Beverly Hills nightclub fire kills many in Zebra Room
Investigators say the Beverly Hills nightclub blaze started in the Zebra Room a 15 by 30 foot party area as a wedding party left. They found extinguishers and evidence the fire began in that area but have not determined a cause or method of spread.
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Southgate
UPI
Beverly Hills
Rtg
Heart Fire
Frankfort
Tom Easterly
Arren Southworth
Southworth
Zebra Room
Kentucky
Ken Brandenburgh
Brandenburgh
Dutch crisis talks press on with Moloccan hostage siege
Dutch authorities press the Moluccan hostage takers in Assen as crisis psychologist Dick Mulder and mediators work toward a bloodless end. Four mediators proposed by both sides are rejected. government aims to free 21 jailed islanders and secure safe transfer for others.
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Netherlands
UPI
Dick Mulder
Indonesia
Mulder
Bavensmilde
House votes to allow 69000 porpoises to die in tuna nets
The House approved 334 to 20 a measure permitting 69000 porpoises and dolphins to die in tuna nets this year, a compromise between Commerce Department limits and fishermen demands. Rep Tim Lee Carter decried killing as humane while chairman John Murphy warned fishermen might sail under foreign flags without relief.
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Washington
UPI
House
Commerce Department
John Murphy
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commission
Tim Lee Carter
R-ey
Carter arrival greets Ecuador as diplomacy tests begin
Rosalynn Carter, welcomed by Ecuador's military government wives in Quito, faces two hurdles including the U.S. veto on a 24 Kfir fighter jet deal with Israel and banana trade preferences under the 1974 Trade Act, as diplomats weigh potential democracy gains.
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Quito
Ecuador
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
U.S
Mrs. Carter
Israel
U.S. and Vietnam Hold Talks on Normalization in Paris
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Phan Hien and U S Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke led three and a half hours of discussions at the American embassy in Paris aimed at normalizing relations. Both sides said they would meet again Friday for further talks amid peaceful protests outside the embassy by Vietnamese refugees carrying anti communism banners.
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UPI
Vietnam
United States
Phan Hien
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Hien
Youth summer jobs surge at Chanute center
Local youths aged 14 to 22 show increased interest in summer work at the Chanute Job Opportunity Center as applications rise to 29 this year from 145 at the same time last year. Center manager Harley Knapp cites federal CETA distribution and later school year as factors before noting slower employer offers due to rain and other variables.
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Chanute
Harley Knapp
N. Grant
Knapp
Weather notes for San Antonio area forecast
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with mid 60s lows. Friday highs reach upper 80s to low 90s with easterly to southeast winds at 5 to 15 mph. Sunrise 6 02 sunset 83. No precipitation. Relative humidity about 33 percent. Barometer 28.905 inches. Historical highs and lows listed for this date.
Memorial Day flag poles damaged in Memorial Park
Strong winds damaged more than half of the 585 flags along Memorial Day Avenue of Flags in Memorial Park Cemetery. Chairwoman Neva Yahns said replacements cost 5.12 dollars per pole and that most poles may be repaired or replaced after inspection. Most flags were rescued before rains began.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Neva Yahns
Avenue of Flags Committee
Yahns
Memorial Park
City fights illegal trash dumping magnet effect
City officials and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment are tackling a growing illegal dumping problem in Chanute. Local engineers say dumped garbage attracts more waste, creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes and rodent infestations. Officials cite state littering laws and city ordinances with fines up to 500 dollars, while reminding residents they can use the city landfill for free with proof of payment for refuse service.
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Jim Beck
Chanute
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Beck
Spruce Street
Bill Towery
Chet Hale
14Th Street
Robin Collins
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