Pilot dies saving neighborhood in South Carolina crash
A 24 year old Air Force pilot Lt Vinson Kyle Perdue stayed with his disabled A 10 Thunderbolt II jet to steer it away from homes then died when it crashed near a highway ten miles northwest of Charleston in the Kings Grant area. Witnesses reported power loss and ongoing ammunition explosions as responders investigated the scene and a board of Air Force officers will review the incident. The jet from the 23rd Tactical Wing at England AFB Louisiana had been operating from Travis Field Georgia.
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S.C
Air Force
Amy White
Vinson Kyle Perdue
Charleston
Donna O'Neill
Charleston Air Force Base
Kings Grant
Dorchester Highway
White
Greg Vonberg
Frank Helms
23Rd Tactical Wing
England Air Force Base
Travis Field
Deadly blaze at condemned tenement in Holyoke kills six
In Holyoke Massachusetts a fire in a four story condemned tenement with water shut off killed six people and left two critically injured. Authorities suspect arson amid prior blazes in a town housing about 40 000 residents. survivors told of gas smell and an explosive object, with residents fleeing by sheets and a clinging woman on a third floor ledge. The owner Ralph Rachele said water was cut off after a $360 bill dispute.
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Holyoke
Mass
Diana Davila
Diana
Nellie Davila
Leonard Angers
Angers
John Barnett
Ralph Rachele
Rachele
Carter and Chinese premier exchange friendly words in Peking
Former President Carter, on a private visit, told his Peking hosts that U S Chinese relations can withstand shocks of changing times. Premier Zhao Ziyang credited the 1979 normalization as a major achievement and praised Carter for his role. Zhao welcomed Reagan's ties and noted a letter from Haig expressing friendly feelings.
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Carter
Great Hall of the People
Zhao Ziyang
China
Reagan
Taiwan
Zhao
Alexander Haig
Angola warns of possible war as South Africa advances
President dos Santos says South African armored columns and jets penetrated deep into Angola near Xangongo Cahama with 32 tanks 82 armored vehicles and air strikes. He hints Angola may call on 20000 Cuban troops for defense raising East‑West risk and U.N. Charter Article 51.
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Luanda
Angola
Eduardo Dos Santos
Dos Santos
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Defense Ministry
Jornal de Angola
Xangongo
Cahama
Namibia
Tchi
South Africa
Magnus Malan
SWAPO
Texas
Waldheim
Foreign Ministry
Thatcher blamed as unemployment hits 1930s levels
London reports the unemployment rate at 12.2 percent of a 24.1 million workforce, the worst in the industrial world. Labor Party spokesman Eric Varley calls the rise a crisis, contrasting with U S Germany Japan figures. The report notes August 1980 figures and contrasts with U S 7, West Germany 5.7, Japan 2.3 percent.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Department of Employment
Labor Party
Eric Varley
Britain
United States
West Germany
Japan
Spy Boyce refuses food in U S capture case
An attorney for Christopher Boyce says his client, jailed spy, will starve himself to death. Boyce has not eaten since arrest Friday. Officials say a court order for IV feeding may be sought.
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Seattle
Christopher Boyce
William Dougherty
Tustin
Calif
Boyce
Robert Christman
U.S
The
New York Times
Five Mediterranean fruit flies found in Los Angeles trap
Five Mediterranean fruit flies were found in a trap in Los Angeles County. County Agriculture Commissioner Paul Engler said the flies appeared fertile in preliminary tests, with an overnight check planned to confirm. Los Angeles, a major distribution hub for state produce, could indicate the pests spread about 300 miles from Northern California if fertile.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Paul Engler
Engler
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