Miners Stage Picket Line Across Six States
Construction workers angered by halted talks picketed coal mines in six states, keeping thousands of United Mine Workers idle two days after a 72 day strike ended. Pickets targeted mines in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Virginia, with 8,000 plus miners affected and talks continuing in Washington.
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Senate panel backs death penalty for federal crimes
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a broad capital punishment bill by a 13 to 5 vote, authorizing death for treason, espionage, kidnapping, hijacking, explosives, and attempted assassination, with a two stage trial process to decide final execution. The measure faces House battles and legal challenges, drawing civil liberties group opposition.
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Toll Takers Recall Bizarre Collateral Tolls on WV Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike toll collectors once accepted odd collateral such as a motorist's wife or junk items. The policy ended four years ago as most patrons paid or left with envelopes and receipts. Now fines reach 50 dollars for nonpayment, while some bridges forgive small dues, relying on honesty and license numbers to track debt.
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Weather forecast details scattered showers and warm highs
Scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with highs 75 to 85 and lows 55 to 60. Thursday partly cloudy with a chance of rain and highs in the 70s. Extended forecast shows rain chances Thursday night through Saturday with fair conditions Friday and Saturday. Highs mid to upper 80s, cooler around 80 in the mountains, lows in the 60s.
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Man Hangs From Roof To Attract Girlfriend
Phoenix police found 20 year old Douglas McDonald suspended by a climbing harness outside his girlfriend’s townhouse window at 4 am Monday. He said he was trying to get her attention in a more romantic way than ringing her doorbell. He was allowed to leave after a lecture on love dangers.
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Begin Defies World Censure Israeli Raid Self-Defense
Israeli Premier Begin branded Sunday's strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor as supreme self defense amid world condemnation. Generals confirmed use of American made F-15 and F-16 jets, several tons of bombs hit the reactor, and up to three people were killed including a French technician.
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Reagan Agrees To Conference With Portillo Over Cancun Summit
Washington AP reports President Reagan, after insisting Castro be excluded, accepted Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo’s invitation to a North-South Americas summit in Cancun next October. The leaders toasted warmly and announced a bilateral commission to pursue unresolved issues and options to address illegal Mexican laborers.
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Former Girlfriends Aided FBI Capture of Fugitive Ronald Williams
FBI agents shot and killed Ronald Williams in a New York City hotel after a tip led to an intensive stakeout at the Hotel George Washington. The McDowell County native had escaped from West Virginia State Penitentiary nineteen months earlier, masterminding multiple crimes and disguises, with women linked to his downfall providing photographs and key tips.
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