Fire Kills 10 During Edgewood Teacher's Retirement Party
A Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Edgewood claimed ten lives among a party of 37 honoring retiring Warne Elementary School teacher Ona Mayfield. Clark Mayfield, head coach at Jacksonville State University, was among the dead. others listed as missing include Ann Beer and Russ Gray.
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Warne
Ona Mayfield
Beverly Hills
Edgewood Schools
Ann Beer
Wayne and Babeck Schools
E. Chestnut
Oxford
Russ Gray
Hoelle
Irene Lewis
Butler County Civil Defense
Mayfield
Koontz
Cottongim
Clark
Jacksonville State College
Beverly Hills Supper Club fire toll reaches many in Kentucky
Charred debris litters the hillside as firefighters search the Beverly Hills Supper Club ruins in Southgate Kentucky. Dozens of victims are recovered and officials halt the mission at 6 p.m. until morning. Firefighters and volunteers work exhausted to find more bodies and personal effects amid a noted lack of sprinklers and confusing exits. Many victims honored were connected to Wayne Elementary and Edgewood School District.
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Southgate
Beverly Hills
Cella
Taa
Dick Riesenberg
Lee Lindsey
Cincinnati Fire Department
Edgewood Schools Closed Two Days After Tragic Fire
Edgewood School District will close tomorrow and Wednesday and end the remainder of the school year. Report cards go by mail and Tuesday's sports banquet is canceled. Kenneth Hackler becomes acting superintendent after Maurice Ittel was injured. Two memorial funds are created for Wayne Elementary staff and Lucy M. King. CBS News filmed the board meeting.
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Ittel
Booth Memorial Hospital
Covington
Horton
Ken Hackler
Hackler
Waynelementary
And
Trenton
Edgewood
John Burley
Beverly Hills
Wayne
Lucy M. King
CBS News
Weather outlook with warm humidity and scattered showers
Variably cloudy with warmth and humidity and a 30 percent rain chance tonight rising to 50 percent Tuesday. Highs mid 80s Tuesday, lows around 65 tonight, 60 this morning. Rainfall estimate 0.23 inches yesterday. Extended outlook shows daily chances through Friday with 80s highs and 60s lows.
Bodies recovered as Beverly Hills Club fire toll climbs
Relatives viewed shrouded bodies at an armory morgue after the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate Kentucky. Fire crews battled flames and searched for victims as 159 bodies were recovered and 130 people hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation. Authorities noted most deaths were by smoke suffocation with careful debris removal continuing. Public safety officials pressed to expand sprinkler laws. survivors recalled chaotic, fast moving flames and mass entrapment.
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Southgate
U.S
Beverly Hills
Cincinnati
Campbell County
Fred Stine
Dick Riesenberg
Jim Lanagan
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Ken Paul
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Sandy Pawelkoski
Journal
Gene Horton
Edgewood Middle School
Donald
Dorothy) Koontz
Withrow’ Road
Hamilton
Martin Herschel
Mable) Barker
Howe Road
Lucy King
N. D St
Robert
Carol) Cottongim
Tolbert Road
Grace Fall
Stubbs Road
Gloria Sue Duncil
Warr Lane
Maurice
Billie’) Ittel
Teeter
McDonald
DNA Mayfield
Wayne Elementary School
Carol Cottongim
Mable Barker
Edgeweod High School
Duncil
John
Mercy Hospital
Wayne Township
Ken Turner
Turner
Donna Merrill
Husbanr
Robert Lowery
Lowery
Mildred Abner
Jim McBride
Theresa McBride
Babeck
Mabel Barker
Herschel Barker
Gloria Cuncil
Dorothy Koontz
Ann Landers
Middletown
Area
Renee
Oes
Mary Ann Kitka
Walter Bailey
Jim McDonald
Jim Teter
Bailey
Davidson
Los Angeles
Lanagan
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