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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 trampled to death; others 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
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 firetruck."
Authorities early today began raiding and shutting down some of the 173 other illegal social clubs in the city. The authorities said were operating in the city.
killed 184 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 1772 blaze at the Beverly Hills Supp 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 blaze led 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.
Gonzalez, 36, was bounced from
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 Malvey.
Gonzalez cried with remorse under questioning, said Lt. Raymond O'Donnell, a police spokesman. "Basically, he's saying he did it." O'Donnell said.
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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 Medicine specialist Christopher McCarthy said. "They were out 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 a year later because of inadequate exits, sprinkler systems, emergency lighting and signs, Dinkins said. It had no liquor or cabaret license.
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Ice queen
Toiling over dirty clothes; try these tips
Bv Kim Chenev
Special to the Kansan
As you stand in the dreary basement laundry room sorting a week's worth of soiled clothing, a dumbfounded expression comes across your face. How could this have happened? Your foiled attempt at making Mama's spaghetti sauce not only wasted time but also made a brownish-red stain smack in the middle of your new white shirt.
What would you do at this point? Many college students, although claiming to be independent, quickly would place a desperate long-distance phone call home to Mom. But with a few tips and secrets, students can remove stains on their own.
The key to removing stains is in discovering them before doing laundry. The heat of a dryer or water sets stains into the material and makes them difficult to remove. So when sorting clothes to be washed, check them carefully. It is also much easier to treat stains when they are fresh.
Many consumer stain removal products are on the market and can be purchased at a grocery or drug store. These products provide directions on the container and are usually the most effective. However, if nothing is handy, stains can be treated with other household products.
Laundry stains can be either a nuisance or a nightmare if not taken care of properly.
Here are some common stains and advice for removal from Bette Rae Frandsen, Kathryn J. Frandsen and Kent P. Frandsen's book, "Where's Mom Now That
Blood: Flush the stain with cool water as soon as possible. Then soak the stain in cold water for 30 minutes. Work a paste of
detergent into the stain, then wash the item with bleach that is safe for the material. Another option is to sponge the stain with cool water, then work in a spouflé of a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution. When
Catsup: Sponge the stained area with cold water, then soak the garment in cool water overnight. Work detergent into the rinse with cold water, then launder 84 INCHES.
the area stops foaming, rinse it in cool water. If the stain is gone, launder as usual. Pastes of powdered starch and meat tenderizer worked into the stain also are supposed to be helpful.
Gum: Put the clothing in a plastic bag, then place it in the freezer for several hours. Scrape the hard, frozen gum off the clothing with a knife. This technique also can be used by rubbing an ice cube over the area until the gum is hard. If this doesn't work, rubbing the gum with a beaten egg will work. Rubbing a vinegar may make it come off or dissolve.
- Chocolate: Rub a paste of detergent and water into the stain. Rinse in cold water, Launder the garment in the hottest water safe for the fabric.
■ Fruit: Pour boiling water through the stain until it is gone. A peroxide solution or lemon juice also may remove the stain.
**Grass:** Soak the garment in cold water for 30 minutes, then rinse in cold water. Rub detergent into the stain and wash in the hotest water that is safe for the fabric. Add bleach to the water might help. For silk, wool or colored material, soak the area in two cups of water and one cup of rubbing alcohol, then rinse.
■ Mud: Let the mud dry completely, then use a stiff-bristled brush on the area to rub it off. Sponge with cold water. If the stain is still there, apply rubbing alcohol until it is gone.
Soft drinks: Sponge with an alcohol and water solution. Rinsse.
The next time you're doing laundry and come across a stain, give some of these tips a try. But if you still have no idea what to do, you can always give Mom a call.
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Socialists expect to lose vote
The Associated Press
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.
Premier Miklos Nemeth, a reform-minded Communist and a key engineer of the nation's conversion to democracy, declared moments before he voted that he was relinquishing control with a clear conscience.
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 election officials reporting a turnout of
ally 50 percent in some wards by on, four hours after the voting on, eight hours before polls begin. About 8 million people were able to vote.
New irregularities were reported 8 p.m., when the voting officially ded. Several international servers monitored the election. Nemeth, who voted at a state-run kindergarten serving as one of 11,000 ling stations across the nation, lined to predict the chances of his clistian Party. That party has govosed since reform-oriented Communists formed it after defecting from the Communist Party in Octo-
his comments reflected wide-ideal acceptance, even among his peers, who would not flirt despite its rejection in shaving Hunty to democratic reform.
"The only thing I hope for is that a long government is created," meth said, adding that only a vernment not harumstry by the position could deal with the lion's allying economy.
"I won't consider it an act of God if you don't make it into government," meth told reporters. "I will hand the reins head high and with a ar conscience. I don't have bitterness in my heart but satisfaction."
nstead of crediting the Socialists volunteering to play by democratic rules, most voters remember excesses of more than four million that have decompanies unpopular outloud the Soviet bloc.
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poll of 5,000 people published by state MTI news agency less than hour before polls closed indicated center-right Hungarian Democ Forum would finish strongest, 31 seats.
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