Fire kills five in mobile home with child held responsible
Investigators say a cigarette lighter in a child’s hands may have sparked a blaze in a Leoni Township mobile home killing a woman, her three sons, and her infant niece. The woman died protecting the young girl as four perished from smoke and burns. two children escaped. Meanwhile at Ocean Reef in Key Largo, former president Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon rested in seclusion after a 48 hour Bahamas trip, staying until Friday or Saturday with plans undisclosed.
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Jackson
Mich
UPI
Leoni Township
Key Largo, Fla
Carter develops anti inflation message tied to energy and dollar
President Carter outlined a major anti inflation plan linking the shrinking dollar to the inflation spiral and the failure to pass a comprehensive energy program. He told the Communications Workers of America the inflation rate is creeping up and warned swift steps are needed to protect gains from unemployment improvements.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Communications Workers of America
White House
Jody Powell
Miller Won’t Resign As UMW President
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller says he is "hale" and plans to return to work after a mild stroke eight days ago. In a Charleston Gazette interview from a Miami hospital, Miller said he feels hearty and has no intention of resigning his office.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
The
Charleston Gazette
Miller
Miami
Hale
State Unions Plan Rally in Columbus on April 25
Three unions plan a state wide paybill rally on the statehouse steps April 25. It marks the first time in Ohio public employee labor history that two competing unions join to seek an equitable pay raise for state employees. The unions are Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Communications Workers of America and Joint Organizing Council of Operating Engineers and Laborers.
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Columbus
UPI
Statehouse
Ohio
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
The
Communications Workers of America
Joint Organizing Council of Operating Engineers and Laborers
WEATHER REPORT AND LOCAL MARRIAGE LICENSES
Showers end tonight with lows 40 to 45. Friday turns mostly sunny with highs 60 to 65 and precipitation chances 50 percent tonight and 10 percent Friday. Winds west at about 10 mph tonight. Wednesday temperatures 54 to 38 with 0.15 inch total precipitation. Births list three Milan Norwalk Willard families, two boys. Deaths include Kate Fox and others.
You Know By United Press International
Jerusalem artichokes are not named after the city. They derive their name from the Italian word Girasole meaning sunflower. The plant resembles a sunflower in leaf and flower, hence its name.
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United Press International
Jerusalem
City
Witness Baby Testifies By Silence In Abortion Case
In Santa Ana a year old girl, unable to speak, testifies from her mother’s arms in the murder trial of Dr. William Waddill Jr. The defense argues the infant’s survival and condition reflect on the abortion method, while prosecution seeks proof some saline abortion babies survive and develop normally.
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Santa Ana
Calif
UPI
William Waddill Jr
Huntington Harbor
Westminster Community Hospital
Waddill
Glenn Fowler
Train Derailment After Tractor Trailer Crash Near Birmingham
A tractor trailer loaded with gravel struck Amtrak Floridian 30 miles south of Birmingham causing derailment of the engine and seven of eight cars. Driver Z L Skipper, 33, died in the burning rig. Twenty seven of 67 passengers were treated for minor injuries. The wreckage was to be cleared early the next day. British travelers John Clithero and Joyce Clithero described the jolt and flames from the collision.
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Saginaw
Ala
UPI
John Clithero
Joyce
Southhampton
England
United States
Sarasota
Fla
Alabama
Jen
Amtrak
Miami
Chicago
Birmingham
Z.L. Skipper
Dothan
Clithero
L.D. Macon
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Farrah Fawcett Majors testifies in breach suit in court
In Los Angeles UPI reports Farrah Fawcett Majors testified on Wednesday about negotiating to keep her Charlie’s Angels wardrobe and leaving set by 7 p.m. if she signed with Spelling-Goldberg, as the studio sues for breach of contract. Fans gathered outside as she explained her need to preserve early morning appearance.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Charlie’s Angels
Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Mrs. Majors
Barry Langberg
Spelling-Goldberg
Know Your Reflector Carrier John Hale
John Hale a 12 year old South Central student in Greenwich has used earnings from delivering papers to buy clothes a bicycle and school pictures. He has delivered papers for two years learning money responsibility and bill payment. He enjoys bicycling and ballgames and is the son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Hale.
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John Hale
Townsend St
Greenwich
South Central
John
Glenn Hale
Kiddie Candidate Seeks South Dakota Governor Job
Ed Driving Hawk Jr will be 18 this summer and plans to run as an independent for governor of South Dakota. He must file 2783 petition signatures by Aug 1 to appear on the ballot, aims to jog youth interest, and says unity across divides matters more than traditional issues. He will campaign largely solo, financing his bid with sold assets and mailings to high school students, while hoping to build toward a lifelong goal of the presidency.
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Mission, S.D
UPI
Ed Driving Hawk Jr
South Dakota
Driving Hawk
South
Mission
East River
West River
Rosebud
Hawk
Maria Won't Take No For Answer in Pennsylvania Harassment Case
Maria Victor, 23, pleaded guilty to harassment after repeatedly calling Jerry Marinucci, 44, a Montgomery County prison guard, 1400 times in three months. He received 400 calls in one week at home and 800 calls in 12 days at the prison before contacting police. Victor was sentenced to three years probation and a $500 fine.
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Norristown
UPI
Maria Victor
Jerry Marinucci
Philadelphia
Marinucci
Montgomery County
Ms. Victor
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