Cocoanut Grove Fire Tragedy Recalled on 25th Anniversary
Boston recounts the Cocoanut Grove nightclub blaze of November 28 1942 that killed 492 and injured 270. The article notes possible ignition causes, flawed exits, locked doors, rescue efforts, and subsequent fire safety reforms including out swinging doors and annual drapery fire resistance inspections.
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Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Melody Lounge
Barnett Welansky
Welansky
Samuel Rudnick
Ves
Broadway
Broadway Barn
Buck Jones
Boston Fire Department
Boston City Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Shriners
Shriners Burn Institute
Massachusetts
Generation Gap Kills Marriage
UPI reports Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow have separated professionally and personally with Farrow dropped from The Detectives. A replacement is sought while Farrow stars in Rosemarys Baby at Paramount. The split ties to career goals and a generation gap as Sinatra hopes for a life of quieter pursuits.
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Vernon
Scott
UPI
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
The
Detectives
20Th Century-Fox
Mia
Twiggy
Miss Farrow
Rosemary
Paramount
Sinatra
Sinatra - Farrow
Maureen O'Sullivan
Las Vegas
Factory
Daisy
Leon
Ard Gersh
Roddy McDowell
Laurence Harvey
Sinatras
Frank
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John McDonough
Merrymakers
John E. Clougherty
Lane
Barcalounger and
Norwalk
T.V
Bissell
Hassocks
Samson
Rockers
W. Main ST
Blinzley Furniture
Holiday Records
Frosty the Snowman
the Little Drummer Boy
Carols
Woolworth
Wooolworths
CTE Eea
Palm Springs
Bel Air
Kuala Lumpur
Erie County Bank
Vermilion
Milan
FDIC
Huron