Salinas Jewelry Robbery and Nearby Bank Siege
A Salinas jewelry store ring theft occurred as a man robbed Mr B’s with a .38 revolver and fled on foot while police surrounded a nearby bank on a phony tip. Separately in Phoenix a 20 mile backup formed after a tank truck tow overturn spilled 100 pounds of sodium chlorate, a toxic powder. In Sunbury a former inmate seeks mayoralty amid corruption claims. In Lansing, Sen John Kelly cites misread hunger protest resolution on Northern Ireland.
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Salinas
Calif
Security Pacific Bank
Phoenix
Ariz
Allen Schmidt
State Department of Public Safety
Kerr- McGee Corp
Sunbury
Robert Huffert
City Planning Commission
Daniel Filer
Huffert
Lansing
Mich
John Kelly
Northern Ireland
Senate
Bobby Sands
Detroit
Miners United in 36 Day Soft-Coal Strike
2000 UMW District 25 hard coal miners joined 36 day soft coal locals on a strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a three year pact. The vote was 1400 to 540 ending the old contract and picket lines to form. Union leaders urged unity as talks paused with Bituminous Coal Operators Association amid industry tensions.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Pennsylvania
Michael Semko
Angelo Matz
Hazleton
Matz
James Capparell
Beltrami Enterprises
Sam Church
Pittsburgh
Church
B.R. Brown
Illinois
Kentucky
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
William Savitsky
James Tedesco
Jeddo Highland Coal Co
Japan auto export cap cut to 1.68 million under MITI plan
Auto from IA agreement made without consent aims to settle before Suzuki meets Reagan May 7-8. MITI officials reveal a 1.68 million ceiling for this fiscal year, a 7.7 percent drop, with second year tied to U.S. auto demand and a potential 1.92 million if sales rise. A third year ceiling to be reviewed. final accord is a modest reduction and one year extension. Brock stresses demand for predictability and continuity amid U.S. job losses from shrinking Japanese car imports.
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Suzuki
Washington
Reagan
MITI
Japan
U.S
Tanaka
Brock
Congress
United States
Budget cut protest set in Washington next week
A coalition of groups representing poor, Black and Hispanic people estimates it will attract 20,000 participants to Washington to protest President Reagan's budget cuts. The National Mobilization Committee says the demonstration will include an outdoor interfaith prayer service and a candlelight procession.
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Washington
Reagan
National Mobilization Committee
Chaneysville Inci dent deepens Bedford history and race voices
In Chaneysville Pa a legend of 13 runaway slaves is revived in David Bradley's novel The Chaneysville Incident. The Bedford author links a century old graveyard mystery to a black professor's search for self, examining town prejudice and a shocking past. The work, drawing on local lore, has stirred strong local response and criticism.
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Chaneysville
David Bradley
Bedford
Bradley
Blue Gap Run
Pennsylvania
Harper & Row
Doris Atkinson
Free Territory
Harriette Bradley
Bedford County
Water fears rise in Permian Basin meeting
A Texas water fight pits ranchers and farmers against oil industry practices as the Soil and Water Association plans a theory outline from environmental expert Blackburn. He will address contaminated groundwater and alleged unusual activity in West Texas while discussing potentially dangerous chemicals and radioactive isotopes in Permian Basin wells. The Big Spring gathering at St Mary’s Episcopal Church begins at 7 p.m.
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Texas
Permian Basin
Dunn
Colorado
Alaska
Blackburn
Association
Permain Basin
Soil and Water Association
St Mary's Episcopal Church
Big Spring
Weather Outlook With Thunderstorms Across Texas Tonight
National Weather Service Midland forecasts a 60 percent chance of rain tonight with 40 percent showers on Saturday across North and South Texas as thunderstorms move through. Highs reach near 80 on Saturday with SE winds 15 to 20 mph, cooler tonight upper 50s to near 60, and widespread warm humid conditions persisting.
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Permain
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
North Texas
South
Texas
West Texas
Big Bend
North
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Bedford Springs
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Dred Scott
Mrs. Bradley
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