Twilight Zone Crew Indicted On Manslaughter Charges
Los Angeles AP reports director John Landis and four crew members were indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of Vic Morrow and two children when a helicopter crashed on the Twilight Zone film set. Landis faced five counts. others charged as well. All pleaded innocent.
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Los Angeles
Vic Morrow
John Landis
Superior Court
Ronald George
Binghamton
N.Y
Rod Serling
Landis
Prison Disturbance Quelled at New Mexico Penitentiary
About two dozen maximum security inmates in Cellblock 3 at the New Mexico State Penitentiary started small fires and threw burning debris Thursday night. Guards extinguished the fires quickly and removed flammable material as a precaution. no motive was identified. The incident followed an extended lockdown that may have triggered unrest among the 66 inmates in the cellblock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Department of Corrections
Jeff Pederson
Pederson
Harvey Winans
Unfair labor charge filed over U S Steel plan to import steel
The United Steelworkers lodge an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board accusing U S Steel Corp. of withholding information on dealings with British Steel Corp. and plans to import slabs. Union officials warn the scheme could cost thousands of Fairless Works jobs in Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
British Steel
USW
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Steel
British Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Plan
Carl Frankel
Scotland
Fairless
James McGeehan
District 7
Soviet Device Found In Pacific
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger confirmed a Soviet listening device was found near a West Coast base used by Trident submarines. He said the replica electronics matched U.S. manufacture and that the device aimed to record the acoustic signature of the subs for Soviet sonar identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
United States
National Conference of Editorial Writers
San Francisco
U.S
Renovating Prison Could Cost Millions
West Virginia lawmakers debate the price tag to upgrade the 120 year old Moundsville Penitentiary after Judge Arthur Recht labeled conditions grossly deficient. A phased approach may be needed as a 1,100 inmate housing pod plan is reviewed, with a 180 day deadline for corrective proposals.
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Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
Larry Wiedebusch
D-Marshall
Wiedebusch
Ohio
Arthur Recht
Moundsville
Recht
Corrections Department
Doctors Save Lawyer Arguing Malpractice Case Against Them
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania an elderly lawyer collapsed from a heart attack during a malpractice trial. Doctors Ala Al-Mashat Ferdinand Szabo and surgeon Phillip Breen revived him with seven minutes of chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation. Crisman, 71, was treated at Geisinger Medical Center and the judge plans a new jury panel before the case resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg, Pa
John Crisman
Bloomsburg
Columbia County
Ala Al-Mashat
Ferdinand Szabo
Phillip Breen
Crisman
Al-Mashat
Szabo
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Northcentral
Pennsylvania
Jay W. Meyers
Breen
Geisinger
Berwick Hospital
Norman Houck
Berwick
McDowell Commissioners Award Landfill Contract
McDowell County Commissioners awarded a one year landfill operation contract to Salyers Development and Construction for 1984. Draper Aden recommended Salyers over Osborne Brothers whose bid was rejected. Salyers bid 330000 with anticipated savings of 172 percent versus prior four month operation. start date July 1.
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Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Welch
McDowell County Commission
McDowell County
Salyers Development and Construction Company
Richard Mattock
Draper-Aden Associates
Commission
Draper-Aden
County Commission
Salyers Construction and Development
Salyers
Osborne Brothers, Inc
Iaeger
Princeton
Osborne
Osborne Brothers
Tom C. Church
Jennings Boyd
Supreme Court Lifts Ban On Contraceptive Ads
The Supreme Court ruled the 19th century ban on mailing unsolicited contraceptive ads unconstitutional, enabling drug companies to mail brochures nationwide. The decision, 8-0, sparked calls to reassess related safety mandates and touched on auto air bag and seat belt rules and water rights disputes in Nevada.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Elizabeth Dole
State of
Nevada
Truckee
Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Department
Fire Forces Aborted Flight At Travel Hub
A Republic Airlines DC-9 aborted takeoff at McCarran International Airport when right engine burst into flames on Phoenix bound Flight 863 from Reno. The incident around 2:30 pm left several passengers slightly injured as they slid to safety on emergency chutes. 81 passengers and five crew were aboard. FAA official Bob Mikes confirmed engine 2 fire and ongoing investigation.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Republic Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
Reno
Princeton Man Charged With Abducting Woman
Kenneth Skeens, 22, is free on a 500 dollar bond after being charged with abducting a 21 year old Princeton woman on the Thorn Street bridge between 9 30 and 10 a m Friday. The victim sustained lacerations but was not sexually assaulted. Skeens was arrested after police spotted him with the woman on State Route 20 south of Princeton. The case remains under investigation.
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Princeton
Thorn Street Bridge
Kenneth Skeens
State Rt
Mike Flanigan
R. A. Somyk
Skeens
Somyk
Welch Daily News Sued For Libel Over June 14 1983 Article
McDowell County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kendrick King sues Welch Daily News and Publisher Dr. David Corcoran for 300000 alleging the June 14 1983 front page article titled Judge Disqualifies King in Java Case published by Corcoran contained false and misleading statements intended to defame him. King seeks 60000 in actual damages and 250000 in punitive damages plus a jury trial claiming insult humiliation and mental anguish from the publication.
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WELCH
Welch Daily News
David Corcoran
McDowell County
Kendrick King
King
Corcoran
Java
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George Bush
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Reagan
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Europe
Margaret Thatcher
Helmut Kohl
Geneva
North Atlantic Alliance
Stephen Lee Arrington
John Z. de Lorean
Federa
San Diego
de Lorean
Robert Barnett
Robert Takasugi
Layn Phillips
James P. Wolf Jr
Arrington
William Morgan Hetrick
Hetrick
Pacific
Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing
Southwest Virginia Community College
Linda Crabtree
Lois Caldwell
Barbara Compton
Deborah Howington
Sharon Jones
Dana Moats
Clara Thompson
Shirley
Respiratory Therapy
Virginia Society For Respiratory Therapy
Virginia Beach
Susie Culberton
Nancy Schuessler
SVCC
McDowell Commissioners
McCarran International Airport
Bob Mikes
FAA
Dale Carnegie
Sheraton Inn
Bluefield, WV
Dale Johnson & Assoc
P.O. Box
Charleston, WV
Thorn Street
Fifth Street
Rt. 20
K. B. Davis
Sheriff's Department
W. E. Gearhart
Welch Newspaper
First Assembly OF God
W. Main St
Christ
Youth Fellowship
Missionettes
Royal Rangers
Glenn E. Strickland
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