Fires Turmoil Hits Memphis Amid Firemen Strike
In Memphis Tennessee more than 225 fires erupted during a city wide firemen strike. A wood molding company electrical firm and several other businesses were destroyed in a two block downtown area. National Guardsmen evacuated residents as roofs of a public housing project burned. Curfew violations led to two arrests and a civil emergency was declared amid ongoing blazes.
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Michigan 59ers Endure Alaska Dream’s Toll
Michigan settlers known as the 59ers left Detroit area for Alaska nearly 20 years ago seeking new homesteads.32 reached Talkeetna, many failed due to harsh climate. Wild Bill Orzechowski, a stroke survivor, still lives in a two room shack near Talkeetna and does not plan to return to Michigan, preferring to stay in Alaska with only a toothbrush as a reminder of home.
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Ohio Fatalities Mount Over Fourth Weekend On Highways
United Press International reports at least 11 people died on Ohio highways during the first 54 hours of the July 4th weekend. The Ohio Highway Patrol tallied deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. Incidents included a truck car collision near Montpelier with three deaths and a two car crash in Ottawa County that killed five month old Heidi Biebesagimer of Bloomfield Michigan along with injuries to five others. Sunday saw at least two more fatalities with figures showing three Friday night and six Saturday deaths.
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