Tenerife crash worst aviation disaster claims 562 dead
The collision of Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s at Santa Cruz de Tenerife killed 562 with 72 survivors. Reports cite possible miscommunication by Pan Am crew and tower orders as investigators probe the sequence of events on the foggy runway.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Pan American
James Naik
Cupertino
Calif
Cifra
Victor Grubb
Centerport
N.Y
New York
U.S
KLM
Grubb
Santa Cruz General
Roland Brusco Jr
Longview
Wash
John Hackette
Nashville
Tenn
Joan Jackson
John Charles Amadour
Marina del Ray
Tenerife
United States
Netherlands
Madrid
Canaries
West Germany
Santa Cruz
Las Palmas
Grand Canary Island
Los Angeles
Royal Cruise Lines
Holland International
Antonio Cubillo
Vance and Brezhnev open SALT-2 talks in Moscow
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev meet in Moscow to start negotiations toward a new nuclear arms pact. Vance says SALT-2 is possible by October and that past SALT obstacles are behind them.
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Moscow
Cyrus Vance
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Vance
Bemidji Likely Wins EDA Grant for Highway 2 West Water Project
Bemidji earns strong signs for a 608000 EDA grant to fund a new well and water lines for the Highway 2 west corridor. The total project would top just over 1 million with local share about 300000, aided by a 100000 regional grant. Construction would target this summer to boost fire protection and water supply amid a dry spell.
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Bemidji
Economic Development Administration
Doug Peterson
EDA
Peterson
Chicago
Upper
Highway 2 West
Carter seeks authority to reorganize federal government
President Carter seeks House passage this week of a proposal granting him power to reorganize federal agencies unless Congress vetoes. The Senate advances toward enacting a new ethics code as part of the broader reform effort.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Carter a 70 Hour Week Workhorse Says Aide
Washington AP reports President Carter is a work horse logging 75 to 80 hours weekly in his first six weeks, well above the 55 hour schedule. An aide notes fatigue shows in his eyes.
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Washington
Carter
Russians Train in U S as Part of Joint Exercise
Washington reports that within the next year Americans may see Russian tanks and soldiers in U S countryside as part of a joint training exercise. Troops wear Russian style uniforms and use AK47 rifles while riding in armored personnel carriers. The exercise is conducted by the U S rather than the Soviet Army.
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Washington
U.S
Weather Outlook With Rain And Snow Possible
Chance of rain and thunderstorms continues into Tuesday with locally heavy rainfall possible tonight and Tuesday. Rain may turn to snow Tuesday with lows in the middle 30s tonight and highs in the lower to middle 40s Tuesday. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation chances 80 percent tonight and 60 percent Tuesday.
Senate file 156 dominant mail topic in Minnesota legislature
Minnesota lawmakers report Senate File 156 a bill by Sen. Jerald Anderson to merge 438 districts into 92 as the top mail topic. Gov Perpich, school boards opposition, and a wave of constituent letters dominate a session where lawmakers discuss mail habits and related educational bills.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Senate
DFL
Nicholas Coleman
Stearns County
Rudy Perpich
Perpich
Minnesota School Boards Association
Carl Johnson
St. Peter
House Education Committee
Johnson
House
Rules
Delbert Anderson
IR Starbuck
Anderson
Douglas Sillers
IR Moorhead
Bill Luther
Brooklyn Center
Robert Schmitz
Jordan
Shakopee
Schmitz
Doug Johnson
Dflcook
Gerald Willet
Park Rapids
Willet
Beltrami County Crime Profile Reveals Property Focus in 1976
The first Law Enforcement Center annual report shows a high volume of property crimes and a low share of crimes against persons in Beltrami County. Property crimes exceed half of all cases handled by the Beltrami County Sheriff's Department and Bemidji Police Department, while person crimes constitute under one percent of major and minor offenses. Larcenies, mostly thefts from top law enforcement units.
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Bob Rucker
Beltrami County
Law Enforcement Center
Bemidji
Dave Simonder
Tom Tolman
Stolen Property Losses Hit 234876. 40 Percent Recovered
Police and Sheriff officials discuss a 1976 crime report showing 1451 property crimes with 40 percent recovery, vandalism at 24 percent, burglaries 13 and vehicle thefts 8. Crimes against persons rose, eight robberies, four rapes and one homicide.
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Pioneer
Chris Mattison
Wilbur Collison
Hines
Roger Moe
Dfl-Ada
Simonder
Center Report
Tolman
Bill Avery
Avery
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