Explosions Mark Ground at Foster Plant Site
NRC probes radioactive soil at L.B. Foster Co site in Washington West Virginia where shovels trigger eruptions and a flash fire. Two firms owned prior land use for zirconium rod work. no threat to 70 workers, but investigation seeks buried material and timing. Residents mostly unfazed as plant continues pipe welding work.
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UPI
L.B. Foster Co
NRC
Amax Inc
Carborundum
Foster
Ken Clark
Atlanta
Daniel Kemper
Pavlo
Amax
Washington
Kucinich Faces Violent Showdown as Police Strike
A major group of city employees stayed at work while Cleveland police, led by Mayor Dennis Kucinich, faced threats and abuse amid a police strike. Crowds looted and vandalized as Kucinich sought restraint. He obtained a temporary restraining order but police defied it. The mayor rode to three precincts amid hostile receptions and guards urged safety.
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Ohio National Guard Adj
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Kucinich
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
Leo Spellacy
Mayor Kucinich confronts Cleveland police strike chaos
West and East Side stations erupt in confrontations as Mayor Dennis Kucinich and his entourage face chanting officers. The mayor reads the court order from his car and at times urges calm while officers taunt him and threaten to detain him. Tense scenes include a downtown Justice Center stop and comments from Sandy Kucinich and aides urging safety.
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Sandy Kucinich
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John Zajac
East Side
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Avon Finance Director Sees Audited Report Fallout
In Fairview Park, former Avon official Hall expresses disbelief over an Avon traffic court issue and confirms shared responsibility for funds. He notes not being the sole recipient and mentions several employees involved. Summit declines comment, awaiting audit findings to speak.
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Avon Finance
Nelson Summit
Federal court OKs Columbus busing plan
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati approved a systemwide school busing remedy for Columbus Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that U.S. District Judge Robert M. Duncan was justified in ordering the busing plan, which will affect 37,000 of the city’s 86,700 public school students this September.
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UPI
Columbus
Ohio
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Robert M. Duncan
Surprise meeting aids in Mideast peace efforts
A surprise talk between Egypt President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman near Fuscal Austria proved very useful. They agreed to meet again in Alexandria to push formal peace talks after London talks between Cyrus Vance and Egypt and Israel ministers. Dayan signaled readiness to resume negotiations, with plans to discuss Kreisky Brandt memorandum.
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Egypt
Ezer Weizman
Middle East
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Austria
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Fuscal
Alexandria
Menachem Begin
Jerusalem
Salzburg
London
Cyrus Vance
Israel
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Jordan
Bookstore owner wins lottery prize in Ohio drawing
Dayton bookseller Leon Matusoff, 72, won the Ohio Lottery top prize of 75000 in the Thursday weekly drawing, bringing his three week total to 150000. He and his wife Martha plan to wait before deciding how to use the windfall, saying they feel lucky and may play again next week. Other big winners and multiple state lottery numbers across several states are listed.
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Cleveland
UPI
Leon Matusoff
Dayton
Ohio Lottery
Matusoff
Martha
Faye Vlahos
Canton
Mildred Murphy
Richmond
Ind
Paul Becker
Danal Fulton
Henrietta Isenbarger
Deshler
Ohio
Gas blast at Costa Brava campsite kills 8 more
Eight more people died overnight in the Costa Brava gas truck explosion at a Tarragona campsite, lifting the toll to 139. Burn centers in three cities said about half of roughly 100 hospitalized may die soon, as a truck carrying propylene gas veered off a highway and struck the crowded campsite with about 600 campers.
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Tarragona
Spain
Costa Brava
Koreagate panel clears 3 reps pursues 4 others
Koreagate panel cleared three members while pursuing four others over allegations tied to Tongsun Park influence buying. Brademas faced cash contributions, party dates linked to Park, and other lawmakers were targeted for potential ethics action leading to hearings and possible discipline.
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Koreagate Panel
Bribe allegations stun two House lawmakers in Korea case
Rep. Charles Wilson and Rep. Edward Roybal express surprise and defend their conduct amid ethics committee charges tied to the Park influence-peddling scheme. Wilson denies receiving more than 100 dollars in value, while Roybal faces four counts over a 1000 dollar cash contribution. The Standards panel will pursue a full investigation alongside two other cited members.
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UPI
John Brademas
South Korea
Tongsun Park
Park
Brademas
Legislative Conference
Thomas O'Neill
O'Neill
House
John Breaux
D-La
Seoul
Gordon Dore
Marion Edwards
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Dore
Breaux
Dore-Breaux
Crowley
Tongsan Park
Capitol Hill
House Committee On
California
John McFall
Edward Roybal
Charles Wilson
Edward Patten
D-N.j
Ethics Committee
UPD
House Ethics Committee
D-Calif
Wilson
U.S
House of Representatives
Roybal
Otto Passman
Passman
Committee On Standards of
Elvis offered to serve as FBI informant says memo
An FBI memo released under FOIA shows Elvis Presley volunteered as an informant and wished to meet J Edgar Hoover who he called the greatest living American The note written by M A Jones in 1970 describes Presley admiration for Hoover and concern about entertainers influencing youth while noting Presley wore hair long and exotic dress
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UPI
FBI
Elvis Presley
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington Post
Presley
United States
M.A. Jones
Crime Records Division
Thomas E. Bishop
Smothers Brothers
Jane Fonda
Hoover
Jones
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