Hurricane Anita Aims for Texas Coast Near Brownsville
Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami early today tracked Hurricane Anita on a southwestward path toward the Texas coast. Winds near 115 mph, eight foot tides, and evacuation orders for Port Isabel and South Padre Island highlighted a developing storm threat to Brownsville and the Lower Rio Grande Valley including Harlingen, McAllen, and Edinburg.
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National Hurricane Center
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Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Gul
Mexico
Rio
Harlingen
McAllen
Edinburg
Matamoros
Matamoras
Tex
Anita
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
South Padre Island
Citrus
Port
Mansfield
Drilling Begins For Water Wells In Flagstaff
City moves to drill three holes for two Lake Mary wells and a test hole to ease water shortages. A 90 foot derrick will drill rotary holes, with work lasting about three months and costs $855,000 funded by a $10 million water bond and drought funds. Equipment may shift between sites to finish before winter. Restoration includes reseeding and returning sites to forest service standards.
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Flagstaff
Lake Mary
Ron DeWitt
Lake Mary Well No
Progress Drillers
Houston
Han Hay
DeWitt
Mary Well
Clarence Courange
Progress
U.S. Forest Service
Wells Could End Water Shortages in Flagstaff
City hydrologist Ron DeWitt reports tentative approval of a $445,000 drought relief grant for Lake Mary projects including Well No 8 and test hole at Lake Marynella No 6 and 7. The federal funds cover half the cost, adding $70,000 beyond the city’s request, with final approval due within two weeks and a check possible by September end.
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Velotta Sun City
Lake Mary Well No. 8
Flagstaff
Lake Marynella No. 6
Ron DeWitt
DeWitt
Bob Deaver
Dept. of Commerce
Oakland
Water Department
Deaver
Vacate Homes After Morenci Layoffs Stir Dispute
AP Phoenix report says Phelps Dodge Morenci workers told to vacate company-owned homes within 30 days as rehiring is not guaranteed. Spokesman denies union rules violation claims by ex-employees about the 160 layoffs. Pat Scanton replies in a media letter.
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Phoenix
Phelps Dodge Corp
Morenci
Pat Scanton
Phelps Dodge
White House to reimburse South Carolina for 1975 Carter flight
The White House will reimburse South Carolina $280 for a 1975 campaign flight used by Jimmy Carter. South Carolina officials say they were not owed money and had not billed the Carter campaign before. The flight was booked to transport Lt. Gov. W. Brantley Harvey from Columbia to Anderson for a farmers’ group address.
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Washington
White House
South Carolina
Jimmy Carter
F. Earl Ellis
South Carolina Development Board
Carter
W. Brantley Harvey
Columbia
Anderson
Harvey
Ellis
Carolinas
Water Wells Drilling Under Way At Lake Mary Site
A 97 foot derrick has been erected at the southern end of Lake Mary to support the equipment needed for the first of three holes for two water wells. Progress Drillers Inc of Houston expects to drill the holes within three months.
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Lake Mary
Progress Drillers Inc
Houston
Smith Receives Death Sentence in Arizona Killed Teens
In Phoenix, convict Joseph Clarence Smith was sentenced to death in the gas chamber for the desert murders of Neva Lee and Sandy Spencer, both 14, with bodies found near Phoenix in 1976. A judge said the court seeks the truth as the automatic review proceeds by the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Phoenix
Joseph Clarence Smith
Smith
Desert
Maricopa County
Neva Lee
Sandy Spencer
Corcoran
Wholesale Prices Increase Slightly in August
Washington AP reports wholesale prices rose by one tenth of a percent in August after four months of farm price declines. Farm prices fell 4.9 percent for the fourth straight month, aiding consumers but hurting farmers. Industrial commodities gained 0.5 percent led by lumber and transportation equipment. Overall 12 month wholesale inflation stood at 5.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Peace plan brought by Young to Rhodesia leader after landslide vote
British Foreign Secretary David Owen and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young met Prime Minister Tan Smith in Salisbury to present a British American plan for Rhodesia's transition to black majority rule. The plan envisions a U N peacekeeping force and a phased elections process, but Smith and black guerrillas rejected key provisions. Smith’s Rhodesian Front widened its white support, signaling a strong chance for a constitutional amendment majority amid talks with nationalist leaders.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
David Owen
U.S
Andrew Young
Rhodesia
Tan Smith
Owen
Young
Nairobi
Kenya
Smith
Salisbury
London
Washington
U.N
Patriotic Front
Rhodesian Front
Legislative Assembly
Mhoderste
Park Faces Indictment in Influence Buying Probe
Washington reports a sealed U S indictment against Park a South Korean businessman who fled the United States last year over alleged influence buying in Congress. A Justice official cited a newspaper that the indictment could be used to pressure his return for testimony. No extradition treaty exists with South Korea.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
United States
Congress
Congressional
Justice Department
Park
South Korea
Washington Post
John Pratt
Gauree
Sunspots Flagstaff Hospital Gets City Occupancy Clearance
The Flagstaff community hospital and its emergency and operating rooms receive city approval to occupy the facilities. The Arizona Daily Sun notes no special Blue and Gold Days coverage and NAU football features on page 2.
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Flagstaff Community Hospital
Arizona Daily Sun Today
Northern Arizona University
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