Beverly fire kills 14 in rooming house blaze
Beverly officials report 14 dead and 13 injured after a fast spreading fire in a three story rooming house housing elderly and former mental patients. Mayor calls for an immediate probe of state building and fire codes amid questions about safety standards and custodial care.
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Mass
F. John Monahan
Joseph O'Keefe
Dean Palmer
Palmer
Monahan
Massachusetts
O'Keefe
James Prichard
Virginia Newcomb
Robert Brooks
State de Parnes
Puc
Daisy Ticehurst
Salvation Army
David J. Flaxer
Pauline
Flaxer
Red Cross
Virginia Clarizia
Srinagar
India
Kashmir
Indira Gandhi
Mohammad Farooq Abdullah
Abdullah
Jacksons Victory Tour tickets aid for 1500 youths announced
Kansas City officials named the first 10 of 1,500 disadvantaged youths who will receive tickets for the upcoming Victory Tour kickoff concerts. Michael Jackson and his brothers planned a news conference today to address questions about the 12 city tour opening Friday in Kansas City.
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Kansas City, Mo
Michael Jackson
Today
Joy Winter
Harrison Ford remembered by Belfry Theater alum
Lois Blakesley recalls a young Harrison Ford as a quiet hard worker at Belfry Theater two decades ago while Ford pursued Temple of Doom after Raiders of the Lost Ark. First lady Nancy Reagan’s drug abuse campaign earned her a Humanitarian Award from Lions Clubs International during their 67th annual convention with 15,000 members and 10,000 guests expected.
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Lois Blakesley
Elkhorn
Room and Board
Belfry
Harry
Nancy Reagan
The
International Association of Lion Clubs
International Service Organization
Reagan
George Kirkland
San Francisco
Dobrynin says he is not a magician and seeks talks on space weapons
Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin returned to Moscow saying he is not a magician as he carries Reagan administration views on opening talks to limit space weapons. He noted uncertainty over Soviet participation in Vienna in September and said negotiations continue.
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United States
Anatoly Dobrynin
Heathrow
London
Moscow
Vienna
Austria
Reagan
NATO
U.S
Europe
Dobrynin
Sheremetyevo
Jon Purnell
George Glass
Florida
Secre
Tary
George P. Shultz
Shultz
White House
Washington
Geoffrey Howe
House of Commons
Howe
George Robertson
Labor Party
Lebanese Army links divided Beirut along green line
Moslem and Christian units moved from evacuated strongholds to connect along Beirut's green line to reopen three major crossings between west and east Beirut. Army engineers dismantled mines as bulldozers removed barricades, with plans to reopen the port and airport and secure roads. In Tripoli, street battles continued with 17 civilians killed and 78 wounded as fighting raged for a fourth day.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Michel Aoun
Tripoli
Nuclear Power Backers Hit With Large Campaign Contributions
Congressional supporters of atomic power received 3.36 million dollars in the last two years from nuclear and other energy companies. A Ralph Nader affiliated study says 93 percent of House members and 87 percent of Senate members took PAC money from the energy industry. The top recipient was Sen. Pete Wilson of California with 82,815 dollars.
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Washington
Atomic Power
Ralph Nader
House
Senate
Nuclear and Energy Industry
Sen
Pete Wilson
R-Calif
Emergency Numbers From Aiken Standard Service
Aiken Standard lists emergency contacts including Aiken Community Hospital and local law enforcement. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Spaces show the contact numbers for hospital 649 7911 volunteer fire 648 6811 and sheriff 6486811.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Aiken Police
Aiken Fire
Crisis Line Coalition
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