Word: firemen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Suddenly she heard a thunderous rumble on the floor above her. When she emerged from the booth, she entered a maelstrom of fear and panic. In rapid succession, flames had erupted in at least three locations around the store. Two of the store's 15 full-time firemen-the building had no sprinklers-tried to douse the flames with hand extinguishers, but retreated in the fast-gathering heat and smoke. Panic seized the some 3,000 people in the store (including 1,200 employees) as the fire spread unchecked, feeding on the inflammable goods and fanned by a chimney...
...exits, blinded by the thickening smoke. Many were trampled in the stampede. Some, like Mme. Seydel, reached windows and managed to escape without serious injury. Others found windows jammed or locked and had to smash through to exterior ledges and balconies; still others clambered to neighboring rooftops. Brussels firemen threaded through the narrow old streets within ten minutes of the first alarm, but helplessly watched many people jump or burn to death before they could raise their ladders or spread their nets. "One man was transformed into a living torch before my eyes as he hesitated to leap from...
...right, I'm all right," cried Mrs. Johnson as she emerged unscathed into the arms of a neighbor. Angrily, Judge Johnson rushed to the scene along with police, firemen, FBI agents and an Army demolition team from Fort Rucker. As usual, there were few clues, no suspects. But the bombing appalled even Governor Lurleen Wallace, an archfoe of Johnson's school decision. Denouncing "the fiendish demons who committed this act," Lurleen announced a $5,400 reward for information. If the bombing was "in any way related" to the school order, declared Lurleen, "this is not the American...
...RAILROADS: Six shopcraft unions were demanding a 7% pay hike the first year and a 5% increase in the second year for their 137,000 machinists, boilermakers, car men, electricians, firemen and oilers. The workers now average between $2.81 to $3.40 an hour. The railroads offered a 5% salary boost...
...clue be found in the bullpens? Hoyt Wilhelm is the only dependable reliever. Remember Barney Schultz. Larry Sherry, Luis Arroyo, Dick Radatz . . . few firemen are big for more than two years...