Voting drives turnout in El Salvador elections amid violence
In El Salvador heavy voter turnout occurred despite the flare of violence as Christian Democrats led early counts while right wing parties appeared set to form a provisional government. Observers warned of potential U.S. stance shifts if the right wins and repression resumes.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
Christian Democrats
U.S
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Arena Party
Roberto D’aubuisson
National Conciliation Party
Jose Napoleon Duarte D’aubuisson
John Murtha
R-Pa
United States
Martha
Duarte
Constituent Assembly
Deane Hinton
Salvador
Trooper Trapped in Crooked Swamp Cave Spelunking
In Lafayette New Jersey a state trooper leading Boy Scouts fell and became wedged in a narrow crevice of Crooked Swamp Cave. Rescue teams drilled 20 feet through rock to reach 48 year old Scoutmaster Donald Weltner whose fate remained unclear as night fell.
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Lafayette
Donald Weltner
Crooked Swamp
Weltner
Death row for woman Priscilla Ford in Nevada
A 53 year old woman, Priscilla Ford, was sentenced to death for driving through Casino Row on Thanksgiving Day 1980, killing six and injuring twenty three. The jury deliberated five days, joining eleven men on Nevada's Death Row.
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Reno
Nev
Priscilla Ford
Casino
Ford
Impatient customer clashes over lunch hour
An impatient customer declares a one hour lunch limit while a hurried waitress avoids discussing labor issues, underscoring tension over breaks in a busy service setting.
Columbia astronauts near landfall as winds threaten New Mexico landing
NASA monitors desert winds at Cape Canaveral and White Sands as Columbia readies for a midday New Mexico landing on the 116th orbit. Commander Jack Lousma and pilot C Gordon Fullerton face possible one or two orbit adjustments to ensure safe touchdown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Space Shuttle
White Sands
New Mexico
Jack Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
Space
NASA
Neil Hutchinson
Houston
Harold Craughon
Hutchinson
Lousma
Fullerton
White Sands Missile Range
Northrup Strip
Warning on formaldehyde in mobile homes prompts Iowa bill
Jennifer Clay suffered breathing problems linked to urea formaldehyde foam insulation in a mobile home. Her mother and legislators cite health risks and push for a warning requirement for manufacturers and installers. The Senate passed the bill 46 to 0 on March 16.
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Jonathan Reed Sazette
Iowa Senate
House
Jennifer Clay
Senate
Nancy
Michael Clay
Lennox Ave
Iowa City
Jennifer
Clays
Grandparents Move From Farm To Town As Census Shows Aging Trends
New 1980 census data indicate fewer seniors on farms and a shift toward younger rural populations. Iowa farmers average 47.3 years, two years younger than in 1974, while 65 and over residents rise more in towns and cities. County figures show Benton Cedar Iowa Johnson Jones Linn and Washington varying in elderly shares. Johnson County has the lowest rural 65 plus rate at 7.1 percent. City suburbs host younger populations than major cities, with Iowa City Coralville and North Liberty showing small elderly shares.
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Dale Kueterazette
Jane
Jim
Judy
Sun City
Hot Springs
Grandma
Grandpa
Dubuque
Central City
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa
David Hammond
Iowa State University Extension Service
Cedar Rapids
Benton
Cedar
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington
Hammond
Benton County
Cedar County
Iowa County
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
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Metro
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Farm
Tia Marion
Nancy Clay
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