McClure Mine Explosion Probe Opens in Virginia
The McClure No. 1 mine explosion that killed seven miners and injured three prompts a federal state and company probe. investigators assess air circulation as methane buildup and a high number of safety citations raise concerns. The disaster marks Virginia’s worst mining toll in 25 years with 11 fatalities this year.
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Mcclure
Dickenson County
United Mine Workers and Company
Clinchfield Coal Co
McClure No
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Times-Dispatch
Sam Clay
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Clinchfield
Gene Matthis
Matthis
McClure No. 1
Virginia
John Kennedy
UMW
Forager Mary Mullane Promotes Unusual Side Dishes
In Chicago AP report, freelance writer Mary Mullane forages urban spaces for edible greens and wild fruits. She explains plant identification by leaves colors and a 24 hour taste test, shares crowd-pleasing dishes from foraging trips, and teaches foraging courses at Roosevelt University.
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Chicago
Mary Mullane
Roosevelt University
Assad and Habash seek to heal rift with Arafat in Syria
In Damascus President Hafez Assad met with Marxist PLO leader George Habash and aides to discuss uniting PLO factions and easing the rift with Yasser Arafat. Habash dissociated from Arafat criticism and urged Palestinian unity under the PLO.
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Damascus
Syria
Hafez Assad
PLO
George Habash
Yasser Arafat
Assad
Arafat
Fatah
SANA
Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
al Fatah
United States
PFLP
pro-Moscow
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Bassam Abu Sharif
Abu Sharif
Tunis
Aides Meet Over Carter Briefing Book Questions
Reagan aides gathered to discuss how briefing materials for Carter were obtained for the 1980 debate. Stockman, Gergen, Darman, Hodsoll, Hauser, and Baker attended, with mixed recollections on receiving or seeing Carter documents. Casey and CIA involvement are noted.
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Administration
Carter
Washington
White House
House Subcommittee
David A. Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
David R. Gergen
Reagan
Rich
Ard G. Darman
James A. Baker III
Frank Hodsoll
National Endowment For the Arts
Richard A. Hauser
Jimmy Carter
Cleveland
Gergen
Stockman
Don Albosta
D-Mich
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Albosta
Hodsoll
Baker
Casey
Pre marriage contracts gain popularity
A Monday page 3 item notes that prenuptial or premarital agreements are increasingly common. It highlights rising interest among couples seeking clear terms on asset division and support in case of separation, reflecting evolving social norms.
Israeli Cabinet Agrees On Doctors Arbitration
Israel cabinet backs binding arbitration to resolve a pay dispute that sparked a 13 day hunger strike by doctors in the state medical system. Hospitals faced near shutdown as many physicians were hospitalized or sent patients to Arab run facilities. the union seeks arbitration and potential wage increases.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Occupied Territories
Schilov
Colorado River Flood Reaches Record Levels Across Four States
The Colorado River topped a 66 year high at Grand Junction Colorado forcing over 1200 evacuations and closing I-70 as floodgates opened. A Grand Canyon rafting accident killed one and injured others while river levels threaten new rises with sandbag walls and dike damage reported statewide.
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Associated Press
Colorado River
Rocky Mountain
Grand Junction
Colo
Grand Canyon National Park
Ariz
Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Nevada
Arizona
California
National Weather Service
Gary Chaney
Connected Lakes
Rosevale
Riverside
Mesa County
Dick Williams
Grand Mesa
Colorado 65
Crystal Rapids
Parks Service
Richard Marks
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Wendy
22Nd Amphibious Unit
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Lebanon
Terry Gordon
Chris
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Beirut
Jerusalem
Old City
West Bank
Al-Aqsa
Mustafa Natshe
Hebron
Israel Television
Sheik Salah e-Din el Alami
Supreme Council of Islam In
Central Intelligence Agency
Jim Baker
Michigan
Bridge
Bulletin Board
Ee Eerererseres
Society
Ohio River
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Israel Medical Association
Doctors’ Union
Zevulum Hammer
Israel Radio
Yoram Aridor
Aridor
Naphtali Shani
Beersheba
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