Boy Two Rescued From 13 Foot Well Shaft
Two year old John Reynolds was trapped seven hours in a 13 foot irrigation well near Miami. Firefighters and 50 rescuers used an auger and drilled parallel holes to reach him. He was pulled to safety uninjured aside from fear and bruises after an overnight hospital stay.
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David L. Langford
Miami
John Reynolds
John
Laura Jane
Reynolds
Date County Sheriff’s Office
Florida Power & Light Co
Bill
Sheriff Department
Tiger
Baptist Hospital
Newsmen Cause Turkey Turmoil Over New Ambassador Dubcek
Czechoslovakia's former leader Alexander Dubcek arrived in Istanbul to become ambassador to Turkey amid a chaotic scene. Newsmen smashed windows and forced their way into the airport lounge as police contained the protest. Dubcek refused to comment on reforms or his downfall.
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Kadri
Dubcek
West
Turkey
Istanbul
Prague
International observers to probe Biafra atrocities
An observer mission from Britain, Canada, Sweden and Poland will visit former Biafran territory to review allegations of Nigerian troop abuses. Nigerian officials deny rape and looting claims as misreports and shift troops from the third marine commando division to the first infantry division.
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E Lagos
UPID
Voice of America
British Broadcasting Corp
Third Marine Commando Division
Nigerian Information Ministry
Owerri
Nigeria
Red Cross Faces Distribution Problems for Nigerian Refugees
The Nigerian Red Cross continues to struggle distributing food to refugees. Two U.S. C97 transport aircraft have arrived with relief supplies, and a third planeload is expected soon from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigerian Red Cross
United States
Hotel Fire Kills Two Boys in Hilton Chicago
A hotel fire on the ninth floor of the Conrad Hilton in Chicago killed two deaf mute boys aged 17 and 18 from the Jacksonville School for the Deaf during a weekend trip. Thirty eight people were injured including ten deaf students. damage was estimated at 150000 and fire officials called it miraculous no more lives were lost.
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Chicago
UPD
Conrad Hilton
Jacksonville, Jr., School For the Deaf
Donald Sanger
Bruce Kennedy
Chicago Bulls
Museum of Science and Industry
Robert Quinn
Quinn
NYC High Schools urged to drop Pledge of Allegiance
The New York City High School Principals Association recommends discontinuing the daily Pledge of Allegiance in 36 public high schools due to a Brooklyn federal court ruling. Elementary schools are not involved. Dr. Nathan Brown says he is disturbed and will discuss legality with the state Education Department.
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New York
UPI
New York City
High School Principals Association
Association
Nathan Brown
State Education Department
Brooklyn
Orrin G. Judd
Board of Education
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U.S
NEW Freedom
Biafra
Nyc
America
Boypower
Boy Scouts
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