Beverly Hills Club Fire Toll Reaches 160 in Kentucky
Recovery efforts resumed in Southgate Kentucky as 160 people are confirmed dead from the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire. Officials report at least 130 hospitalizations for burns and smoke inhalation while crews lift debris with a crane and search for additional victims. The disaster sparks questions over safety laws and blackout conditions during the blaze.
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Southgate
Beverly Hills
Dick Riesenberg
Jim Lanagan
Richard Schilling
Tom Retercomb
Fort Thomas
Campbell County
Fred Stine
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ken Paul
Paul
Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Kills Notables
A list released by ANE notes the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire claimed the lives of Jacksonville State University football coach and a Keebler Co regional executive among the dead. The report appears on page 10.
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Jacksonville State University
Keebler Co
Beverly Hills
A J Fined Indy Paces In Uncharted Territory
A J becomes a standout at Indy as he completes a record pace of 3 hours 5 minutes 57.70 seconds at an average speed of 161.331 mph. The feature notes he remains defined yet distinct from past challengers.
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A.J
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Military Allowances and Navy Construction Face Criticism
Two longtime government spending critics attack personal allowances for high ranking officers and proposed Navy construction. They argue these expenses strain the budget and lack clear justification. Page 3.
TV Crime Shows Portray Police Work Against The Rules
Two law professors say television crime shows depict police work that would horrify a judge if used in a real case. The article questions alignment with constitutional bounds and real-world legal standards.
Industrious Nebraskan wins trips through contests
Richard Bandura of Bellevue says luck is not his aim as he builds a habit of entering contests. He previously won a trip for two to Australia and New Zealand plus $5,000 cash, and this year he earned another prize a trip for two to Hawaii.
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Richard Bandura
Bellevue
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
Bandura
Memorial Day Ceremonies Held at Lawton Fort Sill
Memorial Day was observed with four ceremonies in Lawton and Fort Sill. Veterans, veterans groups, and auxiliary members attended at Highland Cemetery Sunset Memorial Gardens Post Cemetery and McNair Hall with color guards, a firing party, and taps by the 77th Army band. Col Robert J. McCaffree and Brig Gen Albert Akers spoke at the Fort Sill events.
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Gladys Harris
Lawton
Highland Cemetery
Harris
American Legion Auxiliary
Fort Sill
Jack Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Comanche County
VFW
American Legion
77Th Army Band
McNair Halls
Albert Akers
Singer John Davidson Escapes Blaze at Beverly Hills Club
Los Angeles AP report says singer John Davidson, headlining at the Beverly Hills Supper Club, escaped as a deadly fire killed the music director and five house band members among hundreds of victims. Davidson described panic as about 1,100 people crowded a single room and doors jammed during the rapid evacuation.
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John Davidson
Blaze
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Southgate
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Warm with Rain Chance
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday. Winds will be southerly at 8 to 10 mph tonight. Lows near 70, highs in the upper 80s. overnight low reached 70 while Sunday high was 90.
Historic club fires recalled in somber tally of deadly blazes
The piece lists infamous nightclub fires with death tolls from Coconut Grove 1942 in Boston to the Beverly Hills Supper Club 1977 in Kentucky. It notes locked exits and crowded rooms, naming Buck Jones and other victims, and signals further details on a continued page.
Comedy duo helps evacuate Kentucky nightclub fire
Oklahoma comic pair Jim McDonald and Jim Teter escaped a blaze at the Southgate Cabaret Room in Kentucky after directing patrons to exits. As flames spread, most left but about 20 behind them did not make the door in time, McDonald said.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Jim McDonald
Jim Teter
Southgate
McDonald
Teter
Instapoll Questions on Public Housing Initiative
Lawton Publishing asks readers via Instapoll if the City Council should start public housing without a vote and if there should be an election on elderly housing. Readers can call 353-0620 during evenings for Instapoll or Hot Line questions on local government.
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