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The Morning Advocate, on the second morning after, reports presence of national gay leaders Kight and Perry and focuses on MCC interim pastor killed in fire.

Report of news conference by the Rev. Troy Perry of national MCC and Morris Kight from the LA Gay Community Services Center, who come to New Orleans to provide support for victims, families and friends.

Only four days after the fire, one local newspaper prints a short article about special arrangements for treating some survivors.

Five days after the fire, the New Orleans newspaper publishes a short article listing names of persons killed along with statements from Rev. Troy Perry responding to the tragedy.

This archived report from the CBS Evening News is followed by an NBC news bulletin.

The wire service story about the Upstairs Lounge fire is picked up by The Oregonian, largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest.

The Oregonian picks up wire stories about the fire on the following day also. 

The coverage in the Boston Herald-American illustrates the sensationalizing aspects of media coverage of gays at this time.

Brief story in the Seattle Times addresses questions of why this tragedy occurred as well as memorial service led by Troy Perry at St. George’s Episcopal Church.

MCC founder Troy Perry, Morris Kight of the Los Angeles Community Services Center and Morty Manford of Gay Activists Alliance New York launch national fund raising efforts to support the injured as well as the families of those who died.

The story in the Bay Area Reporter about the initiation of this national memorial fund lays out, in some detail, the financial needs of persons in New Orleans, as well as the mechanics of who will oversee the fund and how it will operate.

A memorial service, led by the Rev. Troy Perry, was held in the sanctuary at St. George’s Episcopal Church on the night following the fire.

Rev. Richardson, rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church, opened the doors of the church for the memorial service on the night following the fire.

Richardson writes a 1991 letter to the Voice of Integrity, newsletter of the national LGBT Episcopal group, telling the story of the June 25th memorial service and its aftermath.

In an open letter to the congregation, Richardson states pointedly his reasons for permitting the memorial service at St. George’s and offers to resign if opposition is too great.

Flyer that circulates in New Orleans announcing plans for July 1 memorial service at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.

Interior & exterior of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (shown in 2013). Community memorial service was held here on July 1, 1973. The Rev. Edward Kennedy was pastor at the time.

The Morning Advocate’s Eric Newhouse writes sympathetic account of the July 1st memorial service.

The Times-Picayune also produced a thoughtful account of the July 1st memorial service.

Letter from MCC San Francisco Pastor Jim Sandmire to his congregations draws the MCC connections to the New Orleans tragedy.