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Milwaukee, WI Junior High School Wall Collapses, Apr 1961
Posted December 15th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerTHREE HURT AS WALL COLLAPSES.
Milwaukee, Wis. (AP) -- Three seventh grade pupils were injured Monday when a section of a concrete block wall in the Audubon Junior High School gymnasium collapsed. read more »
San Angelo, TX Elephant Kills Man, Apr 1961
Posted December 15th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerELEPHANT GOES BERSERK, KILLS MAN IN TEXAS. read more »
Pittsville, WI Frame House Fire, Apr 1961
Posted December 10th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerFIRE FATAL FOR MOTHER, TWO CHILDREN. read more »
Woodsville, NH Block Fire, Dec 1961
Posted November 15th, 2011 by Linda HortonAll-Night Fire Destroys Block In N. H. Town
WOODSVILLE, N. H., (AP)--A raging fire that burned all night destroyed a business block in downtown Woodsville. Damage was estimated at $125,000. read more »
Big Spring, TX Auto Wreck, Jan 1961
Posted November 14th, 2011 by Linda HortonMrs. Cliff Fisher, Dick Kendall Hurt. read more »
San Francisco, CA Business District Fire, Jan 1961
Posted October 18th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerMARKET BURNS IN SAN FRANCISCO; SIX FIREMEN HURT.
San Francisco (UPI) -- Six firemen were injured early today as they battled a four alarm fire in a Sunset District shopping center. read more »
Philadelphia, PA House Collapses, July 1961
Posted October 18th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerHOUSES COLLAPSE BURYING 7.
Philadelphia, Pa. -- (AP) -- Four row houses, built over an antiquated sewer line collapsed Monday night, burying seven persons. read more »
Wilmington, NC Skydiving Plane Crashes, Sept 1961
Posted October 18th, 2011 by Stu Beitler100,000 WATCH PLANE CRASH, 3 ARE KILLED.
CARRIED SKY DIVERS, NEWSMEN. read more »
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