Tragic hotel blaze in Sweden kills twenty at party
In Boras a six story Boras City Hotel fire killed at least 20 and injured 59. About 150 partygoers were dancing when flames spread from the lobby to the restaurant and ballroom. Firefighters fought the blaze for four hours. cause under investigation. The hotel built in 1907 is in Boras, 35 miles from Goteborg.
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Sweden
Boras City
Olof Nordgren
Boras
Goteborg
Stockholm
Nordgren
New Domino Record Attempt Ends Harshly for Crew
Bob Speca Jr a 21 year old astronomy student from Broomall Pa built over 100 000 dominoes in a sprawling display featuring loops a DNA chain a hexagon and a cascade slide that failed after a television crewman dropped a press badge on the chain Officials counted 97 500 dominoes toppled in 30 minutes 34 seconds as a Guinness official noted the near miss and the crowd sighed
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New York
Bob Speca Jr
Speca
Broomall
Steve Morganstern
Guinness Book of World Records
Court appeal set in PACO action in Ohio
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown said he will appeal PUCO's dismissal of his complaint against Columbia Gas of Ohio over 1977 gas shortages. The PUCO decision, joined by Chairman C Luther Heckman, follows Supreme Court rulings affecting PACO actions. A separate move granted Dayton Power & Light a 15 million emergency rate increase via a uniform surcharge.
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Columbus, Ohio
William J. Brown
State Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Brown
PUCO
Commission
C. Luther Heckman
William S. Newcomb
David C. Sweet
Columbia Gas
Paco
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Ohio Power
Dayton Power & Light Co
Prosecutor to Seek Retrial of Judy Carne on Forged Prescription
Cincinnati AP report notes Hamilton County Prosecutor will seek a retrial for actress Judy Carne on a charge of purchasing drugs with a forged prescription. A Common Pleas Court jury could not reach a verdict on that charge while finding her not guilty of heroin possession after a Harrison Ohio pharmacy incident.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Harrison
Ohio
Heating discount signups open for seniors in Ohio
The Ohio Commission on Aging says seniors may sign up next week for 25 percent discounts on winter heating bills. Director Martin A. Janis announced 26.7 million dollars was appropriated for next year. Eligible residents must enroll June 15 through September 1. homeowners apply via the county auditor, while renters and mobile home residents apply through the Department of Taxation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Commission On Aging
Martin A. Janis
Commission
Janis
Ohio Department of Taxation
Train crash injures 68 near Washington corridor
A commuter trainram into Amtrak Montrealer eight miles north of Washington injuring 68 people and disrupting Northeast rail traffic. Officials said none of the injuries were serious with 65 treated and released from two hospitals and three kept overnight for observation.
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Seabrook
Amtrak
Washington
Weekend Weather Looks Warm and Sunny Across Next Days
Clear tonight with a low near 60 and mostly sunny conditions Sunday. Highs in the mid 80s with near zero rain risk. Showers possible Monday then clear skies return Tuesday and Wednesday with highs around 80 and lows in the 50s.
Skylab Stabilized After Brief Out-of-Control Spinning
Skylab regained control after a 90 minute roll away from orbit. NASA postponed a final life extending maneuver to study the cause. Ground commands stabilized the station and found it in good working order while preparing computer simulations to better understand the issue before proceeding.
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Space Center, Houston
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mystery woman found near Clearwater on beach
Police found a young woman wandering a beach four days earlier. She gave varying names Amy Mathews and Amy Mitchell, ages 25 to 27, and showed signs of exposure and hallucinations. Detained on loitering, she refused calls, underwent psychiatric evaluation, and was transferred to Horizon Hospital.
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Clearwater
Fila
Amy Mathews
Amy Mitchell
Indian Rocks Beach
Irvin Heathcote
Baker's back on the ballot in Tennessee primary
The Tennessee Election Commission placed Senate Republican Howard Baker on the GOP primary ballot after a threatened court battle over his petition. J D Boles, Knoxville businessman and Baker opponent, planned to seek Chancery Court review claiming election law prohibits a reversal without a court order. Commission chair Richard Holcombe said no real reversal occurred as no action was taken Thursday.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Election Commission
Sen
Howard Baker
Senate
Baker
J.D. Boles
Knoxville
Boles
Chancery Court
Commission
Richard Holcombe
Chattanooga
State Assembly Ends Recess Asserts School Management Bill
Ohio lawmakers return from a seven week recess with top priority on a school management bill aimed at tightening fiscal controls for all 616 districts. Rep. Larry Christman says the measure is 90 percent ready and will be refined in a House finance subcommittee Tuesday morning. The bill requires in service training for clerks treasurers and superintendents, mandates detailed annual spending plans, and seeks to curb overruns by linking budgets to actual spending. The move comes as Gov Rhodes and leaders push a separate package to loan funds and bolster the equal yield formula to keep schools open.
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Columbus
Ohio
Larry H. Christman
Denglewood
House
Christman
James A. Rhodes
Earisdtman
House Finance Committee
Myr H. Shoemaker
Bourneville
State Education Department
Shoemaker
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Paco Action
Judy Carne
Skylab
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Horizon Hospital
Steve Mezer
Amy
Mezer
State Assembly
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