Fire kills 11 youths at home in East St. Louis
A pregnant 28 year old mother of 12 was jailed after leaving 11 children under 11 alone to go dancing. She returned to find all the children dead in a two story house fire sparked by a gas space heater. Authorities consider possible child neglect charges and plan a coroner's inquest. In Keansburg New Jersey five more bodies were found in the Beachview Rest Home fire, raising the death toll to 29 with one person still missing.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
St. Clair
James Radden
St. Louis
Virginia Williams
Miss Williams
State Children Family Services Agency
Williams
Missouri
Keansburg
N.J
Beachview Rest Home
Two Child Skeletons Found in Atlanta Disturbing Inquiry
Atlanta medical examiner tentatively IDs two child skeletons amid claims investigators were sloppy in collecting evidence. He warned remains could be those of five missing black children as more bones were found and identified.
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Atlanta
Robert Stivers
Stivers
Dynasty debuts as ABCs glossy oil family saga set in Denver
The article previews ABCs Dynasty starring John Forsythe as Blake Carrington head of a wealth-soaked oil empire. Co stars Linda Evans Bo Hopkins and Dale Robertson in a plot-driven TV dish about power, sex, and family intrigue.
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CBS
Dallas
ABC
Dynasty
Denver
Texas
John Forsythe
Charlie
Charlie’s Angels
Blake Carrington
Family
Linda Evans
Bo Hopkins
Dale Robertson
Robertson
Israel faces possible collapse as Begin coalition dissolves
Prime Minister Menachem Begin nears resignation after Finance Minister Israel Hurvitz quits the cabinet. Rafi party plans to pull deputies from the coalition, heightening prospects of early elections and a shift in Israel’s political balance amid teacher wage dispute and inflation pressures.
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Howard Arenstein
Jerusalem
UPI
Menachem Begin
Begin
Israel Hurvitz
Rafi
Hurvitz
Likud
Ing
Labor Party
Labor
Shimon Peres
Irgun
Israel
Egypt
Shoval
Moshe Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Commission
Zevulu
Polish police evict Solidarity sit-in in Nowy Sacz
Polish police force out about 60 members of Solidarity from a government building in Nowy Sacz amid warnings of limits to reforms. Warsaw Radio reported no violence in the evictions, noting the government insists law must be respected.
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Solidarity Union
Poland
Independent Labor Confederation
Warsaw Radio
London
Solidarity
Nowy Secz
Trybuna Luda
Southwest faces reconsideration of rapid Southwest growth in 1980s
The Southwest region led by Texas New Mexico and Arizona shows faster 1980 census growth but rising concerns about public services and long term sustainability. Arizona saw a 53 percent rise from 1970 to 1980, while New Mexico shifts growth toward less developed areas and Texas remains optimistic yet cautious about continued rapid expansion.
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Paul van Slambrouck
Christian Science Monitor
Houston
Texas
U.S. Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Sun Belt
Phoenix
Ariz
Census Bureau
Albuquerque
Victor Arnold
Southwest
Texas Growth Faces Tax and Service Strain in Coming Boom
Texas lawmakers, business groups, and observers warn that rapid population growth will strain water, schools, and public services in Phoenix and Tucson style patterns elsewhere. Arnold of Texas 2000 projects 3 million new housing units and 170000 jobs yearly, with oil income fading. Authorities urge more diverse growth and lean government to weather potential slowdowns.
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Phoenix
Tucson
Arnold
Texas
William Clements
Clements
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Texas 13
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Doubleday
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