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...week's end the death toll had reached 95, and at least 106 people were injured. That made the Dupont Plaza inferno the second worst hotel fire in U.S. history, surpassed only by the Winecoff Hotel blaze in Atlanta in 1946, which killed 119. Most of the victims died in the casino, and the rest were found in hallways and rooms on the first four floors...
...worst: Atlanta's 1946 Winecoff Hotel blaze, which killed...
...Vegas Fire Chief Ray Parrish: "People tend to hide when they get afraid, so it may be a day and a half more before we can arrive at a final figure." The MGM Grand Hotel fire is the second worst such blaze in U.S. history, surpassed only by the Winecoff Hotel disaster in Atlanta in 1946, which killed...
...office but resemble a living room, complete with coffee tables, comfortable sofas and original art on the walls. Brandon Stoddard, president of ABC Motion Pictures, works behind a big marble table, while Designer Calvin Klein works in the modern mode of couches and comfort. Explains Office Designer Charles Winecoff: "Executives are getting away from the idea of a big, formal desk because most of their business really is conversation." For many businessmen, less can mean more...
...store takes such attitudes, says Dick Rich, because "this community has been very good to us." Rich's is rather generous to the community in return. When Atlanta had to pay its schoolteachers in scrip during the Depression, Rich's exchanged the scrip for money. When the Winecoff Hotel burned in 1946 with the loss of 119 lives, Rich's handed out free clothes to survivors and provided shrouds for the dead. Atlanta's biggest Christmas tree is a 60-footer atop the four-story Forsyth Street bridge connecting Rich's two downtown buildings. Last...