POW Status Change Declared Death for Last Vietnam POW
A RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE review board recommended Col. Charles Shelton be changed from prisoner of war to presumed dead, ending 15 years of hope for his wife Marian Shelton. The 2 1 vote sparked blame toward President Carter for policies affecting POWs and MIAs.
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San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
Vietnam
Carter
Marian Shelton
Charles Shelton
Laos
Randolph Air Force Base
Shelton
Explosion at Simon Kenton High School Kills Teen in Kentucky
A boiler room blast at Simon Kenton High School in Independence Kentucky killed one art student and injured 33 as a second explosion later gutted three floors of the north wing. Fire investigators pursued the cause while residents felt a tremor half a mile away.
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Independence
Simon Kenton
Linda Whittenburg
Kentucky
John Engle
Engle
U S and China Near Three Year Grain Purchase Pact
U S and China nearing a three year grain purchase agreement to buy between 6 million and 9 million metric tons of U S grain annually through 1983. Beijing protests an emerging official U S Taiwan relationship as talks in Peking continue.
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Washington
United States
China
Taiwan
Peking
U.S
Agriculture Department
Mass Manhunt Underway For Brutal Buffalo Cab Killings
Erie County prosecutor says a deadly wave of slayings in Buffalo area may involve linked motives but not proven to be the same killer. A 100-officer hunt targets two cab drivers found with hearts removed. cross burnings flash ongoing racial tension as sixth victim identified in three weeks.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Edward C. Cosgrove
Erie County
U.S
Cosgrove
Ernest Jones
Jones
Niagara River
Tonawanda
Parker W. Edwards
Amherst
Edwards
Pork Leads Meat Price Hikes Into 1981
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department forecasts continued meat price rises into early 1981. Pork profits shrink as hog slaughter drops since mid 1979 while beef output rises slightly. Predicted averages include pork near 1.55 per pound and beef around 2.50 per pound in late 1980 to early 1981.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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