Fire safety at night clubs prompts owner concerns after deadly Rhode Island blaze
In Rhode Island the Great White concert fire killed 96 and injured nearly 200 as pyro devices were used during the show. Club owners in Midland and Odessa react, with some insisting exits must be visible and doors unlocked while others doubt pyrotechnics.
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Farris
Walt Monahan
Dos Amigos
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Odessa
Monahan
Tragedy at Rhode Island nightclub kills and injures many
Authorities investigated a deadly fire at The Station in Rhode Island where Great White had performed. The blaze trapped patrons at a single exit as flames and thick smoke spread rapidly. Fire officials noted pyrotechnics caused the fire despite lack of permits and inspections. Several victims were identified, with families seeking missing loved ones as investigators gather evidence.
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Rhode Island
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Robin Petrarca
U.S
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Southgate
Chicago
Don Carcieri
Florida
Hasselhoff and wife injured in motorcycle crash
Los Angeles police said David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach were riding a motorcycle on the West Side when strong winds caused them to hit a curb and be thrown against a light pole. Both were hospitalized in stable condition with multiple injuries. Hasselhoff canceled engagements for Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
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Pamela Bach
Ucla Medical Center
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Cowan
Fox
Adam Rich pleads innocent in DUI and drugs case
Pomona California AP actor Adam Rich star of Eight Is Enough pleaded innocent to misdemeanor driving under the influence and under the influence of a controlled substance charges. Prosecutors added the latter after it surfaced he had drugs in his system including cocaine. Rich, 34, was pulled over after driving onto a closed Interstate 10 section and nearly hitting a patrol car. He passed a sobriety test and smelled marijuana in the car but officers did not find it. He was freed on two thousand five hundred dollar bail and said he was pulled over after veering to avoid a highway barricade. Rich played Nicholas Bradford on the ABC series which ran 1977 to 1981. He said he has been sober for 10 years and previously sought treatment in 1992 and 1988.
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Bradford
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Betty Ford Clinic
Fire damages chemical plant. cause under investigation
Fire officials say a largely metal chemical plant building was a total loss after a blaze that started in the chemical mixing room and spread through the structure. Investigators believe the fire was accidental as residents recall explosions and firefighters worked to contain chemicals and foam runoff. Everyone evacuated and is safe. Local officials provided support including Salvation Army water and coffee for responders.
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Jim Kennedy
Dale Little
Midland Emergency Management
Little
Doris Kinser
Terrace
Foundation rejects U S offer for Reagan boyhood home
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Foundation in Dixon Illinois voted to reject a 420000 offer from the Interior Department to turn the site into a national historic area. Board member Shirley Foster said there was no agreement and suggested this may end federal efforts for now.
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Ronald Reagan
Dixon
Ill
Department of Interior
Shirley Foster
Bush
Reagan
Norm Wymbs
Wymbs
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Foundation
National Park Service
TEA Faces Deep Cuts As Texas Education Funds Shrink
Texas agencies push to trim the $17 billion Permanent School Fund and halve textbook funding while TEA faces $13.5 million in admin cuts. Bill Monroe says federal money may fill gaps next biennium as Felipe Alanis defends keeping core classroom mission amid pressure from House lawmakers to cut further.
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Bill Monroe
Felipe Alanis
Texas
Alanis
House Appropriations Committee
Education Subcommittee
Jim Pitts
Pitts
R-Waxahachie
Dan Branch
R-Dallas
Fred Brown
R-Bryan
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Friday February 21 results show Cash Five numbers 16 17 28 29 and 6. Pick Three Day Night drawn 4 6 26 2 2. Texas Two Step numbers 14 23 28 34 with a $450000 jackpot. otterv.ore
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Odessa American contact numbers and hours
Local notice lists main and toll free numbers for the Odessa American with multiple hours. It provides a main line 337 6262 for business hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and several out of town contacts 800 375 466 and 888 375, plus a 337 7314 line and notes inconsistent digits.
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Oaoa
Odessa
John Kerr Fever
Tammye See Ee
Wer Paton
Che
Wee Gye
Rances Irvine
Readers Guide Web Site Error Notes and Requests
The notice cites errors on the Readers Guide site www.0goGg.com and lists several contact numbers. It requests rejection of any table with errors and references an incomplete IPresentation statement. The fragment provides minimal context about the site issue and customer guidance.
Teen survives crash after landing on live power lines
Joe R. Thompson, 18, was thrown 25 feet in a January crash near Highway 40 and Woods Chapel Road in Blue Springs, Missouri. He landed among overhead lines, stayed conscious until rescue crews arrived twenty minutes later, and made a cell phone call after power was shut off. The lines were insulated, allowing his survival.
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Joe R. Thompson
Highway 40
Woods Chapel Road
Blue Springs
Thompson
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