Amtrak Sleeping Car Fire Kills Two, Injures Sixty-Two
A Coast Starlight sleeping car burst into flames near Shasta Lake California killing two people and injuring 62 as passengers fled in nightclothes. The blaze, likely electrical, halted the train from Seattle to Los Angeles and led to bus transport to Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
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Today's Chuckle Nostalgic look at money value changes
A light nostalgia piece compares childhood finances with today's prices noting how 10 cents felt like big money and how dimes are less impressive now. The brief reflects on inflation and changing value across generations.
ERA strikers end 37-day hunger fast in Illinois
Seven women fasting for the Equal Rights Amendment ended their 37 day hunger strike in Springfield after a defeat in the Illinois House. Sponsors vow to continue in the Illinois Legislature. They called the fast a success though ratification missed the June 30 deadline. In Washington, supporters plan to reintroduce the amendment July 14 after the recess.
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C R girl 10 finds patch of good luck
Melissa Pankey a 10 year old of 1443 Hollywood Blvd NE is said to have found numerous four leaf clovers near Wright Elementary School. She and a friend discovered patches each with three or four four leaf clovers, totaling about 30 to 40.
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Congress Faces Veto Clash Over Emergency Money Bill
Congress hurriedly passed an emergency funding measure worth 8.9 billion dollars through September 30 while a veto from President Reagan looms likely over a 3 billion housing subsidy. The bill also restores a 3 000 dollar cap on a now repealed 75 dollar per day audit deduction for Washington living costs. No 18 200 annual outside income limit is included.
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