Disgruntled Virginia United Mine Workers Leader Sees Picket Loss
Harlan Hall, local UMW president in Castlewood, Virginia, says coal miners have lost momentum after six weeks on strike begun March 27. He notes few picketers, with most miners at home, and cites tension with nonunion drivers and past clashes. Hall supports union resilience but warns Virginia UMW may decline if conditions don’t improve.
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Castlewood
Virginia
United Mine Workers
Harlan Hall
Hall
Russell County
UMW
Archbishop Says 6 Arrests Show Justice Prevailing In El Salvador
Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas welcomed six Salvadoran security officers being arrested on suspicions tied to the killings of four American missionaries. The arrests, announced Saturday, come five months after three nuns and a lay Catholic worker were shot on a road near San Salvador. The FBI assists the probe. Defense Minister Col. Jose Guillermo Garcia listed provisional detention for the suspects, with details undisclosed.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Arturo Rivera Y Dama
Washington
State Department
Rivera Y Damas
Voice of America
Jose Guillermo Garcia
FBI
U.S
Luis Antonio Colmindres Aleman
Luis Elias Sanchez
Jose Roberto Moreno Canjara
Oil spill cleanup volunteers at Coquina Beach
Bobby Lewis ties a plastic bag filled with oil covered sand collected from Coquina Beach North Carolina on Sunday. He was among volunteers dedicating time to clean up the spill and a full story is on page 2.
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Bobby Lewis
Coquina Beach
N.C
Lewis
U.S. Envoy Urges Calm Begin Threatens Action
U.S. envoy Philip Habib urged Syria to avoid a clash over anti aircraft missiles in Lebanon as Israel vowed to destroy the missiles if not withdrawn. Israel’s Begin warned of air strikes and Syria prepared to hit back, while talks with Assad continued amid ongoing Beirut fighting and Soviet jet activity.
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Syria
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Hafez Assad
Israel
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Jerusalem
Abdel-Raouf Kasam
Kasam
Soviet Union
Beirut
Habib
Assad
Reagan
Hunger strike continues as Francis Hughes nears death
In Belfast the 25 year old Francis Hughes, once a top IRA gunman, nears death on day 57 of a Maze prison hunger strike. His family clings to his cause while he fights blindness and weakness, amid political prisoner demands. His brother Oliver, 31, runs for Bellaghy town council, linking politics to the family tragedy.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Paddy Joe Hughes
Francis
Maze
Hughes
Bobby Sands
Noreen Hughes
Thern
Ireland
Patrick Joseph
Paddy Joe
Margaret Hughes
Bellaghy
County
Londonderry
Sands
Oliver
New Product Could Make Lawn Mowing Obsolete
Chem-Lawn Research Center near Marysville tests a grass growth retardant to slow mowing needs while preserving regrowth. In 30 Columbus homes over ten weeks, researchers study lasting green lawns with careful use and minimal maintenance, though side effects and delayed home rollout temper expectations.
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Columbus
Thielen
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