Mount St Helens Eruptive Pressure Builds Toward Eruption
Molten rock rising inside Mount St Helens created a pressure cooker effect as harmonic tremors peaked for 33 minutes then a 4.6 quake followed a burst of steam and ash. Officials prepared evacuations under a state of emergency as scientists warned of a major eruption and continued seismic activity.
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Vancouver
Wash
UPI
Mount St. Helens
Dixy Lee Ray
U.S. Forest Service
Endicott
Carter Reagan Favored as Louisiana Primary Opens
President Carter and Ronald Reagan were seen as strong contenders in Louisiana with low expected voter turnout. Rosalynn Carter urged Democratic voters while Kenne dy children completed a state tour. Secretary of State Brown projected 25 to 30 percent turnout. Carter favored among Democrats and Reagan to win most Republican delegates. Mrs Carter defended her husband remaining in the White House due to the hostage crisis.
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New Orleans
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Louisiana
Rosalynn
Edward M. Kennedy
Kara
Ted
Jim Brown
Reagan
Howard Hughes dies on flight from Acapulco at 70
On this date in 1976 Howard Hughes died of kidney failure aboard a flight from Acapulco to Houston. He was 70 years old. Also that day James Callaghan became prime minister of Britain.
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Howard Hughes
Acapulco
Mexico
Houston
Texas
James Callaghan
Britain
New York judge meets privately to quicken strike talks
Brooklyn judge John Monteleone met privately with labor and management representatives to urge ending the four day city wide transit shutdown. He supported collective bargaining while a contempt hearing continued for 35,000 TWU workers. Negotiations aimed to resume next day as traffic dwindled and a separate LIRR wage dispute resolved with workers returning.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Monteleone
TWU
MTA
Long Island Rail Road
LIRR
Judge grants bail in extortion case against horse trainer
Richard Williams 46, acquitted of poisoning to extort last May, is arraigned on extortion charges linked to two San Diego Safeways and a La Jolla jewelry store. Bail set at 15000, he must appear April 9 for possible preliminary hearing. FBI sees potential accomplices amid extortion tape.
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Los Angeles
Richard Quincy Williams
San Diego
Williams
Riverside County
Sun City Safeway
Winchester
Here
FBI
John McGinley
Beaverton
Ore
Sun City
McGinley
Nurse pleads innocent in death tampering case at Sunrise Hospital
Jani Adams, 32, an ICU nurse at Sunrise Hospital, pleads not guilty to murder in Clark County District Court. Judge Michael Wendell sets trial for June 23. Defense attorney Gary Logan notes Adams is distraught as she faces the charge.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Angel
Jani Adams
Sunrise Hospital
Clark County District Court
Michael Wendell
Miss Adams
Gary Logan
Logan
Sword of Damocles
Ms. Adams
Brenda Spencer Sentenced in San Diego School Shootings
Brenda Spencer, 17, was sentenced in Orange County to 25 years to life for murder with additional 48 years for assault and seven years for the police attack. Judge Byron McMillan ruled the extra terms run concurrently with the murder sentence citing violence and multiple victims.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Brenda Spencer
San Diego
Cleveland
Orange County Superior Court
Byron McMillan
Red Sovine Dies After Traffic Crash in Nashville
Country star Red Sovine, famed for Teddy Bear, died in a Nashville crash at 10 40 a m after a van ran a red light and hit a car. The car driver was injured. A post mortem was planned to check for a heart attack.
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Nashville, Tenn
Red Sovine
Teddy Bear
Sovine
Nashville
William Bay
Nashville Police Department
Levine
Lamar Jackson
St. Thomas Hospital
Oil Spill From Calvert Cliffs Plant Smears Nine Miles
An eight thousand gallon oil spill from the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant Friday created a nine mile slick off Lusby Maryland. Environmental crews investigated cause and containment actions as responders worked to curb the pollution and assess impact on nearby waters.
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Chesapeake Bay
Southern Maryland
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Coast Guard
Mike Waller
Waller
Lusby, Md
Ulster policeman injured in Belfast bombing and rival shooting
In East Belfast two minutes into Good Friday a booby trapped car injured a police sergeant while on duty. later a part time officer was killed and another wounded at a LiGoneill factory. Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Mount Pottinger
Irish National Liberation Army
Ligoneil
France to propose 1981 summit for broad European Arab cooperation
Paris sources say France will push a 1981 summit of about 80 European, Arab and African leaders to forge a charter on political, economic and cultural cooperation. In Rome, Francesco Cossiga forms Italy's first six party coalition in six years, unseating his predecessor. The alliance keeps the Communist Party out of government while CD pledges to accept a socialist premier in the future.
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Giscard d’Estaing
Middle East
France
Nice
Paris
Rome
UPI
Francesco Cossiga
Christian Democrats
Cossiga
Christian Democratic Party
Communist Party
Italy
General Motors and Ford Raise Prices Ahead of Monday
The article notes percentage based price increases by General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co set to take effect Monday, signaling a shift in vehicle pricing.
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Detroit
UPI
American Motors Corp
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Bald Eagles Slaughter Reported on Lummi Reservation
State and federal wildlife agents say 25 to 75 bald eagles have been killed on the Lumi Indian Reservation near Bellingham. The birds are protected by federal law and Lummi tribal law forbids killing them. Tribal Chairman Willy Jones warned of zero tolerance and noted non-Indians live on or pass through the reservation. Eagles are killed for personal use and possibly for a black market in feathers and talons.
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Bellingham
Wash
Willy Jones
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