Ad gets bachelor bride in a hurry
Dallas, AP reports Harold Stern sought a wife via a Dallas Observer personals ad saying 2 3 weeks to marriage He proposed to Judy Culbertson after a lunch and dinner whirlwind they wed in Las Vegas The couple say honesty and urgency fit their needs and Stern drew interest from more than 600 women including offers of wealth and even a Lear jet
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Judy Culbertson
Harold Stern
Las Vegas
Stern
Ms. Culbertson
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Observer
Judy
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Fibers tie Williams home and car to victims
FBI fiber expert Hal Deadman testified that fibers from 11 victims matched the Williams environment and his car or home. Two hairs on victim Patrick Baltazar also shared characteristics with Williams hair. a second expert confirmed the findings.
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UPI
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FBI
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Barry Gaudette
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al Binder
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Jimmy Ray Payne
Joseph Bell
William Barrett
Nuclear NRC says most plants have corroded tubes risk
Three quarters of 48 steam generator plants show corroded tubes with hundreds or thousands affected. NRC briefed Congress on inspections that plug suspect tubes. Ginna near Rochester ruptured pipe released radioactive steam. officials say six to seven reactors may be free of trouble, with 12 plants apparently clear of issues.
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Rochester
N.Y
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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House
Ginna
Harold Denton
Denton
John Kopeck
Victor Gabrisky
Westinghouse
PBS asks NBC to rename Late Night show to avoid confusion
PBS Late Night producer WTVS Detroit asks NBC to change the name of Late Night with David Letterman to prevent confusion with PBS's new Late Night show hosted by Dennis Whaley. The PBS program debuted January 4 and airs five nights weekly on 44 stations, while Letterman was set to debut after Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
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New York
PBS
Dennis Whaley
David Letterman
Johnny Carson
Terkel to visit Erie County over Working ban
Studs Terkel plans to visit the Erie County community this week to defend his book Working as some parents seek to have it banned. School board President Alice Fulgenzio said he will meet with the education committee tonight and the book is assigned to two English classes for vocational students despite about 30 parental complaints. The 1974 bestseller collects interviews with American workers across occupations.
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Girard, Pa
Studs Terkel
Erie County
Alice Fulgenzio
Terkel
Winter storm batters Midwest to New England. 24 dead
A massive Midwest winter storm sweeps east with ice, snow, and floods. It leaves thousands without power, closes hundreds of schools, and prompts National Guard rescues across several states. In St. Louis the city deploys guardsmen to clear streets after a 70 year snow record.
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Midwest
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
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West Virginia
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
National Guardsmen
Vincent Schoemehr
World Stolen cobalt found in Rosyth dock
A chunk of cobalt 60 stolen last April from Rosyth naval base has been found in HMS Revenge dry dock. Workers were not exposed to dangerous radiation during routine health physicist checks, and the instrument’s container had been recovered while the cobalt remained missing prior to the find.
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London
Forth
Rosyth
Scotland
Defense Ministry
Royal Navy
Reprieves Granted for Florida Death Row Inmates
A federal appeals court granted reprieves Monday for Ernest Cobbert and Anthony Antone, both slated for execution in Florida's electric chair at 7 am. They had been held in isolation within sight of the chair at Florida State Prison and were moved to regular Death Row cells after the reprieve decisions.
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Raiford, Fla
UPI
Florida
Ernest John Cobbert
Anthony Antone
Florida State
Warsaw Prepares as Prices Jump Under Martial Law
Martial law authorities in Warsaw raise food and fuel prices by 200 to 400 percent while residents react with quiet resignation. Reports note bare cupboards ahead, no major protests, and tightened controls in Gdansk. Prices include sugar up to 26 cents per pound and sirloin at $2.39 per pound. The average Polish wage is $87.50 monthly.
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Katowice
PAP
Gdansk
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