Stevens survives Alaska plane crash as wife dies
UPI reports Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska survived a privately chartered Lear jet crash at Anchorage International Airport. His wife Ann Stevens died in the accident along with four other victims. Stevens remained in serious but stable condition at Providence Hospital with head neck and arm injuries. several other passengers were treated for various injuries. The crash left the jet in four pieces and prompted an FAA investigation into its cause.
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Alaska
UPI
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R-Alaska
Anchorage International
Stevens
Providence Hospital
Cliff Groh
Ann
Susan
Richard Sykes
Tyonek
Warren Runnerstrom
Federal Aviation Administration
Motley
Senator Stevens
Juneau
Jay Hammond
Hammond
Congress
House
Stay of execution for Utah killers Pierre and Andrews
Utah Supreme Court granted an indefinite stay of the planned executions of Dale S. Pierre and William A. Andrews after a 90 minute hearing. The stay preserves their lives for four to six months while they pursue a new appeal challenging the death penalty law.
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UPI
Dale S. Pierre
William A. Andrews
Utah Supreme Court
Utah
Robert Hansen
Albert H. Ellett
Pierre
Air Force
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilbert Athay
Tim Ford
Tehran Sees Troops Enforce Curfew Amid Oil Strike Turmoil
Hundreds of troops with fixed bayonets ring Tehran's Grand Bazaar while thousands of oil workers join a strike crippling Iran's oil output. Gunfire, protests, and street clashes mark a tense morning as officials report casualties and warn Americans to stay discreet during upcoming holy days.
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Iran
UPI
Gholam Ali Oveisi
Mohammad
U.S
Tessua
Ashure
Four arrested as gunfire hits trucks in Ohio
Four men were arrested in Saint Clair Township Ohio after a steel-hauling truck was struck by gunfire Indiana police escorted convoys amid a strike by independent steel haulers. Incidents spread across Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio with multiple trucks shot at and damage reported.
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United Press International
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Indiana
Ohio
Saint Clair Township
LaPorte County
Ind
Lake County
Chillicothe
Lorain County
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Highway Patrol
Fraternal Association of Steel
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Republic
U.S. Steel
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Israel-Egypt peace talks falter over linkage demand
The Cairo talks face a crisis as Egypt and Israel press their positions on linking a peace treaty to West Bank autonomy. Sadat awaits Begin's reply while U S officials say negotiations will continue, with Carter stating talks will resume at an unspecified date.
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United Press International
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State Department
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Begin
West Bank
U.S
al Ahram
Haaretz
Sadat
Jerusalem
Yedioth Ahronoth
United States
Maariv
Gaza
Washington
Hodding Carter
Violinist Joe Venuti Enshrined in Downbeat Hall of Fame
New York reports violinist Joe Venuti, who died at 82, becomes the 45th Hall of Fame inductee alongside Louis Armstrong Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. Downbeat Readers Poll results, based on about 5000 responses, will appear in the December 21 issue. Publisher Charles Suber quips Venuti may attend in his blue suit to deliver a jazz fiddle lesson.
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New York
UPI
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
Duke Ellington
Joe Venuti
Downbeat Magazine
Venuti
Downbeat
Charles Suber
Suber
Vo Tech student dies in machine shop accident
Maureen Annette Homan, 32, of Conemaugh Township died from a fractured skull after clothing and hair were pulled into a lathe at the Greater Johnstown Area Vo Tech School machine shop. Coroner John Barron cited brain damage from the injury and noted the incident as the school's first fatality in nine years.
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Johnstown
UPI
Maureen Annette Homan
Conemaugh Township
Greater
Johnstown Area
Vo-Tech
Cambria County
John Barron
Homan
Bethlehem Steel
Spat Over Driving Ends With Car Crash in Joplin
Janice and James Lewis argued over where to go, James grabbed the wheel and steered into a grocery store window. No injuries reported. car heavily damaged. They faced careless driving tickets and were to appear in Municipal Court. Police noted the Saturday night dispute began at an intersection.
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Joplin
UPI
Janice
James Lewis
James
Lewises
Sermon Shortened After Greed Induced Accident
The Rev Garth Pybas of First Baptist Church in Effingham Illinois told his Sunday congregation he wore a special shoe after a mower incident. While trimming his lawn he found a five dollar bill and reached for it, injuring his big left toe with seven stitches required. The intended moral centered on greed.
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Effingham, Ill
UPI
Garth Pybas
First Baptist Church
Pybas
Insurance rate hike sought in Pennsylvania PARP
The Pennsylvania Assigned Risk Plan asked the state Insurance Department for a 45.9 million rate increase, a 39.1 percent rise effective January 15, 1979, impacting about 365,000 residents. PARP also seeks a 10 percent good driver discount for drivers with 36 months no fault accidents or suspensions.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
State Insurance Department
PARP
Marijuana case dismissed in Delaware County
The Delaware County district attorney dropped charges against Chester Township couple Robert and Diane Perlingi after a judge ruled the search warrant invalid due to a false officer statement. Police valued the marijuana at over $1 million, with much allegedly stolen from a storage area in the Delaware County Courthouse on Sept. 6.
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Media
UPI
Delaware County District Attorney's Office
Chester Township
Melvin Levy
Robert
Diane Perlingi
Jackson Stewart
Stewart
Delaware County
Fire damages hit $100000 at Stoneboro stores
A fire damaged Greer's General Store and an adjacent shop in Stoneboro Mercer County with losses estimated at 100000 dollars. The blaze yesterday was blamed on a faulty stove in an upstairs apartment and four residents escaped after smoke detectors woke them. Four fire companies battled the flames for over six hours.
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Stoneboro
UPI
Greer’s
Mercer County
Furnace blamed for death in North Side family tragedy
Pittsburgh police and Equitable Gas officials said a removed protective shield and a possible furnace fan malfunction caused carbon monoxide to fill the North Side home. Sheila Sweeney and her sons Sean 6 and Neil 1 were found dead Monday from the fumes.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Sheila Sweeney
Sean
Neil
North Side
Equitable Gas Co
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