Washington man killed in limestone quarry collapse
William Gilchrist 56, a River Products Co employee, died when an underground tunnel ceiling collapsed at the quarry 30 miles southwest of Columbus Junction. The accident halted work as investigators from the U S Bureau of Mines were to inspect the site.
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Columbus Junction
Washington, Iowa
William Gilchrist
Terence McCormally
Louisa County
McCormally
River Products Co
Louisa County Sheriffs Department
River Products
Tom Scott
Gilchrist
Scott
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Sheriff's Department
Iowa
Murder charges stun town that aided search for girl
Underwood Minnesota residents who helped raise 10000 and form search groups for missing 13 year old Sarah Ann Rairdon faced shock as her father John Rairdon was charged with first and second degree murder and first degree intrafamilial sexual abuse. Police said he admitted abusing his daughter for five years before stabbing her with an awl. The town mourns while some question how he concealed the crime and misled helpers who kept searching.
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Underwood, Minn
Underwood
John Rairdon
Rairdon
Sarah Ann
Marilyn
Mrs. Rairdon
Ed Boen
Farmer’s Dell
Gale Pederson
Sarah
John Klinnert
Klinnert
Otter Tail
Sara
Bricker Johnson
Man cleared of Nazi charges injured in pipe bomb attack
Tscherim Soobzokov who had denied Nazi crimes but admitted Waffen SS ties was critically injured when a pipe bomb exploded on his Paterson porch after reports of a burning car. His wife and daughter and grandson were injured. police found no suspects. the JDL declined responsibility.
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Soobrokov
Frank Graves
Botha lays out reform path while resisting Mandela release
South Africa's leader outlines gradual change through negotiation with all racial groups. He rejects a fourth chamber for blacks, pledges funds for underdeveloped black towns, and says Mandela's release is not yet on the table, amid ongoing violence and calls for broader black participation.
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Ment
Mandela
Botha
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
Sanctions boost debated over South Africa crisis
National Security Adviser McFarlane welcomed Botha speech while urging faster implementation of black participation and negotiations. Critics, including Weicker Kennedy and others, urged swift sanctions passage. House already approved a broad bill. Senate to act after summer recess. The plan targets gold coins, new loans, exports, and employment rules in South Africa.
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South Africa
McFarlane
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Senate
Weicker
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Botha
House
Thomas O'Neill
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
Reagan
Reagan plan would lower federal taxes for many in Iowa study
In Iowa, Dick George of McGladrey estimates Reagan proposals would cut federal income taxes for about 75 percent, raise for 15 to 20 percent, and leave 5 to 10 percent unchanged. Changes include removing state and local tax deductions, boosting personal exemptions, altering standard deduction, and shifting rates to a top 35 percent.
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Grassley
Iowa
Dick George
McGladrey
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Reagan
George
Sharron McElmeel
Center Point Rd
Marion
Wright School
Jack
Mount Vernon
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Rubicon
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NBC
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Cable News Network
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Austria
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