Oil leak halts Trans-Alaska pipeline at Atigun Pass
A pipe leak in Alaska’s Brooks Range caused the Trans-Alaska pipeline to shut down, spilling oil into the Atigun River near Atigun Pass. Alyeska Pipeline Services reported a 50 man crew works to locate and clean the break, with oil contained four miles downstream by booms. The incident follows prior shutdowns since the system began in 1977 and could affect oil supply.
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Cres
Alaska
Brooks Range
Atigun
Valdez
Barren Atgun Pass
Prudhoe Bay
Alyeska Pipeline Services
Sam Akin
Alyeska
Atigun Pass
Akin
Fairbanks
Which Side Are You On Song Inspires Women Miners Rally
In Institute West Virginia UPI report recalls Florence Reece who wrote the labor anthem Which Side Are You On during a 1950s coal strike in Harlan County Kentucky as women miners from across the nation join her in song. Reece now 79 reflects on the danger of deputies and gun thugs and the strike that followed her song while continuing to champion coal industry issues at the National Conference of Women Coal Miners.
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Mrs. Reece
Kentucky
Young
National Miners Union
Blair
Mrs Reece
Harlan County
Reece
Knoxville
Institute
Kent State chooses Canfield graduate as first student speaker
Kent State University in Kent Ohio selected Mark Seifarth a Canfield native who has cerebral palsy as the main commencement speaker. After corrective surgery Seifarth earned an honors triple degree with a B plus average and began a master's in political science this spring. President Brage Golding called him a very distinguished young man suited to relate to graduates.
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Kent
Ohio
UPI
Mark Seifarth
Canfield
Kent State University
KSU
Seifarth
Brage Golding
Truckers press for emergency declaration and nationwide strike
Minnesota independents urge President Carter to declare a national emergency over diesel fuel shortages and price spikes. Colorado independents form Colorado Convoy seeking a nationwide truck shutdown starting noon today. About 80 Minnesota truckers attended a meeting seeking fuel allocations, higher speed limits, and tax exemptions. A second event notes 300 Colorado independents breaking from the Independent Truckers Association to form a new group. Trucker Jerry Griffin was shot at near Springfield Missouri while not seriously injured.
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Minnesota
Carter
Colorado
Colorado Convoy
Independent Truckers Association
Denver
Jerry Griffin
Pulaski, Tenn
Springfield
Griffin
Gas dispute ends in stabbing and pistol threat in New York
In Brooklyn a motorist stabbed a rival over a gas line dispute, killing Fritz Boutain of Manhattan after a weekend scuffle for a place in line. In Queens, attendant Theodore Jones allegedly brandished a 45 caliber pistol, threatening a customer who demanded gas. Jones was charged with weapon possession and menacing as police investigated both incidents.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Queens
Fritz Boutain
Manhattan
Boutain
Kings
Jones
Pope completes historic Poland visit
Pope John Paul II returns to Vatican after a nine day trip through Poland with crowds of about 50,000 in St. Peter's Square singing Polish songs. He notes voice loss and weather contrasts while thanking God for spiritual results and Poland's enduring faith. The journey included Wadowice and Krakow visits amid Vatican Poland talks.
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Vatican City
UPI
John Paul II
Poland
Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
Italy
St. Stanislaw
Krakow
Karol Wojtyla
Let Airlines
Wadowice
Surratt murder trial set to begin in Florence
Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers rejects plea bargaining with Edward A. Surratt of Aliquippa Pa in the beating death of Luther Langford of West Columbia. Trial moved from Lexington to Florence due to pretrial publicity with Mrs Langford as chief witness. Surratt, 37, already serves two life terms plus 200 years in Florida for rape. He previously sought a May plea that the judge declined.
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UPI
Eleventh Circuit
Donnie V. Myers
Edward A. Surratt
Aliquippa
Luther Langford
West Columbia
Florence
Lex
Ington
Surratt
Langford
Nell
Florida
Vilano Beach
Fla
Lexington
Myers
Fire victim dies after Philadelphia apartment blaze
Mattie Wylie a North Philadelphia resident aged 86 died from burns after a weekend fire on the second floor of a three story building. A St Agnes Burn Center spokesman said she had second and third degree burns over eighty percent of her body. Police said the fire began Saturday and a third floor resident tried to force open Wylie’s door before firefighters removed her through a window.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Mattie Wylie
St. Agnes Hospital
Square Watermelons Sell in Tokyo Department Store
Tokyo retailers debut square watermelons created by horticulturist Tomoyuki Ono with trade secrets. An 11-pound melon about 7 by 7 inches sells for 19.50 dollars in Japan's costly market, double the price of regular melons, and some buyers buy as a joke while others praise the taste.
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Tokyo
UPI
Tomoyuki Ono
Sinatra Headlines Second Carousel Ball Benefit in Denver
Sinatra performed a one hour concert at the Carousel Ball to raise funds for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation of Denver. The event drew attendees including Henry Kissinger Gerald Ford Ann Landers and Merv Griffin as funds target 800000 for research treatment and training at UC Medical Center and Children’s Hospital.
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Denver
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Les Brown
Henry Kissinger
Gerald Ford
Ann Landers
Merv Griffin
Marvin Davis
Children’s Diabetes Foundation of Denver
University of Colorado Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Burglars Jump From School Window Injure Themselves
Two suspects Norman Scott and Otis Johnson were found beneath a second story window of Gregory Elementary School after leaping to逃 to escape. Johnson shoved Scott then followed. Their loot two clocks and a school radio survived the fall. Scott suffered a fractured right leg while Johnson had two sprained ankles and both were charged with burglary.
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Chicago
UPI
Norman Scott
Otis Johnson
Gregory
Johnson
Scott
Diesel thief stopped by own misstep at Oklahoma City station
Harold Burgett called police after a recurring diesel fuel theft at his service station. A suspect who filled his tank and drove away without paying left a hose and was later arrested a few blocks away when officers found a stalled car. He had accidentally pumped $12.70 worth of diesel into a gasoline car.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Harold Burgett
Burgett
Woman wins record slot jackpot at Las Vegas Hilton
Judy Hansen 32 from Santa Ana California hit the largest slot machine jackpot in history at the Las Vegas Hilton. After inserting six silver dollars into the Pot of Gold machine she won 280000 dollars, topping the previous record of 275000 dollars set at Flamingo Hilton.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Judy Hansen
Miss Hansen
Santa Ana
Calif
Las Vegas Hilton
Hilton
Flamingo Hilton
Guard worries about fuel pinch at Fort McCoy
National Guard Major Thomas Smith says Wisconsin Army National Guard units will limit fuel use this June during about 20 000 personnel training at Fort McCoy. Heavy vehicles are restricted and some programs eliminated to save fuel while car pooling and crew loading are adopted to reduce vehicle movement.
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