21 Women Die in Mental Hospital Fire
In Shrewsbury England a fire swept through a mental hospital wing killing 21 elderly women and injuring 14. Officials reported the victims were all women over 60 and said the cause of the blaze was not yet known.
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
8
In Shrewsbury England a fire swept through a mental hospital wing killing 21 elderly women and injuring 14. Officials reported the victims were all women over 60 and said the cause of the blaze was not yet known.
Gov. James A. Rhodes weighs a Senate pay raise bill that would lift legislators salaries by 7000 dollars a year and include judges and county officials. Teamsters Joint Council 44 telegrammed objections, while Rhodes awaits concrete evidence before public comment. The measure faces a first floor vote amid debates over biennial versus annual sessions and overall legislative costs.
New York a part time taxi driver and private eye Stanley Berman died Sunday at age 41 from a blood infection. He earned fame crashing gates at events including the 1962 Oscars where he slipped a handmade Oscar to Bob Hope. He bragged of autographs from famous figures and gathered over 2000 signatures.
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