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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1977
Page
1
A late night blaze in Beckley City Hall detention cells killed 20 inmates and injured several others. Police report heat locked doors hampered rescue. cause under investigation with multiple agencies convening for inquiry.
Gary Warren of Los Angeles, already pled guilty to the Charleston bank robbery last fall, receives 20 years in prison to run with other bank robbery sentences. About $8,700 was taken from the Charleston Federal Savings and Loan Association, authorities said.
The Senate Appropriations Committee room hosted a discussion on gay rights and equal access to public housing for homosexuals during debate on a fiscal 1978 HUD and related agency funding bill. The panel also weighed federal abortion funding with divergent House and Senate approaches.
Projected late results show Labor retains leadership of Histadrut, the umbrella unions federation, with Likud finishing a distant second. The setback comes as Prime Minister Menahem Begin leads a two day old government facing possible instability.
24 hour airport conditions show high 73 at 5 pm and low 50 at 5 am with 7 am temp 52. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy warm days with showers possible and highs in the 80s. River notes include Greenbrier 12 feet below normal and Lake Bluestone normal with 2.6 gates open.
The speaker presented a lengthy statement of twenty pages to begin the hearing. Kim’s remarks were prepared for delivery and aimed to frame the proceedings.
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