Ark Built From Debris to Sail Away From Blight
In Newark, Ken Tawana salvages scrap to build a 125-ton four masted ark from abandoned buildings. Since 1982 he has shaped a wooden hull with three decks and four sails to sail on the Great Lakes. He plans a six man crew of former seamen and says the craft will run on a diesel engine and home-made power. Tawana lives beside the project next to a ruined neighborhood and keeps it behind a locked fence after arson attempts.
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Newark
N.J
Ken Tawana
Tawana
Humanity Baptist Church
Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller dies at 79 in Acapulco
Olympic swimming great and Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller died at his Acapulco home at age 79 after a series of strokes. He won five Olympic golds in 1924 and 1928, set 67 world records, starred in 18 Tarzan films, and later appeared in television series. His family recalled a long decline after his 1977 strokes.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
Maria
Johnny Weissmuller Jr
San Francisco
Amateur Athletic Union
Dot Lesst
Caesar’s Palace Casino
Las Vegas
Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Johhny Weissmuller
Mex
Libyan diplomat shot in Rome in critical condition
Libyan diplomat Ammar Del Teggery was shot outside his Rome home by two well-dressed gunmen and is in critical condition. The attack in a northern Rome district, near the Libyan embassy, prompted police searches with no leads. no group claimed responsibility.
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Rome
Libya
Italy
Ammar del Teggery
No Aram
el Taggazy
Popular Committee
Muammar Khadafy
Sandro Pertini
Telehone
Utilities to convert Zimmer nuclear plant to coal
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Dayton Power & Light and Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric announce an agreement to convert the unfinished William H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Station to coal use. Conversion estimated at 350 million dollars and 28 months, after earlier NRC safety halt and cost concerns. Construction staff to be laid off and ownership shares adjusted among the three utilities.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
William H. Zimmer
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Dayton Power & Light Co
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Zimmer
Dayton Power
Grenada exile leader returns amid criticism of new government
Former Grenada prime minister Sir Eric Gairy lands in Grenville after five years in exile. He condemns the current regime, urges immediate elections, and accuses the government of repressing his followers while praising U.S. and Reagan involvement in his return. He greets about 200 supporters at Pearls Airport.
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Grenville
Grenada
Eric Gairy
Reagan
Garry
Virgin Islands
United States
Maurice Bishop
Bishop
Ronald Reagan
United Labor Party
Aric
Grenada paradise for U S troops near Grenada Beach Hotel
Grenada hosts 260 U S soldiers stationed near Grand Anse where beaches and hospitality outweigh danger. Lt Col Arthur Graves notes friendly town reaction and 10 p m curfew loosening may allow off duty soldiers in civilian clothes to visit St George's as no incidents of harassment are recorded.
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Grand Anse
Grenada
U.S
Caribbean
Arthur Graves
St. George's
Michael Roberts
Army
Graves
Record lows stretch from Akron to Zanesville
Nationwide snapshot shows Saturday’s record low temperatures across many cities. Akron Ohio hits minus 19, matches 1934, while Zanesville Ohio records minus 12 to tie 1970. Other notable lows include Cleveland minus 17, Columbus minus 16, and Detroit minus 2.
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Amarillo
Texas
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W.va
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Birmingham
Ala
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W Va
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
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Eldorado
Ark
Elkins
Erie
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Ind
Findla Oo
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Lnn
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Jackson
Mich
Jonesboro
Tes
Ane
Lowsville
Mansfield
Marquette
Memphis
South Bene
Springfield
Fald, Mo
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Dickhower
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Paradise
Fayetteville, NC
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Don Berg
Gordon Taylor
Mitchell Park Domes Botanical Gardens
Milwaukee
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Alamogordo
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Toledo
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