Beverly Hills Fire Jury Clears Criminal Indictments
Newport Kentucky AP report details Campbell County grand jury findings on the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of May 1977. It condemns leadership and safety lapses but finds no criminal intent, recommends smoke detectors and removing politics from the fire marshal’s office, while noting disagreements with the Kentucky state police findings and civil suits ongoing.
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Newport
Grand Jury
Kentucky
Beverly Hills
Julian Carroll
Campbell County
James Zorick
Cincinnati
Southgate
Carroll
Warren Southworth
Kentucky Marshal’s Office
Grand
Kentucky Department of Insurance
Everett Neill
Neill
US District Court
Covington
Luken decries Kentucky jury report on Beverly Hills fire
U S Rep Thomas A Luken D Ohio blasts a Kentucky grand jury report calling it pious pap after no indictments were issued in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire that killed 165. He cites ignored state police findings blaming owners and says fire code violations went unpunished signaling lax enforcement. A former waitress calls it a white wash while witnesses note delayed warnings and chaotic exits.
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Newport
U.S
Thomas A. Luken
Ohio
Kentucky
Beverly Hills
Luken
Southgate
Nightclu
John Calvert
Grand Jury
Schilling
Club
Schillings
Fire at Hills Club compared juries report Newport
A Newport AP summary contrasts a grand jury finding on the Hills Club fire with a Kentucky State Police report. Both cite electrical origin, but differ on specifics. Estimates place 900 to 1,360 in the Cabaret Room as bodies were recovered, with battery lighting and obscured exit signs noted.
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Grand Jury
Kentucky
Grandary
Newport
Campbell Ne
Ml Club
Zebra Room
Ironton approves police and fire pact with raises
In Ironton Ohio a contract ratified by 23 police and 30 firefighters grants each worker a $600 annual raise for one year with wage negotiations reopening next year. The pact extends for three years with police paid $29.80 per day and firefighters $38.30 per day.
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Ironton, Ohio
Ohio
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