Officials begin search for cause of club fire
In Southgate Kentucky fire investigators move from rescue to clues at the Beverly Hills Supper Club where 160 dead and missing include diners and nightclub patrons. The Zebra Room remains a focus as a generator and exit lights are reviewed while authorities rethink the blaze’s rapid spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southgate
Beverly Hills
Midwest
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Red Cross
Fort Thomas
Dick Riesenberg
Kentucky Highway Patrol
Ken Brandenburgh
Brandenburgh
John Davidson
John Bramlage
Fort Wright
Nightclub Tragedy Ends Celebration For 160 Victims
A once joyful Beverly Hills Supper Club outing ended in tragedy when a devastating fire claimed 160 lives. Among the dead were Tammy Kincer, an 18 year old senior from Lebanon Ohio, and her fiancé James Brent Crane. The Edgewood Ohio district mourned many staffers including teachers and a librarian missing. Wayne Elementary and other district schools closed as communities grieved a night of planned festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southgate
Beverly Hills
Ken Paul
Tammy Kincer
Lebanon High School
Ohio
Miss Kincer
Tammy
James Jenkins
James Brent
Mayfield
Clark
Jacksonville State College
Alabama
Wayne
Kenneth Hackler
Covington
Elmer
Nora Lee
Eison
Barney O’laughlin
John Davidson
O’laughlin
Busboy Walter Bailey hailed after Beverly Hills fire heroics
Walter Bailey 18 directed panicked patrons to exits from the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze and saved many. He declined a cash gift and was offered a lifeguard job by Jeff Ruby and even a future position with his company. Bailey plans college and lifeguard work this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati (Ap
Walter Bailey
Beverly Hills
Bailey
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
Sparky Anderson
Jeff Ruby
Cincinnati
Ruby
Southgate
Asbury Park
N.J
Walter
Mrs. Hogle
Byrd Plays Nonpartisan Violin At Fundraising Dinners
Senate figure Robert Byrd, famed as a country fiddler, says his violin is nonpartisan and could be invited to perform at a Republican fundraiser. Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker hopes Byrd will entertain Republicans next, while Byrd notes his instrument speaks for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Senate
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Lawrence youth theatre fills roles for Skin of Our Teeth
Thirty auditions selected a cast for the Lawrence Summer Youth Community Theatre production to be staged June 24 and 25. Major roles include Mark Rector as Mr. Antrobus and Cara Mertes as Mrs. Antrobus with Bonnie Cullum and Gretchen Kehde plus David Enoch as the Antrobus children. Jeanne Averill seeks more for bit parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Summer Youth Community Theatre
Jeanne Averill
Drummer and wife die in Beverly Hills Club blaze
Everett Neill Jr a 27 year old drummer in the Beverly Hills Supper Club house band and his wife Paula 23 died in the Saturday night fire that killed 158 others including four other band members. A surviving band member recounts the couple's final movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southgate
Everett Neill Jr
Beverly Hills
Paula
Also Mentioned on This Page
H E
David
Lynn Toney
Busboy Hero
Lin
Youth Community Theatre
Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Kansas Arts Commission
Arts Center
Hampton
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lionel Hampton
Frankie Dunlop
Milt Buckner
Duke
Ellington
Cat Anderson
Lucerna Hall
CTK
Kennedy Glass Co
Master Charge & BankAmericard
McDonalds Gallery of Art
Douglas County
Jeannot Seymour
McDonald’s Gallery of Art
920 West
McDonald's Gallery of Art
Neill
Journal-World
King Tut
Chicago
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas City
Blackstone
Field Museum
Amana
Heritage House
Iowa
New Orleans
Braniff
Massachusetts
Hillcrest
KU Union Building
Peo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!