Fire inspections urged after Lawrence blazes and Holton case
A Saturday column surveys recent fires including Lawrence Glass Co and Quantrill’s Market, a Holton hotel tragedy, and Baker University fraternity losses, urging expanded state and local inspections of dormitories, fraternities, lodging houses, and public buildings to prevent future deadly fires. Officials note funding limits while pledging broader oversight and stricter enforcement of fire safety codes.
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Lawrence Glass Co
Quantrill’s Market
Holton
Baker University
Baker Fraternity
Lawrence
Topeka
Wilson
Colby
Marysville
Garden City
Baker
Halton Hotel
New Hampshire Street
Nuns Face Eviction Over Convent Nursing Home License
Elderly nuns at Marymount Convent in Spanaway Washington face eviction if the state proves the facility operates as an unlicensed nursing home. State inspectors seek licensing or cessation of nursing care. Sister Pauline Igoe says meeting the requirements is impossible and would split the community.
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Spanaway. Wash
Order of St. Dominic
Marymount
Philomena
Marymount Convent
Ireland
Department of Social and Health Services
Pierce County Superior Court
Pauline Igoe
COMET PEST CONTROL Ad Promotes Bug Service Pricing
An old classified style notice for COMET PEST CONTROL at 843 2700 markets a monthly bug control rate of eight dollars. The ad emphasizes affordable service and invites inquiries.
Fire destroys 45 Bartlesville homes on Christmas Eve
A Christmas Eve fire in Bartlesville Oklahoma destroyed or severely damaged 45 homes in a western residential district. About 100 people were left homeless with several treated for smoke inhalation. Fire units controlled the blaze in two hours, keeping it away from a Phillips Petroleum bulk station. Two businesses burned and losses were estimated at 1.1 million dollars. The Red Cross set up a relief center as residents sought shelter with neighbors.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma City
Ast
Civil Defense
Jim Willaford
Phillips Petroleum Co
Willaford
Red Cross
Sarah Jackson
Coast Guard halts planned burn of Argo Merchant slick
U S Coast Guard cancels an air ignite attempt on the 7.6 million gallon bunker oil slick off Nantucket citing winds. The spill 90 miles from shore drifted southeast toward the Gulf Stream as authorities monitor movement. The tanker Argo Merchant remains afloat damaged after grounding December 15.
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Nantucket
Mass
U.S. Coast Guard
United States
Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Iceland
Great Britain
Bermuda
Coast Guards
Bennett warns of state budget erosion in Kansas
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett, speaking between official duties, warns that the 1976 budget overrun created a budgeting gap for 1977. He cites a $13.8 million shortfall from his proposed balance, with educational funding and tax reform debates shaping next year’s agenda. He endorses local option taxes and requests responsible spending by state and local governments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Bennett
Prairie Village
Defense Department
Bennett
State Legislative Research Department
Treasury
Ready
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Journal-World
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Massachusetts ST
Santa-elect
Jimmy Carter
Lillian
Americus
Carter
Bablitch
Boston
New York
District Court
Thomas P. Griesa
Kansas University
Board of Regents
Kinstege
Hillcrest
General
Bankamerica
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