52 Former Hostages To Fly Home Sunday
Doctors cleared 52 former hostages for a weekend homecoming flight from Wiesbaden to Newburgh and West Point. They will join a Washington welcome Tuesday after rest at Stewart Air Base. Many shopped, spending about 15000 dollars on clothes and gifts. some suffer post traumatic stress and other mental strain.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
Frankfurt
Pentagon
Washington
Stewart Air Base
Newburgh
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Thayer
Jerome Korcak
State Department
Korcak
United States
Reagan Administration
Soviet Union
Tehran
William Dyess
Ted Kennedy
U.S
Donald R. Hohman
West Sacramento
Calif
Hohman
Wiesbaden Hospital
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and cool with mid to high 40s
Partly cloudy today with highs in the mid to upper 40s and some 30s in higher elevations. Lows tonight in the 20s to 30s. Sunday remains partly cloudy with highs in the 30s to 40s. Extended forecast through Wednesday calls for fair and warmer Monday and Tuesday with a chance of rain on Wednesday. Highs mid 40s to mid 50s Monday and Wednesday, around 50s Tuesday, with lows in the 20s to 30s Monday and 30s Tuesday and Wednesday.
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National Weather Service
Investigation On Schedule In Mercer County Jet Crash
Princeton officials report the investigation into the Mercer County Airport twin engine jet crash is on schedule. NTSB investigator-in-charge Steve Corey says the team will remain for several days as six NTSB officials and five FAA representatives work with FAA and CAP staff to gather facts. Five Georgia Pacific employees died when the Cessna Citation skidded off Runway 23 and exploded near a mountainside.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Steve Corey
National Transportation Safety Board
Georgia Pacific Corporation
Corey
NTSB
Bureau of Aviation Safety
Washington
D.C
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Civil Air Patrol
Frankie Rotenberry Sees Super Bowl Dream Realized
Frankie's dialysis journey ends in a trip to New Orleans for the Super Bowl. NBC chief Fred Silverman arranged two game tickets for Frankie and his uncle, while Governor Rockefeller banked a charter flight from Bluefield. Raleigh Aviation will fly from Mercer County Airport around 9 a.m. Sunday, returning after the game with Frankie, his uncle, and a nurse.
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Frankie Rotenberry
New Orleans
National Broadcasting Co
Fred Silverman
Frankie
John D. Rockefeller IV
Bluefield
Rockefeller
Raleigh Aviation Flying Service
Mercer County
Mercer County Health Center
Daily Telegraph
Donna Forgacs
Coal Equipment Thefts Probed In Virginia Coalfields
State police investigate large thefts of heavy equipment tied to organized crime efforts in Virginia coal regions. Officials describe remortgaging of gear multiple times as a fraudulent scheme preying on mine operators and landowners. Del Cantrell questions the reference. Cochran notes organized crime in the sense of group violations of the law.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Cochran
del. Orby Cantrell
Wise County
Coafields
Task Force Urges Road Upgrades to Boost Coal Exports
A government Interagency Coal Export Task Force urges upgrading Appalachia coal haul roads to improve trucking access to export markets. It notes smaller eastern mines depend on trucks to rail tipples over state highways and hints at possible federal aid, despite no firm recommendation. The report ties deferred road maintenance, oil price dynamics, and potential coal export growth to policy action, referencing prior Congress funding votes and unresolved financing in past bills.
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Washington
Appalachia
Interagency
Coal Export Task Force
Department of Tran
Congress
House
Senate
Carter
White House
Soft Coal Industry Officials Set Goals for UMW Contract
Washington AP reporting that Bituminous Coal Operators Association outlines aims for a new UMW pact as 160000 workers across 130 companies face a 1980-82 bargaining round. Industry cites need to boost viability and compete with nonunion mines while seeking fair wage and benefit improvements for retirees and active workers.
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UMW
Washington
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Sam Church
UMWA
Church
BCOA
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Kim Daejung
Kim
Chun Doo-hwan
Supreme Court
Chun
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Iran
Behzad Nabavi
Germany
Weisbaden Airforce Hospital
Bruce German
Kensington
Parka
Prince
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Jay Cochran Jr
State House Appropriations Committee
Cantrell
Sportation
OPEC
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