Powder and Gas Believed Cause Deadly Kentucky Mine Blast
In Topmost Kentucky eight miners were killed when a blast occurred after hauling blasting powder into the No. 18 mine. Officials warn remaining powder is breaking down and dangerous. UMW President Sam Church calls for prosecutions for unsafe practices, while mine officials dispute blame. In Whitwell Tennessee a separate blast at No. 18 mine kills 13. authorities cite possible methane gas but lack final ruling.
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Kentucky
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Tennessee
Adkins Coal Co
No. 18
Topmost
Church
Kentucky Mines and Minerals
Willard Stanley
Stanley
Orville Adkins
Whitwell
Tenn
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
John McGrath
John Parish
Lamar Alexander
Hijackers Surrender in Beirut After 52-Hour Ordeal
Three Lebanese hijackers surrendered to Syrian peacekeeping troops in Beirut after 52 hours and freed 35 exhausted hostages and a Libyan Boeing 727. The jetliner, hijacked Monday night over Italy, flew to Damascus with most of the 27 freed passengers and eight crew members.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Italy
Damascus
Allah Akbar
Greece Blocks NATO Report Over Turkey Aggression
Greece blocked the NATO defense ministers communique at the foreign ministers meeting in Brussels after refusing to label Turkey as a potential aggressor. The dispute with Turkey centers on Cyprus and Aegean disputes, complicating alliance unity.
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Brussels
Belgium
Greece
NATO
Turkey
Western Alliance
U.S
Caspar Weinberger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Andreas Papandreou
Cyprus
Aegean Sea
Hunger strike far from over Sakharov family says
Andrei Sakharov's daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva said the KGB lied about ending the hunger strike and granting emigration. She described Baranov's claim as a bluff and refused to join her husband in the United States.
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Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
KGB
United States
Liza Alexeyeva
Sakharov
Miss Alexeyeva
Alexander Baranov
Yelena Bonner
Reagan Seeks More Budget Cuts Amid Deficit Fears
President Reagan pledges to restrain deficits as treasury chief calls for over 150 billion dollars in savings over three years. Administration foresees deficits rising from 109 billion in 1982 to 162 billion in 1984 despite debates on tax increases and spending cuts. Vice President Bush notes concern over deficits but favors defense spending over a balanced budget.
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Washington
Reagan
Treasury
George Bush
Bush
Mobil Threatens Stock Purchase to Pressure Marathon
Mobil Corp, facing a blocked Marathon Oil bid, warned it could buy up to 25 percent of U S Steel to leverage Marathon a possible outcome if U S Steel wins the takeover battle. A Cleveland judge denied Mobil's request to reconsider the Marathon bid blockage. Marathon supports U S Steel's 6.3 billion offer.
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New York
Marathon Oil Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Mobil Corp
Mobil
Marathon
U.S. Steel
Cleveland
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