Ashland Fire Kills 11 in Old Theater District Building
A fast moving blaze in Ashland Kentucky killed 11 people and left one missing with eight injured. The fire trapped residents in the front stairway of the former Columbia Theater building on Greenup Avenue. Coroner and fire officials described the blaze as the worst in the city’s history and noted a missing person was Jack Kirk. The victims included six members of a single family and an expectant mother who died after giving birth to a stillborn son. Firefighters and residents recalled rapid spread and people jumping from windows as sections of ceiling collapsed.
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Anthony Blackwell
Blackwell
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Ture
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Dave Smith
Robin Murphy
Oak Island
Ont
Volunteers Plug Gap In Levee
Floodfighters and 166 volunteers and National Guardsmen labored through rain to seal a hole in a five-block levee on the Wabash River near West Terre Haute Indiana. The breach opened at 12 45 a m and river conditions remained tense with an ice jam upstream threatening Lafayette and crossings. Gov Handley ordered engineers and cranes to protect bridges and warned of possible dynamiting if needed.
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Wabash
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Lafayette
Harold Handley
Sangamon River
Chandlerville
Dulles Goes On Leave After Cancer Diagnosis
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is on leave while undergoing radiation therapy for adeno carcinoma found after hernia surgery. President Eisenhower visited Dulles at Walter Reed Hospital and expressed hopes for a successful outcome. The White House release notes no further surgery is planned and outlines immediate radiation treatment as the course of action.
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C. Douglas Dillon
Oregon Celebrates 100th Birthday as Valentine State
Vice President Nixon visits Oregon to mark the centennial of statehood. He speaks in Astoria and Salem, announces a centennial stamp, and returns to Portland for an evening address. The state plans about 3 million dollars in festivities as residents greet the celebration amid a long road to statehood.
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Oregon
Richard M. Nixom
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Salem
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Richard Groener
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Oregonian
Dance Hall Fire In Kingston Injures Dozens
A scuffle toppled an oily stove at Circle Dance Hall in Kingston Ontario starting a fire that sent about 150 teens fleeing. At least 35 injured by fumes and burns, 18 still hospitalized and 17 released. Fire quickly controlled with roof and wall damage, investigation ongoing.
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Kingston, Ont
End Dance Hall
Circle Dance Hall
Brigitte Becomes Green Egg Pioneer In Odd Poultry Tale
In Los Angeles Brigitte the hen develops green eggshells after repeated green pigment reactions. Poultry expert Charlies Salverson of the University of California explains oxidation causes the color shift, a rare but noted occurrence in eggs.
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Los Angeles
Easter
Brigitte
Frosty Fraser Sets Nationwide Low at Fraser Colorado
The temperature fell to 37 below zero in Fraser Colorado marking the lowest reading in the United States for the day and surpassing all other readings including Alaska.
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Fraser, Colo
Alaska
Today’s Chuckle Delays in Paying All the Bills
A lighthearted quip notes the world is full of many things making it hard to keep up with payments. The joke plays on the idea of mounting financial obligations and the challenge of tracking them all.
Fire destroys three Buffalo shops in Cleveland Hill Plaza
A November fire in North Buffalo wrecked a drug store a barber shop and a shoe store in a one story brick building at the Cleveland Hill Shopping Plaza causing an estimated loss over 100000. Fire crews fought the blaze overnight and no injuries were immediately reported.
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Buffalo
Cleveland Hill
Valentine Card Sparks Domestic Dispute in Liverpool
Deputy sheriffs responded to a Liverpool home after a quarrel between a couple escalated when a Valentine card led to a dispute. The young wife stated she was struck during the argument but did not press charges, asking to warn her husband of possible consequences.
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St. Valentine
Liverpool
Rain Snow and Freezing Rain Expected in Central New York
Weathermen at Hancock Field forecast a broad band of rain light snow and freezing rain moving eastward over Central New York with temperatures rising tonight to around 25 and a high near 32 tomorrow. Chief weatherman Andrew Keller notes sleet should be limited as temperatures climb.
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Great Plains
New York
Hancock Field
Andrew Keller
90-year-old Soliman works full shift at shop
In San Francisco Valentine Soliman, who is 90, proved his lifelong work ethic by clocking a full shift at his machine shop yesterday, a routine he has maintained for 75 years.
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San Francisco
UPI
Valentine Soliman
Soliman
I Love You Hearts Faulty By Frank E. Carey
Washington AP report explains common heart shapes and defects in lay terms. It notes mitral stenosis as a contrast to normal heart structure and shares tidbits on heart size position and function to spice up a valentine message.
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Frank E. Carey Washington
Valentine
Castro Named Cuban Premier A Step Toward Presidency
Fidel Castro, 32, was named premier Friday night signaling a path to the presidency. Outgoing Premier Jose Miro Cardona resigned after disputes over Castro’s policy remarks, with most of the cabinet expected to be retained. Raul Castro likely to assume armed forces command as Fidel moves to head governo.
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Fulgencio Batista
Jose Miro Cardona
Castro
Ment
Miro Cardona
Luis Orlando Rodriguez
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