Explosion at Indianaplis ice show kills and injures
An explosion at Atherton's Drug Store during a Halloween costume contest in Marietta Idaho? Wait. The blast killed seven, including a father and a 7 year old, Terry Carter, and injured 341? The report notes gas from a heater caused the blast near a shallow basement as spectators watched a costume contest, with 27 treated at Kenne stone Hospital and nine in serious condition.
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Eugene V. Risher
Marietta, Ga
UPI
Atherton
Terry Carter
John Carter
Terry
Kennestone Hospital
Barry Hill
Saigon Coup Tops Viet Nam Fighting As Diem Rumored To Quit
Rebels including marine, army, and air units seize control of Saigon amid fierce street fighting around the presidential palace. Reports say Diem may have sought refuge on a naval vessel as Washington cautions on coup success while the Pentagon orders Pacific forces moved as a precaution.
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Viet Nam
Diem
Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ngo Dinh Diem
Washington
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Madame Nhu
United States
Beverly Hills
Calif
le Tuy
Tokyo
U.S
Manila
Japan
Pentagon Today
Pacific
7Th Fleet
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Attack on Ford A. Knopp Co. workers outside Cambria County home
About 40 men attacked four employees of the Ford A. Knopp Co a non union contractor while they worked on a new Cambria County den home police said.
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Ebensburg
UPI
Ford A. Knopp Co
New Cambria County
Capsule Rescues Three Trapped Miners in German Mine
Three men trapped over a week in a flooded iron mine near Peine Germany were brought to the surface in a steel capsule. Rescue worker Paul Syska led the descent into a decompression chamber to avoid the bends before the men entered the chamber for acclimation. The rescued were Emil Pohlai Fritz Leder and Gerhard Hanusch.
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Peine
Germany
UPI
Paul Syska
Syska
Emil Pohlai
Fritz Leder
Gerhard Hanusch
Pohlai
Soviets Launch Space Vehicle For Cosmos Research
Moscow reports unmanned space vehicle flight one launched to advance space research. Radio Moscow said the craft can maneuver in all directions and features wide ranging maneuverability as an early test of a new program.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Radio Moscow
Rockwell-Standard, Steelworkers Reach New Contract
Rockwell-Standard Corp and Local 4194 of United Steelworkers agreed on a new contract. Ratification is expected later. Existing pact expires at midnight tonight. Negotiations with Local 4722 office and clerical workers continue. Daniel W. Skelly, USW subdistrict representative, unavailable for comment.
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Rockwell-Standard Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Daniel W. Skelly
USW
Bigger Feast At United Nations Food Fair Brings Global Samples
The fourth annual United Nations Food Fair runs 5 to 8 p m with 30 to 40 foods from many lands. National dishes include American, Greek, Italian, Jewish and more, while improvements aim to speed service in New Castle. In Youngstown a clash as 15 youths attacked two white officers after a football game, leaving policemen MIKA and UPDEGRAFF injured.
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New Castle Association Betfication Committee
Columbia Gas Co
Pennsylvania Power Co
Youngstown
UPI
Southside Hospital
Edward Mika
John Updegraff
New Castle Trucker Dies In Accident Near Ravenna
A 46 year old New Castle trucker, George H. Sparkes, died near Ravenna Ohio when his tractor trailer veered on a wet downhill slope and rammed a tree. Two drivers avoiding the wreckage, Howard C. Householder and Joseph O. Miller, escaped injury. Sparkes funeral arrangements are listed. he served in World War II and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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New Castle
Ravenna
Ohio
George H. Sparkes
Liberty St
Ohio Highway Patrol
Howard C. Householder
Alliance
Joseph O. Miller
Atwater
Mr. Sparkes
Maine
Midwest Emery Trucking Co
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric faces shutdown as IBEW strikes
Westinghouse Electric Corp. braced for a shutdown as local IBEW members began strike action after the international union failed to reach an agreement with the firm in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
International Union
Why the Diamond Public Square Keeps Its Name in New Castle
Local historian Clifford Vance notes the public square in New Castle has been called the Diamond since 1806 with no确定 reason. Theories cite a Y shaped street layout forming a diamond or a circular growth around the square, while Market Square and old market houses predate 1908. Barton Richards recalls a postwar move to rename Pershing Square that faded, leaving the Diamond.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Clifford Vance
Aaron L. Hazen
John Carlysle Stewart
Jesse DuShane
Washington Street
Stewart
Hazen
William Becker
Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt
Vance
Public Square
Bart Richards
the News
Pershing Square
Death notices from Friday November first 1963
George H. Sparkes age 46 of 1008 North Liberty Street George D. Roberts age 85 of Koppel Peter Court age 82 of Ellwood City listed in local death record for that date.
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George H. Sparkes
N. Liberty St
George D. Roberts
Koppel
Peter Court
Ellwood City
Hunting Fishing Ban To Continue In Drought State
Gov. William W. Scranton extended a 15 day ban on hunting and fishing and public use of state woodlands due to drought. The order, urged by Maurice K. Goddard, state forests and waters secretary, ends small game season opening hopes for Saturday.
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United Press International
William W. Scranton
Maurice K. Goddard
Explosion at Indiana Coliseum kills many at Halloween ice show
An explosion blamed on escaping compressed gas struck the Indiana Coliseum during a Holiday on Ice performance in Indianapolis killing 63 and injuring 341. Authorities pledged full investigation as governors and officials mourn the tragedy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Indiana Coliseum
Matthew Welsh
Dennis Nicholas
Welsh
Indianapolis Area
Weather tightens in western Pennsylvania with showers
Western Pennsylvania turns windy and colder today with cloudy skies and showers. Highs 45 to 52 north and 50 to 56 south, tonight showers and snow flurries and lows 34 to 41. Saturday remains cloudy and colder with occasional showers and snow flurries. 24 hour stats show high 49, low 44, precipitation .41 inch, Shenango River stage 4.1 feet.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Kennedy Sees Soviets Still in Moon Race
President Kennedy says the Soviet Union remains in the space race despite Khrushchev remarks. He cautions there is no proof of Soviet intentions and stresses verification, noting the need to prepare before a moon mission. He also affirms U.S. combat forces in Germany remain over six divisions.
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Kennedy
Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Russia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
U.S
U. S
Europe
Germany
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