Bob Hits Storm Trail Along Gulf
New Orleans reports Hurricane Bob makes landfall on the Louisiana coast with gusty winds and heavy rain. Forecasters call it a small hurricane though offshore workers were evacuated and tides rose dramatically along Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
H.R. Ramirez
National Weather Service
Atlantic
Bob
Lake Barre
Bob Baldwin
KLEB
Golden Meadow
Leeville
Grand Isle
Coast Guard
Lafourche Parish
Terrebonne Parish
Houma
Carter weighs job outlook at domestic summit
President Carter meets employment experts at Camp David as reports place the 1980 year end unemployment near 6.9 percent, with 1.3 million more out of work. White House declines comment while plans to keep gasoline price controls and avoid deregulation are noted amid economic strain.
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Washington
Carter
Camp David
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Jody Powell
Motel Peephole Suit Filed at Clemson
A 1.3 million federal suit accuses Holiday Inns of America and Clemson Investors of spying on 13 guests staying at a Clemson motel during a June 1977 archery tournament. Peep holes were allegedly cut in mirrors to view rooms, with light at the lavatory revealing the intrusion. Plaintiffs from multiple states seek 100 thousand dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson University
Chris Olson
Clemson
Preston Reid
Greenville
Rusty and
Toni Mills
Livermore
Calif
Joan Eliason
Charlotte
N.C
Rich
Ginger McClintock
Penn Grove
Crime Surge Shows Violence On Increase
Washington officials report a 17 percent rise in violent crime in early 1979, marking the largest surge this decade. FBI figures, though inflated by a statistical quirk, still indicate a rising trend in murders rapes robberies assaults burglaries larcenies and motor vehicle thefts across the nation.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Washington
FBI
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Gulf
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler
Stars and Stripes
Fiedler
Powell
Ae ™ Scholl
Leverett’s Shoes
Whiskey Rd
B. Black
Augusta Hwy
Kmart
Ats
al Sale
Goodyear
Chrysler
GMC
Ford
Visa
American Express
Diners Club
Goodyear Service
U.S
Datsun
Toyota
Mike Wood
Kalmia Plaza Shopping Center
Richland Ave. W
Goodsyear Service’ Stores
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