Vegas Hilton Fire Kills 8 as 242 Are Hurt on Strip
Las Vegas firefighters battled four fires in the 30 story Hilton killing eight and injuring 242 as guests fled the building. Officials said the blazes appeared suspicious with two men questioned while arson was not confirmed. A previous MGM Grand fire three months earlier cast a shadow as hundreds were evacuated and helicopters plucked people to safety.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Hilton
Roy Parrish
Mgm Grand
Clark County
Michael Brady
Otto Ravenholt
Bob Hilliard
Barron Hilton
Hilton Hotel Corp
Beverly Hills
Calif
Parrish
MGM
Tom Sawyer
Key West
Fla
Deborah
Graham Kemp
Brisbane
Australia
Las Vegas Convention Center
SIU faculty seek storage facility to ease Morris Library space
The SIU Carbondale Faculty Senate backs a $11 million to $20 million plan for a temporary storage building to hold at least 500 000 volumes during the 1980s, while urging a full major addition be studied. The proposal cites Morris Library growth from 0.25 million volumes at opening to 1.5 million today and notes possible locations along McLafferty Road or near Faner Hall.
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Jean Ness
The
Southern Iindsan
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Morris
Siu-C
Albert Somit
SIU
Kenneth Shaw
SIU Board of Trustees
Morris Library
Somit
Kenneth Peterson
McLafferty Road
Faner Hall
Larry Taylor
Library Affairs Committee
Senate
Iceman Brings Arctic Blast Across Southern Illinois
A massive winter storm swept through Southern Illinois causing icy roads and school closures. Winds up to 41 mph created wind chills as low as minus 52 degrees in Carbondale, triggering power outages for 500 to 600 customers near U.S. 51 on the south and southeast sides.
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Karol Ditzler
Southern Illinois Airport
Carbondale
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Randy Jackson
U.S. 51
Central Illinois Power Co
CIPS
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
City Hall
National Weather Service
Cairo
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Jacob Whittecotton
Illinois Department of Transportation
Jackson
Perry
Franklin
IDOT
Illinois
Owen W. Eubanks
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Lesser
John C. Stewart
O’fallon
Eubank
Stewart
Arctic storm shifts east cutting power and killing dozens
The nation endures a severe winter storm as blizzard conditions sweep from the Rockies to the Midwest and Atlantic, causing power outages, flooding, and at least 21 fatalities. Snow totals reach up to a foot in Illinois and Michigan, with record lows across multiple states and widespread travel disruptions.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Midwest
Michigan
National Weather Service
Colorado
Springs
Colo
Oklahoma
Rockies
Great Lakes
Haley Urges Hug For Grandparents At SIU Talk
Legendary writer Alex Haley spoke to about 500 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale about roots, memory, and unity. He urged honoring elders, warned against biased coverage, and recalled interviews with George Lincoln Rockwell while highlighting Roots and his pursuit to trace Mandingo ancestry.
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Jean Ness
Alex Haley
Haley
Hailey
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Klan
George Lincoln Rockwell
National
Nazi Party
United States
Playboy Magazine
Africa
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Peterson
SIUC
Washington Street
Ann Landers
Jay Bryant
William Dunkel
Chicago
Champaign
Iroquois
Vermilion
Buckley
Woodland
Iroquois County
Aiken
S.C
John Stohl
Palmerstown
Roots
Earth
Georgia
Jerry Lover
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