Witnesses Tell Committee of Beverly Fire Rule Violations
Beverly Hills Supper Club staff testified at a congressional hearing that fire doors were kept locked and opened only rarely while patrons crowded the Cabaret Room. Survivors described flames and smoke as they escaped, and Kentucky officials cited possible legal actions and a state report detailing at least 1,300 people in a room built to hold 536.
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Beverly
Cincinnati
Beverly Hills
Janetta Johnson
Erlinger
Johnson
Janet Zorich
Mack
Ohio
Mack Volunteer Fire Department
Thomas Luken
Luken
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Carroll
John Calvert
Richard Schilling
Warren Southworth
John Calvet
Morehead
John Bramlage
Fort Wright
Stanley Boyd
New
Logan CAPSE Board Agree on Pay Pact
Logan CAPSE and the Logan City Schools Board settled negotiations after a near-strike by non certified staff. The ratified contract totals 96000 dollars with a 25 cent hourly raise, boosted hospital coverage, life insurance, and severance pay, plus a bus and cafeteria worker uniform allowance.
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Logan Capse
Ruth Stump
Logan
Logan City Schools Board of Education
Ohio Association of Public School
Robert LeClain
OAPSE
Board of Education
LeClain
Board of
Dan Long
CAPSE
Nation split over Lance quitting as budget chief
An AP public opinion poll of 1,548 adults finds about 38 percent say Bert Lance should resign as director of the Office of Management and Budget while 35 percent say he should stay. Nearly 27 percent have no opinion amid Senate hearings over Lance personal and business finances.
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Radnor
the American People
Bert Lance
Lance
Carter
Associated Press
Office of Management and Budget
Senate Committee
Ohio House to vote on 517700 million capital budget plan
Ohio lawmakers moved a 517700 million two year capital budget for construction costs to a House vote as autumn session opens. The bill, backed by both parties, includes a 9 million Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid expansion and a debated minority contractor provision with possible OSU use of a vacated campus site.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Waldo Bennet Rose
Lima
Finance Committee
Rose
James A. Rhodes
William W Wilkins
Wilkins
Ohio State University
EPA to revise car mileage rating method amid driver complaints
EPA administrator Douglas Castle says the agency will change how fuel efficiency is calculated after many drivers do not meet the projected mileage. The current tests emphasize city driving, with a weighted mix guiding the combined figure, causing discrepancies due to driving habits maintenance and road conditions.
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Washington
Douglas Castle
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States
Chrysler Corp
Castle
U.S
Black Lung Benefits Bill Clears House Pace Set for Senate
The House approved a compromise bill backed by the Carter administration and United Mine Workers to broaden black lung eligibility. An industry trust fund financed by a coal levy would pay benefits, while doctors could approve claims without x rays. The measure omits automatic qualification after 25 years and aims at a $1.1 billion annual program cost.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carter Administration
United Mine Workers
Non-Teachers Get Hike In Athens City Schools
Non-teaching staff in the Athens City School System received an 18-cent per hour across the board pay raise from the school board on Monday night. The report also notes city water pressure issues in Chauncey and debates over local weed control enforcement.
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Athens City
Medical student insights from Ohio University
Paul Haupt of Athens begins his second year in Ohio University's medical school and shares early reflections. News notes cover Wellston voters rejecting a $575000 bond for a new middle school and upgrades, while Nelsonville sees a toaster fire causing about $13000 in damages. Weather Outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with near 70 today and 70s Wednesday.
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Paul Haupt
Athens
Ohio University
Wellston
Board of Education
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Rhodes
Ohio State
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C. William O'Neill
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New Orleans
Houston
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