Twilight Zone director Landis indicted in manslaughter case
Los Angeles AP reports director John Landis and four crew members face involuntary manslaughter charges over the helicopter crash on Twilight Zone The Movie set that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children. Landis faces all five counts. others are charged as well. All defendants 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 started fires in Cellblock 3 of the New Mexico State Penitentiary on Thursday night. Guards quickly contained the blaze and removed flammable materials as Warden Harvey Winans noted no known cause and suggested a lockdown may have triggered the incident.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Department of Corrections
Jeff Pederson
Pederson
Harvey Winans
U S Steel Face Unfair Labor Charge Over British Steel Plan
The United Steelworkers filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against U S Steel Corp over plans to import British Steel slabs. The union says the company refuses to share information on the deal with British Steel Corp and warns the plan could cost 3,000 Fairless Works jobs in suburban Philadelphia.
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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
Carl Frankel
Scotland
Fairless
James McGeehan
District 7
Bush Says A Nuclear Arms Pact Possible On Trip To Europe
Vice President George Bush said he expects an agreement with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms reduction at some point. He noted Reagan has the best chance to be the peace president and praised Thatcher and Kohl for supporting Pershing 2 deployment if Geneva talks fail. He stressed that what goes in can come out through negotiations even if missiles are deployed, and warned NATO would begin the December deployment if talks stay deadlocked.Stephen Lee Arrington pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to conspiracy and cocaine distribution in the De Lorean case, refusing to testify. Sentencing set for Aug 25. he faces up to 15 years and a $25,000 fine. Co-defendant Hetrick also pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Arrington and De Lorean.
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London
George Bush
Soviet Union
Bush
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Europe
Margaret Thatcher
Helmut Kohl
Geneva
North Atlantic Alliance
Los Angeles
Stephen Lee Arrington
John Z. de Lorean
Robert Barnett
U.S
Robert Takasugi
Layn Phillips
James P. Wolf Jr
Arrington
William Morgan Hetrick
Hetrick
de Lorean
Soviet Listening Device Found Near Trident Sub Base
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger confirmed a Soviet listening device was found near the West Coast base that hosts the new Trident submarines. He said the device’s electronics mimic U S designs and that British reports had claimed it was planted to record the subs acoustic signature for Soviet sonar analysis.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
United States
National Conference of Editorial Writers
San Francisco
U.S
Pinning ceremony honors 1983 nursing graduates at SVCC
The 10th annual Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program pinning ceremony celebrated the 1983 graduating class at Southwest Virginia Community College. Linda Crabtree spoke to graduates as Lois Caldwell, program director, presented pins to 79 students. listed names cover the 1983 cohort with not pictured seniors noted.
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Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing
Southwest Virginia Community College
Linda Crabtree
Lois Caldwell
Barbara Compton
Deborah Howington
Sharon Jones
Dana Moats
Clara Thompson
Shirley
Renovating Prison Could Cost Millions
West Virginia lawmakers estimate upgrading the 120 year old Moundsville Penitentiary could cost about 25 million dollars. Judge Arthur Recht ordered a plan within 180 days to fix grossly deficient, vermin ridden conditions while not mandating closure or immediate releases. The plan may include housing pods for up to 1,100 inmates and a phased funding approach.
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Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
Baetwell
Larry Wiedebusch
D-Marshall
Wiedebusch
Ohio County
Arthur Recht
Moundsville Fortress
Recht
Corrections Department
Doctors Save Lawyer Arguing Malpractice Case
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania an elderly lawyer collapsed from a heart attack during a trial on malpractice claims against two doctors. Drs Ala Al-Mashat Ferdinand Szabo and surgeon Dr Phillip Breen revived him with mouth to mouth resuscitation and chest compressions, averting death. The judge will retry with a new panel.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
John Crisman
Bloomsburg
Columbia County
Ala Al-Mashat
Ferdinand Szabo
Phillip Breen
Crisman
Al-Mashat
Szabo
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Pennsylvania
Breen
Geisinger
Berwick Hospital
Norman Houck
Berwick
McDowell Commissioners Award Landfill Contract
McDowell County Commission awarded a one year contract to Salyers Development and Construction Company to operate the McDowell County Sanitary landfill for fiscal year 1984. The bid of 330000 plus a likely 240000 operation cost after deductions would save about 172 percent versus prior four month costs. Osborne Brothers Inc. of Iaeger was rejected after Draper-Aden analysis found insufficient documents and higher potential costs.
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Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Welch
McDowell County Commission
McDowell County
Salyers Development and Construction Company
Richard Mattock
Draper-Aden Associates
Draper-Aden
County Commission
Salyers Construction and Development
Commission
Salyers
Osborne Brothers, Inc
Iaeger
Princeton
Osborne
Osborne Brothers
The
Tom C. Church
Jennings Boyd
Supreme Court Bans Ban On Contraceptive Ads Lifted
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that a 19th century law barring unsolicited condom and contraceptive advertising is unconstitutional, enabling drug companies to mail brochures promoting use nationwide. The decision cited free expression and weighed impacts on public health and family planning.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fire forces aborted takeoff at McCarran Airport
Republic Airlines DC-9 aborted takeoff after an engine fire near 2:30 p.m. on Phoenix bound Flight 863 from Reno. The FAA reported 81 passengers and five crew aboard as passengers slid down emergency chutes to safety with a few minor injuries. Flames appeared from the right engine during preflight at McCarran International Airport.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Republic Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
Reno
McCarran International Airport
Bob Mikes
FAA
Princeton Man Charged With Abducting Woman
Kenneth Skeens, 22, was charged with abducting a 21 year old Princeton woman on the Thorn Street bridge. He bonds out after arraignment and police continue the investigation. The victim sustained lacerations but was not hospitalized.
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Princeton
Thorn Street Bridge
Kenneth Skeens
State Rt
Mike Flanigan
R. A. Somyk
Skeens
Somyk
Welch Newspaper Sued for Libel by County Assistant Prosecutor
McDowell County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kendrick King sues Welch Daily News and Dr. David Corcoran for 60 thousand dollars in actual damages and 250 thousand in punitive damages over a June 14 1983 front page article titled Judge Disqualifies King in Java Case. King claims the piece contained libelous false and misleading statements published with reckless disregard for the truth and aimed to injure his reputation and standing in McDowell County. He seeks a jury trial and damages to deter similar conduct.
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WELCH
Welch Daily News
David Corcoran
McDowell County
Kendrick King
King
Corcoran
Java
O’ King
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McDowell Commissioners
Elizabeth Dole
State of
Nevada
Truckee
Harry A. Blackmun
Justice Department
Dale Carnegie
Sheraton Inn RT
Bluefield, WV
Dale Johnson & Assoc
P.O. Box
Charleston, WV
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Fifth Street
Rt. 20
Princetor
K. B. Davis
Sheriff’s Department
W. E. Gearhart
Welch Newspaper
Assembly OF God
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Glenn E. Strickland
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