Court Reverses Jury Finding in 1980 Death Case
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned a Richland County jury verdict awarding 10 000 to the estate of Katherine W Hodge over alleged negligence at a state mental hospital in Bishopville The 3 2 ruling prompts a possible rehearing request by attorney Francis T Draine. In Rochester New York a doctor Dr John Kraai 76 is charged with second degree murder in the insulin death of 81 year old Frederick C Wagner at Penfield Nursing Home The case prompts psychiatric evaluation after reports of threats to self.
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Monroe County
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Monroe
John J. Connell
Connell
Charles Siragusa
Officials Applaud Carbide's Action In Second Leak
Emergency officials praised Union Carbide Corp for handling a second hydrochl oric acid leak in two weeks at the South Charleston plant. No injuries or evacuations followed. Officials cited prompt reporting and proper plant access, noting previous criticisms after August 13 and earlier spill.
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Carbide
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Charleston
Stump
Night Stalker linked to four child kidnappings in California
Los Angeles area police probe four abductions they deem connected to the Night Stalker. Three victims were taken from beds and one from a schoolyard. all were molested and released near freeways in the San Gabriel Valley and adjacent northeast Los Angeles. The suspect is tied to 34 attacks with 14 deaths.
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Los Angeles
Alt Crities
California
San Gabriel Valley
Probe Begun In Crash That Killed Samantha
A Bar Harbor Air Lines flight from Boston crashed near Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport killing Samantha Smith 13, her father Arthur 45 and six others. NTSB and FAA investigators say it may take months to determine if engine failure or other factors caused the impact.
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Maine
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Soviet Union
Samantha
Arthur Smith
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Boston
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Patrick Bursley
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Roy Fraunhofer
Mother Praises Samantha's Contributions After Air Crash
Jane Smith issued a statement after the death of her daughter Samantha and husband Arthur in an Auburn Maine plane crash. The family described Samantha as a peace advocate who supported conservation efforts and inspired youth. Flight crew Roy Fraunhofer and David Owen died, along with passengers Alan Saveaul Joanne Reilly Earl Dunphy and James Eastman. A memorial for Samantha and her father was planned in Augusta. Donations were requested to environmental groups Estes Park Colorado and Norwich Vermont. Investigation will involve FAA airline officials aircraft maker Pratt and Whitney and airline training officials.
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Maine
Jane Smith
Samantha
Arthur
Auburn
Cials
Bangor
Steven Mason
Roy Fraunhofer
David Owen
Alan Saveaul
Waterville
Joanne Reilly
San Diego
Earl Dunphy
Louisiana
James C. Eastman
Washington
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Augusta
Ted Warren
International Environmental Education Foundation
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Colo
Usassr
Bridges For Peace
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England
Lime Street
Bursley
FAA
Pratt and Whitney
Friends Remember Samantha Smith in Maine After Tragic Plane Crash
Samantha Smith, 13, famed peace advocate and actress hopeful, died in a Bar Harbor Airlines crash near Auburn Lewiston alongside seven others. Friends and teachers describe a normal, kind girl who stayed humble amid fame and once wrote to Yuri Andropov about world peace. Wagner, her TV co star, expressed deep shock at the loss.
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Sandra Small-Hughes
Samantha
Elizabeth Warren
Readfield
Maranacook Community School
Yuri Andropov
Soviet Union
Andronov
Andropov
London
Robert Wagner
Wagner
William Preble
Preble
New York
Nigerian Military Topples Buhari Regime in Broadcast
Major General Joshua Dogonyaro announced on Nigeria Radio that Buhari's government has been toppled for power abuse and slow reforms. He ordered a dusk to dawn curfew in Lagos and state capitals, closed air and seaports, and said the Supreme Military Council is replaced due to concentration of power and ignored public wishes. The borders remain closed since the December coup.
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Ivory Coast
Nigeria Radio Today
Muhammadu Buhari
Joshua Dogonyaro
Lagos
Nigeria
Buhari
Shehu Shagari
Dogonyaro
Supreme Military Council
Soviet Press Praises Samantha Smith Bold Heart Tribute
Soviet newspapers honored American schoolgirl Samantha Smith know for her peace plea. At 13 she toured the Soviet Union after an invitation from Yuri Andropov, died in a Maine plane crash with her father. Tass noted the crash. Pravda aired memorial coverage.
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Soviet Union
Samantha
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Yuri V. Andropov
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
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Communist Party
Pravda
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