Fire kills 23 in Bradley Beach hotel blaze
A four story Brinley Inn fire killed 23 people including elderly tenants as smoke and a wind tunnel aided rapid spread from the first floor lounge. Firefighters controlled the blaze in 45 minutes. Twenty towns ferried victims to Jersey Shore Medical Center with 14 minor injuries. nine firefighters were treated. Authorities study origin. residents had undergone regular fire drills and mostly used front exits before locking in their rooms.
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Bradley Beach
N.J
UPI
Brinley Inn
Gene Wilkins
Monmouth County First Aid Academy
Jersey Shore Medical Center
Neptune
Monmouth
Alexander Lehrer
Wilkins
Mental Retardation Agency of
New Jersey
County Welfare Board
Poison PCP spill endangers Gulf waters near New Orleans
Fishermen fear long term damage as 3600 pounds of PCP reportedly lie on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet bottom after a ship collision. Coast Guard divers, Navy mine sweeper and Army Corps crews join cleanup while water and blood tests track the hazardous chemical. lawsuits seek millions in damages as areas around Shell Beach are placed off limits.
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Shell Beach
UPI
New Orleans
Richard Bird
Ysebskey
THE
Coast Guard
Navy
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Gulf
Joseph Assenaco
Gulf Outlet
St. Bernard Parish
Indicted officer grasps unfair charge in McDuffie case
Charles Veverka, a Dade County officer, expects indictment on general conspiracy and civil rights charges in the Arthur McDuffie death. He says the move could chill investigations and cooperation by officers in similar cases. McDuffie died after a Dec 17 beating following a motorcycle chase. riots followed the acquittal of four officers.
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Miami
UPI
Arthur McDuffie
Charles Veverka
McDuffie
Dade County
Veverka
Army and Marines clash over light tank for rapid deployment
Washington UPI reports a friction between the Army and Marine Corps over a light tank for the Rapid Deployment Force. Each service pursues a different design, weighing up to 20 tons versus 60 tons, while NATO and Soviet pressures accelerate timelines to the mid 1980s. The impasse centers on weight, firepower, and airlift compatibility as specialists test HIMAG and HSTVL concepts amid cost estimates from $500,000 to $1 million per vehicle.
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United States
U.S
Middle East
Afghanistan
Congress
Pentagon
Army
Marine Corps
HIMAG
Marines
Robert Moore
Defense
Canada
France
Belgum
Brazil
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