Weary Fishermen Reach Ground After Sinking Clamboat
Six survivors from the Pari Passu clamboat tragedy reach Portsmouth Virginia aboard a Coast Guard cutter after spending hours at sea. One crewman, Edward Isaksen, died when the vessel sank off Virginia's Eastern Shore. The rescue involved a delayed helicopter and a passing fishing boat, with survivors praising the Coast Guard team.
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Portsmouth
New Jersey
John Lewis
Cape May
N.J
Coast Guard
Edward Coleman
Wildwood
Atlantic Ocean
Virginia
Edward Isaksen
North Cape May
Coleman
Rod Isaksen
Goshen
Cape Charles
Ingham
Michael Cooper
Lewis
Pari Passu
Isaksen
Lewis and Cooper
Brentwood Williams
Blackwood, N.J
James Hemingway
Scrutiny of Proposed Coal Contract Begins
In Castlewood Virginia about 400 United Mine Workers members gathered to hear the UMW BCOA contract explanation. They criticized pension and health provisions and feared discipline for wildcat strikes as they weigh the tentative agreement that could end an 80 day strike.
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Southwest Virginia
UMWA
BCOA
Castlewood
United Mine Workers
Umw-Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Virginia
District 28
UMW District 28
Ray Marshall
Diplomat Still Missing Two Years After Family's Murder
Two years after diplomat Bradford Bishop Jr left his State Department post and allegedly killed his family in Bethesda Maryland authorities say they have no motive or trace. The case remains open though not actively pursued.
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Washington
William Bradford Bishop Jr
State Department
Bethesda
Montgomery County
Nancy Moses
FBI
Bradford Bishop
Yale University
Bishop
Italy
Ethiopia
Botswana
Annette
West Virginia Senate debates proposed 989 million budget
The West Virginia Senate moves the 989 million fiscal plan to amendment stage with a five percent pay raise for most state workers and full highway funding requested by Gov. Rockefeller. House actions include tax bills and rate measures aimed at generating new revenues, while highway and utility provisions shape the budget's scope.
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Charleston
W.va
State Senate
Jay Rockefeller
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Banking
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Buchanan County
Marshall
Arvil Sykes
Jacksonville
N.C
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St. Helena Parish
Tyrell County
Montgomery County Police
Great Smoky National Park
Bradford
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Boscawen
U.S
Paw Paw
Charles Town
Panhandle
Hubert H. Humphrey
PSC
Del
Larry Sonis
D-Kanawha
Concern
Front Royal Fire
Sheritt State Police
Wine Hospital
Front Royal Hospital
DART
Ber Shoppicity Center
Berkeley Plaza
Dave Wilt
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