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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, December 21, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 2, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 fowl weather gear a barefooted pedestrian braves Honolulu rain showers with an umbrella and Towel creating la impression of a Duck. Honolulu and other areas of Hawaii hire experienced heavy Rains and High winds Dally since Dee. 11. 6 children killed in House Blaze in Central Ohio by itu1 associated press a fire killed six children in their sleep in Ohio and on infant and a woman were killed in a Chicago fire Hal May have been caused by an illegal electrical by slim overloaded by space healers officials said saturday both ires occurred Friday night. A third fire in Mississippi killed a 61 year old Man. A fire in a duplex at Pleasantville Nea Columbus Ohio Niimi a the Kitchen Arra but pumped dense smote into an upstairs bedroom where the six children were huddled with the Mother of three of them said William Hammond chief of the pleas ant and Walnut township fire department. The woman who was baby silting for the three other children was seriously injured. The children ranged from 6 months to 7 years. The children were already sleeping. We re not sure whether the woman was Al ready in the bedroom or not Hammond said. There was a smoke alarm at the Bot Tom of the stairway hut we Dun t know whether in was opera i ing he said. We tested the Battery and in was  Hammond and Fairfield county Cor Oner Steven Hodsden said All seven apparently suffered smoke inhalation ii was the smoke that got Ihm. We got the fire knocked Down in less than a my Ute but the smoke was very thick Ham mond said. The duplex is next to the town fire station but the smoke had poured into the bedroom by inc Lime firefighters from the Volu nicer squad arrived. Hammond said the fire started near the Kitchen stove. Until we be talked to inc woman we arc not going to commit As to the cause. But we arc sure in was accidental he said. In Chicago fire department la. Jerry Lawrence said authorities could not de Lerinc How Long ago Commonwealth Edison co. Had turned off Power to the three Story apartment building. He said a wiring system that was put together to illegally bypass the Utility s meter also bypassed a device designed to control Power surges. We know i Csc kinds of electrical sys tems exist but we Don t Hove actual num Bers on How Many said Commonwealth Edison spokeswoman Sharon Kelly. Alt of the apartments Are space healed Only. Thai s All we be got in  said Alice Price a third floor ten ant and one of 3 handful of residents who escaped Down a front stairwell. It must have had something to do with those  investigators said she May have been right. We did find melted sockets. The sys tem was illegal and extremely danger Ous said to acc detective Len Kosslon. Lawrence Yalcs told investigators Sparks from an electrical socket in his bedroom ignited a nearby mattress Rolston said. Waits suffered bums on his hands while Savins two of his children but he Tould nol reach his third child 3-Monlli-old Mon ique Johnson who was killed Lawrence said. Also killed was Diane Allen 31, the victims in the Ohio fire were id Chi fied As 6-month-Nld David Kellner Sara Kellner 4 Joey Kellner 2 Jessica he Lac. 7 Jennifer Halle. A and Angela he Lac 5. Kathy Kellner 28, the Kellner Chiu Dren s Mot her was listed in guarded but stable Aind 11 Ion Al Lancaster Fairfield Community Hospital nursing supervisor Pat Bradish said. In another fire late Friday a 61-year old Scooba. Miss., Man died when a Blac of undetermined origin burned his House Laud Crdal county Coroner Marl Cobler said. The charred remains of Eddie Nichol son were found in inc rubble after the Blaze was extinguished Coble said. Airline crash suspect remembered As valiant Man Rochester . A David Burke the for Mer airline employee who is suspected of causing a plane crash that killed 43 people including himself in California was remembered at his funeral saturday As a valiant and ambitious Man. About 200 people went to memorial ame Zion Church to As Burka s brother Allan said. Bury an honorable  Burke who lived in inc Rochester area most of his life is believed to be the gunman who fired shots aboard Pacific Southwest airlines flight 1771 and caused the Jet to crash minutes later on dec. 7. I cannot answer All of inc questions or entertain All of the suspicions Allan Ourka 37, said. I know we shall weep for him  he said. What he would warn for us All is to be As ambitious As he was and rejoice. And be As valiant As he  the name of Burke. 35, surfaced after investigators were fold of plans he had to kill his former Boss Kay Thompson who had fired Burke several weeks before the crash. Both the Fri s los Angeles office and inc . Attorney s office say that if Burke were alive in arc would be ample evidence to charge him with numerous crimes. Burke worked for us air for 15 years in Rochester and transferred to los Angeles last year to seek a new Challenge according to friends. He was fired by Thompson for allegedly stealing j69 in proceeds from in flight liquor sales authorities in Rochester said his name came up during several drug investigations and thai Al one Point in 1985, police obtained a search warrant to look at a package Burke had received Al the Airport believing it contained cocaine. However Rochester police chief Gordon Urlacher said investigators never had enough evidence against Burke to charge him with a crime. Burke is survived by his parents Altamont and Iris Burke two Brothers Allan and a Lamont a sister Valeric Burke four daughters and three sons. Disturbances erupt at Murphy film openings from press dispatches los Angeles Dimitur bancs Brake out at three Heaters premiering Eddie Murphy s new film. Raw leaving one Man shot to death another stabbed and five College students under arrest. The movie features the comedian in an  faced stand up routine that spoofs homosexuals women television s or. T and Hill Cosby among others. Raymond esp Obj. 2\, it co Upton calif., was killed late Friday when he Poi into a fight with Anolta r Man .11 a Druc in theater in suburban i Paramount. Sheriffs Deputy Bill Wehner said. The assailant pulled a handgun and shot Cespino a once in the Chest then escaped into a crowd. Wuchner said. A 27-year-old Pasadena Man was in stable condition at Huntington memorial Hospital after being stabbed during a disturbance Al a theater in suburban Monrovia. Fifty to 60 rioters who began fighting in Iho lobby of the Monrovia theater were believed in he gang members bul polite a Iid they had m evidence thai the Mclim Idun Titica a Emmanuel Mallet belonged id a gig. In was loud Village five College Stu dents were Urt Mcd when police were called in to help disperse a crowd of about i sch Milting around a theater. All were released on Cash bail or on personal recognizance Bonds. The theater s operators had stopped the movie and ordered the theater cleared when the crowd became unruly. Those leaving the Jurat or joined several Hundred others wailing to gel in for the next show. The theater cancelled the Lute showing because of the Inrid enl. Four of those arrested were football players Al the University of Southern Cali Lii Mia. Winch is in play Michigan Safe in the mow howl on new year s Day. The arrested Plaver a in identified As Randy Tanner. 21. A senior flanker who has Sharii d fur the last three years Tracy bulls 21, a Junior Rosenc defensive Hack a aug inc Arrngton -2, a Junior re serve flanker and Carl Reginald Smith 19, a Rcd shirt freshman. Coach Larry Smith said in a statement that the arrests would be investigated but based on what i know at this time 1 Don t consider ii to be a serious  from what i have been Able to deter mine hey had gone to a movie preview soon after the doors were opened a disturbance  these Pla ers had nothing to do with broke Oul and evidently Lite Heater management and police decided to Clear Oul the theater hut in the confusion of Clearing Oul about 1.500 people and the subsequent distribution of refunds for some reason car players were among those Mogk d Oul fur a Bikih la  
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