Nursing home cited for safety faults before West Philadelphia fire
A Washington Hill Nursing Home in West Philadelphia was cited a week earlier for 31 safety violations including no sprinklers. Forty residents escaped as a pre dawn blaze trapped others. one minorly injured. Fire officials noted alarm delays and a second floor bathroom fire during remodeling. Inspectors found poor wiring and narrow corridors in violation of the 1972 Life Safety Code. Administrator Rev Wycliffe Jang said he was unaware of the citations.
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Washington Hill
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Wycliffe Jang Narrie
Tokyo conferees set new round of world trade talks
Delegates from 82 countries approved the Tokyo Declaration launching a new two year round of negotiations to rewrite global trade rules under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. U S Treasury Secretary George Shultz urged monetary reform draft by 1974 as over 600 officials gathered.
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UPI
U.S. Treasury
George Shultz
Taylor
Sri Lanka expels Red from Front coalition heads
In Colombo Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike expelled Moscow aligned Communist party leader Dr A Wickramasinghe from the United Front. She cited inability to treat him as a member. The move follows a broader push toward liberalization and reform in Sri Lanka's governing coalition. The report also references global trade talks and IMF currency discussions, including mentions of a Nixon Round and the Kennedy Round. The Tokyo Declaration splits developing nations into two groups, labeling many African states as least developed. Brazil and Mexico are cited as more advanced on modernization.
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Sri Lanka
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A. Wickramasinghe
United Front
Wickramasinghe
Geneva
Washington
Shultz
International Monetary Fund
Brazil
Mexico
Heyerdahl's sea pollution view disputed
University of Texas scientist challenged reports by ocean explorer Thor Heyerdahl on widespread ocean pollution. Maurice Ewing testified at hearings on offshore petroleum development noting industry input, while environmental groups urged caution to prevent damage. Heyerdahl claimed tar globs and plastic across the ocean.
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University of Texas
Thor Teyerdahl
Maurice Ewing
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Marine Biomedical Institute
Galveston
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of Alaska
American Petroleum Institute
Council On Environmental Quality
Keyerdahl
Atlantic
Ancglent
More funds to runaway youth aid
An administration official in Atlanta announced steps to boost the 1.5 million dollars available for services to runaway youths. Assistant Secretary Stanley Thomas noted the issue is social as well as legal, stressing collaboration with parents and youths rather than nationwide federal runaways housing. He spoke during a visit to the Southern regional director of the HEW agency.
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Houston
Stanley Thomas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Thomas
Office of
Sun Fo Sun Yat-sen’s Son Dies at 83 in Suburban Hospital
Dr Sun Fo, sole son of Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese Republic, died Thursday at a suburban hospital at age 83 after a heart attack. A UC Berkeley and Columbia graduate, Sun Fo served as Canton mayor, held top Nationalist posts, led the Legislative Yuan, and was twice premier before the 1949 Communist victory. He later lived abroad and returned to head the Examination Yuan until his death.
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Sun Fo
Sun Yat-sen
Q.gubur- Ban Hospital
Sun
University of California
Columbia
Canton
Legislative Yuan
China
Hong Kong
Europe
United States
Examination Yuan
Seven die in car truck crash near Marble Falls
In a heavy rainstorm six miles south of Marble Falls Texas seven people died when a car collided with a truck on Thursday afternoon. Among the dead were Petry Falk 44 and his wife and infant daughter from Elgin. The truck driver John Percy of San Angelo was hospitalized. Also reported Rev Howard J Kenna 71 longtime Holy Cross leader in South Bend Indiana died Thursday.
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UPI
Petry Falk
Elgin
John Pearcy
San Angelo
Kenna
Bend
Ind
Howard J. Kenna
Indiana
The
Congregation of the Holy Cross
University of Portland
Oregon
DC9 Remains Stranded In Mud At Charlotte Airport
An Eastern Airlines DC9 skidded off a rain slicked runway at Douglas Airport Charlotte causing a temporary halt in arrivals. No injuries reported minor damage. Fourteen people aboard including crew. Weather forced diversions and delays until one runway could reopen. Cape Kennedy name to be reconsidered as Canaveral per Interior Department hearing set for Feb. 9.
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FAA
Bert Guthrie
Daytona Beach
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UPI
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