European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse At least 20 die in Holiday fires throughout . Monday jamry4, 19fls the stars and stripes Page 3 by the associated Preiti fire swept through inc Home of a Minne Sota family saturday killing a Man and his three children As blazes Over the Long holi Day weekend ten at Iasi 16 other people dead across inc country authorities said. Charts Coult 41, and his children Chad 11, Connie 10, and Casie 3. Were killed in the fire near Mancato. Minn., which was reported about 6 30 a a said Blue Earth county Shyril Laroy Witbold pull s wife Diane escaped and drove id a neighbor s House about a mile away wic bold raid. In Spring Valley. Wis., a 63-year-old Man his son and a grandson died Friday in an apartment fire believed to have been caused by a defective Chimney. Killed were George Haulcy 63, his son Clark. 27, and Clark s son Matthew 3. Fire chief Ron Nelson said three of her family member escaped inc 1-40 . Blaze who minor injuries. Another Wisconsin tire in a Mobile Home North of Slou hum. Killed Michael Doiron 25, . Friday authorities said. Four people were hospitalized in critical condition in Mik Julic after a Friday morning fire at a three Story apartment building. A fire blamed on a faulty household appliance killed two people Friday on Chi Cago s South Side. The victims of the 4 15 . Taic who died of smoke inhalation were identified As c Ashtin Surrel. Is. And croon Miles 30. In Southern Illinois a House fire reported Al 3 15 , killed .in near mount Var non authorities said said. The Blaze Al gospel Assembly was believed 10 he arson and caused million in damage. Fort Worth fire capt . Knight said. The Church had no fire insurance. Darrell Eugene Spencer of Livermore ky., died of bums and smote initiation Knight said. In Cincinnati a woman and a boy were killed and five others injured when tire damaged their Home Early Friday. Lavonia Ellington 55, and Kyle Cephas 2, died of apparent smoke inhalation and heal authorities said. Elton Harrell York City died Friday in a fire caused when he and two friends were playing with matches in an apartment building elevator while carrying out a dried out Christmas tree authorities said. A woman and her three children were killed Early Friday in an unincorporated area of los Angeles county when they were trapped m their burning apartment by Iron bars and door bolts meant to keep out burglars. Killed were Rosalyn Jones 32, dam ctr Cus Jones 9, Antonio Jones 12, and Ryan Nicole Craft 3. Firefighters could hear scratching Al the door As icy frantically Cul through inc bolls but got through too late authorities said. Also Friday a House fire in Columbia Heights minn., lulled Gregory Morrison who neighbors said was in hit late 30s. Air passenger indicted after bomb gun jokes Birmingham Ala. A jokes about a bomb and a gun aboard an air liner have led to inc indictment of an airline passenger on Federal charges. Marvin Atwel Mccoy 26, a inclined on charges of making false statements to airline attendants about having a bomb and gun aboard a dec. 17 South West airlines flight from Houston to Bir Mingham. Mccoy is scheduled for trial inc week of March 7. If convicted he could be fined up to 1500,000 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Hope accepts met from Reagan it the Center s Gal opening. Bob Hope honoured at Center s opening Palm desert Calif. A said "1 buried into Gerald Ford the president Reagan honoured Bob Hope other Day. I said Pardon r for giving the most precious gift of said. I Don t do that inc Dili or fair Bifi of Al doll / 1.____._ a a the bin of laughter Lucians Nindl Dlly Wood celebrities applauded inc comedian saturday Al opening of a lavish new cultural Cen Ter bearing his name. In what was called the party of the decade the $20 million Bob Hope cultural Center was dedicated with a Star studded show featuring Van Cli bum at the piano and a romantic duct by husband and wife Cam Vic dam one and Diahann Carroll. Hope accepting the nation s first Hope award from the president joked "1 appreciate the Nice things he said about me even if i m no tic glittering audience greeted Hope and Reagan with a standing ovation and laughed heartily when Hope introduced White House chief of sitar Howard Baker in the audience by saying he s wearing the Button saying. Not related to Jim an Tammy " he also pointed out former presi Dent Ford scaled in an upper to and other luminaries invited to Walch the 84-year-old comedian receive the sword included California Coy. George Deuk Mcwinn Charles Wick chief of the . Information Agency and Hollywood celebrities Lucille Hall Mary Martin. George Burns and Kirk Douglas. Early arrivals included California senators Alan Cranston d-Calif., and Pete Wilton. Reagan said that us commander in chief he had a special place in his heart for Hope because of All he had done to entertain troops overseas. Calling America a land of optimism and Opportunity Reagan said Bob Hope has chronicled those limes on radio television and in motion pictures and through his perceptions and sense of humor has Given us the most precious gift of All the gift of laughter All 1,166 tickets to the event were sold said Gregory Willenborg executive producer of the gala. Stranded Sfa ers found offer 10 Days in a dearness spr1ngerville, Ariz
