Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Probes Continue Search
Fire Chief Dick Riesenberg said it may take a week to search the Beverly Hills Supper Club debris for the fire cause, with investigators using tape records and fingerprints to identify victims. FBI analysts arrived to aid identification as a small basement fire paused debris clearing. A money box containing charred bundles of bills was recovered atop a bar.
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Blaze blamed on cigarettes at Beverly Hills club
Southgate Kentucky reports busboy Walter Batley, 18, says a tablecloth fire in a private Zebra Room likely started the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze. Coroner Dr. Fred Stine lowers the death toll to 160 but notes 19 unidentified victims. Witness Bailey recalls ashtray to tablecloth habit and warns patrons as flames erupt during a Jim Teter Jim McDonald show with John Davidson.
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Nations condemn U S at Paris economic talks
The group of 19 developing nations at a Paris conference condemned Western offers as far below needs. They warned that the talks on international economic cooperation would fail without larger aid and pressed for concrete commitments from the United States and other industrialized nations. U S Secretary of State Cyrus Vance spoke for the West proposing a $1 billion action program and a further $375 million in bilateral aid, with plans to stabilize commodity prices.
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Volunteer chief says he saved 400 at Beverly Hills fire
Southgate Kentucky volunteer fire chief Dick Riesenberg recalls directing his team to prioritize saving lives over immediate water flow. He says about 400 people were saved while at least 160 died in the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze, and he remains proud of his crew's actions amid the tragedy.
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First year review for Cedar City city court judge Ronnow
Cedar City judge Christian Ronnow marks one year as the city’s first full time city judge. The new court handles misdemeanors up to 2500 dollars, shifting cases from district court and expediting processing. He notes alcohol cases rise, with higher first offense fines and jail for second offenses. The upcoming circuit court will extend civil cases to 5000 dollars and unify southern Utah courts.
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Officials travel with Rosalynn Carter discuss Cuba US envoy move
Officials traveling with Rosalynn Carter in Latin America say Washington has proposed that the United States and Cuba install diplomats in each others capitals. Also mention of national weather and a pedestrian safety note in today’s editorial.
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Mediation Sought in Moluccan Hostage Crisis in Netherlands
South Moluccan gunmen holding 60 hostages at a school and train pressed for mediation for the first time. Government officials in The Hague and Assen weigh the request as crisis teams work by field telephone. Negotiations focus on freeing all hostages including a pregnant woman in need of medical care.
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Water quality meeting set in Cedar City
In Cedar City Iron County residents will gather at 7 39 p m in room 104 old administration building Southern Utah State College to review ongoing water quality data and discuss recommendations and corrective measures for the area local officials lead the study and public input is invited.
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