Four Teens Die as Church Boiler Blast Tears Marietta Annex
In Marietta Ohio a boiler in the three story First Baptist Church annex exploded during Sunday School killing teacher Michael Murphy and four students aged 14 to 15. Six to eight year olds on the top floor were unharmed. Dozens injured with burns and fractures as a fire marshal investigates the cause.
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Burnworth
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Gary Haley
Carol Joy
Heather Dawson
Marietta
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Myla Martin
Kay
Damon
Doland D. Duncan
Harmar House
Reagan reassures Chiang of continued U S backing
Reagan met Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei as Nixon’s emissary and vowed continued U S support for Nationalist China’s full participation in world affairs. He stated moves toward Peking would not harm existing commitments and pledged to maintain ties with the Republic of China. The trip then heads to Singapore to meet Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
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Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Vietnamese lieutenant freed in reciprocal prisoner swap
A Vietnamese lieutenant was released in Cambodia in a reciprocal move for an American sergeant. The POW was flown to a fish Hook area 100 miles northwest of Saigon amid cautious optimism that more prisoners may follow. U.S. officials cited no assurances but pursued the broader goal of freeing additional captives.
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Weather Report Shows Showers and Cool Windy Turn
Variable cloudiness and windy today with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid and upper 60s. Tonight and tomorrow remain cloudy and cool with showers possible. tonight's lows in the lower 40s and tomorrow's highs in the mid and low 50s. Precipitation chances 30 percent today and tonight and 20 percent tomorrow. Sunset today 6 53 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7 35 a.m. High yesterday 53 at 3 30 p.m. Low today 46 at 6 a.m. Details on page 11.
Agnew in Turkey on Ankara visit amid Istanbul bomb blasts
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived in Ankara for a two day visit after two explosions hit the U S Consulate and two cars in Istanbul. No disturbances were reported in Ankara as Turkish Premier Nihat Erim welcomed the delegation.
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Peking Military Shakeup Reported
UPI reports a major shakeup in Communist China’s top military command may be under way in Peking. Sources say Lin Piao could be affected as a possible cause of changes in the armed forces leadership. Hsu Shihyu, longtime commander of the Nanking region and vice defense minister, may have been promoted and reassigned to Beijing.
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Hsu
Naking
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Ex Wakeman athlete presumed drowned in Alaska
Robert Sherwood 26 former Western Reserve High School athlete presumed dead after a Oct 2 Anchorage accident. He directed a vessel, disappeared when its engine surged, search with boats and helicopters failed. Survived by mother Margaret and siblings Richard Kathleen. Memorial service set in Wakeman Church. Donations to Weygern Reserve High School athletic fund urged.
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Lorain County Community College
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Marine Concern
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Philadelphia
Kathleen Howsman
New London
Wakeman Congregational Church
Richard Opfer
Weygern Reserve High School Athletic Fund
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Warren, Mich
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