Five story condo collapse in Cocoa Beach claims several lives
A crane dropped a bucket of wet concrete through a newly poured roof, collapsing a five story waterfront condominium in Cocoa Beach. At least eight workers were killed and six remained missing. dozens were injured. Witnesses described a dust and tremor as emergency crews and volunteers searched debris with sound-detection devices used to locate victims. Authorities reported 12 to 50 to 60 workers were on site when the accident occurred around 3 p.m., with many bodies recovered as night fell.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Gary Whittaker
Wftv-Orlando
Harbor Cay
Atlantic Coast
Cape
Jim Atkins
Brevard County Civil Defense
Senate Budget Debate Heats Up in Washington
The Senate clashed over Reagan era budget cuts as Democrats sparred with Republicans over distributing billions in reductions. Howard Baker decried cuts harming the poor while Edward Kennedy warned against pitting starving children abroad against American kids. Jesse Helms proposed reallocating $200 million from foreign aid to domestic nutrition programs, a move met with sharp criticism from liberal Sen. Metzenbaum.
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Senate
Reagan
Howard Baker
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Baker
Kennedy
Africa
Asia
Bob Dole
Kansas
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Howard Metzenbaum
Dohio
Helms
Pact Sparks Controversy Among Striking Miners
About 160,000 United Mine Workers walk out nationwide over a tentative agreement as miners burn copies and vote on the settlement Tuesday. UMW President Sam Church faces protests at Wheeling WV talk show with pickets chanting Sell out Sam and police escorting him to his car. The strike, the first since 1964, began after the contract expired at midnight and marks a tense showdown with lingering opposition in several states.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Sam Church
Church
Capitol Music Hall
Wheeling
W.va
WWVA
Sam
Rank and File
West Virginia
No Local Pickets As UMWA Strike Began In Bluefield Area
The United Mine Workers strike started at 12 01 a m Friday but no pickets formed at Bluefield area mines in Mercer and McDowell Counties. District 28 miners expect the contract to be ratified with roving pickets possible if it fails. In Charleston District 17 many officials walked out, burned copies, and officials predicted a defeat district wide. Police checked rumors of rock throwing at a Mingo County mine while some non union mines closed to avoid clashes. District meetings explained the contract to local officials who will brief workers this weekend.
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United Mine Workers
Bluefield
West Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
UMWA
Russell
Comic Buchanan
Tazewell
Virginia
District 28
Charleston
W.va
District 17
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
UMW
Frank Thurman
Marrowbone Development Co
Mingo County
Goff Brothers Coal Co
Delbarton
You Are Taking Us Back 50 Years Church Faces UMW Criticism
United Mine Workers President Sam Church was grilled by about 200 District 31 local officials in Fairmont West Virginia as miners oppose a tentative contract. Officials warned rank and file to ratify only after meetings this weekend with a vote set for Tuesday. Critics cited loss of rights and changes favoring non union drivers, while Church urged clarification.
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Fairmont
W.va
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Church
UMW District 31
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Buddy
Frank Pisino
UMW
Badger Coal Co
Joe Dobbins
District 31
Burdette Crowe
Coleman Campaign Kickoff Set For Virginia Governor Bid
Republican Attorney General J Marshall Coleman speaks at a Bluefield breakfast launching his 1981 Virginia gubernatorial campaign noting the race mirrors national confidence in Reagan with a goal to keep Virginia on a fiscally conservative path. He emphasizes four priorities and promises stable Republican leadership.
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Virginia
Reagan
J. Marshall Coleman
Coleman
Holiday Inn
Bluefield
Cumberland Road
Ronald Reagan
People of America
America
Richmond
Washington
General Assembly
Princeton Bombs Stonewall Jackson. AAA Finals Set
Saturday Princeton defeated Stonewall Jackson to reach the state AAA finals. Partly cloudy today with showers overnight and into today. National Weather Service forecast shows variable conditions with highs in the 60s and 70s and overnight lows trending from the mid 30s to the 50s.
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Princeton
Stonewall Jackson
National Weather Service
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