French Probe Fire Killed 143 at Mountain Hall
Authorities probe why 143 died in a weekend dance hall blaze near Grenoble. Surviving dancers reported exits possibly blocked or locked, doors swollen by heat, and padlocked or barred entries. Fire officials broke locks to reach victims as relatives identified them.
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LAURENT DU_ POINT
France
Cabinet Rank
Grenoble
Cing-Sept
Joelle Dowtley
Jacques Baumel
Dominique Guette
Raymond Chaniel
Daniel Bellemin
Ment
Six D.C. prisoners escape during jail football game
Washington AP reports six inmates from the District of Columbia jail escaped after an end run during a Sunday touch football game. They climbed two security fences under fire from a guard tower. another guard refrained due to nearby civilians. Escapees named Leroy W. Howard Frederick Hinton Carlie W. Swann Ray Mitchel Frank Tillman and Samuel Young.
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Washington (Ap
District of Columbia
Leroy W. Howard
Frederick Hinton
Carlie W. Swann
Ray Mitchel
Frank Tillman
Samuel Young
Army admits widespread GI sales to black market in Thailand
Army investigators confirm GI thefts and illicit pay record changes in Bangkok and two Thai bases. A small ring at Korat detachment diverted medical supplies and drugs through the Thai black market, with drivers and GIs cooperating. Payroll advances were falsified to allow soldiers to profit, while promotions were forged to justify higher pay on return to the U.S. The inquiry covers Bangkok Korat and Sattahip and notes tightened controls but ongoing payroll laxities.
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Washington
Thailand
House
Bangkok
U.S
Associated Press
Army
Korat
United States
Sattahip
Cramer Claims Nixon Halted Cuban Soviet Base
Rep. William Cramer says President Nixon told him the Soviet Union ceased submarine base construction in Cuba and recalled ships after a strong U.S. warning. He notes Soviet vessels have been removed and delayed releasing the information until cleared by the Defense Department and White House.
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MIAM
William C. Cramer
Nixon
Soviet Union
Cuba
Cramer
Senate
Defense Department
White House
Dangerous Toys Still Available
Representative James G. O Hara urged HEW Secretary Elliot Richardson to remove dangerous toys from stores before Christmas. He cited a hot oven toy, a blowgun dart, and a large steel tipped lawn game dart still on the market despite the 1969 Child Protection and Toy Safety Act. FDA says 21 products were voluntarily recalled but gave no comment on the three toys mentioned.
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Washington
James G. O'Hara
Congress
Michigan Democrat
Elliot Richson
O’hara
O'Hara
HEW
Hew?s Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National Commission On Product Safety
Kidnapped Ecuadorian General Abandons Jungle Hideout
Gen Cesar Rohn Sandoval, 40, was released after five days in captivity. He walked four days to civilization near Quito and boarded a bus to Mariscal Sucre base. Doctors found him in good health with only a minor scalp wound. Defense officials planned further disclosures.
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Quito
Ecuador
Civilization
Cesar Rohn Sandoval
Mariscal Sucre Air Force Base
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Pase
John Sandoval
R. Sandoval
Jail Inmates Threaten To Kill Hostages
About 17 to 20 inmates seized two paid prison employees and two inmate trusted workers at Cummins State Prison Farm in Pine Bluff Arkansas. They, some armed, held the staff in an isolation unit and demanded a car a tank of gasoline and escape clearance while threatening to kill unless their conditions improve.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Cummins State Prison
Robert Sarver
Sarver
UM Students Rock Home of President Elkins
A 200 to 250 student mob gathered outside the University of Maryland president’s Georgian porticoed home and pelted it with rocks bottles and eggs on Halloween night. College police were hit by thrown objects but no injuries or major damage were reported and one arrest followed a nearby center incident. President Wilson H. Elkins returned home escorted through the crowd.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Wilson H. Elkins
Jerrold L. Whitsit
Whitsit
Elkins
Ahalt Public Auction Draws Crowd. Gross Over $18,750
A large crowd braved bad weather at the public auction of antiques and household possessions in the Carlton P. Ahalt estate on Picnic Woods Road between Middletown and Burkittsville. More than 360 registered buyers and several hundred spectators from multiple states attended as the sale, overseen by Orphans Court through Amanda M. Ahalt's estate, grossed over $18,750 with items like cherry chests, walnut desks, and a tall Eli Terry clock selling at notable prices. Auctioneer Emmett R. Bowlus led the event with staff Lorene W. Bowlus and Kathryn R. Alexander assisting.
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Carlton P. Ahalt
Picnic Woods Road
Middletown
Burkittsville
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New Jersey
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C. Elizabeth Anderson
Amanda M. Ahalt
E. Austin James
Herbert Rollins
William Wenner
Emmett R. Bowlus
A. Doty Remsberg
Lorene W. Bowlus
Kathryn R. Alexander
Clyde Dinsmore
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Ray H Smith
House of Delegates
Richard Hudson
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Edward P Thoma
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