Luxury Hotel Fire Kills 71 in Spain
A devastating blaze at the Corona de Aragon hotel in Zaragoza killed 71 guests and injured many, including Carmen Polo de Franco. Firefighters rescued hundreds, with some survivors using bedsheets to escape. Officials traced the fire to boiling oil in a coffee shop on the first floor with no evidence of arson.
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Midwest
Owell
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Carter Ends Talks Amid Reports of Staff Shakeup
President Carter nears the end of a hectic period of policy briefings as staff shakeup rumors mount. Officials deny resignations while a plan to reallocate power and appoint a new energy secretary is weighed, with talks of a broader White House staff restructuring and a possible move to campaign operations.
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la Sale
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Energy Department
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James Bishop Jr
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Victor H. Palmieri
John F. Palmieri
Los Angeles
Phillips Petroleum Co
Frederick Board Battle Over Oak Hill Plan Raises $30,000
The Frederick Board of Supervisors heard the planning commission’s call on the Oak Hill project as local supporters revealed more than 30000 dollars raised to push the car project.
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Beoavel
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Skylab debris hunt grips rural Australia after fiery reentry
Australians charter planes and ride jeeps in a hunt near Balladonia for Skylab fragments after the space station disintegrated over western Australia. NASA and U.S. officials estimated 20 to 25 tons survived, with no casualties reported.
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Australia
U.S. Space Station
Balladonia
U.S
Skylab
Tony Boult
Western Autralian Emergency Service
Western Australia
Ray Smith
Seiler
Elizabeth
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Carter
J. Malcolm Fraser
Ambrogi Declines to Block School Board Vote in Virginia Suit
Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney Lawrence Ambrogi asks Frederick County Circuit Court for a ruling on conflict of interest and voting rights involving Koontz and Malcolm. The case centers on dual roles with the school board and board of supervisors and whether these officials have a material financial stake in school board elections.
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Malcolm
Virginia
Terest
Frederick County
Gainesboro
William Zirkle
Commonwealth
Zirkle
Eugene Larrick
Back Creek
Charles Hott
Stonewall
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Raymond Fish
Virginia Education Association
VEA
Dalton Announces New Truck Limits
Virginia Governor John Dalton issued an executive order raising truck weight to 80 000 pounds and length to 60 feet for a temporary period. The move followed a meeting with independent truckers and pressure from the Virginia Truckers Association amid threats of a protest and a national governors gathering urging uniform limits. State Highway Commissioner George M Walters and legislators backed the action after consulting transportation committees.
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John Dalton
Virginia
D. Brown
Virginia In- Truckers Association
Virginia Aecith Hinbcare
National Governors’ Association
Louisville
Congress
Dalton
George M. Walters
Harold C.ames
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Senate
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Clarke Compass
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George M. Stoddart
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