Jail Foam Fire Kills 42 in Maury County Cellblock
A foam padded jail cell fire in Maury County, Tennessee during visiting hours released lethal gases, killing 34 prisoners and 8 visitors among 42 dead. Rescue crews rushed 75 to hospitals, with 16 still hospitalized, as authorities investigated toxic gases and possible causes.
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Maury County
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Maury County Hospital
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Hickman
George Mayfield
Bill Voss
Andy Zimmer
Dousman
Wis
Voss
William Duke
Jerry Dickey
Duke
Dickey
Ex FBI agent faces national security debate in landmark case
The unprecedented indictment of former FBI agent John J. Kearney raises concerns about the impact on agents and national security. The piece argues countermeasures against the Weathermen were lawful and warns that retroactive prosecutions could deter agents from pursuing bombers, risking safety and morale. A separate Las Vegas killing reports Khalif Maatallah, a 49 year old ex-criminal insane patient, who killed two neighbors with a 16 inch knife before being shot by a bystander.
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Brian Greenspun
Las Vegas Sun
FBI
John J. Kearney
Kearney
Weathermen
Department of Justice
U.S
SUN
Las Vegas
Metro Homicide
Maatallah
Noonan
Whaylan
Thousands March For Gay Rights Nationwide Rally
Spurred by Anita Bryant's Florida anti gay crusade, more than 130000 people rallied for gay rights nationwide with major marches in San Francisco and New York. City demonstrations extended to Barcelona and other cities abroad, while Seattle LA and Denver also saw events.
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Anita Bryant
Florida
Barcelona
Spain
Gay Liberation Front of Catalonia
San Francisco
New York
Fifth Avenue
Los Angeles
Seattle
Denver
Financial District
City Hall
Miss Bryant
Dade County
Sixth Avenue
Robert Abendreth
Publisher Einstoss Dies in Reno after Cancer Battle
Ron Einstoss aged 47, publisher of the Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal, died after an 18 month leukemia fight. A UC SF treatment recipient, he previously worked at the Visalia Times Delta and Los Angeles Times, earning Pulitzers for Watts riots coverage and LA city government corruption. He leaves widow Pat and children Mark Robby and Candice, with funeral set in Reno.
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Puliver
Los Angeles
Einstoss
Reno
Gazette and Journal
Gazette
Journal
Speidel
Gannett Cone
Nevada Bar Leader Claims Impropriety in Ninth Circuit Nominations
The former State Bar of Nevada president says he supplied the Nevada congressional delegation with evidence of serious impropriety in state nominations for a Ninth Circuit spot. The 11 member judicial selection committee had Nevada figures including Jon Collins and Barbara Thornton. three Nevadans, including Justice John, were nominated.
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State Bar of Nevada
Nevada
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Leo J. Puccinelli
Elko
State Bar
44 Caliber Killer Strikes Again In Queens Attack
In New York the elusive 44 caliber killer wounded a 17 year old girl Judy Placido and Sal Lupo 20 in a parked car after graduation in Queens. Ballistics link the gun to earlier killings. no witnesses yet.
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New York
UPI
Judy Placido
Sal Lupo
Lupo
Queens
Judy
Flushing Hospital
Placido
Nyc
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