Mudslide toll in California rises to at least 18
Rescuers in the San Francisco Bay area continue to uncover bodies after a powerful mudslide buried homes in Pacifica and Marin County as record rains trigger deaths across several states. The toll in northern California stands at 18 with two more missing, including a child believed dead.
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Talks Start in Poland as Solidarity Talks Begin
Washington says talks have begun between NSZZ Solidarity activists and the Polish government at the Ministry of Trade Union Affairs. The delegation is unnamed, and it is unclear if Lech Walesa participated. The discussion covers social needs and self governing unions under martial law.
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Solidarity Trade Union Movement
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Solidarity
Lech Walesa
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Judge overturns Arkansas creationism law in school case
Federal judge William Ray Overton permanently enjoined Arkansas Act 590 ruling creation science has no merit and that the law advances religion. The decision blocks the fall implementation in McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, marking the first test of a state creationism statute.
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U.S. Court For
Eastern District of Arkansas
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McLean
Arkansas Board of Education
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You May Have Noticed I Have Democratic Hair
A bald man quips about political change saying his hair reflects a shift from majority to minority. The line frames a partisan metaphor, hinting at evolving power dynamics without further context.
Dinosaurs’ Demise Debated: Asteroid or Volcano?
At an AAAS meeting scientists discuss the dinosaur extinction, weighing an asteroid impact against vast Indian lava flows. Cesare Emiliani jokes the dinosaurs were zonked, while Walter Alvarez argues a meteor struck Earth in three months.
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India
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cesare Emiliani
University of Miami
Walter Alvarez
University of California At Berkeley
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Government predicts 6 cent gas hike in 1982
The Energy Department forecast 1982 gasoline averaging 1.42 dollars per gallon, with U S oil imports rising to 6.21 million barrels daily and overall inflation tempering the price rise. Residential natural gas bills are projected to jump 22 percent from 4.58 to 5.57 per thousand cubic feet.
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Energy Department
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Very slim Iowa balance seen by year end
Des Moines economists project Iowa’s general fund will close the year with a balance as low as 18 million dollars, about 1 percent of the 1.8 billion dollar budget, potentially triggering selective cuts and fee increases. Comptroller Mosher warns the figure is not comfortable and plans new revenue estimates next week.
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