Six Die as Howard Johnsons Motor Hotel Burns in New Orleans
A fatal hotel fire at the 18 story Howard Johnsons Downtown in New Orleans killed six guests and a security guard with another boy in critical condition. Guests escaped from 12th floor windows using bedsheet ropes as toxic gases spread through the building. Names include Joseph Gauthier 25 of New Orleans and Dr and Mrs John R Finch of Houston. Fire confined to room 1217. witnesses described thick smoke and door breaches as guests fled.
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Howard Johnson
Joseph Gauthier
John R. Finch
Houston
William McClausen
John Caldwell
Dallas
Jack Andrews
Burlington
Texas Doctor Predicts Hall Of Epidemic
In Houston UPI Dr Richard E Omohundro director of the federal corps fighting Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis said the epidemic can be contained in Texas We plan to stop this disease right now and not have it hang around Within two weeks every horse in Texas will be vaccinated and within three weeks every horse in New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana will be immunized The sleeping sickness has killed more than 11000 horses in Texas and Mexico and USDA has urged horse owners nationwide to report any sick horses The USDA feared some infected horses may have been moved out of Texas before the quarantine that began July 13
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UPI
Texas
Richard E. Omohundro
Federal Corps
Omohundro
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mexico
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Francis J. Mulhern
USDA
Obituary: Donald Michael Haevers
Rosary Friday July 23 7 30 p m Moon Chapel Mass Saturday July 24 St Joseph s Catholic Church officiated by Father M John O Donavan internment Pinecrest Memorial Park Haevers born February 22 1952 Gettysburg Pennsylvania moved to Hope at four former Boy Scout Search and Rescue member Survivors include parents one brother three sisters and maternal grandparents in Pennsylvania Washington Oregon and Oregon family details
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Donald Michael Haevers
St.Joseph’s Catholic Church
M. John O’donavan
Pinecrest Memorial Park
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Pennsylvania
Hope
Salem
Oregon
Linn Benton Junior College
Albany
Donald P. Haevers
Denise
Dolores
Donna Crockett
Olympia
Washington
Raymond Hobbs
Fairfield
Mary Elizabeth Whitmore Funeral Services Set
Funeral services for Mary E. Whitmore, 87, will be held Saturday July 24 at 11 a.m. from Moon Chapel with Reverend James Doak officiating. Burial follows at Pine Crest Memorial Park. She was born March 25, 1884 in Dewitt Nebraska and lived in Sagle since 1939. Survivors include her husband Ralph B. Whitmore of the home, son Hugh Whitmore of Waco Texas, four daughters Hope Jones Fresno Esther Startup Wa Barbara Blood Sandpoint Jeanne Hax Sagle, 14 grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and brother Robert Cozad of Lincoln Nebraska. Memorials to the United Methodist Church.
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Moon Chapel
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Methodist Church
Pinecrest Memorial Park
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Dewitt
Nebraska
Ralph B. Whitmore
Sagle
United Methodist Church
Sandpoint
Hugh Whitmore
Waco
Texas
Hope
Jones
Fresno
California
Esther Robinson
Startup
Barbara Blood
Jeanne Hax
Robert Cozad
Lincoln
Child Center To Get Funds
Boise. Development centers in Idaho are expected to receive about $100,000 today as the Governor Development Disabilities Advisory and Planning Council allocates funds. Dr John R Marks says the money stems from the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970. An equal amount is expected for 1972.
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UPI
Developmental Disabilities Advisory and Planning Council
John R. Marks
Department of Health
Marks
Maw Named Boise Forest Supervisor
Edward C Maw a Meridian Idaho native was named supervisor of the Boise National Forest effective September 1 He has led the Toiyabe National Forest at Reno since 1965 earning an outstanding service award in 1970 He previously supervised Caribou National Forest at Pocatello from 1960 to 1965 and was deputy Toiyabe supervisor before that.
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UPD
Edward C. Maw
Meridian
Idaho
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Toiyabe National Forest
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Caribou National Forest
Pocatello
Community events and meetings listed in Sandpoint area notices
Several groups announce events from July 23 to July 31 1971 including a car wash by Sandpoint Senior High cheerleaders at Tillberg Motor Station to fund outfits and visits by WW Auxiliary 1109 to Spokane Veterans Hospital. Other notices cover pot luck picnics weigh ins horse show district meetings Lions Club and WWI Auxiliary district meeting in Couer d Alene with lunch and sessions.
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Sandpoint Senior High
Tillberg Chevron Station
Veterans Hospital
Spokane
Wanda Robinson
Sandpoint
the Daily Bee
Couer d‘Alene
VFW
Van Heflin Dies At 60 Hollywood Actor Dies At 60
Hollywood mourns Van Heflin who died at 60 after a June 6 heart attack. The Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1942's Johnny Eager had a long film and TV career and was last seen in Airport. He inspired with varied roles from villains to presidents across scores of pictures.
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UPI
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Heflin
Johnny Eager
Cedars of Lebanon
Burst Lancaster
Dean Martin
Heroes
H.M. Pulham
Tennessee Johnson
Green Dolphin Street
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