Busboy's Calmness Saved Many Lives at Beverly Hills Fire
Southgate Kentucky AP report credits 14 year old busboy Wailer Bailey with saving lives during the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze. He calmly directed patrons to exits, spoke into the microphone when staff hesitated, and helped lead groups outside before returning to rescue stragglers as smoke trapped others.
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Night Club Fire Tragedy Strikes Beverly Hills Supper Club
Survivors react to deadly blaze at the Beverly Hills Supper Club near Cincinnati ten days ago. Among 90 doctors and guests in attendance a tire malfunction sparked chaos. Dozens died amid charred clothing while victims were evacuated. Police investigated thefts from the wreckage as mourners recalled the horrific scene and the crowded Friday night.
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Once Showplace Beverly Hills Fell For Second Time
SOUTHGATE, Ky AP Once It was the Showplace of the Midwest the Beverly Hills Supper Club drew crowds for dinner drinks and entertainment. Known since 1987 as a premier Northern Kentucky venue it hosted big names like Ted Lewis Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Sophie Tucker Milian Berle Pearl Bailey Xavier Cugat and Abbie Lane. The three story brick building offered a lush lobby mirrored walls multi dining areas a Cabaret Room and a sunken dance floor with a spiral stair to the private party second floor.
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Club Band Members Die In Blaze At Kentucky Club
LOS ANGELES AP. Singer John Davidson headlines in LA after a fire at the Beverly Wills Supper Club in Southgate Kentucky kills five members of his house band and the musical director Douglas George Herry of Canoga Park California. Davidson escaped amid smoke and helped others flee the engulfed venue. He described jammed doors and fear as patrons fled. Herry, Davidson's director for two years, died in the blaze.
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Virginia and North Carolina Weather Summary Notice
Variable cloudiness and possible thunderstorms in western Virginia on Monday and Tuesday with scattered showers across the state. Temperatures show low Monday night around 60s to 70s, highs Tuesday in the 70s, with Virginia and North Carolina experiencing partly cloudy conditions and mountain areas cooler. Downtown weather log notes calm winds and a light barometer trend through Sunday night.
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Cocoanut Grove Fire Memories Spark Remembrance
Boston remembers the Cocoanut Grove blaze of November 8, 1942, a disaster that killed 491 as 1 000 crowded the nightclub. Locked exits, dramatic flames, and gasps of witnesses marked the night. The tragedy spurred Grove laws restricting smoking, seating, exits, and decorations, reshaping safety codes nationwide.
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