Disaster drill at Monroe High School tests local units
One hundred five students played victims in a boiler explosion drill at Monroe High School as rescue teams from the Monroe Fire Department Civil Defense and multiple ambulance services evacuated the injured. Fire Chief Joe Benkett and Division officials oversaw staging at the entrance lobby and in the halls.
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Monroe High School
Monroe
Joe Benkett
St. Clare Hospital
Maurice Nason
Madison
Division of Emergency Government
James Joyce
Health and Social Services Emergency Health Service
Division
Mmes
James Weir
Willard Schuetze
Nason
Civil Defense
Monroe Police
State Patrol
Browntown
Blanchardville
United Air Lines to Cut Over 100 January Flights
United Air Lines announces more than 100 January flight eliminations and at least 950 layoffs due to a fuel shortage. President Carlson says cuts bring fuel use about 5.5 percent below 1972 level.
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Washington
United Air Lines
United
Edward E. Carlson
Prosecutors set to play Watergate tape in court
Federal prosecutors prepared to play in open court a copy of a subpoenaed White House Watergate tape. The hearing aimed to explain an 18 minute gap from a June 20, 1972 meeting in Nixon's suite. Rose Mary Woods testified she may have pressed the wrong button while interrupted by a telephone.
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Washington
White House
U.S. District Court
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
H. R. Haldeman
Watergate
Jill Volmer
Miss Woods
Senate Watergate Committee
U S Reports Another Trade Surplus in October
The Commerce Department says the United States posted a $527 million trade surplus in October with exports at $6,431.6 million and imports at $5,904.5 million. For the first ten months of 1973 the surplus totals $680 million, signaling progress toward a yearly surplus after deficits in 1972 and 1971, aided by two U S dollar devaluations.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Department
U.S
New Heating Plan Cuts Thermostats as Oil Rationing Planned
The administration proposes oil heat rationing that would force homeowners to lower thermostats by six degrees and leads to 90 to 100 percent supply for high priority users. Regulations would take effect Jan 1 and apply to dealers who must enforce the cuts without coupons and adjust if hardships arise.
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Washington
Federal Register
Associated Press
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