Oil rig capsules save some, deaths blamed on panic
In 60 mph Gulf winds off Port Aransas Texas, 16 men were rescued from the first survival capsule while a second capsule capsized. Four bodies found inside the overturned craft as dawn broke and rescue ships located the capsule. Survivors blamed panic. company officials defended capsules as lifesaving, noting all rigs use them.
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Port Aransas, Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Daniel Meaux
Doug Cannon
Bay Springs
Miss
Ocean Drilling Exploration Co
Wayne Golden
Tammy Wynette and George Jones Plan Duet Album
Tammy Wynette and George Jones, once married and now divorced, announce plans to record together again. Producer Billy Sherrill says they will begin work on an album at the end of the month in Nashville with Columbia Epic Records.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tammy Wynette
George Jones
Columbia Epic Records
Billy Sherrill
Ely Park
Elyrion
Amos
Andy
Bob
Hearst Hospital Tests Amid Liver Health Concerns
Patricia Hearst remains in Sequoia Hospital for Easter weekend medical tests as doctors monitor a possible liver ailment and a lung bleed. A vacuum chest tube was removed after the lung stabilized, but a bleb persists and a second collapse risks occur. Hearst, convicted of bank robbery, sits in federal custody during 90 days of psychiatric and medical evaluation.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Sequoia Hospital
Hearst
U.S
Sacramento
Calif
Sheldon Otis
Steven Soliah
Miss Hearst
Soliah
Cracker National Bank
Carmichael
San Francisco Examiner
Examiner
Wendy Yoshimura
Ter
Baboons Escape at Kings Island Amusement Park
Fifty baboons left their Kings Island compound and formed a troop to roam a stand of trees inside the park. Officials set a 24 hour watch, lure them back with closer food, and urge visitors to stay away and keep noise down to prevent another escape.
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Kings Mills
Kings Island Amusement Park
Waterfowl Habitat Saved as Florida Development Faces Setback
The Army Corps of Engineers denied permits to fill 2,000 acres of wetlands for Deltona Corp on Marco Island near Naples. Environmentalists hailed the decision as a major wetlands protection victory, while the developer vowed to seek administrative and judicial review and claimed a state agreement was jeopardized.
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Washington
UPL
Florida
Army Corps of Engineers
Gulf Coast
California
Utah
Deltona Corp
Marco Island
Naples
Fla
Frank E. Mackle
Deltona
Mackle
Ernest Graves
Corps
Civil Works
Edward Thompson Jr
The
Environmental Defense Fund
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Corpus Christi
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Tammy
George
Miss Yoshimura
Otis
AL Johnson
U.S. District Court
Philip Wilkins
EYE Bank
Elyria Eye Bank
Cleveland Eye Bank
East 101St
Cleveland
Ohio
Lorain County
Center For
Sightless
Center For the Sightless, Inc
the Sightless, Inc
Oberlin Road
Elyria
United Way Agency
David “Dadd" Elazar
Israel
Tel Aviv
Kings Island
Wilmot Printing Company
Temple CT
Doris Day
Carmel
Apt
Barry D. Comen
Beverly Hills
the Chronicle-Telegram
East Avenue
Lorain
Ren Wiagonal Rd
loGrange
EST Frontier Club
EST
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EST BankAmericard
Frontier Club
Pwnel Wnd
Notary Service
Buckeye Union Insurance Co
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
BankAmericard
BankAmerica Service Corp
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