Wreck Spill of $60,000 Cash Shuts Route Near Princeton
An eastbound Wells Fargo armored truck overturned on a wet section of U S Route 460 five miles west of the Oakvale interchange. Driver Richard Lee Watkins and two passengers sustained minor injuries as 50 to 60 cash boxes spilled, with the truck valued at $115,000 and the haul about $60,000. Police, led by Trooper R D Falkiner, investigated.
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Princeton
Wells Fargo
Here
Armored Services Corporation
Roanoke
Oakvale
Watkins
Jerry Dooley
Lonnie Davis
R.D. Falkiner
Shultz pressed to pursue Castro pull out proposal
A bipartisan congressional group urged Secretary of State Shultz to seriously pursue Fidel Castro's conciliatory offer on Central America. The meeting followed Baker and Senate leaders noting progress and a clearer U.S. path, as Kissinger briefed ambassadors and Stone reported back on Latin American talks.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Fidel Castro
Central America
House
Senate
Shultz
State Department
Castro
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Baker
U.S
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Reagan
Richard Stone
White House
Stone
Latin America
Henry A. Kissinger
Advisory Commission
Colombia
Panama
Mexico
Venezuela
Contadora
Kissinger
Chris Vick
Pentagon
U.S. Navy
McCormick
Costa Rica
Clarence Long
D-Md
Pickering
Congress
Pacific
Caribbean
Honduras
Jobless Health Insurance Okayed But Veto Expected
The House approved 252-174 a $4 billion, two year health care program for jobless workers and families. Reagan likely veto. Senate figure offers $1.8 billion in block grants over two years. Other actions include MX missiles, hospice Medicare, IMF funding, and a minimum minority set-aside dispute.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Senate
Ways and Means
U.S
Gary Miners Return To Work In Gary District
U.S. Steel Mining Co. Gary District will bring back about 85 workers at No. 14 mine during the week of Aug. 15 to meet a different coal blend demand. About 300 more will return this month across No. 2 and No. 4 mines and the Alpheus Preparation Plant. No. 2 and Alpheus workers on Aug. 22, No. 4 in the week of Aug. 8. Overall Gary District layoffs drop to roughly 775, under one third.
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Gary
U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc
McDowell County
No. 14
Alpheus
No. 2
No. 4
Wyoming County
Reagan Increases Surplus Food Distribution To Poor
The Reagan administration will step up distribution of surplus food to the poor next month in a bid to counter hunger charges. The plan includes bulk cheddar cheese non-fat dry milk corn meal honey and butter with efforts to speed processing and delivery. Congress may fund $50 million to help states and cities cover distribution costs when current funds expire.
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House Appropriations
el Salvador
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Gary Hart
D-Coro
U.S
Central America
Reagan
International Monetary Fund
House
Senate
Clarence Long
House Appropriations Committee
Richard Pepper
Associated General Contractors of America
Radio Marti
United States
Cuba
Congress
Bonneville Power Administration
Pacific Northwest
Howard Baker
Washington
America
Kika de la Garza
D-Texas
Agriculture Subcommittee
Agriculture Department
Mary C. Jarratt
Agriculture
Food and Consumer Services
John R. Block
Jarratt
FAA site selection delay noted on page three
A note indicates site selection for FAA projects is delayed but not halted, with details referenced on page three. The item emphasizes the ongoing process despite the postponement and hints at affected timelines for related decisions.
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FAA
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Radio
Coral Sea
Mediterranean
Thomas R. Pickering
Deane R. Hinton
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Carel Fennelly
Ed Bloomer
Mitch Snyder
Kansas City
Senate Armed Services Committees
Massachusetts
House Agriculture Committee
Ms. Jarratt
Tazewell
Playboy
National Weather Service
West Virginia
Tom Beasley
Flurrie
Warr
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