Reagan aids flood relief by filling sandbags in Louisiana
President Reagan toured flood zones in Monroe amid 10 to 18 inch rains and pledged federal aid. He helped fill sandbags to reinforce the Ouachita River defenses and told residents you are not alone while praising neighbors helping neighbors.
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Calif
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Wellston seeks federal aid to handle pizza factory sludge
Sludge from the Jeno’s frozen pizza plant is backing up Wellston Ohio’s sewage plant. Officials say organic waste including cheese pepperoni and tomato paste fills storage tanks and threats to close the plant loom. Jeno’s denies knowledge of the problem as Wellston appeals for federal funds.
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Wellston
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Plane crash turns utility line into whip flips car in Maryland
A small plane crashed into the Potomac River after striking a 34 500 volt line creating a whip that toppled a moving car. One passenger Cara Ellen Rohrer 20 of Big Spring died pilot Donald Alt 21 of Westminster was hospitalized in critical condition. Miriam Logan 48 of Baltimore injured in car crash. her husband William Logan 52 treated and released.
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Miriam Logan
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Washington County Hospital
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Burger warns prisons ripe for explosions
Chief Justice Warren Burger warns in his year end report that overcrowded prisons risk violent breakdowns unless federal state and local authorities unite. He calls for a national correctional policy and says he will ask Congress to form a National Commission on Corrections Practices.
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Burger urges prison reform to cope with rising inmate numbers
Warren Burger warns that prison populations have soared from 1972 to 1982 with about 400000 inmates. He cites mandatory sentencing, more anti crime bills, and urges expanding prisons, improving guard training, and boosting inmate education programs.
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Tate f 4 It's impossible to be married to the same man for 50 years
A fragmented quotation reflects on marriage longevity and changing partners over decades. The line notes the difficulty of staying married to one person for fifty years, asserting that after twenty-five years the spouse changes.
Greenspan seeks Reagan ONeill input on Social Security plan
Washington economist Alan Greenspan said the National Commission on Social Security may reach a bipartisan consensus by its January 15 deadline with guidance from President Reagan and House Speaker ONeill. He noted a funding shortfall of 150 to 200 billion dollars for 1983 to 1989 and that the panel remains sharply divided over benefit cuts versus tax increases.
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