Mines strike shuts many South African gold mines
Africa’s 1986 gold output fell as a nationwide strike hit 28 gold and 18 coal mines mostly in Transvaal and Orange Free State. Union leaders claimed 95.77 percent support for the strike with buses bringing 2,500 miners to Enbahlenie near Johannesburg as tensions rose and workers faced possible job losses.
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Golding
Anglo American
Vaal Reefs
Johannesburg
Bob Goodsell
Anglovaal
Gold Fields of
South Africa
Rand Mines
Independent South African Press Association
Western Deep Levels
Transvaal
Orange Free State
James Motlatse
Enbahlenie
Motlatse
de Beers
Chamber of Mines
Cyril Ramaphosa
Doctor turned writer finds time to chase two careers
Zucker, a Thomas Jefferson Medical College graduate, works 80 to 100 hours weekly at a veterans hospital while pursuing science fiction writing. She wrote Godslayer during medical training and is developing two sequels as she navigates clinic duties and ward rotations.
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Zucker
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson Medical College
U of I
Veterans Psychiatric Hospital
Coatesville
Scandinavia
Dan Books
Gary
Five Bodies Found in One Location Police Say Suspicious
Police noted five skeletons and two badly decomposed bodies found in a single location. The medical examiner will autopsy the remains, but officials do not expect identifications. The tenant and owner names were not released.
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McGarry
Price
Parachutist killed by helicopter blades at Thruxton airfield
Five parachutists from a club took part in a training drop at Thruxton airfield near Andover Hampshire. A woman on her first jump fell into the helicopter blades as she landed. The helicopter flipped onto its side. two crewmen inside suffered minor injuries. The victim was not identified.
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Andover
England
Thruxton
Hampshire
London
John Dawson
Eskimos Program Aims to Instill Inuit Skills in Inmates
Since 1974 supervisors escort inmates into the wilderness for up to two weeks to teach hunting igloo building and weather reading. The program aims to foster survival skills and respect for Eskimo culture. success is measured by graduates not reoffending, with some doubting cultural rehabilitation is possible in prison.
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Eli
Iowa rape law debate highlights victims rights and no contact orders
In Iowa the domestic abuse statute emphasizes no contact orders even when victims resist prosecution. Victims like Arp question the law's reach while lawmakers and officials discuss protecting those at home and the shift of burden to alleged abusers.
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Philipp
Iowa
Phil Brammer
Cedar Rapids
United States
Minnesota
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Brammer
Bram
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Dillard
Arp
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Smulekoff
3Rd Avenue
Ston
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