Fire strikes at Continental Hotel casino in Las Vegas
A fire in the Continental Hotel casino caused evacuation of 300 to 400 people from the two story gambling area. Flames appeared in the kitchen dining room grill area and smoke spread through the casino. no injuries were reported and operations resumed within about three hours after firefighters cleared the smoke.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Continental Hotel
City Fire
Mark Hawkinson
Hawkinson
the Continental
Clark County Battalion
Paul Hicks
Hicks
T.J
Global Airlines
Vickie Fischer
Casino
Continental
Paradise
Flamingo Roads
Mgm Grand
Nanes Ge
Fire guts Harlem as suspected arson torchs apartments
A five alarm blaze in eastern Harlem destroyed three apartment buildings after explosions believed linked to a raided marijuana shop. About 120 people sought shelter at a nearby emergency center. four residents and 17 firefighters were injured. Investigators suspect arson, with police having raided the site the day before.
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New York City
New York
Harlem
Pauline Bates
Let us prayjust one way Royko
A compact item notes columnist Royko on a single path to prayer, reflecting on faith and unity in a brief Page B-2 reflection.
Cold day with teen temps and flurries in snow belt
A cold day brings temperatures in the teens with a west wind 15 to 25 mph and occasional snow squalls in the snow belt. Tonight will clear with a low around 12. Monday turns mostly sunny and warmer with a high near 32. Snow chances are 80 percent today and 26 percent tonight.
Westlake Girls Fall 44 33 in Regional Final
Westlake girls basketball were defeated by Lake Catholic 44 to 33 in the Class AAA regional final at Parma Normandy High School. The loss ends Westlake's playoff run as Lake Catholic advances to the state bracket.
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Adam Larrick
Elyria
Admiral King
Hewes
Bob Ilie
Westlake
Lake Catholic
Parma Normandy High School
Ambulance screening questioned after Dallas death
A Dallas woman died after a nurse refused to dispatch an ambulance until the exact illness was known. Fire departments deny screening. officials stress calls are treated on need, not perceived urgency. The case highlights how triage may affect response and life saving times.
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Dallas
Dallas Fire Department
Marie Turner
Lorain County
Johnny
Johnn
Front Porch Fame and a President in Tampico
A columnist mocks President Reagan by misplacing his birthplace and recounts a homegrown scene of him on a front porch declaring Americans tough again. The narrator jokes about credit for others’ deeds and hints at voting considerations in the fall.
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Reagan
Dixon
Ill
Tampico
Etter
Mae
Richard Harry Feagler
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Patrick Higgins
Darryl Thompson
Joseph Spinnato
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Roosevelt Thomas
Red Cross
Fred Yaeger
Royko
Richard Smith
North Olmsted Fire Department
Lorain
Weekeasnan Television
United States
Grenada
Lebanon
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