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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1981
Page
7
Fire ripped through the Saturn Chemical Co plant near Trenton New Jersey on Friday. Fumes prompted evacuation of about 100 people as authorities kept a two block area clear while firemen battled the blaze for more than an hour to bring it under control.
The Education Department eliminated 30 sets of regulations as part of the president's plan to grant more local flexibility. Secretary Terrel Bell called the move to simplify rules as reducing "cumbersome, burdensome and unnecessary" burdens, noting the action makes states and localities more free to decide how to use federal funds under the new block grant system.
In Augusta a body found in the grave of a man who faked his death is tentatively identified as Pvt. Kenneth Barnes, missing since 1972 near Fort Gordon. Authorities say the charred remains likely belong to Barnes as exhumation follows the case against John Henry Owens, his wife, and former MP Robert McMahon, who face murder and insurance fraud charges after Owens reappeared alive in Florida leading to a $104,000 life payout to Mrs Owens.
Washington reports that the Agriculture Department plans to establish official grading standards to encourage canning of celery not meeting fresh market quality. Agriculture Marketing Service administrator Mildred Thymian said the rules would incentivize processors to use celery often discarded at harvest due to cosmetic imperfections.
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