Seven Die in Kentucky Mine Blast Near Mink Branch
Seven men died in a RFH Mining Co. No. 1 Mine blast in Kentucky, four of them from the Hamilton family. Officials suspect explosives may have caused the explosion, marking the fourth mining disaster in seven weeks in the Appalachian coalfields with thirty-one deaths total. Relatives mourn as rescue teams recover the victims.
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Craynor
Appalachian
Lilly Hamilton
Mink Branch
Mud Creek
Chester Newsome
RFH Mining Co
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First Jury Votes Death For Bonin in 10 Slayings
The Los Angeles jury that condemned William Bonin to death in the gas chamber reached a unanimous first vote on the sentence after long deliberations. Foreman John Lang called Bonin a very sick man and said the verdict followed a moral judgment of the 10 murders and 10 related robbery counts. Bonin’s lawyer predicted a possible appeal, while the prosecutor asserted no other verdict fit the brutal, repeated crimes.
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Los Angeles
William Bonin
John M. Lang
Torrance
Bonin
Norris
California
Lavada Gifford
Sean King
John Lang
San Quentin
Breakdown In Auto Talks May Not Be The Last Word
DETROIT AP UAW talks with GM and Ford halted amid deadlock on economic and job security issues. Fraser said suspension may be temporary and negotiations could resume soon, with Saturday meetings to decide next steps. Fraser noted September 1982 as a possible endpoint if talks stall.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
UAW
Douglas Fraser
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Fraser
Donald Ephlin
Ford
Ephlin
Washington
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Willard Stanley
Mike Froman
Stanley
UMW
Sam Church
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
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Charleston
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Rockefeller
John Y. Brown Jr
Burnis
Don
Jack Hamilton
Wade Hamilton
Palmer Edwin McKenny
Ronnie Hall
Thurman Reynolds
Purvis Hamilton
Allard
Buster
Newsome
Purvis
Hamilton
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Berri
White
Forsythia
Bradford Pearlies
Coward-Corley Seed Co., Inc
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Gan
Park Ave
Rocking Chr Park
Whiskey RD
Sunset Arena
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Ori On
Crosby
South Dial
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ONAL
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Laurens
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