Grim Showplace fire in Southgate claims 18 dead
Rescue workers fought rain as they pulled bodies from the Showplace of the Midwest nightclub rubble. Officials say 18 may be confirmed dead with many more charred, as embalmers prepare remains and investigators seek the fire’s cause amid chaos and early casualty estimates.
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Stine
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Carrall
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Ward
David Riesenberg
Toll climbs as national highway deaths rise over holiday
National safety counts show California leading with 23 deaths followed by Michigan 17 and Illinois 11 as the holiday period begins. Three men died in a head on US 75 crash in Kansas with other fatalities reported in Texas Louisiana and nearby states. A two lane pass on Interstate 10 near San Antonio killed a husband and wife and two children. A plane crash in San Juan left a child dead after an advertising banner tow rope snapped from the plane’s rudder.
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Hi Iway Pap
Osage County
Robert E. Smith
Solomon, Kan
James A Jewell
Overbrook
Kan
Sadth
Jewell
Tack A Mayhan
Solomon
Interstate 10
San Antonio
C.T. Saunders
Mary
San Louisiana
Nine-year-old Laurie Schive Flags Graves for Memorial Day
Laurie Schive of Edgewater Park New Jersey places flags at graves in Beverly National Cemetery to honor Memorial Day. She works among thousands of markers as the holiday observance nears.
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Laurie Schive
Edgewater Park
N.J
Beverly Natonal Cemetery
Protests Over Dayan Choice Spark Large Demonstration
Hundreds of demonstrators rally with gypsy slogans against Moshe Dayan as Israel’s defense minister. Page 2 notes the protest as a major public expression amid regional tensions.
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Moshe Dayan
Israel
Menahem
Ming
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Weekend trip to mountains disrupts Ray Orrock diet plan
Weatherman forecasts fair warmer weather with patchy clouds and light winds. Weekend trip for four men triggers chagrin as plans to diet falter. Low temperatures in the upper forties to mid fifties rise to upper sixties to seventies by day. More weather on page four.
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Ray Orrock
Negotiations with gunmen difficult in Netherlands standoff
In Assen area, Dutch officials called talks with South Malaccan terrorists difficult as gunmen at a Bovensmilde school and a train refused to discuss terms. The school hostages were reduced to 56 after 100 children were released. negotiators pressed for a flight plan in exchange for freedom.
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Nerabee
Holland
Bovensmilde
Carter Says U S Nuclear Backing Korea Amid Panama Talks
President Carter in UPI interview says the United States would back South Korea with nuclear deterrence if needed while pursuing a peaceful Panama Canal treaty. He cautions against Panamanian threats to sabotage the canal and notes hope Israel keeps UN peace commitments.
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Packs of roaming dogs terrorize hilltop ranchers in Hayward area
Roving packs of dogs on Second Street hills near California and University worry ranchers and threaten livestock. Mrs. Tuttle reports dogs kill rabbits, chase chickens, harass horses, and chase deer while neighbors say packs decimated sheep flocks and deter wildlife. Local residents fault owners for letting dogs roam free. Sheriff deputy notes ongoing neighborhood issue.
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Hayward
Second Street
Hills
California
University
Cannes
Phils Tuite
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