Buried 10 Steele family members in scaffold disaster
In Willow Island West Virginia the Steele family members eleven or more buried after a crane and scaffolding collapse at Monongahela Power Co cooling tower site. Emmett and four of Lee Steele's sons were among those killed. Governor Rockefeller declared a day of mourning as federal officials probe concrete strength and other factors.
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Willow Island
W.va
UPI
Ohio River
Amos McVey
Lee Steele
Steele
Monongahela Power Co
Emmett
Ernest
Larry
Miles
Ronald
Pleasants County
McVey
Steeles
West Virginia
Route 2
Willow Island Baptist Church
Grassy Churchyard
Jay Rockefeller
Research Cottrell, Inc
David Rhone
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Testing concrete and equipment at Willow Island cooling tower site
OSHA teams collect more samples at Willow Island West Virginia where 51 workers fell 168 feet when scaffolding failed during construction. Officials explore a theory that weak concrete and equipment failure contributed to the disaster and promise further data in coming weeks.
State of Franklin the name for Tennessee in 1784 1788
A World Almanac Q A lists three trivia questions about a historical entity. It asks which state bore the name State of Franklin from 1784 to 1788, and which president remarried due to improper divorce proceedings. It also notes a 1950 Pulitzer winner for Annie Allen.
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U.S. States
Franklin
Frankland
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
U.S
James Buchanan
Gerald Ford
Andrew Jackson
Annie Allan
Langston Hughes
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ralph Ellison
North Carolina Democratic primary heads toward runoff
North Carolina's Democratic primary dials in a final day race among eight candidates to challenge Sen. Jesse Helms. Luther Hodges Jr. leads as the front-runner in a low turnout race, with John R. Ingram E. Lawrence Davis and McNeill Smith vying for the remaining runoff spot. Smith says he has enough votes to force a May 30 runoff efforts while Davis predicts a runoff with strong TV and radio ads backing his bid. Four lesser contenders include David P. McKnight Joseph Felmer Thomas B. Sawyer and William B. Griffin. Helms sits as a leading conservative Republican, known for opposing Panama Canal treaties.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Luther H. Hodges Jr
Charlotte
John R. Ingram
E. Lawrence Davis
McNeill Smith
Smith
Ingram
Davis
Hodges
David P. McKnight
Joseph Felmer
Thomas B. Sawyer
William B. Griffin
Helms
Senate
Richard Nixon
Appellate Court Upheld Restitution Against Charity Fund Raisers
Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court verdict ordering two professional fundraisers to restitution exceeding 300000 to widows and orphans of slain policemen. It also upheld an injunction barring further fundraising in Illinois by Martin D and Patrick J Gorman of Washington DC. The ruling set precedents on fundraising costs, use of mailing lists, and the Illinois Solicitations Act.
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Chicago
Illinois
William J. Scott
Illinois State Appellate Court Today
Scott
Police Hall of Fame
Cook County
Nathan M. Cohen
Martin D
Patrick J. Gorman
Washington, D.C
Police Hall of Fame, Inc
Venice
Florida
Gormans
Helix, Inc
Washington Informational Services
Helix
Maryland
Donald G. Mulack
Robert Ericsson
Annual blessing for animals at St Chrysostom Church
UPI reports at Rogation Day service in Chicago St Chrysostom Episcopal Church blessed animals from a water snail named Alexander to Merrylegs and Pogo the police horses and a police canine, plus more than 100 other animals, including shelter dogs and cats. Two cats went to new homes.
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Chicago
UPI
St. Chrysostom Episcopal Church
Alexander
Near North Side
Sara Reed
Merrylegs
Pogo
Chicago Police Department
Horse Patrol
Police
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Fayetteville
N.C
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