Inmates area surrender at North Carolina prison standoff
Three knife wielding inmates surrendered at Central Prison in Raleigh after a 42 hour standoff releasing eight captives and ending with an agreement to transfer to a federal facility in Petersburg Virginia. Hostages included a chaplain and two prison workers.
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Raleigh
N.C
Central Prison
Stuart Shadbolt
State Department of Corrections
Shadbolt
Federal Correctional Institute
Petersburg
Irvin Joyner
North Carolina
Joyner
Dobson
Ezekiel Hall
New York
Melvin Surgeon
Annapolis
Senate veto upholds energy bill clash over emergency powers
The Senate sustained President Reagan's veto of an emergency oil allocation bill after a 58 to 36 vote. McClure praised Reagan while warning of future shortages and arguing for emergency mechanisms in case of another embargo or war in the Middle East. Republicans split, with 20 voting against the president and 4 Democrats supporting the veto.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Senate Energy Committee
James McClure
Idaho
House
McClure
Middle East
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Missouri farmer named head of Soil Conservation Service
Peter C. Myers, a Missouri farmer, will take over as chief of the Soil Conservation Service on April 5, breaking a 50 year tradition of career federal leaders. At 51, Myers will earn 58500 annually as he replaces Norman A. Berg, 64, who remains as senior advisor to Secretary Block.
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Washington
Peter C. Myers
Missouri
Soil Conservation Service
Myers
Agriculture
John R. Block
Norman A. Berg
Berg
Agency
Block
Matthews
Ronald Reagan
Agriculture Department
Farm and Conservation
Congress
Lee Shields
Racine
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Neil Sampson
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Sampson
Soil and
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S. Monroe
Marion
South Maple
Frankfort
Allen Industries
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Don Swinford
Textile Workers Union OF America Local 1374
Swinford
Allens
Lodge 554, Machinists Union
Diagraph Bradley
THE
Norge Company
Southwest Forest Industries
Herman Jarvis
Raymond Wells
Dave Garner
San-Lin Fashions
Jason Burris
Havana, III
Jason
CIPS
Central Illinois
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