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o0 o - Q o O FOUHTEEN MEDFOHD (OflEGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. NoTembef 13, 1SSI o Fire Levels Dormitory Buildings At Women's College in Missouri RECORD CLIMB Suspend ed from a 123-foot hign bal loon, the Navy's Strato-Lab (arrow), carrying two Navy officers, rises from 'the Strato-Bovv 1 near Rapid City, S. D. on its way to record breaking altitude of 78,000 feet. The balloon then went out of control, dropping at great speed, but the two pilots managed to land the gondola safely near Ken nedy, Neb. Fulton. Mo. UP- A raging fire early today left the central group ' of freshmen dormitory buildings on the campus of Wil liam Woods College for Women "a total loss." Officials said the fire was brought under control at about 1:30 a.m. (PST). They said the main freshmen Four Escape Death In Columbia River Hood River (U.R; Four per sons narrowly escaped drowning in the Columbia river near here yesterday when rough water up set their 21-foot sailboat. The Hood River county sher iff's office said John Arens. Hood River accountant, his two daughters, and Jean Manguin. an exchange student from France, were spilled into the cold water when the boat upset. Arens and Manguin managed to tread water and keep the two children afloat until rescuers reached them. The rescuers wit nessed the accident from shore and put out in a boat from the Nichols boat work. Hnrmitnrv. .Innrs Hall. and North Jones Hall burned to the ground, as well as the adjacent campus dining room and kitchen. Another Still Standing Another dormitory, Edwards Hall, just south of the other buildings, was also damaged but was still standing. Six roll calls were taken of women students housed in the I buildings destroyed. They were ' all reported safe and accounted for. I Damage was -unofficially esti- mated to be at ieast SI million to the buildings. No estimate was made on the personal be longings of the students and school personnel, but it was re ported that "nothing of any value was saved." Fire officials said cause of the fire was believed to have been defective wiring in the base ment of Jones Hall. They said -thp fire snrrari ranirilv through the 60-ycar old red brick build ings and was out of control within 15 minutes after it start ed about 8:30 p.m. (PST) Mon day. The Fulton Fire Department was aided by emergency man power and equipment from neighboring Mexico and Colvim- 3 Republicans Gain In Washington County Hillsboro (U.R) Republicans have picked up another seat in the State House of Representa tives after an official tabulation of votes in Washington county. The official count gave the seat to John D. Mosser. Tortland attorney. Unofficial counts re leased earlier had listed Demo- . crat James R. Shick, of Forest - Grove as the winner. The new tabulation raised the number of Republican seats 'in the House to 22. Official tabula tion! in Lane county last Sat urday had reversed an announc ed result there with Edwin E. Cone. Republican, winning re election over C. A. Paddock. Pepincrat. of Oakridge.'in the Official canvas of votes. Telephone Service Restored in Hungary 1 Vienna (U.ff! Telephone communications with Hungary were jestored today for the first time since the ' Soviet Army moved in to crush the' Hungar ian revolt Nov. 4 Vienna long distance ex change reported, however, there -were "very long delays" . even Oil urgent rate calls. Ti'e U.S. embassy here an nounced that several officials of tiie U. S. legation at Budapest will return to their posts Wednesday. U.S. Minister Thomas Wailes and a number of others re mained in Budapest throughout the uprising. Fair Trial Said Assured Newsmen in Nicaragua Havan. 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Mo., departments, as well as by scores of students from Westminster College for Men, also in Fulton. Firemen said the Westminster students were "in valuable" in fighting the blaze. Two unidentified Westminster men were reported to have been injured by flying debris, but of ficials said they were not in need of hospitalization. fire "curiously" coincided with the annual "hell day," when freshmen girls are put through the usual hazing routines by sen iors at the two-year college. Al Students and officials said the t though no connection was made between "hell day" and the cause of the fire, .officials said they planned an investigation of several "phony" fire alarms turned in from the college all dav Monday. - .., o o o TP A IN WRECK HVRTS 'tWX O Tampa, Fla.; ill.Rl A min iature train overturneji McSdayO night at an amusement park, juring six "persons, one scrftus- O ly. Mrs. Lillie Koa, 60, was g taken unconscious to a hospital O with head injuries. 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