School Library Has Cat in Wall in Alaska
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP Sand Lake elementary school opened a new library and multipurpose room but a black cat lives in the wall. Principal Gordon Parker and staff set a trap with fish and sardines but the cat remains inside the wall behind an 18 by 18 inch access panel. The room with a glass front cannot be used until the animal is removed. The cat’s gender is unknown and the situation complicates inspections and use of the new space.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Sand Lake
Gordon Parker
Fish and Game Department
Parker
Rain and Snow Dampens Wide Areas Across U S
The Associated Press reports heavy rain and snow across the central and western U S with Texas towns experiencing floods and evacuations. Georgetown and surrounding Smith Branch saw up to six inches of rain and two feet of floodwater forcing about 100 people to flee. Flood threats persisted in Killeen near Fort Hood while Temple and Mayfield also recorded heavy rainfall. Light snow fell from the Dakotas to Upper Michigan as damp, foggy conditions continued in Utah Idaho Washington and Montana.
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Mayfield
Ft. Hood
Dakootas
Upper Michigan
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Hotel Fire Sends 8 To Hospital In Wisconsin
A four story Fenton Hotel in Rhinelander Wisconsin suffered a Friday night blaze affecting the upper floors. Eight people were hospitalized eight with smoke inhalation five kept overnight and in good condition. About twenty guests and five employees escaped the flames. Investigators had not yet determined the cause of the 150 room building.
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Rhinelander, Wis
Fenton Hotel
Permapees
Ing
Coal Mining Recommended For Longevity
John Hogue aged 100 credits his long life to a mining career in Kentucky Pennsylvania and West Virginia He says mining provides good exercise and a hot bath at day end He notes light meals and early bed as factors and mentions a daily whisky quinine and coal tar mix as another aid He is a former resident of Pineville Kentucky.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Louisville
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Hogue
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pineville
Gainesville
Fla
John J. Tigert
U.S. Ener of Education
University of Florida
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Winchester
Famed Oil Well Fire Fighter Hurt
Canton Oklahoma AP reports Myron Kinley, famed oil well fire fighter, was struck in the face by a rock and boulders as flames from the Oil Co. No. 1 Paulsen gas well roared. Kinley, 67, remained on the scene as explosions shook the area. seventeen other men escaped injury and attempts were made to blow out the fires with dynamite.
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Canton
Okla
Myron ‘Kinley
Kinley
Paulsen
Legislator Pay Scales Show Wide National Variations
AP reports show large differences in legislative pay across states. Michigan and New York pay $10,000 salaries with expenses. California offers $6,000 plus office maintenance. Hawaii and New Jersey provide various allowances and travel perks. Hawaii’s 60 day biennial meetings. Oregon $250 monthly plus $20 daily expenses. many states add cars, limousines, or travel credits. The piece notes constitutional amendments and local fringe benefits as factors shaping total compensation.
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Oregon
Lynchburg Former Mayor Royston Jester Jr Dies at 76
Royston Jester Jr a longtime Lynchburg lawyer and former mayor dies aged 76. A funeral is planned for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. He served as mayor before Lynchburg adopted the city manager form of government in 1920.
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Lynchburg
Royston Jester Jr
Jester
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