Amtrak Southern Crescent derails after mudslide in Virginia
The Amtrak Southern Crescent train carrying over 300 passengers derailed in a remote Gorge south of Charlottesville after hitting a mudslide. Twenty two people were injured, including at least 10 railroad staff, with most injuries minor.
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Virginia
Steve Urban
Washington
New Orleans
New York
Bruce Heard
Heard
Southern Railway
Charlottesville
Thomas Michie Jr
Michie
University of Virginia Hospital
Willie Nelson Moves July 4 Picnic to New Jersey Arena
Country singer Willie Nelson will revive his July 4 picnic concert this year at Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford New Jersey, marking a shift from Texas where the events drew thousands over seven years. The 1980 Pedernales Country Club show near Lake Travis and past Texas sites faced crowd control criticism for accepting up to 60 000 fans.
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Austin
FBI tracked Paul Robeson for 30 years in surveillance record
FBI documents show Paul Robeson and his wife were wiretapped, bugged, and had mail intercepted over decades. Hoover labeled him a Communist Party member and he faced passport denial for eight years after refusing to sign anti Communism statements. He lived in London before returning to the United States in 1963.
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Asbury Park
N.J
FBI
Paul Robeson
Robeson
J Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
State Department
Supreme Court
London
Soviet Union
United States
Waterbed Installed in Sheikh Yamani's Private Jet
The Mail reports a waterbed weighing about a half ton has been installed in the Boeing 727 of Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani as part of a major interior remodeling. The modification reduces available luggage space on the jet.
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London
Ahmad Zaki Yamani
the Mail
World power talks push for limited cease fire
In Manama Banrain efforts intensify to seal a limited cease fire to cap uncapped oil wells in Iran's Nowruz fields. The aim is to protect marine life in the Persian Gulf as Iraq and Iran respond to Kuwait’s invitation for a regional ministerial meeting of the eight nation marine environment group.
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Manama
Banrain
Iran
Nowruz
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Regional
Organization For Marine Environment
Kuwait
Arafat Rejects Reagan Plan as Palestinian State Aims for Fez Path
PLO chief Yasser Arafat, after talks with King Hussein, rejected President Reagan's peace plan as lacking merit and reaffirmed support for an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Abu Jihad said the Palestinians will not delegate representation to others, while Israel rejected an independent state and its east Jerusalem claims.
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Reagan
West Bank
Arafat
Jerusalem
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Israel
Fez
Morocco
United States
Khalil al-Wazzir
Abu Jihad
al-Wazzir
East Jerusalem
Middle East
Fireball lights up Southern California skies
Residents across five counties reported a bright white flaming object crossing from southeast to north and vanishing over the Pacific. Officials said it could be a meteorite or space debris, with FAA and police investigations noting no official source confirmed. Some witnesses described a large burning ball at altitudes around 150000 feet.
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California
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San Bernardino
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
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Dick Hallen
San Fernando Valley
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Air Force
Frank Luciani
Pacific
Lew Holloman
Ontario
Griffith Park Observatory
Dianne Sayre
Las Vegas
Gene London
Ontario International Airport
London
Maneka Gandhi forms Rashtriya Sanjay Manch in India
Maneka Gandhi launches Rashtriya Sanjay Manch The National Sanjay Forum in New Delhi with about 500 delegates. She criticizes Indira Gandhi and calls for a revival of national enthusiasm seen at independence and during Sanjay Gandhi's political career after his death in a plane crash.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Maneka
Rashtriya Sanjay Manch
Sanjay Forum
Sanjay Gandhi
Sanjay
Healthy Lippizaner born in Piber Austria
A Lippizaner foal was born at the Piber stud in Austria bringing a new member to the famous breed. The birth supports ongoing breeding at the historic facility attracting attention from equestrian circles.
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Othmar Schmehlik
Lippizaner Farm
Schmehlik
Lippizaner
Piber, Austria
Son shoots father in mercy attempt turns deadly
A 62 year old man, Robert Clore, died after a March 22 gunshot wound to the brain in Humble Texas. His son Billy Clore, 25, had been charged with attempted murder after entering a care facility and firing at his father. Authorities ruled the death a homicide.
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Humble
Texas
Robert Clore
Northwest Medical Center
Harris County
Clare
Billy
Eight Climbers Die in Snowstorm on Mt Insubong
A spring snowstorm with gale winds killed eight climbers on Mt Insubong near Seoul and trapped 14 others. About 100 alpinists joined an overnight rescue. eight bodies were recovered and 12 were rescued, with two still missing.
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Seoul
South Korea
Mt. Insubong
Quake Triggers Panicked Rally Across Panama Costa Rica
A series of earthquakes near the Panama Costa Rica border caused three houses to collapse. Officials say hundreds panicked while 300 were treated for shock in San Jose as the Red Cross reported no serious injuries.
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Panama City
Panama
Costa Rica
San Jose
Red Cross
JHE Gazette Publication Details and Pricing
The JHE Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription rates by carrier and by mail. Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues list prices of $9.20 for 4 weeks and $95.00 for 52 weeks with other states at $125.00 per 52 weeks. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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JHE Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Germans block U S bases in Easter anti nuclear protests
In West Germany and Britain protesters disrupted U S bases during Easter weekend actions. Police detained about 160 of 200 protesters at a Berlin radar site while others were held across Scotland and Holland. Demonstrations aimed at stopping NATO missiles in Western Europe drew over 200000 people.
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West Germany
Faslane
Scotland
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Clyde River
Britain
Italy
Netherlands
NATO
Mystery illness hits West Bank high school girls
At least 394 Arab girls were hospitalized with nausea dizziness and abdominal pain in the West Bank amid rising tensions after a Sunday outbreak. The Health Ministry seeks CDC experts as Israeli forces investigate violence near Nablus where two soldiers and a Palestinian youth were wounded.
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Israel
West Bank
Health Ministry
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Al-Watani Hospital
Nablus
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