Lakonia Fire Disaster Aboard Greek Liner Captures Rescue Drama
The 20214 ton Lakonia departed Southampton Dec 18 for a Madeira Christmas cruise with 661 passengers and 377 crew. A fire broke out after 11:30 p.m. Dec 20, trapping many on board. The Salta rescued 475 survivors while 696 people were saved and 36 were still missing, with conflicting reports on totals.
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Bank Robbery in Reisterstown Leaves $19 900 Stolen
A lone gunman robbed the Union Trust Company branch on Main Street Reisterstown Christmas Eve taking 19 144 in three bags including a green paper sack. Manager Oscar Staley, a Frederick native, reported the incident to police and the FBI. no suspects yet.
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Fallout Contaminates U S Carrier Enterprise Officials say
Radioactive fallout from Soviet atmospheric nuclear tests contaminated the carrier Enterprise. The 86 000 ton nuclear powered ship experienced fallout that persisted about a month but did not endanger crew health, according to the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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