Roseberrys mark 80 years married may set world record
Center Point couple Austin and Susie Roseberry celebrate 80 years of marriage on March 27 1901 they may be the longest married living couple Guinness officials in Middlesex England say they have 8 living children 27 grandchildren 58 great grandchildren and 17 great great grandchildren open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Center Point Fire Station community room hosted by their children
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Center Point
Austin
Susie Roseberry
Guinness Book of World Records
Gazette
Collin Smith
Guinness
Middlesex
England
Smith
Marion
the Gazette
Center Point Fire Station
Violet Elgin
Susie
First Mr Basketball of Iowa named in state history
The first ever recipient is announced as the top high school boys basketball star. The choice highlights a standout player who earns the Mr Basketball of Iowa honor, marking a historic moment in state sports recognition.
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Jack Ogden
Basketball of
Iowa
Strikes shatter Polish labor peace as Solidarity strike widens
Poland faces a four hour Solidarity warning strike amid border crises and Soviet maneuvers. Lech Walesa says reform remains the aim, not overthrow. Haig warns of a dangerous split in the Communist Party as US weighs options on Poland.
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Haig
Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Independent Labor Union
National Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Communist Bloc
Washington
Alexander Haig
Communist Party
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
United States
Weinberger
Carter
State Department
Stanislaw Balicki
Miners Split Over Pact in Soft-Coal Strike
About 160,000 miners halted soft coal work as union leaders split over a tentative contract allowing non union coal without royalties. UMW President Sam Church planned meetings in West Virginia and Ohio to explain the pact while critics in Pennsylvania and District 30 urged rejection. Roy Phillips and Steve Segedi warned the deal erodes job security and union power. Ed Bell urged rejection, saying royalties were bypassed by operators handling non union coal.
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United Mine Workers
Sam Church
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Church
UMW
Roy Phillips
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Neon
Phillips
Steve Segedi
Pittsburgh
Plane hijacked to Nicaragua from Honduras
An airliner with about 80 passengers including 20 Americans was hijacked after takeoff from Tegucigalpa and flown to Managua. Hijackers, likely two Nicaraguans from the Cinchonero Popular Liberation Movement, were reportedly negotiating with Sandinista officials. flight originated toward San Pedro Sula, Belize, and New Orleans.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Managua
Nicaragua
San Pedro Sula
Belize
New Orleans
Rolando Figaroa
Carlos Alvarado
Tan-Sahsa
Figaroa
Cinchonero Popular Liberation Movement
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Cinchonero
Red Lantern opens in Vinton after long teaching careers
Virginia Hart and Emma Thomson, both longtime teachers, start The Red Lantern lounge in the former Ron-Da-Voo tavern. They rebuilt the space, learned to serve drinks, and welcomed patient patrons as they opened last week, despite mixed family reactions.
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Vinton
Virginia Hart
Emma Thomson
Red Lantern
Green Lantern
Virginia
Emma
John
Benton County
Virginia Emma
Alberta West
Beer Company
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