Saturday.,High In the mid to upper 80s. Probability of rain 30 per cent tonight. Dr. Bruce Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Howell of Fair Ridge Circle, Atlantic,Iowa, has been selected superintendent of schools in Tulsa, Okla. Howell succeeds Dr. Gordon Caweltl who resigned in March to move to an educational position In Washington, D.C.Dr. Howell fs a brother of Dr. B, D. Howell, Brookfield.The Tulsa district Includesapproximately 72,000 students and 6,000 employees with an annual budget of $50,000,000.Dr. Howell obtained his Masters degree at Drake University in 1961 and the Doctor of Philosophy from Iowa State In 1966, He began his teaching career at Greendell rural school inEdna township and since then has taught or administrated at Griswold, Pocahontas, Des Moines, and Eagle Grove, Iowa.In 1969, Howell was appointedassistant to the superintendentin Tulsa. Dr. Howell has published mgny articles focusingon education and has written a work book on accountability and most recently co-authored a text on open education. -Jehovah's WitnessesPartly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Chance of thunderstorms*. tonight or Saturday. Low tonight 67 to 75. High Saturday upper 80s northwest, low 90s southeast.Meet in Rooms QtyLake Stages- Lake of the Ozarks stage:659.0; 1.0 feet below full reservoir; down 0.2. Pomrne deTerre 838.7; 1.3 feet below fullreservoir: down 0.1.Spokesman Dean L, Johnson, presiding minister of the Brookfield congregation of Jehovah*s Witnesses, says 30 local members are participating In theinternational convention now Inprogress at Royals Stadium InKansas City.The meetings began Monday.fThe theme of the conventions
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Brookfield Daily News Bulletin
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Fri, Jul 13, 1973
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