Flames Consume Modified Bus On I-35 Causing 10 Deaths
An unidentified woman is helped to an awaiting ambulance after a modified motor home burst into flames on Interstate 35 at the Cajon Pass near San Bernardino California. Ten people including five children were killed and 17 others injured as the 25 person bus exploded and burned. State troopers said the vehicle began smoking on the shoulder, rolled backward, and hit a truck after passengers escaped through windows. The truck then struck a five person station wagon, injuring two. The back of the bus contained the ten victims whose bodies were burned beyond recognition by the heat.
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Cajon Pass
San Bernardino
Calif
Census Debate: Bluefield Population Seen Shrinking in 1980 Counts
City official Dan Boroff argues the 1980 census understates Bluefield’s decline by about 1,361 residents due to annexation after 1970. He cites federal funding losses of roughly $20,000 yearly from the general revenue sharing program and contrasts county growth with city shrinkage.
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Bluefield
U.S
Cumberland Heights
Census Bureau
Boroff
U.S. Census Bureau
Mercer County
Population shifts in Mercer County from 1970 to 1980
The 1980 census shows Athens gaining 180 residents or 18.6 percent, Princeton growing, and the county seat increasing to 7,253 by 1980 with a further 204 rise by 1990. Matoaka rose by 5 people, Oakvale fell 28.8 percent, and Bramwell dropped 12.1 percent to 989. Racial breakdown lists Mercer County as 68,483 White, 5,030 Black, 429 other. Bluefield totals 12,566 White, 3,359 Black, 135 other.
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Athens
Princeton
Matoaka
Oakvale
Bramwell
Mercer County
Bluefield
Counter-Revolutionaries Executed in Iran After Bombing
In Tehran a booby trapped tape recorder exploded during a question session at Abu Zar Mosque injuring Ayatollah Khamenei who was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Reports say a separate time bomb near Tehran University caused no injuries and two Farghan aligned executions raised weekly toll to 54. Pars and Tehran radio link the attack to Ferghan, with U.S. and Mujahedeen Khalq blamed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran
Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khamenei
Tehran Radio
Tehran University
Bani-Sadr
Isfahan
Pars
Ferghan
United States
Mujahedeen Khalq
U.S
Bani Sadr
Iran
Hadi Manafi
Abu- Zar
Associated Press
Revolutionary Guard
Benedict Sees New Generation Taking Charge in Washington
Daily Telegraph executive editor and Rep. Cleve Benedict told Mercer County Republicans at Coal City Auditorium that a new generation in Congress is in control. He cited a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats pushing to curb inflation and cut taxes. Benedict praised lawmakers for changing the old business-as-usual system and shifting purchasing power back to earners.
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Daily Telegraph
Cleve Benedict
Mercer County
Washington
Coal City Auditorium
Congress
Benedict
America
House
Senate
Tip’ O'Neill
Reagan Budget Cuts Pass House Spark Broad Government Debate
AP Analysis notes Reagan's budget cuts pass the House 217 to 211 amid rush and confusion. The measure will affect about 250 programs and save 38.2 billion dollars in 1982, with effects reaching schools, tuition and Social Security, while shifting many programs to block grants.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Senate
Northeast
Camel Parade Follows Weight Loss Bet In Hampton NH
A weight loss bet ends with James Kennedy riding a camel through downtown Hampton after losing 50 pounds. Michael Daboul, the bettor, rides the camel with his family and Hampton police escort in a three mile parade, while restaurateur John Tinios loses nothing.
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Hampton
N.H
New Hampshire
James Kennedy
IRS
Michael Daboul
John Tinios
Kennedy
Timos
Daboul
Why Twin Killings Baffle Police
Charleston police seek motive in the dawn shooting deaths of two officers Lt Delbert Roush Sr and Patrolman Ed Duncan. Allan Mackie says he does not know why the shooter acted. Antoine Hickman is charged after surrendering. Investigators say motive remains unclear and many details are still under investigation.
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Charleston
W.va
Delbert Roush Sr
Ed R. Duncan
Antoine Hickman
Keystone
McDowell County
Allan Mackie
Mackie
Thomas Chabot
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