VOL.100,NO.116
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MONDAY. MARCH 26, 1990
Fire in NY social club kills 87
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - A man bounced from a Bronx social club for quarreling with an ex-girlfriend returned with a jug of gasoline and set a fire that killed 87 people at the nightspot, which had been ordered closed, police said.
Most of the dead suffocated in thick smoke in the pre-dawn blaze Sunday, authorities said. Some people were trapped to death; others were hole through a wall to an adjoining hole in a desperate attempt to live.
Emergency workers described bodies felled by smoke so quickly that they still had their legs wrapped around a bar stool, gripped
Authorities early today began raiding and shutting down some of the 173 other illegal social clubs that were operating in the city, said were operating in the city.
drinks or held hands. Only three people managed to reach safety by way of the two tiny exit doors on the front of the two-story Happy Land social club.
"People literally were stacked on top of each other," said Anthony De Vita, the Fire Department command chief. "It was a firetran."
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killed 164 people. A New Year's 'eve 1986 fire at a hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. killed 96.
It was the deadliest fire in the continental United States since the 1977 blaze at the Beverly Hills Susp Club in Southgate, Ky, that
The fire occurred 79 years to the day after a blaze at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York City that claimed 145 lives, many of them immigrant garment workers. That blazed lead to reforms around the nation in workplace safety.
Julio Gonzalez, a Cuban immigrant and former boyfriend of a Happy Land's ticket seller, was charged with arson and murder, Police Commissioner Lee Brown said. He was to be arraigned later today.
the club after a quarrel in which he tried to woo back the woman, police said. After warning, "I'll be back," he returned and sprinkled gasoline on the floor, said Lt. James Malvew.
Gonzalez cried with remorse under questioning, said Lt. Raymond O'Donnell, a police spokesman. "Basically, he's saying he did it." O'Donnell said
The impoverished Latino neighborhood near the Bronx Zoo was thick with mourners, who were asked to identify relatives from snapshots of the bodies posted on the wall of a high school.
Killed were 61 men and 26 women, most of them Honduran
and Dominican immigrants.
"Most of the bodies were in dance clothes," Emergency Medical Services specialist Christopher McCarthy said. "They were out to have fun."
Alva Romero, a Honduran immigrant, lost six relatives, including a daughter, both brothers and a sister. Jerome Ford lost five relatives. The local Honduran soccer club lost several players.
Happy Land was ordered shut in November 1988 and again a year later because of inadequate exits, sprinkler systems, emergency lighting and signs. Dinks said. It had no liquor or cabaret license.
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Special to the Kansan
As graduation approaches, students should be warned that how they dress for an interview may be the deciding factor in getting a job. With stiff competition in the job market, clothing preparation can make the difference between two equally qualified people, experts say.
The interview wardrobe should show concern, seriousness and care. The two words to keep in mind are basic and conservative. The only exception to this rule is for those entering the world of fashion.
Terry Glenn, director of the University Placement Center, said a dark blue suit, crisp white shirt and red tie were the most appropriate dress for men to wear to a business or corporate interview. Dark gray also is appropriate, but blue is the norm. For non-business interviews, a sport jacket or blazer and tie may be acceptable.
"The applicant should find out what the employer's expectations are before going."
Men should be aware of the negative impression that interviewers receive from long hair, earrings and excessive facial hair, Glenn said. If the applicant wants to make a good impression, he should make the necessary sacrifices.
He said women also should wear a dark blue suit and a crisp white shirt for business interviews, but he said a nice dress would be appropriate. Women should conservative with the jewelry they wear, should only be worn to accent clothing.
Students on a tight budget still have some
Subdued patterns and colors are smart choices for an interview.
hope when preparing for an interview.
The key is not the most expensive clothing but to look nice, be well composed, have a positive attitude and show the interest. The interview is impor- tant given
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Premier Miklos Nemeth, a reform-minded Communist and a key engineer of the nation's convergence democracy, declared moments before he voted that he was relinquishing control with a clear conscience.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Millions of Hungarians cast ballots yesterday in the first free national elections in 43 years, and many expressed hope for the future and fear of the Communist past.
Socialists expect to lose vote
As in East Germany, where Eastern Europe's first free ballot in decades took place March 18, the Communists were expected to fare poorly in the elections. They competed with 11 other national parties for parliament seats.
Despite occasional rain showers, voter turnout appeared brisk at Budapest polling stations, with eleven percent nearly 50 percent in some wards by
f. four hours after the voting in and eight hours before polls ed. About 7.8 million people were able to vote.
new irregularities were reported up. m., when the voting officially ended. Several international internalserved monitors the election. Anmeth, who voted at a state-run kergarten serving as one of 11,000ing stations across the nation, ined to predict the chances of his allist Party. That party has gov’d since reform-oriented Comits formed it after defecting to the Communist Party in Octo-
is comments reflected wide-earn acceptance, even among those that his party would not do despite Hunt's demand to democratic reform.
The only thing I hope for is that a king government is created," said he, adding that only a chamber not hamstruck by the position could deal with the son's alling economy.
won't consider it an act of God ifn't make it into government," withd told reporters. "I will hand the reins head high and with a conscience. I don't have bitter in my heart but satisfaction."
stead of crediting the Socialists volunteering to play by democratic rules, most voters remember excesses of more than four sides of one-party rule that have le Communists unpopular uphouth the Soviet bloc.
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