Union Leaders Freed in Abingdon Strike Hope
Three United Mine Workers leaders jailed for urging strikers to block mine entrances were released after promising to obey a judge's restrictions. They hope to win their dispute with Pittston 1 Group as the 27000 miners walk out in nine states. Marty Hudson pledged the strike will continue with no surrender.
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Abdingdon
United Mine Workers
Pittston 1
Marty Hudson
U.S
Glen Williams
Roanoke
Hudson
Israeli says kidnapped aid worker cooperated with captors
Israel claims U S relief worker Chris George co operated with his abductors after he was seized in Gaza and later freed. Officials broadcast that he did not stage the kidnapping but cooperated from the start. George, 35, faced a government inquiry while unreachable at his Save the Children post.
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Jerusalem
U.S
Gaza Strip
Chris George
Save the Children Foundation
George
Save the Children
Firefighters Admit Firebombing Plant in Connecticut
A 19 year old Bethany volunteer firefighter and a 22 year old friend firebombed a small chemical plant with gasoline from a fire station. The men face first degree arson conspiracy and reckless endangerment charges with possible 12 to 46 year sentences and fines up to 21 thousand dollars each. Both have not entered pleas.
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New Haven
Conn
Michael A. Legge
Bethany
Brian S. Golembowski
Golembowski
Legge
Connecticut man to benefit from $14.3 million Pentagon overcharge settlement
A ball bearing maker will pay $14.3 million to settle claims of overcharging the Pentagon. George G. Butenkoff, a former regional salesman for Industrial Tectonics Inc. of Dexter Michigan, will receive $1,427,952.40 under the False Claims Act.
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Washington
Pentagon
Connecticut
Justice Department
George G. Butenkoff
Industrial Tectonics Inc
Dexter, Mich
Aiken Standard Classified and Subscription Details
Subscribe and contact numbers for classifieds display and news ideas. The Aiken Standard operates with weekly morning editions and home delivery rates with annual pricing and address change info.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Three Oil Spills Add Setback to U S Shipping
Three oil spills from tankers and barges disrupted shipping along the Delaware River and Rhode Island coast. The Uruguayan tanker grounded near Wilmington released up to 1.6 million gallons. Rhode Island spill ranged 1 to 1.5 million gallons, and a Texas barge collision spilled about 250 000 gallons. Governor DiPrete called it gross negligence as beaches and shellfisheries were closed and cleanup crews mobilized.
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Newport
R.I
Rhode Island
Delaware River
Wilmington
Del
Todd Nelson
Coast Guard
Delaware
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston Bay
Texas
Er Exxon
Soldier Sentenced On Spy Confession
A U S soldier in Fulda West Germany received 30 years for espionage after pleading guilty to providing East German authorities with crucial U S defense information. Spec 4 Michael A Penn could have faced life. under a pretrial agreement his term may drop to 25 years for good behavior. He was dishonorably discharged with forfeiture of pay and benefits and the rank stripped.
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Fulda
West Germany
U.S
East Germany
Michael A. Penn
Peni
Peri
Craig Jacobsen
Fred
Winnie Peri
Maj
Michael D. Graham
Graham
Michael Christensen
Laguna Niguel
Calif
Informa
Applications For Second Alligator Hunt Draws 20 000 Plus
Florida's second annual alligator hunt attracted 20 361 applicants by the June 15 deadline, about three times last year's total. Dennis David of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission said the response exceeded expectations as the state resumes limited hunting after a 25 year ban. About 250 to 300 trappers will win permits in a 30 day September hunt through a computerized lottery. last year 238 permits were issued from 5,800 applications.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Navy
Naval Aviation Reserve
Maggie Malick
Pensacola Naval Hospital
Ms. Malick
Lee Mirecki
Appleton
Wis
Naval Aviation Schools Command
C.L. Lavinder
West Palm Beach
Florida
Dennis David
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
David
Striking Eastern pilots fear revamped flights unsafe
Eastern Airlines workers in South Carolina warn the rebuilt service slated to start next month is dangerous. Pilot Jim Coker calls the plan a time bomb while Eastern officials defend safety under FAA oversight and note ongoing picket lines as pilots seek to preserve pay and job security.
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Eastern Airlines
South Carolina
Jim Coker
Landrum
Eastern
Federal Aviation Administration
Karen Ceremiak
Miami
International Association of Machinists
Frank Lorenzo
Texas Air Corp
Greenville-Spartanburg
Residents await verdict on Rocky Flats probe
Denver suburbs endure uneasy calm as FBI and EPA conclude a two week raid on the Rocky Flats plant sixteen miles north west of Denver. Investigators will take at least six months to analyze evidence of alleged illegal waste burning and Creek dumping that could threaten water supplies for Broomfield Westminster Thornton and Northglenn. Local residents express concern yet not panic while groups push for plant closure and tighter state monitoring.
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Denver
Rocky Flats
Omar Joseph
Arvada
Earl McGuire
Broomfield
FBI
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. District Court
Westminster
Thornton
Northglenn
Roy Romer
Denver Medical Society
Romer
Marty Miller
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