Circus Fire in Bangalore Kills Up to 100 and Injures 500
A blaze at a Bangalore circus destroys the main tent killing as many as 100 spectators and performers and injuring about 500. The tent packed with 2,000 people collapsed into exits as panic followed, with a possible cigarette starter cited. Firefighters and hospitals treated the injured.
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India
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United News of India
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Press Trust of India
Arson witness dies as Jersey City blaze kills five
A three alarm downtown tenement fire in Jersey City left five dead including Doris Gonzalez who testified in the arson trial of Kevin Madison, 16, linked to a 1979 York Street blaze. Ten injured and 30 homeless. investigators consider possible arson.
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Raymond Maloney
Kevin Madison
York St
Hudson County Superior Court
Louis Melendez
Legal snarl stalls Iowa City complex start
Plans for an Armstrong's department store and a 14 story hotel in downtown Iowa City are blocked by a tort notice from College Plaza Development Co. alleging unequal evaluation of proposals. Plaza Towers Associates now faces delays as talks continue without progress.
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College Plaza Development Co
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Old Capitol Associates
College Plaza
Johnson County
Plaza Towers
Armstrong’s
Burlington
College, Dubuque and Linn
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Neal Berlin
Tribute to Holly draws 2000 in Clear Lake
About 2000 fans gathered at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake for a Buddy Holly tribute over two nights. Maria Elena Holly Diaz attended, recalling the accident that ended Holly’s life after his Feb 2 1959 last concert. She recalled fear of small planes and the miscarriage she suffered after learning of his death.
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Surf Ballroom
Buddy Holly
Surf
Maria Elena Holly-Diaz
London Holly
Richie Valen
J.P. Richardson
the Big Bopper
Diaz
Charles
Buddy
Maria
Block defends grain embargo delay at Waterloo convention
Agriculture Secretary John Block defended the Reagan administration’s delay in removing the Soviet grain embargo at a Waterloo convention news conference. He said budget pressures limit action, and warned of continued cuts across the USDA except for research and experts.
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Reagan
Brady
Waterloo
John Block
Iowa
Block
Alexander Haig
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Farmers Home Administration
USDA
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Sports Open Forum column announced by Gazette duo
Letters from readers are addressed in the weekly Sports Open Forum with Gus Schrader and Mike Chapman replying each Sunday. The feature invites public sports commentary and columns from the Gazette’s sports staff.
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Gus Schrader
Gazette
Mike Chapman
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