Mitterrand Wins in France in Presidential Victory
Socialist Francois Mitterrand defeated President Valery Giscard d Estaing to win the French presidency. Turnout was about 86 percent as Mitterrand pledged sweeping economic changes and leftist celebrations erupted in Paris. Giscard conceded defeat, warning of impact and consequences while Mitterrand prepared to take office in a seven year term.
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Virginia Trial Judges Well Paid
Virginia judges posted solid pay gains boosting circuit court judges to 50 290 yearly while the Supreme Court justices slipped to 54 000 despite no raise. The National Center for State Courts survey tracks 50 states through Jan 31 showing wide salary disparities from Oklahoma 30 000 to Alaska 78 608.
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National Center For State Courts
Supreme Court
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Oklahoma
Alaska
Maine
California
Bridge experts discuss a grand slam decision in defense
Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag review a nine-story collection about Jake Winkman. They analyze a 15 17 point no trump auction and a tricky endplay in spades. The column notes that the defense must consider West's spade honors and East's possible spade holding, while stressing that even top players overlook solid logic.
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Jake
Don von Elsner
Jake Winkman
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East
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ohio Nurses Reject Contract Strike Continues In Ashtabula
In Ashtabula Ohio 100 nurses on the nation’s longest strike 43 weeks vote 79 to 13 to reject a contract offering 12 percent raise. They demand a union shop job security and the ANA code of ethics and vow to stay out until these terms are met.
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Ashtabula
$200 Million Cost Put On Pike Completion
Charleston AP reports completion of the last 28 miles of the West Virginia Turnpike will require blasting a 480 foot mountain and about 200 million dollars. The road to 88 miles will total around 600 million with sections from Chelyan to the Memorial Tunnel bypass, near Mossy, and Pax to Milepost 36. Completion targets 1985 or 1986 depending on federal funds.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
George McIntyre
McIntyre
Chelyan
Memorial Tunnel
Mossy
Pax
Beckley
Sinkhole in Winter Park Keeps Expanding and Damaging Area
In Winter Park Florida a giant sinkhole more than 1 000 feet across and 170 feet deep continued to widen on Sunday as officials watched. The hole swallowed a house a camper and cars wrecked a swimming pool and damaged buildings. No injuries were reported.
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Winter Park
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James A. Whitaker
Whitaker
Florida
Inmates Acquitted Of Murder In Riots In Pontiac
After an eight month trial costing 2.7 million dollars a jury acquits 10 inmates of murder and related charges stemming from the July 22 1978 Pontiac Correctional Center riot that killed three guards and caused extensive damage. Prosecutors worry about future convictions while defense attorneys call the verdict evidence driven. Defendants named include Michael Evans Ernest Jackson Jesse Hill Benny Lee Ronnie Newby Stephen Mars Joseph Smith Kevin Tolbert David McConnell and Albert Jackson charged with murder attempted murder and mob action or attempted murder.
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Chicago
Thomas Breen
Sangamon
Benjamin Miller
Pontiac Correctional Center
Stanley Cole
William Thomas
Robert Conkle
Michael Evans
Ernest Jackson
Jesse Hill
Benny Lee
Ronnie Newby
Stephen Mars
Joseph Smith
Kevin Tolbert
David McConnell
Albert Jackson
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