Judy Hansen Nets Record $280000 Slot Jackpot
Judy Hansen 32 of Santa Ana Calif won $280000 from the Pot of Gold slot machine at Las Vegas Hilton, the largest slot jackpot on record, after inserting six silver dollars and three initial plays. Hilton officials noted the $280000 exceeded the prior $275000 high.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Judy Hansen
Miss Hansen
Santa Ana
Calif
Las Vegas Hilton
Hilton
Flamingo Hilton
Bazooka Shell Explosion Kills Two at Fort Dix
At Fort Dix New Jersey a 3.5 inch bazooka shell exploded during weekend maneuvers at the bivouac area killing two soldiers and wounding eight. The incident involved about 3200 members of the New York State National Guard Rainbow Division. Army officials investigate how the shell entered the campsite.
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Fort DIX
N.J
UPI
New York National Guard
42Nd Division
New York State National Guard
Rainbow Division
Oil Leak Closes TransAlaska Pipe in Brooks Range
Crews excavated a buried pipe in Alaska's Brooks Range to locate a leak that shut the 9 billion TransAlaska pipeline. An undetermined amount of crude flowed into the Atigun River from the Atigun Pass, cutting daily shipments of black gold to Valdez.
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Anchorage, Alaska
UPI
Alaska
Brooks Range
TransAlaska
Atigun River
Valdez
Barren Atigun Pass
Prudhoe Bay
Alyeska Pipeline Services
Truckers Seek National Action Over Diesel Crisis
Minnesota truckers urge President Carter to declare a national emergency over diesel fuel shortages while Colorado independents push for a nationwide truckers strike. Weekend flare up follows shootings involving drivers who ignored the protest.
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Minnesota
Carter
Colorado
Weather and vital records roundup from Norwalk area
Clear cool tonight with lows in the low 40s and sunny Tuesday highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. NORWALK marriage license for Jeffrey M. Tinker and Nancy J. Spaar. Births in Norwalk and surrounding, including Resnick and Szabo families. Deaths listed for multiple residents including Miriam Orphey and Julia Schild. Weather notes include prior conditions and sunrise sunset times.
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Jeffrey M. Tinker
Norwalk
Nancy J. Spaar
Golf ball dimples count noted on regulation ball
The source states there are 336 dimples on a standard golf ball. It references Inside Today pages 2 4 7 8 9 and 10 for the context.
Walkers raise $989 for March of Dimes aid
Twenty four Norwalkers finished a 15 mile Walk-a-thon despite heat to raise 989 for crippled children's causes. Organizers said about 60 percent stays with the March of Dimes national foundation and the rest funds local aid with certificates for free hamburgers and cokes from Norwalk McDonalds. A party is planned next week in New London for walkers from Norwalk and New London events.
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Dorothy Kuiezsa
March of Dimes’ National Foundation
Norwalk
FAA chief Bond defends DC-10 grounding decision
FAA Administrator Langhorne Bond told a House subcommittee that grounding all 138 DC-10s after the Chicago crash was responsible and prompt. He noted inspections of pylons on DC-10, 747, L-1011 and A-300 jets and rejected claims the action favored airlines over passengers. The Airline Passengers Association urged Bond's resignation, citing safety concerns and demanding a new FAA leadership.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
Langhorne Bond
FAA
Bond
Airline Passengers Association
Carter
Chicago
House Transportation
John Burton
D-Calif
APA
James Dunne
Europe
Paris
Committee
Burton
House
Willard man charged with area death
Silas Sloan 29 rural Willard is jailed on involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Wilbur Hershiser 62 of New Haven Township. Officials said Hershiser died after a dispute at a gravel pit. autopsy started but preliminary ruling suggested natural causes, while investigators consider possible connection to the altercation.
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Plymouth
Willard
Huron County
New Haven
Silas Sloan
Wilbur Hershiser
Ohio
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Hershiser
Sloan
William Holman
Holman
Dream comes true for Steve Austin in arm wrestling title
Brockton's Steve Austin won the AAA National Sitdown Arm Wrestling Championship in the 201-220 class, staying undefeated to defeat nemesis Al Turner, the defending champ known as the Brockton Iron Man, and later besting Bob Jones of Virginia for the crown. Austin credited training friends and endurance, and eyed the World Championships in Alberta, Canada, in November with Turner seeking a rematch.
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Brockton
Mass
Norwalk
Steve Austin
Butcher
AAA
Austin
al Turner
Turner
Iron Man
Sports Illustrated
Bob Jones
Virginia
Jones
Sniper in North Olmsted Charged After 20 Hour Standoff
Thomas G. Llewellyn Jr., 32, fired from a 14th floor window with a .357 Magnum, held police at bay for about 20 hours before SWAT stormed his girlfriend’s North Olmsted apartment. He faces four counts of attempted aggravated murder for shootings at officers and was arrested without resistance. The incident began Saturday night after he warned of a planned death by own action.
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North Olmsted
Ohio
UPI
Thomas G. Llewellyn Jr
Rocky River Municipal Court
Ray Brow
Llewellyn
Janet M. van Neil
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Middle East
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Scott Carpenter
Federal Express Corp
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Oilleak
United Press International
Ricky
Bonita Resnick
Fisher-Titus
Eugene
Karen Szabo
Berlin Heights
Steven
Janet Chandler
Greenwich
Fisher- Titus
Miriam Orphey
Toledo
Dale Geringer
Huron
Joe D. Cosentino
Mesa
Ariz
Davie Derny
North Fairfield
David Bricker
Lorain
Julia E. Schild
Ronald Hall
Pacifica
Flora Patrick
Lee E. Hillis
Gerald Eugene Scott
Lexington
Jim Busek
Stee Sports Television
Willard Man
Sheriff's Depart
Ment
Richard Hauser
Willie Begin
John Malone
Biddeford
Maine
Begin
Dream Comes True
Edward L. Ronders
Reflector Sports
Jim Brownley
Gerard Cronin
Brownley
Jim Geiger
Jack Thompson
Ed Matz
Ed's
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Canada
Turner Austin
Turner Sunday
N. Olmsted
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