16 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1977
Page
1
Jean Chatoff describes domestic violence in New York State where more than 17 000 married women endured physical abuse last year. The piece notes many cases are unreported, with victims fearing reprisal or disgrace, and mentions hundreds of courtroom cases in Orange County as part of the broader battered-wife syndrome.
Frank A Piccone tried to rescue his wife Mary and four daughters Debra 18 Mary Lou 17 Nancy 14 Susan 8 from a second story fire at 28 Union Street Beacon. He saved 14 year old Joseph before jumping to safety and was burned over 30 percent. Police said he is in fair condition at Highland Hospital. A neighbor recalled his anguished cry Oh my God I heard them screaming. Firefighters searched the two story frame house for the cause, as authorities noted five people perished in the early morning blaze.
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