More Arrests Promised In Yablonski Slayings
Washington AP report details Annette Gilly’s testimony linking UMW president Tony Boyle to the Yablonski murders. Prosecutor Sprague indicates more arrests likely as pretrial hearings for Silous Huddleston progress and others remain in custody. The case centers on who ordered and funded the killings of Joseph Yablonski, his wife Margaret, and daughter Charlotte.
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Yablonski
United Mine Workers Union
Richard A. Sprague
Sprague
UMW
Margaret
Charlotte
Clarksville
Boyle
Washington, D.C
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U N Action Urged Against Apartheid
Somalai's ambassador to the United Nations calls for more coercive action to end apartheid and colonial rule in Africa. Abdul Raham Farah, chair of the UN Committee on Apartheid, speaks at Shaw University urging full use of UN powers to bring justice, saying Africans seek peace but doubt a settlement if the UN does not act.
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Raleigh
Somalai
United Nations
Africa
Abdul Raham Farah
UN Committee On
Shaw University
South Africa
Portugal
Hail and Thunderstorms Hit North Carolina Cities
Warm air drove a pattern of partly sunny skies with scattered storms across North Carolina. Rockingham County reported golf ball sized hail around 9:30 p.m. and winds over 50 mph in several counties. Temperatures rose to the 80s and 70s overnight with highs expected in the 80s nationwide.
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Associated Press
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Pennsylvania
Kansas
North Carolina-Virginia
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Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
Raleigh-Durham
Asheville
Mercury
Cape Hatteras
Rockingham
Nash
Wilson
Edgecombe
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
New England
Kentucky
Missouri
Rainy and warm pattern grips North Carolina region
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers through Saturday. North Carolina highs in the 80s, mountains 70s to 80s, Outer Banks 60s to 70s. lows tonight upper 50s to mid 60s. South Carolina partly cloudy and windy with mid 80s to around 90 highs. Extended outlook: Sunday to Tuesday mostly cloudy with a rain chance. Local stations show widespread cloudiness and showers with highs near 80 in High Point area Saturday.
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
Kansas
High Point
Rattlesnake disrupts breakfast in Casper apartment
Casper residents Dave Leonhardt and Mike Waters searched for a 3 foot rattlesnake that blocked the stove before finding it in a closet. They killed the snake with a rake.
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Casper, Wyo
Dave Leonhardt
Mike Waters
Leonhardt
Waters
Expert talks on safety for cars in crash tests
Three safety experts discussed crashworthiness at a Raleigh symposium. Edwin A. Kidd cited Cornell tests adding about 475 pounds to vehicles and potential 300 pound reductions. Richard A. Wilson noted restraint use is essential. John A. Edwards urged crashworthiness to top safety priorities for passenger vehicles.
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Raleigh
Edwin A. Kidd
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory Inc
Cornell
General Motors
Richard A. Wilson
John A. Edwards
National Highway Safety Administration
IRS Puts Spotlight On Fraud Panic Slowing Southeast Tax Filings
In the Southeast with four days left before the April 17 filing deadline about one third of taxpayers in six states have yet to file. IRS spokesman Bill Biondi cites confusion from fraud publicity as a key factor in late filings.
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Chamelee
Internal Revenue Service
Southeastern
Bill Biondi
IRS
Georgia
Biondi
Southeast
Dublin
Ireland
Chamblee
Mercury in Paint Safe Says Health Official
A California state health physician says mercury vapors from latex based interior house paints are harmless. Dr Ephraim Kahn heads the environmental mercury committee and says even 24 hours in a painted room poses no risk to children or fetuses. Colleague Dr L J Goldwater agrees, noting long study of mercury in paints.
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State Department of Health
Ephraim Kahn
Environmental Mercury
Kahn
Pomona
Calif
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