Ohio traffic deaths and Cleveland concert postponement
Ohio Highway Patrol reports at least 14 deaths over a weekend including four motorcyclists with two double fatalities in Washington County and Portage County. In Cleveland, Belkin Productions postpones the World Series of Rock due to bad weather, refunds being issued.
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Portage County
Cleveland
UPI
Municipal Stadium
Coliseum
Belkin Productions
James Marchyshyn
China Uses Baby Tax to Ease Overcrowded Schools
China's Communist Party proposed an economic plan to curb births after noting primary schools are overcrowded and six percent of school age children lack places. Officials blame overpopulation for education and budget strains, while a family policy rewards one child and discourages a second.
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Peking
CPI
China
Chinese Communist Party
People’s Daily
Chen Muhua
Chen
Size of China's invasion alarms Lang Son officials
Lang Son province official Vi Gia Le says border defenses were strengthened after the February Chinese invasion, with regulars patrolling the ruined town. He cites about 150 million dollars in damages, 665 civilians killed and 217 wounded, and vows readiness for a future attack amid fragile peace and shattered infrastructure.
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UPI
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Hanoi
Policeman to Return as Woman in Bridgeport
Chester Collins a 18 year police veteran plans to resume duty in two weeks as Mary Collins after a sex change operation in New York. Police Superintendent Joseph Walsh said Collins is entitled to return to duty and will be temporarily assigned to a clerical post.
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Bridgeport, Conn
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Mary Collins
Boulevard Hospital
New York City
Ms. Collins
Joseph A. Walsh
Collins
Pirates Treasure? Eight More Gold Nuggets Found in Florida Dig
In Key West workers unearthed eight additional gold nuggets 18 feet down on property owned by Jim and Kent Pepper, raising hopes of a pirate treasure chest. The find follows two pounds of 12 and 14 karat nuggets found earlier, valued at least $10,000, as diggers halt for equipment and plan to resume. Florida officials note possible historical interest but no state claim.
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New York Brothers
Jullian Barrios Jr
Walter Sackett Construction Co
Ernest Hemingway
Pepper Brothers
Florida Straits
Florida
Economic Outlook for the 1980s: Optimism and Risk
Congressional Joint Economic Committee models three 1980s paths with optimistic unemployment under 5 percent and 6.5 percent early inflation, pessimistic scenarios include 58 percent dollar decline and oil price surges. The report urges increased investment, skills training, and reduced foreign oil dependence, plus a $20 billion tax cut starting 1990. Airline traffic also rises, with 15.7 percent April 1979 gain and 17.4 percent for January–April year over year.
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UPI
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
America
Congress
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Air Transport Association
N Y man 28 questioned in Holiday Inn arson cases
Erie County investigators hold Kenmore man Michael Steiger on second degree arson in a Grand Island Holiday Inn fire. They link him to fatal Holiday Inn blazes in Cambridge Ohio and Greece New York, with possible timelines near Cambridge and Greece.
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N.Y
UPI
Erie County
Kenmore
Grand Island
Greece
Cambridge
Ohio
Northwest Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
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Paul Shanks
Steiger
Rochester
Holiday Inns
Shanks
Morvi flood toll disputed as dam collapse hits India
Reports place casualties from the Morvi dam breach in Gujarat between official counts and unofficial estimates. Officials describe 12 feet of floodwater blocking Morvi with many homes collapsed while eyewitnesses recount widespread destruction and displaced families.
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