Planes Attack Tokyo Tanker Off Mindanao
A Japanese tanker Hegg loaded with methanol was attacked and strafed by two uniden tified warplanes in international waters about 21 miles east of Mindanao Philippines. One crewman Seong Cheol Hwan 30 of South Korea injured. condition stable.
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Cook
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Mounties Paid Killer to Find Bodies Sparks Outcry
Mounties paid killer Clifford Olson ninety thousand dollars to guide investigators to the bodies of eleven youths in British Columbia. The admission triggered nationwide controversy as federal officials contested the move while BC officials defended it, saying it was needed to solve the grisly murders from 1980 to 1984. Olson, a Vancouver area construction worker, received the money after pleading guilty to multiple slayings and receiving life imprisonment.
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British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Walter Baker
Clifford Robert Olson
Coquitlam
GM seeks concessions from all unions to cut car prices
GM chief bargainer says concessions will come from unions beyond the UAW to trim sticker prices by about 1000 to 1200 dollars. Alfred Warren notes GM hopes to lower labor costs by about five dollars an hour and discusses extending talks to 16 other unions including IUE. Fraser counters with a reduced target and warns negotiations may cover plant closings and outsourcing.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Ford Motor Co
Alfred Warren
Fraser
Warren
Robb Sworn Virginia Governor As LBJ Bible Is Used Twice
Virginia Governor Charles Robb, son in law of Lyndon B. Johnson, takes the oath with the Johnson family Bible used for LBJ’s vice presidency and 1965 term. The ceremony included bells, a 19 gun salute, and Robb’s Marine background highlighted as he eyed future national service.
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Virginia’ Vernor
Lynda
Danter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lbj
Gov
Richmond
UPI
Charles
Robb
Virginia
Foundation of America
Young Republic
White House
Vietnam
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Harry Carrico
Lynda Bird
Harvester bonus pay sparks UAW clash in Chicago
International Harvester gave salaried staff bonus checks totaling thousands as it seeks 100 million in concessions from the United Auto Workers. The Chicago Sun-Times reports 3,300 of 20,000 salaried employees received cuts to incentives, prompting union objections amid IH's 635.7 million loss for 1981.
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UPI
International Harvester
United Auto Workers
Chicago Sun-Times
Harvester
Hostages 1 Year On: Government Compensation Still Pending
One year after Iran captivity ended, the Reagan administration weighs tax exempt benefits for 52 Americans held 444 days. Commission's proposal of 12.50 per day faces scrutiny as cost estimates rise to 295000 for detention benefits.
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Washington
America
Iran
Commission
Elyria builder leads 6% home loan program appeal
Glover, a 36 year Elyria builder, has eight buyers with approved loans in a local 6 percent home loan program. Consolidated Brokerage Corp. handles sales as skepticism remains high after a sharp rate drop. All subcontractors and materials are local, with the project seen as boosting Lorain County’s economy and delivering about 5 million in labor and materials.
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Glover
Elyrian
Consolidated Brokerage Corp
Elyria
Consolidated Brokerage
Clay Deeds
Lorain County
Jet stream blamed for brutal winter across nations
A 1982 winter review notes the jet stream as the main driver of extreme cold and storms across the United States and other regions. Meteorologist John Aquino cites unpredictable shifts causing arctic air to plunge south, with five to six day forecasts proving unreliable and global impacts blamed on the wandering jet.
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Arctic
Yukon
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