Widows threaten 12 million suit over Scotia mine deaths
Widows of miners killed in Scotia Coal Co No 1 mine plan to sue the federal government for 12 million in damages if admin claims of 1.2 million per widow are not paid. The second blast followed a first methane explosion in March 1976 at Owen Fork.
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Louisville, Ky
Scotia Coal Co
Scotia
Owen Fork
Blue Diamond Coal Co
Eugene Goss
Goss
MESA
Blue Diamond
Robert Barrett
Scotia Employes Association
Barrett
Washington
Democrats Aim to Unite Virginia Campaign Staffs
In Richmond AP reports efforts to merge the campaign staffs of Howell and Miller for a united push against Republicans. Howell’s manager says Miller’s team is welcome, while Miller’s aide plans to practice law and may not switch sides.
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Bill Rosendahl
Henry Howell
Atty
Andrew P. Miller
Howell
Miller
John Dalton
Rosendahl
Walter Marston
Marston
Supreme Court rules inmates have no right to unionize
The Supreme Court ruled that prison inmates have no constitutional right to form or unionize. The decision limits prisoners to rights not interfering with prison operations, and reverses lower court rulings in a case about the North Carolina Prisoners Labor Union. Justices Brennan and Marshall dissented, calling it a step backward.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Selves
North Carolina
Safety panel targets larger rattles to curb infant choking risk
The Consumer Product Safety Commission analyzed four fatal and six near fatal choking incidents linked to small layette rattles shaped like receivers pins and barbells. They urge federal rules requiring rattles to be larger and safer and note existing bans on toxic coatings sharp edges and thin ends. The panel cites 12 to 15 million rattles sold annually and says some suspect designs remain in commerce.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Lawrence Kushner
Mercer County Courthouse Records Include Marriage Licenses
Mercer County Clerk records show numerous marriage license applications including James Everett Ross and Keren Lee Davis alongside multiple couples from Princeton Athens and Bivefield. Property transactions list Sadie Shrewsbury Bailey and Fred Bailey selling parcels in Rock District and several buyers with sums noted, including $2,500 and $9,000 in various tracts.
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Mercer County
James Everett Ross
Keren Lee Davis
Robert Grown Sisk
Princeton
Lucille Joy Everson
Bivefield Astor
Vincent West
Roderfield
Bessie Elizabeth Carriger
Bivefield
Gary Clements Ridley
Rita Marie Johnson
Don Barry Meadows
Carolyn Sue Camerose
Lasameet
Timothy Dean Noel
Ariene Horn
Tazewell
Karen Lea Surbough
Athens
Steve Ronald Eskut
Saaron Gayle Fuller
Michael Eugene Grubb
Jean Elizabeth McFarland
David Gene Buchanan
Deborah Jean Carter
Princeton Booby Wayne Mall
Rosa Meadows
Arnold Leroy Sproles
Dreama Lynn Tibbs
Sadie Elly Shrewsbury Bailey
Fred Bailey
Cleveland M
Kitty Basham
Rock District
Eula Pose Thorton
Jonn B. Taylor
Jotim Bivefield
Cnaries S
Crystal D. Jonnson
Raymond Pigg
Bloodmobile Today at First Methodist Church Princeton
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the First Methodist Church in Princeton from noon to 6 p.m. today. The Balkan War of 1912 13 involved Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Montenegro against Turkey.
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Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Princeton
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Montenegro
Turkey
Quinlan condition stabilizes after infection warded off
Karen Ann Quinlan remains in a stabilized condition at a Morris Plains nursing home where she has lived since removal from a respirator 13 months ago. Spokesmen said the infection that nearly claimed her life has been fought off and a recent deterioration episode has ended.
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Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
Miss Quinlan
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Warren E. Burger
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Giles County
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Salem
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Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Spiro Agnew
Coal Company
Pocahontas, Virginia
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Thomas Jefferson
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Grayson County
Independence Ball Park
Independence
FBI
East Cumberland Road
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