Pope Improves as Doctors Stay Cautiously Optimistic
In Rome the pope sat up and shaved as doctors voiced cautious optimism about his condition after Wednesday’s attack. Turkish officials warned Italy that Agca's accomplices may attempt another escape, and Italian police hunted suspects in five cities with Libya’s Khadafy name floated in reporting. The pontiff’s vital signs were stable and satisfactory, with pain and a mild fever but clear and lucid with extraordinary presence of mind. He blessed nurses, recited the Lord’s Prayer, and sent well wishes to two American women wounded in the assassination attempt.
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Suspect From Poor Roots Sought Accessory to Papal Shooting
Rome AP report details Mehmet Ali Agca's transformation from a water seller at a Turkish train station to a moneyed traveler spending about 100 dollars daily across Europe. Police question if a group aided his escape and movement through West Germany, Spain, Tunisia, Italy and beyond before his Pope John Paul II attack.
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Palermo
Sicily
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Perugia
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St. Peter’s Square
Abandoned miners rally over bankrupt coal firms in West Virginia
Beckley based union official James Swart says thousands of miners face loss of wages and benefits when small coal companies go under. About 300 District 29 miners have been abandoned by bankrupt firms that left unpaid wages and health coverage issues. Miners voted March 31 to strike over contract terms restricting subcontractor hiring UMW miners, while the international union cites a 3rd Circuit ruling limiting bargaining scope. Swart notes this raises questions about the union’s protective power and the strike’s justification.
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West Virginia
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Amax Coal Co
National Labor Relations Board
Weekend Forecast From Sunday to Mountains
Sunday brings partly sunny skies with highs in the low 70s and overnight lows around the 50s. A chance of rain appears Monday with fair skies continuing into Tuesday. Wednesday may bring showers, as temperatures peak in the 70s and drop to the 40s in the mountains.
Pothole Fixer Takes On Borough Duties Free
South Toms River mayor William Yannette grabs a shovel and uses a 1951 pickup to fill potholes after budget cuts cost the road department. He has repaired potholes since January, saying the work is good exercise. He also previously drove garbage trucks and plowed snow in the town where he has lived 23 years.
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N.J
William Yannette
Yannette
Road Department
Midnight in Bluefield Night Shift Patrol Chronicle
A three part series follows the Bluefield police graveyard shift from 11:48 p.m. to shortly after midnight on April 24, 1981. Officer Steve Murphy handles a reported burglary in the 1100 block of Wayne Street, conducts a perimeter check, and clears the scene as “Gone on Arrival” before pursuing a drifting driver on Bland Street.
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Bluefield
Steve Murphy
Wayne Street
Murphy
Unit 22
Mike Poe
W.B. Mathena
Princeton Avenue
Virginia
Bland Street
Raleigh Street
Federal Street
Federal
Miner Benefits Fairness Sparks Tazewell County Debate
A Tazewell County man voices concern over miners benefits amid a regional coverage scene. The piece notes Page 1 Section D and references ongoing discussions with local officials about fairness and retirement provisions.
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Miners
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