Execution stays in Alabama as Florida clemency decision looms
U.S. District Judge William Hand stalls John Louis Evans III's execution at Holman Prison with a conditional stay tied to his appeal status. In Florida, Gov. Graham and the Cabinet face commuting John Spenkeling and nine other death row inmates who have exhausted appeals, a decision that hinges on clemency votes.
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John Louis Evans III
Alabama
Florida
U.S. District Court
William Hand
Mobile
Ala
Evans
Holman
Atmore
Hand
U.S. Supreme Court
William
Rehnquist
Betty Evans Dickson
Tallahassee
Fla
David Friday
Bob Graham
State Clemency Board
John Spenkelink
Friday
Spenkelink
Graham
Cabinet
Metroliner Ramming Injures Dozens on Northeast Corridor
A New York to Washington Metroliner rammed a track repair vehicle near Edison New Jersey and burst into flames injuring at least 69 of about 200 aboard. The 32 ton tamperer was pushed 300 feet as crews used torches to separate wreckage and Amtrak reported travel delays up to 20 hours.
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Edison
N.J
UPI
H. Ray Vliet
Transit
Northeast Corridor
United Airlines, Machinists To Resume Talks In Denver
United Airlines and the Machinists union plan to resume bargaining Monday in Denver with the National Mediation Board member Robert Harris as mediator. The three week walkout involves about 18 600 workers and has grounded the carrier with all flights through April canceled and reservations blocked until June 7.
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Washington
UPI
United Airlines
Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union
Denver
National Mediation Board
Robert Harris
United
Tanzanian-led force nears Jinja amid Amin holdouts
A Tanzanian Ugandan troop column nears Jinja Uganda with refugees reporting Amin loyalists blocking roads with tanks and armed troops. The sighting of Amin’s helicopter fuels fears he remains in the country as clashes unfold near Kampala.
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Kononi
Uganda
UPI
Jinja
Idi Amin
Amin
Libya
Kampala
California to Build 20 Windmills at Pacheco Pass
A private firm plans a $75 million project by U S Windpower Inc to erect twenty 50 kW windmills on 150 foot towers at Pacheco Pass 80 miles south of San Francisco. The system would supply power for about 1000 people save 175000 barrels of oil annually and be bought by the state at standard rates if approved.
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San Francisco
California
Edward Terhaar
State Department of Water Resources
U.S. Windpower Inc
Massachusetts
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco
American Wind Energy Association
Alvin Duskin
Floods force evacuations across several states from Texas to North Dakota
Emergency crews piled sandbags on flood strained levees as rivers swelled from North Dakota and Minnesota to Texas and Mississippi. The Pearl River and Red River caused evacuations, with snakes and an alligator seen seeking shelter in Texas. In Mississippi 1500 families fled Columbia. 17,000 in Jackson already evacuated. Volunteers sandbagged dikes. some Minot area dikes leaked while West Fargo dikes threatened homes.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Texas
Mississippi
Houston
Beaumont
Houston Yacht Club
Conroe
Pearl River
Jackson
Columbia
Red River
Souris River
Minot
West Fargo
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Cumberland High School
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Mary Bell Vincent
Las Vegas
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat Friday
Israel
Tehran
Iran
Naqadeh
Fedayeen
Abadan
Wehrheim & Associates Human Services Consultants
Gene V. Wehrheim
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Leona Haverkamp
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