Fire at Indiana nursing home leaves multiple dead
A Maples Convalescent Home blaze in Fountaintown Indiana killed nine residents and left at least 20 feared dead as fire crews battled the two story facility. Rescues and medical treatment followed as authorities searched for missing patients.
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UPI
Brandywine Creek
Indianapolis
Indiana
Kenny Parters
Max McGraw
McGraw
TI establishes Ridgecrest facility for SHRIKE missile work
Texas Instruments announces a 3300 square foot facility at Ridgecrest California near the Naval Ordnance Test Station. The site supports SHRIKE missile design, engineering, field test monitoring, and customer liaison as TI has assisted NOTS Chima Lake on the program for three years.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated
Ridgecrest
Cal
Naval Ordnance Test Station
Nots Chima Lake
Burch Claims Sufficient GOP Support for Chairmanship
Washington GOP leader Dean Burch says he has enough votes from the 132 member committee to keep his job after a Phoenix meeting with Barry Goldwater. He estimates support above 30 percent and seeks 67 votes to quash a moderates’ bid at the January Chicago meeting.
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Dean Burch
Barry M Goldwater
Burch
Phoenix
Goldwater
Chicago
Vice Presi
Vandals Damage Vacant House on Bet Line Road
Real estate agent Charles Oliver told police prowlers entered the vacant residence at 626 Bet Line Rd. They tracked mud on carpets and damaged a bathroom heater a thermostat and yard playground equipment. Entry was gained through a window.
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Bet Line Rd
Charles Oliver
Fire Marshal Warns on Christmas Fire Safety
Fire Marshal Bob O Burke urges careful holiday planning to prevent fires from lighting misuses and overloaded circuits. He cautions about roof decorations heat from bulbs near wooden shingles and curtains and stresses careful electrical use during the Christmas season.
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Bob O'Burke
Richardson High Golden Eagle Band Prepares For Big Night
Waiting for the big night the Richardson High School Golden Eagle Band rehearses in Chicago with chaperones observing a packed schedule. The group tours the Loop Prudential Building Garfield Park Shedd Aquarium and Fenetti’s before a 3 to 4 pm rehearsal and 8 pm concert by Pine Bluff High School. Administrators Supt J J Pearce Raymon Bynum and Mrs Bynum attend along with School Board President Steve Crit.
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Richardson High School
Golden Eagle
Sherman House
Loop
Prudential Building
Garfield Park Conservatory
Botanical Garden
Shedd Aquarium
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Richardsonians
Pine Bluff High School
Eagle Band
J. J. Pearce
Richardson School System
Raymon Bynum
Bynum
Steve Crit
Winter Blast Dips Mercury To 16 Here
Richardson residents woke to a hard freeze with the temperature at 16 degrees at daybreak. Forecasters warned of more Arctic air and possible freezing drizzle, with wind gusts up to 30 mph and a high in the mid 20s. The U S Weather Bureau issued cold wave warnings for northeast Texas and the southern half of the state as snow flurries, freezing rain, and fog affected travel along the upper coast and inland.
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Canada
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Big Bend
Wink
Houston
Beaumont
Galeston
Port Arthur
Pensacola
Fla
Waco
Tyler
Mineral Wells
Nacogdoches
Coman
Richardson Youth Officials Help Shape Texas Youth Laws
Two Richardson teens joined a statewide YMCA Youth Government session in Austin as Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y delegates. The event featured mock Congress with governors, speakers, and bill debates on topics like divorce laws teacher pay and pest control research.
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Austin
YMCA
Ymca Hi - Y
Tri - Hi - Y
Judiciary Committee
Fam Ar
Hooser
Usin
Tom Dodd
Dallas
House of Represetvat
Ves
Congress
Waggoner Carr
Jace Pickle
Texas Congress
Christmas sale boosts last minute gifts at local shops
Comdr. Wiley at Richardson Jewelers joins John Robinson and Neil Ledyard of Men Ltd in Central Center for pre Yuletide sales. Shoppers rush amid many Christmas trees and gift ideas as the Golden Eagle band entertains in Chicago ahead of a band festival.
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Comdr. Wiley
Richardson Jewelers
John Robinson
Neil Ledyard
MEN Ltd
Central Center
ED Ellis
Nancy Britt
Jim Stephenson
Chicago
Golden Eagle
Windy City
Japs Warned On Tippling
Tokyo based Yomiuri cautioned readers at year end about excessive drinking. The paper warned that all drinks can cause intoxication, advising to stop at the danger point and avoid drinking on an empty stomach to prevent exposure and possible death.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yomiuri
Japan
Christmas Light Theft Reported in Eldred Beebe Residence
Eldred Beebe of 906 Glen Cove reported 25 Christmas lights stolen from his home last night as police investigated the burglary incident in the neighborhood.
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Eldred Beebe
Glen Cove
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