Zebra Room Fire Origin in Beverly Hills Club Controversy
Investigators tie the Beverly Hills nightclub blaze to the Zebra Room where a wedding party had vacated. Brandenburgh says evidence points to the Zebra Room area while the fire’s exact cause remains undetermined amid questions about overcrowding and negligence potential.
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Larry Hopkins
Tracy
Scott
GM extends warranty on 1977 Chevrolet engine models
GM will extend a three year or 36 000 mile warranty on engines transmissions and rear axles for 87 000 1977 Oldsmobiles Buicks Pontiacs with Chevrolet engines as New York extends the program until June 11. Fewer than 5 800 owners accepted the car swap option amid ongoing lawsuits over the Chevrolet engine controversy.
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New York State Supreme Court
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San Francisco
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Jasper Arts Group Plans Tut Trip to Chicago
Jasper Indiana group announces an August two day bus trip to Chicago to see the Treasures of King Tut exhibit. The tour on August 10 and 11 includes visits to the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry plus a Marshall Field shopping stop. Contact Mary Munarin for details.
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Chicago
Jasper Community Arts Commission
Field Museum
Museum of Science and Industry
Marshall Field
Mary Munarin
House Votes Compromise On Kill of Porpoises
Washington lawmakers vote 334 to 20 to set a 69 000 porpoises and dolphins death quota in tuna nets for this year. McCloskey aims to cut to 69 000 from 79 000 with 50 percent cut by 1980 while Bonker lets Commerce fix future years. Debate centers on net mesh and industry impact with defense of marine mammal protection.
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UPI
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Commerce Department
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House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commission
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Calif
California
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U.S
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Tim Lee Carter
Rey
Rep
Don Bonker
D-Wash
Senate
S. I. Hayakawa
R-Calif
Warren G. Magnuson
Paul McCloskey
Capitol Hill
Austrian Viewers Protest For Kojak Return
Vienna viewers protested a planned change in the television schedule urging the reinstatement of Kojak starring Telly Savalas. State TV officials restored the U S series citing its strong popularity after extensive viewer objection.
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UPD
U.S
Telly Savalas
Reading Failure Slows 8th Graders in Chicago District 9
Chicago district 9 Superintendent Albert A Briggs enforces a policy barring 8th graders who cannot read at 6th grade level from graduating. About 675 of 189 8th graders are expected to be held back, with many assigned to remedial reading centers and guidance schools. Briggs remains optimistic that reading scores will improve.
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Near West Side
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Briggs
Inner City
Board of Education
Crane High School
Crane
Moluccan terrorists stand firm amid hostages in Holland
Dutch crisis team led by psychologist Dick Mulder pressed the two hostage groups in Assen as mediators were proposed. After releasing 105 children, 56 passengers remain aboard the train with 21 Indonesian hostages outstanding. The stalemate follows attempts to move hostages to safety and negotiations over an undisclosed destination.
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UPI
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Battle of Wits
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Mmlder
Nelleke Ellenbroek
Accused Narcotics Dealer Killed in Hotel Standoff
A 27 year old Miami man, Howard Lee McDowell, died from a head wound after a 29 hour standoff at the Air port Marina hotel in Los Angeles. He emerged with a gun to the head of his girlfriend Janet Meyers, 27, prompting SWAT to shoot. Meyers sustained facial bruises and was released. Police said both appeared high on cocaine. An undercover narcotics officer, Mack Herron, 28, was arrested in the same hotel on cocaine charges. investigators note possible connections between the two cases.
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McDowell
Janet Meyers
Miss Meyer
Miss Meyers
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Florida
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