Susan B Anthony dollar coins stumble in Adams hometown
In Adams Massachusetts the Susan B Anthony dollar struggles to gain acceptance. Many locals confuse the coin with a quarter causing jams in vending machines and local banks. Treasury officials note 500 million minted and 300 million distributed since July 2 with plans for promotion, while a local expert recalls Martha Washington and Queen Isabella having earlier likenesses on U S money.
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Rick Hampson
Associated Press
ADAMS
Mass
Ms. Anthony
Massachusetts
Margaret Anthony
Ralph
U.S. Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Anthony
West Road
Mount Greylock
Stella Hackel
Bureau of the Mint
Janet Zabeck
Adams Chamber of Commerce
Treasury Department
William Foster
Coffee Time Vending Machine Inc
Susan B. Anthony
James R. Harrington
Martha Washington
George
Isabella
Spain
Thatcher Death Penalty Vote Rejected by British Commons
The House of Commons voted 362 to 243 against restoring capital punishment in Britain. Prime Minister Thatcher supported the move while peers were free to vote their conscience. Last British executions occurred in 1964 for murder.
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London
House of Commons
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
Peter Anthony Allen
John Robson Walby
EPA Bans DBCP Pesticide Over Health Risks
The Environmental Protection Agency orders a temporary ban on the pesticide DBCP amid findings of sterility in men and cancer in lab animals. Barbara Blum says risks outweigh benefits during consideration of a permanent ban, with a possible 60 day delay if a public hearing is requested. Produced by Amvac Chemical Corp. and Woolfolk Chemical Works Inc.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Barbara Blum
Sandinistas seize Managua as uprising ends in Nicaragua
Sandinista leaders and guerrillas converge on Managua to begin relief and reconstruction after the Somoza dictatorship falls. About 700 guerrillas from Leon and 4,200 from Masaya Granada Jinotepe and Diriamba enter key sites, with junta members arriving from Costa Rica, while Somoza flees to Miami Beach.
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Joe Frazier
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Somoza
Costa Rica
Leon
Anastasio Somoza
Miami Beach
Francisco Urcuyo
Guatemala
Masaya
Granada
Jinotepe
Diriamba
Intercontinental Hotel
Daniel Ortega
Moises Hassan
Dominican Republic
Ramon Emilio Jimenez
Ortega
Hassan
U.S
Acquittal for detective in carnival kickback case
Jurors acquitted suspended Cleveland police detective Curtis J. Watkins after a 90 minute deliberation. He was accused on forgery counts tied to a carnival kickback scheme. City Council President George Forbes was cleared of bribery and extortion charges in the same case.
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Cleveland (Ap
Curtis J. Watkins
Watkins
Cleveland
George Forbes
Forbes
Texans remain in Managua amid revolution remnants
In Managua five Texans are trapped inside a U.S. consular office awaiting exit from Nicaragua. Abilene Reporter-News writer Jim Conley, Abilene businessman Jack Cox, and a three-man TV crew—David Dodge, Max Anderson, and his son Kirk—spend days sleeping on the floor and eating chocolate bars as rebels parade past.
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Dallas
U.S
Managua
Nicaragua
Jim Conley
Abilene
United States
Conley
Cox
David Dodge
Max Anderson
Kirk
Arraignment Set for Grain Dealer in TX Extradition Case
Iowa Park grain dealer Robert Johnson, extradited from Idaho on federal charges of transporting stolen grain, was booked in Tarrant County Jail. Arraignment before U.S. District Judge Eldon Mahon set for today. Johnson, once a wealthy operator, faces a $1 million bond and has not yet secured legal representation.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Iowa Park
Robert Johnson
Tarrant County
Idaho
Johnson
U.S
Eldon Mahon
Mahon
Rexburg
Clint Peoples
Gulf of Mexico
Robert Johnson Grain and Molasses Co
Wichita Falls
FBI
Oklahoma
Henry C. Johnson
Irene Mary Olson
Washington
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Tucson
Boston
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
New England Journal of Medicine
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Criminal Court
George Ross
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