Quakes Kill 811 In Philippines
Manila AP reports the Philippines endured the worst earthquakes in its history with rising death and missing counts. Officials tally 249 missing and 251 injured among at least 811 dead, as Mindanao suffered extensive destruction from massive waves and tremors. A foreign casualty, Australian Roger Hubbinka, died aiding relatives in Pagadian City.
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Manila
Philippines
National Disaster Coordinating Center
U.S
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
The
Roger Hubbinka
Pagadian City
Unpredictable Soufriere Volcano Eruption in Guadeloupe
Scientists hedge on predicting the Soufriere eruption in Guadeloupe after a minor blast spared nearby towns. About 72,000 residents were evacuated, with 50 refusing to leave. ash clouds hindered aerial surveys and officials cautioned over further activity.
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Ponte-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
Robert Brousse
University of Paris
Baillil
Baillil.” Baillif
Reagan Ford Head For Critical Test At Convention
At the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City Missouri Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan pursue delegate strength as first ballots near. Ford trails by a few votes while Reagan seeks a procedural victory to shift support and force disclosure of a vice presidential pick.
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Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Hut
Associated Press
James A. Baker III
Hunter
California
Knight
Baker
William Milliken
Michigan
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Ilinois
America
Jack Anderson
Sen
Richard
Schweiker
Offshore oil lease sale delayed by Supreme Court bid
The first offshore oil and natural gas lease sale in the Baltimore Canyon Trough was delayed four hours as New York state two counties and environmental groups argued before Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Attorneys pursued blocks after lower court denials while Interior officials noted the bid process continued with high stakes up to 81 billion dollars in potential value and 600 million in sale receipts.
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Atlantic Ocean
New York State
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Washington
Ind U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Jack Weinstein
Interior Department
Supreme Court
Fred Basile
Outer Continental Shelf
Air Company
New
York
Long Island
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Atlantic
Baltimore Canyon
Atlantic Air Exploration
Crew Escapes Plane Crash Near Wickenburg
An F4 Phantom from Luke Air Force Base developed fuel problems and the pilot and crewman ejected safely before the jet crashed in a desert five miles north of Wickenburg. Yavapai County and Air Force units responded to the scene.
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Luke Air Force Base
Luke
An. Smith
Here
Yavapai County
Air Forte
Water Smells Fishy but Safe to Drink
Flagstaff residents report water with a fishy odor though hydrants remain safe to use. City hydrologist Ron H DeWitt attributes the smell to a reservoir turnover causing algae suspension as colder water sinks, noting no bacteria is present and treatment will clear in about three days.
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Flagstaff
Ron H. DeWitt
Cily Hydrologist
DeWitt
Detroit Rehires Policemen After Downtown Riot
Detroit will recall 450 laid off officers two weeks early and impose a 10 p.m. curfew for under 18s after a Sunday night riot near Cobo Hall. police say about 100 to 150 black gang members seized control of the concert area as 8,000 attendees were robbed and assaulted. authorities report 25 adults and 55 juveniles detained with 18 adults and 10 juveniles formally booked.
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Tannian
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China
Hsinhua
Szechwan
Chengtu
Philippine Disaster Center
Mindanao
Government Geophysical Observatory
Moro Gulf
Ling
Jim Smithwick
Northern Arizona University
Peter Schwepker
Valcano
Brousse
Pointe- A-Pitre
William Beckham Jr
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