Fire kills as Stratford Apartments blaze rages in Los Angeles
A late night fire at the Stratford Apartments on West Sixth Street killed residents as flames raced up open stairwells. Susan Mons alerted others after viewing the blaze from her roof, witnessing a deadly conflagration that surpassed prior city disasters and prompted talk of past fire-safety rulings.
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Powet Square
Stratford
Ponet Square
Los Angeles
Ray Hill
Apartment Fire Warning Rings City Officials Echoed
Long Beach Fire Chief Tullio Hizzo cautions that a major apartment fire could occur in Los Angeles area. He notes that after each tragedy people react with fear and insist on stronger safety measures, reflecting ongoing concerns about building codes and fire prevention.
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Skylab crew rockets into 4 day space voyage
Three rookie Americans Carr Gibson and Pogue launch on a Saturn 1B from Cape Canaveral into a four day Thanksgiving to New Year voyage aboard Skylab. They will study the sun earth and human factors while monitoring comet Kohoutek with a return planned.
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William R. Pogue
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Pogue
Bank President Kidnapped in Dallas Ransom Incident
A Dallas youth abducted Marvin H. Hancock Jr., president of Northpark National Bank, after a collision with his pickup truck. The kidnapper extorted $50,000 cash before Hancock was found unharmed, later driven to a motel and tied up. A $40,000 ransom was also paid earlier during the morning. FBI officials described the sequence and attire of the kidnapper.
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Striking Fire At Stratford Apartments In Los Angeles
A blaze tore through the Stratford Apartments in the Wilshire district early today trapping many residents in nightwear and forcing dozens to leap to safety or perish. Authorities called it the worst fire in LA history with 24 dead and 62 hospitalized, many in critical condition. Firemen evacuated more than 50 residents and fights continued to search debris as investigators opened an arson probe.
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Stratford Apartments
MacArthur Park
Kennedy Jr to undergo leg amputation for bone cancer
Edward M Kennedy Jr age 12, eldest son of Senator Edward Kennedy, is diagnosed with bone cancer in the right leg. He will have an above the knee amputation at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, with his wife and children nearby as the family cuts short a trip for the procedure. The Kennedys include Kara 13 and Patrick 8. The operation date is set for Saturday.
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Kara
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Striking Stratford fire sees teen catch four babies
Elias Gonzalez, sleeping in underwear, woke to flames at Stratford Apartments and caught four babies dropped from the smoke-filled upper floors. Gustavo Gomez aided by holding a sheet as they escaped. Mothers fled overwhelmed as fire crews arrived. Gonzalez said all he knew was everyone must get out.
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Military plane crash near Crete kills seven
Seven U.S. military personnel died when their plane crashed into the sea off Chania shortly after takeoff from Souda Bay en route to Athens. Three others were rescued as divers searched the area three miles offshore. identities of the dead were not immediately available.
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Weather Tonight and Saturday Across Regions
Area cloudy with a low of 85 and a high near 7 in the plains. Mountains expect cloudy and windy conditions with possible showers in the north and a low 34. Deserts remain cloudy with gusty winds in northern areas and a high around 85.
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