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Morgantown Morning Reporter (Newspaper) - December 3, 1977, Morgantown, West Virginia Local nows sports classified sturday december 3, 1977-Morgantown, news phone 292-6301 burning of the victims occurred after their death. Another resident of the House Cynthia Koposko was treated for minor injuries at West Virginia University Hospital and released. One of the victims was hanging out of a second floor bedroom window when fire units arrived City police said. The second victim was found in the same bedroom and the third was found in the Kitchen on the second floor chief Raeder said. A five girls were in the same room. We done to know Why two got out and three did no to the fire chief added. Other residents of the House who escaped were Kathy Reaser of Bristol . Peggy Cane and Vicki paler mini both of Rockwood a. And Mary Kerrigan of Somerset pa., Raeder said. Two other coeds who lived in the House were not Home at the time of the Blaze he said. The two Story wooden Frame House which was divided into living units rented by students of the private business school is owned by Stephen a. Callen president of the career College. Callen said late yesterday that he had met with assistant state fire marshal Robert Hall and fire chief Raeder. A we just done to know where to we Are relying on the experts advice a Callen said. Jim Hudson a neighbor who lives two houses away said he arrived at the scene to see one of the victims trying to escape from a second Story window. A one girls i guess it was in a bedroom window at the rear of the House she was trying to leap through three charred Wood boarded up windows and a a keep out sign at 49 Bee Hurst ave. Were grim reminders late yesterday of the Early morning fire that killed three West Virginia career College coeds and seriously injured a fourth. Victims of the Blaze were identified As Denise Marra,19, of Uniontown pa., Rosemary Lieberum 18, and Barbara Ann Stoner 18, both of Rockwood a. Shirley Hickson of Somerset pa., was listed in serious condition at Somerset Community Hospital last night suffering from Back and head injuries. Morgantown fire chief Robert l. Raeder said she was injured when she leapt from the front porch roof to escape the Blaze. Or. John Jupin Monon Galia county Coroner said the three victims died of suffocation. He added that some the three alarm fire that killed three West Virginia career College coeds and seriously injured another was the second Blaze within nine hours in the wooden Frame House at 49 Bee Hurst ave fire authorities said a a fire occurred at approximately 6 30 . Thursday and was discovered by two passersby who helped the girls building residents put out the fire Quot assistant state fire marshal Robert Hall told the morning reporter the earlier fire was not reported to the fire department Hall said a they used a dry chemical extinguisher and thought they had put it out a he added Hall said re ignition could have caused the 3 a in Blaze which gutted the two Story House. A for since the earlier fire was in close proximity to electrical service wires it May have done some damage to the integrity of the electrical system Quot Hall said in explaining the second fire a we do know that the 3 a m. Fire was of accidental origin and the cause is undetermined As yet a we plan to do an analysis of the electrical service Well Call in an electrical Engineer to fully evaluate the system in the area a he added. Cause of the earlier Blaze which started in the inner Wall of the House has not been a pinned Down but building residents mentioned that a Candle had been burning in the area Hall said a the House was structurally destroyed there was massive damage to the front of the House and to the electrical system a he said Morgantown fire chief Robert l. Raeder told the morning reporter that he and Hall met yesterday with the men two College professors who helped extinguish the earlier Blaze a when they heard of the later fire they came to the City police station to report the earlier fire a Raeder said. Raeder said the two told him they noticed the Blaze As they looked in the rear View Mirror when they were backing out of the parking area at Knapp Hal next to the fire site. A they used a fire extinguisher and had the girls carry water which they used to put the fire out a Raeder said authorities said the earlier fire started in the front room on the left Side of the House near the electrical wiring system dead one gutted by fire Early yesterday the two Story wooden Frame House on Bee Hurst Avenue attracted attention of passing motorists and pedestrians. Authorities reported that a fire occurred at the House at 6 30 . Thursday approximately nine hours before the fatal Blaze at 3 a seriously in fire the window and part of it fell and pinned her to the window a he said a apparently it was too hot for firemen to get her and she remained trapped there a he added. Chief Raeder said the alarm came in at 3 11 and when firefighters arrived the front of the House was consumed in flames. A there was a girl hanging out an upstairs window and the flames were shooting up from the window below a he said. A we had to turn our hoses on our men As they went up to try to get her but she was dead Quot the chief said. Carl Fortney who was sleeping in the Barber shop he operates next to the burned House said he was wakened by the sound of a Wood a then i heard a girl scream. I looked out the window and saw the House burning i called the operator and told her there was a fire a Fortney said. City police said a Chico Dairy truck Driver noticed the fire As he drove South on Bee Hurst for his Early deliveries he drove the Short distance to the police station and ran in and reported the Blaze police said police notified the fire department immediately. Within minutes after firefighters arrived on the scene with two pumper trucks and a Utility Van they signalled the third alarm to the fire skipping the second alarm the second alarm is sounded for additional equipment while the third is for additional men. In All 22 firefighters battled the Blaze a Ems Monon Galia county emergency medical service technicians were a great help to us they gave us a rundown on counting the persons and assisted so that we could concentrate on fighting the fire a chief Raeder said firefighters had the Blaze under control by 4 15 a in but remained at the scene until 7 28 a in. Amount of damage to the building had not been estimated last night assistant state fire marshal Robert Hall reported that the House was insured two fires hit coed House Prunty town publicity upsets Taylor Delegate Rockwell layoffs reported manufacturing plants when Rockwell the Reedsville Plant employs officials announced recently they about 175 persons Downes noted most were discussing Sale of the two West of them will be Given the option of Virginia plants and the Arkansas transferring to the Morgantown Plant that make up the division. Works under the consolidation Preston bar loses License Grafton Del. Sam Morasco is upset Over the Type of publicity the West Virginia Industrial school for boys at Prunty town has received lately. A a lot has been written about what a wrong with Prunty town school lately that i think should be answered by someone from Taylor county a he said. Recent charges that none of the teachers at the school Are certified and that there Are no Counselor Are false he said. There Are 20 teachers at the state juvenile Institute that Are certified and two Counselor Active in their work. In addition there Are six or seven group leaders he said. The Taylor county Delegate believes that most of the problem at the school developed when changes were made in the operation at the advice of outside experts. A i feel this All started when they took All the sports away a he said. Competitive sports such As football and basketball along with the drum and Bugle marching unit have been eliminated from the school. A the marching unit was one the teleprompter franchise agreement comes up before Morgantown City Council at its regular meeting tuesday night. The ordinance concerning the agreement came before Council at the november 1st meeting and was discussed by Council at a committee of the whole meeting. An ordinance providing for an increase in fees and charges for building permits comes up for its troops promoted Williamson . Up a state trooper under investigation in the alleged beating of a National guardsman has been promoted to commander of the Williamson detachment trooper r d. Bush was promoted thursday the Day after state police superintendent Harley Mooney vowed to investigate the incident. Bush told the Williamson daily news that the incident did not happen the Way that guardsman Victor Bezak contended. Everybody was proud of a Morasco stressed. A they used to March in parades such As the Forest festival and the buckwheat residents of the county were just As proud of the marching unit and sports activities As were the inmates participating. He noted. In addition to stopping these activities they took the farm work away he said. A the theory is that if you done to deplete a child physically they Are going to have problems a he explained this can be done through Ard work. The state has spent millions of dollars in the school during the past to years and Morasco feels this will keep it from being closed. Community concern and involvement included residents volunteering to work with the boys at the school and attending Public programs presented by the boys. One of those he recalled was an annual concert. A it gave the boys something to work for and they were proud of it a he said. A the teachers Counselor and guards there Are very much concerned about the third final Reading. Purchase of a truck Chassis and dump body with a hoist for maintenance work for the Street department the fire Protection service agreement with Monon Galia general Hospital and the fire department emergency car Are other items of unfinished business which will be considered at the meeting. An ordinance repealing the necessity for Council approval of building permits within the fire zone will be brought up for first Reading. City manager George Defrench will report on a request for Ceta positions the Morgantown housing authority the department of highways response to traffic problems created by the new Bridge Between Morgantown and Westover the Street resurfacing program and a request for a special Council meeting on december 12th to award a contract for Airport improvements. Appointments to the human relations commission parking authority and beautification commission will also be considered. Prunty town Industrial school houses Between 125-150 boys. A there has to be some discipline and there has to be some punishment a Morasco said. A a there a always going to be problems. This is Why they Are there to be educated reformed and counselled. There might be some in that group that require stiffer punishment but they can tall be treated the he is not in favor of the proposal to make the school coed citing the experiences at Kennedy youth Center a Federal prison that was coed for a couple of years. A if they want to do this they should do More research into what happened at Kennedy and other schools a he said. A if these people want to make an orgy out of West Virginia then let them go Back to where they came conditions at the school have been the Center of a suit filed in the state supreme court. In testimony taken during the hearings charges of inhumane punishment were Flashback a Reg i a. A t a a a this cute four year old Young Man had his Teddy Bear to keep him company. Now Between his successful Barber business and his civic activities he is kept Busy. Who is he see Page 2-b. About to persons furloughed by Rockwell International reportedly have applied for benefits at the local Job service office. However company officials have declined to comment on the size of any layoffs from the building components division Plant Here. J. Richard Downes director of personnel said there have been some layoffs for indefinite periods. He described these As typical of those made by the company when inventories Are Good steelworkers local 8214 officials said it is common knowledge that there Are layoffs but referred All questions about the size to company officials. There Are reports that about 50 persons will be involved in the layoffs while other reports set the number at 30. There was no indication if any of the layoffs was directly caused by the consolidation of the Reedsville works with the Morgantown Plant. Downes said the consolidation is under Way and should be completed in about two months. Attention was turned toward the Tom s hideaway of Kingwood was among three state clubs which had their liquor licenses revoked effective dec. 18, by order of West Virginia alcohol beverage control commissioner Patrick Boggs for Selling liquor to minors according to a up wire Story. Five other area clubs were cited for violations including mickeys disco of Morgantown placed on probation from dec. 18 through june 30 and its License suspended indefinitely Little seven club of Masontown suspended for three Days hillbilly Haven suspended for three Days and issued a warning letter Mundyk a of Morgantown had its liquor License denied and the White horse club of Reedsville was issued a warning letter. The Crown and sword room of Charleston s heart of town motor inn and w and h legion Post at Chester Hancock county were the clubs that along with Tom s hideaway of Kingwood had their liquor licenses revoked Preston firm receives pact Preston Energy of Kingwood was one of 34 state companies which received Ceta contracts to provide on the Job training to unemployed and economically disadvantaged West virginians according to an announcement today by gov Jay Rockefeller who approved the funding the award was made under the Job employer employee program which is administered by the employment and training division of the governors office of economic and Community development. Teleprompter Issue on Council s Agenda Fey or cwnmn0hm fire chief Robert l. Raeder left and capt. Joe Mcardle Confer at the scene of yesterdays fatal Blaze which took the lives of three West Virginia career College coeds a fourth student was seriously injured in the fire

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