French woman Françoise Claustre given reprieve in Chad crisis
In Chad the rebel Toubou chief Hissen Habre delays execution of French archaeologist Françoise Claustre after ransom talks with France. A French military plane circles the Tibesti area while negotiations continue and a rendezvous with rebels is arranged for this week.
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Paris
Xavier Beauchamps
Chad
Hissen Habre
Francoise Claustre
Tibesti
Habre
Egypt and Israel agree on Sinai second troop withdrawal
Egyptian and Israeli negotiators finalize a plan for Israel's second withdrawal from the Sinai Desert. The 15 minute ceremony followed an 18 hour session as the Egyptian delegation signed the document and Israel initiated it. U S approval for American electronic experts in the buffer zone is awaited next week.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Israel
Sinai
U.S
Congress
Mrs Hearst Patty Needs Help in Atlanta Interview Says
Catherine Hearst tells The Atlanta Constitution Patty Hearst remains unstable and in need of psychiatric treatment. She notes Patty is in and out of reality and nervous but shows slow improvement while away from the tapes. The family seeks a suitable treatment setting.
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Atlanta, Ga
Patty Hearst
The
Atlanta Constitution
Today
Catherine Hearst
Better Mileage on 1976 Cars
DETROIT AP The Big Three automakers say smaller engines increased use of catalysts and better engineering account for EPA mileage improvements for 1976 cars. The EPA said GM’s Chevette posts the best gasoline mileage among new U.S. models.
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Detroit
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
General Motors Corp
U.S
Cooking School At Southern Kitchens Tonight
Cooks are invited to the Southern Kitchens Cooking School tonight at 7 30 p m in the HO Weeks Activities Center auditorium. Admission is free. Carol Mc Arthur will lead basic cooking instruction from appetizers to desserts with door prize opportunities.
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Southern Kitchens Cooking School
Progressive Farmer
Aiken Standard
HO. Weeks Activities Center
Carol McArthur
Southern Kitchens
Eloise Slams Florida Panhandle With 130 MPH Winds
Hurricane Eloise hit the central Florida panhandle near Fort Walton Beach and Panama City with 130 mph winds and heavy surf. Power outages spread as transformers sparked and trees fell. Tornadoes were reported in the Fort Walton area while about 100 miles of shoreline saw evacuations and road washouts.
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Panama City
Fla
Eloise
Panhandle
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton
U.S. 89
Apalachicola Bay
Pensacola
Port St. Joe
The
Gulf
Central Panhandle
Mobile
Ala
Tornado Sighted Near Aiken Air Base Weather Alert
A funnel was sighted near the Old Aiken Air Base around 4 15 p m yesterday during tornado warnings for Aiken County. No damage was reported as residents described heavy rain lightning and thunder with forecasts for warm, moist conditions through the next three days and highs in the mid 80s.
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Aiken
Aiken Air Base
Henry Hall
Civil Defense Department
Aiken County
Ford vows to continue campaign after second assassination attempt
President Ford defies fears of security breaches and vows to keep traveling as a gunwoman approached within 40 feet in California. Sara Jane Moore, 45, fired but missed, while Ford praised the Secret Service for a super job during the incident and said Americans have a right to see their president.
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Washington
Ford
California
Secret Service
Sara Jane Moore
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
FBI
Lynette Alice Fromme
Sacramento
Congressional
Congress
White House
America
Tighter Security Urged By Citizens
Citizens of Aiken County react to the Ford assassination attempts with shock and calls for tighter presidential security. Interviewees urge stronger protection, gun control, and public safety measures.
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Aiken County
Ford
R.F. Ellenberg
Warrenville
Margaret Holley
Aiken
Leroy Myrick
H.C. Cain
Langley
Center Votes to Lease Air Force Site for Youthful Offenders Camp
Center residents oppose location as City Council un animus unanimously approves leasing the former Air Force station to the South Carolina Department of Corrections for a camp housing about 250 youths. Aiken attorney John Bodenheimer and Rev. Raymond Timmerman urge consideration of neighborhood impact near J D Lever Elementary School on U S Highway 1.
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Center
Air Force Station
South Carolina Department of Corrections
John T. Bodenheimer
Raymond L. Timmerman
Center Baptist Church
Bodenheimer
J D. Lever
U.S Highway 1
Timmerman
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Bradford Boston
P.T. Scott
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