Fire destroys Ken Weber Interiors in Menasha
Fire broke out before dawn at Ken Weber Interiors, 1305 Midway Road, causing a total loss with damage estimated between 125000 and 140000 dollars. Firefighters from Neenah and Menasha battled dense smoke as four apartment occupants escaped uninjured and owner Weber estimated 50000 dollars in unsold inventory lost.
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Ken Weber Interiors
Midway Road
Neenah
Sturm
Fire Department
John Doe Probe Probes Menasha Chemical Stockpile
The John Doe probe continues amid speculation it centers on overstocking of chemicals in the City of Menasha. Witnesses testified in secret, with two identified, as officials acknowledge chemical purchases span years and may involve other municipalities.
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John Doe
City of Menasha
Alfred Voelker
City of Menasha Garage
James Adams
Menasha
Northwestern
Kenneth Holmes
Holmes
Agnew May Carry Peace Pact to Thieu
South Vietnamese sources say Vice President Spiro Agnew plans a January 28 flight to Saigon to deliver a copy of the U.S.-Hanoi peace treaty for President Nguyen Van Thieu to sign. Plans hinge on Tuesday Paris talks with Kissinger and Le Duc Tho and could shift with results from the negotiations. General Haig in Saigon for further consultations on draft terms as final differences near resolution.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Agnew
Paris
White House
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tin Song
Live News
Thieu
Saigon
Alexander Haig
Indochina
Haig
Republic of Vietnam
Seattle topless dancer tests sex bias law with male performer
In Seattle tavern Firelight owner Frank Colacurcio staged a bare chested male dancer to challenge a no-topless ordinance as sex discrimination. Judge Pare denied an injunction to block enforcement while police restart topless bans, as Larsen.
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Frank Colacurcio
Superior Court
James Pare
Colacurcia
Jack Larsen
George Tielsch
Colacurcio
Larsen
Weather Outlook Shows Colder Tonight
Cloudy skies persist with slightly colder temperatures. Overnight lows dip into the 20s as the region braces for a chilly night and a possible change in tomorrow’s conditions.
Nixon takes oath for second term in inaugural address
Washington Reuters United Press International reports Nixon's second inaugural as president, pledging a era of peaceful change and reduced Washington influence. He urged shared responsibility, self reliance, and less government meddling while warning against inflated expectations. Security was tight amid large protests and recent national violence.
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UPI
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Vietnam
Nixon
Thas
America
Capitol
Warren Burger
Secret Service
New Orleans
John Kennedy
Ray Price
Florida
Peking
Moscow
Gunmen hold 10 hostages in Brooklyn store siege
Four gunmen who killed a policeman and wounded two others held 10 captives through the night in a Brooklyn sporting goods store stocked with guns and ammo. Police avoided a confrontation. two hostages freed. Three Black Muslim men in a tank entered to mediate but negotiations failed. One hostage and a gunman were reported wounded. doctors requested. Three people escaped from a nearby furniture store as dawn approached.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Woman Policewoman Halts Airport Hijacker in Louisville
In Louisville, Officer Marty Green aided by FBI and airport staff subdued a 17 year old gunman who fired shotgun blasts in the terminal and took a mechanic hostage aboard an Ozark Airlines DC9. The youth, Dennis Durkin Jr. of Pittsburgh, demanded a plane to seek asylum in Africa before surrendering after repeated talks and a bold tug on his hand.
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Ft. Knox
Marty Green
Ozark Airlines
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Thomas Kitchens Jr
Dennis ¥. Durkin
Pittsburgh
Durkin
Dave Yeakel
Atlantic
Africa
Yeakel
DCIS
Arline
Brijaching
Kitenens
Lauivaile Tmohiee
Fatar Pauls
Standiford Field
Paul
Kitchens
Federal Aviation Administration
Dci
Lonsville
Yeakes
Inaugural War Protests Fill Washington D C
Protests against President Nivan’s inauguration draw tens of thousands by bus and train from across the country. A peace concert at the National Cathedral draws about 18,000, while PCBPI and NPAC plan a march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument with activists bearing 50,000 signatures.
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Oregon
National Cathedral
Leonard Bernstein
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Len
Edward M Kennedy
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Nixon
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Niven
Burene Ormands
Philadelphia Orchestra
Tschatkovsky
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
White House
PCPI
Sidney Peck
North Vietnam
National Peace Action Coalition
Lancoln Memorial
Washington Monument
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