Hartford Hospital Fire Kills 15 on Ninth Floor
Fire from a ninth floor trash chute roared through Hartford Hospital killing 15 people and trapping more than 100 others. Six patients, five visitors and four staff vanished in the blaze as rescuers battled smoke, flames, and failed elevators.
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Hartford Hospital
Iremen
Star
Norman Hedenstad
Andrew Agogliati
Framingham
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Lois Daly
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Two More U S Nuclear Subs Enter Service
Two more of America's growing fleet of nuclear submarines hit the water today one on the East Coast and the other on the West The USS Tinosa at Portsmouth New Hampshire was to be launched bow first with a champagne wallop The Tinosa second of her class may be one of the world’s fastest submarines The shipyard ceremony was scheduled for 410 p m Eastern Standard Time the other vessel was the sixth in its class at California’s Island Naval Shipyard
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America
Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Island Naval Shipyard
Calif
Woman Stabbed to Death While En Route to Graduation
Police charge 22 year old Jerome Michaud of Brunswick with stabbing 17 year old Shirley Rollins as she rode with him to Portland. He reportedly said she taunted him after engine stalls. he then struck her with a brick after a hunting knife attack. She died at Brunswick hospital. Michaud’s arraignment continues as of the Bath court appearance.
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Topsham
Maine
Gradom
Beauticians’ School
Shirley Rollins
Jerome Michaud
Brunswick
Michaud
Bath
Portland
Brunswick Hospital
Down Crier Urges Care for Pets and Birds in Cold Weather
Pet owners and bird enthusiasts are urged to monitor water bowls for freezing and provide crumbs and seed for birds during cold weather. Luray Caverns offers a lit haven with a star display to attract visitors.
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Luray Caverns
Amherst Diner Closing For Booth Installation
Closing notice announces Amherst Diner will be closed from 3 p m Monday December 11 until 6 a m Tuesday December 12 for installation of new booths and stools.
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Amherst
Other Major Hospital Fires
AP recalls past deadly hospital fires in the United States. The Hartford blaze killed 15. Cleveland’s 1929 fire claimed 124 lives. St Anthony’s in Effingham Illinois lost 74 on April 5 1949. Katie Jane Nursing Home Warrenton Missouri fire killed 72 on February 17 1957.
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Hartford
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Anthony's Hospital
Effingham
Ill
Katie Jane
Warrenton
Torrential Rains Slow Fighting in Katanga
Torrential rains slowed the fighting between U N and Katanga forces in Elisabethville. Indian troops and Canberra jets helped repel a Katangan attack near the airport while U N forces cleared outskirts but avoided the city center. regional and international reactions spread as Belgium Britain and the Congo government weighed responses.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
U.N
Katang .N
Moise Tshombe
Lido Hotel
Brian Urquhart
New York
Rep Ullman Loses Leg in Freak Mishap
Rep Albert C. Ullman a 47 year old Democrat from Oregon was reported in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital after a freak accident that cost part of his left leg. His wife Anita Ullman suffered a possible back injury in a single vehicle crash on Rt 277 near Stephens City.
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Albert C. Ullman
Oregon
Memorial Hospital
Anita Ullman
Rt. 277
Stephens City
Alwright
Castro challenges Panama Colombia to sever ties
Fidel Castro denounced Panama and Colombia in a midnight TV speech, urging them to break diplomatic relations with Cuba. He attacked Kennedy’s Latin America visit, called Venezuela’s Betancourt a traitor, and praised Cuba’s literacy drive while criticizing U.S. policies affecting workers’ children.
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Colombia
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Jacobo Arbenz
Romulo Betancourt
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Betancourt
United States
Heavy Snow Spurs Widespread Plains to Midwest Travel
A winter system projects heavy snow from the Rockies into the Plains and Midwest with 5 to 6 inches in places. Sleet and freezing rain stretch from Kansas to central Kentucky causing hazardous driving. Rain and drizzle affect the southern Plains and South Atlantic coast. Harrison Ark records 1.03 inches. Temperatures plunge across Montana and North Dakota with Havre at 18 below. Readings near midnight show Seattle at 2 dollars? no, adjust: 2 at Seattle then 50s in California and 30s to 40s elsewhere. 70s in southern Florida and Texas.
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Opposition Reports Accord In Dominica
Dominica faced a political crisis with talks leading to a seven man council of state to govern briefly, headed by President Balaguer. The deal excludes current government and opposition board members. U.S. officials brokered overnight progress as the general strike neared end.
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U.S
Arturo Morales Carrion
Crass
Nicholas E. Pccardo
University Professors’ Association
Gue
Caribe
Voz del Tropico
Igam
Telephone Directories Are Mailed for Winchester Area
The new telephone directories are mailed starting today for Winchester Berryville Boyce Gainesboro and Stephens City with about 16750 copies and 11500 listings including 300 new subscribers. Page 4 lists area codes for frequently called cities and callers are urged to destroy old directories due to number changes.
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Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Khrushchev flaunts Soviet mega bombs as deterrent threat
Premier Khrushchev told World Federation of Trade Unions delegates that the USSR possesses 50 and 100 megaton bombs and even larger weapons. He said they would be used against any aggressor if unleashed and hailed rockets as a strong deterrent while mocking Western plans for East Berlin.
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Damocles
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Adenauer Flies To Paris for De Gaulle Talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Paris to meet with President Charles de Gaulle and report on his Washington discussions. De Gaulle remains cool to certain American proposals and opposes rushed talks under Soviet pressure or limited talks on Berlin.
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Russianauer
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Adenauer
Kennedy
Washington
Maurice Couve de Murville
Senate
France
Berlin
Couve de Murville
Hia
Big Snow Return Echoes 1960 Winter Pattern
Forecasts warn of icy roads as new snowfall mirrors 1960 precedent. A light 0.16 inch precipitation falls with 25 to 30 degree mountain valley lows expected, following earlier measurable snow on November 20 and a December 11 blizzard in a season noted for heavy totals.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Conservatory Recital Set Tomorrow at Shenandoah
Shenandoah Conservatory will host a general student recital tomorrow at 4 p m in the school auditorium. Piano students of Robert Blasch and Robert Aerne, voice students of Joseph Robbins Verne and Harlan Snows and Verne Collins brass students perform. No admission charged. program open to the public.
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Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Robert Blasch
Robert Aerne
Joseph Robbins
Verne
Harlan Snows
Verne Collins
Rhee Expected To Return Home From Exile
In Seoul the 86 year old former president Syngman Rhee is expected to return to Korea without arrest or criminal charges. General Chung Hee Park, head of the ruling junta, said he would not block Rhee if he chooses to spend his remaining years in Korea after the student led April revolution ended his 12 year rule.
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Korea
Syngman Rhee
Chung Hee Park
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