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He was born, educated and started his career in Fife, but his peak playing years were in the early 1960s with the Glasgow club Rangers, whom he helped to win ten trophies between 1960 and 1965, and where he became known as "Slim Jim".
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A blaze had broken out in the Scottish Television Studios in the Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow. At its height, 130 firefighters were fighting the fire which had started due to an electrical fault. McLay slipped and drowned in the sub-basement, which was under 6 feet (1.8 m) of water. [69] James McLellan: Glasgow Salvage Corps: W: 28 March ...
"Inquiry into fire disaster": 'There would seem to be criminal negligence— bailie', The Glasgow Herald, 19 November 1968, p1; Tinderbox Heroes a book by A. Forbes, J.Smith, publ 2010, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Retired Employees Association. ISBN 978-0-9564996-0-8; Whannel, Kate (31 July 2024). "How 1960s tragedies triggered a life-saving law".
Gilchrist, an 82-year-old woman who lived in the West End of Glasgow, was bludgeoned to death. Despite her affluence, only a diamond brooch was stolen. Oscar Slater was suspected because he went to America and tried to pawn a brooch. He was wrongfully convicted in 1909, and this conviction was quashed in 1928.
On the evening of 28 March 1960, a fire started in a bonded warehouse owned by Arbuckle, Smith and Company in Cheapside Street, Anderston, Glasgow.. The Glasgow Fire Service was initially alerted by a 999 call at 7:15 pm from the foreman of the Eldorado Ice Cream Company, which was near the whisky bond.