Pet graves probe after mass cremation site found
In Blairstown Blairstown area authorities opened an investigation into landowner Gregory Walster who runs a pet cemetery after a large open grave contained decaying carcasses of at least 1000 family pets wrapped in plastic. Police report receiving numerous distraught calls as they probe alleged cremation and burial scheme. The stateDEP fined Walster $25,000 and ordered site excavation within 60 days for operating an unregistered landfill.
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Trenton
Vegun
Blairstown
John Cramer
Gregory Wulster
Cedar Lake Estates
Jim Staples
State Department of Environmental Protection
Staples
Walster
Engine cover falls off Boeing 737 on takeoff from Dulles
Federal investigators probe the loss of a engine cover from People Express Flight 183 carrying 120 people. The Boeing 737-100 returned to Dulles minutes after takeoff. no one was in danger. Airline officials noted Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines and FAA inspections after a previous engine fire incident.
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Chantilly
Dulles International Airport
People Express
Newark
N.J
Hd Stukane
Stukane
Federal Aviation Administration
British Airtours 737
Manchester
England
Brewery workers reject Miller time beer breaks
Local 9 of the Brewery Workers union balked at ending the century old free beer lunch breaks at Miller Brewing Co. They voted 561 to 81 against reopening the contract to discuss elimination of the privilege. Jay Koppin cited the union's stance and noted the vote occurred last week.
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Milwaukee
Local 9
Brewery Workers Union
Miller Brewing Co
Jay Koppin
Associated Prar
Labor Day highway toll climbs over two hundred fifty
The Labor Day weekend ends with a rising highway death toll. By 5 a.m. EDT, the count exceed 262 with the National Safety Council projecting 450 to 550 traffic fatalities during the three day period. Past tallies include 441 last year and a peak of 688 in 1968.
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National Safety Council
Council
Bob O'Bren
Associated F
Good Samaritan Killed Chasing Purse Snatchers at Subway
Larry McCaleb, 31, assistant manager at a Burger King, left his post to pursue two youths who snatched a purse from a 71-year-old woman waiting to order. He was struck by a subway train near a Chicago station after jumping the counter. The train halted about 150 feet later. The restaurant closed three hours early.
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Whicago
Ourger King
Larry McCaleb
McCaleb
Chicago Transit Authority
Arrest of Night Stalker suspect Ramon Ramirez stirs relief and fear
Richard Ramirez, 25, was arrested after being chased by residents in East Los Angeles. He faces murder investigation and possible death penalty if convicted. Authorities located his car. public help sought for a small caliber handgun linked to the case. Witnesses warn against complacency amid lingering dread and possible copycats.
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Richard Ramirez
Los Angeles
Bal
Central Gas
Rick Adams
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Ramrez
Los Angeles Times
Ramirez
Adams
California
Illinois '82 adoptive parents face phony papers case
Federal authorities told Illinois Adoptive Parents of the Year that birth certificates for three of their nine adopted children are fraudulent. Betty Winks said she and her husband turned papers over to the INS in Springfield after learning a man linked to the adoptions may be a target. Immigration officials cited a ring involving two California women and two unidentified Illinois men who reportedly connected couples to smuggling networks. The Winkses adopted six handicapped American children and three Mexican children and insist they did nothing wrong. Authorities urged other adoptive parents to come forward as they work to regularize adoptions and secure legitimate birth certificates.
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Chicago
Illinois
Betty Winks
Hudson
Charles
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Springfield
Til
Immigration Service
California
Tijuana
Mexico
U.S
Wisconsin
Washington State
Oregon
New York State
Maryland
Winkies
A.D. Moyer
Rights groups say Reagan goes too easy on contractors
Washington critics say the Reagan administration is loosening affirmative action rules for federal contractors while the Labor Department trims enforcement. They cite a drop in contract debarments, fewer administrative complaints, and a plunge in back pay awards since 1980, arguing weak sanctions embolden noncompliance. Officials defend actions as enforcing standards while awaiting a new order to bar statistical measurement of contractor compliance.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Chicago
Kreiter
Susan R. Meisinger
White House
Reagan
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