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The Cocoanut Grove Night Club tragedy...
The Cocoanut Grove Night Club tragedy...
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November 29, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1942
* Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire (1st report)
* Worst nighclub disaster in U.S. history
* 492 would be the total dead - photos
The front page has a two column headline: "300 KILLED BY FIRE, SMOKE AND PANIC IN BOSTON RESORT" with subheads that include: "Dead Clog Exits" "Terror Piles Up Victims as Flames Suddenly Engulf Night Club" and more. 1st report coverage continues inside with 2 photos. (see) Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete in a thick 100+ page Sunday edition, a little staining, minor margin wear, generally nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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