Heavy snow warnings issued for northern Minnesota
The National Weather Service forecast 4 inches or more of new snow with drifting across northern Minnesota and mixed precipitation central regions. By daybreak International Falls reported 7 inches, Bemidji 3, Hibbing 2, with roads becoming slushy and icy.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
National Weather Service
Weather Service
International Falls
Bemidji
Hibbing
State Department of Transportation
Alexandria
Duluth
Redwood Falls
Rochester
St. Cloud
Minneapolis-St.Paul
Perpich backs highway building where people want roads
Gov. Rudy Perpich urged the Minnesota DOT to limit highway construction to areas with public demand. After a meeting with St. Paul lawmakers he signaled opposition to finishing I-35E from the Capitol to Lexington Ave. bridge while a 35E moratorium repeal moves in the House.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Department of Transportation
DOT
Rudy Perpich
Twin Cities
Perpich
St. Paul
Capitol
Lexington Ave
Minneapolis Central Labor Union
House
Arnold Kempe
DFL
West
Katangan invaders threaten Kolwezi as Zaire forces retreat
Katangan secessionists advancing in Shaba drive government troops from parts of the province. Kolwezi staff flee to two towns after reports of near proximity to the copper mines. U S engineers and missionaries evacuated as mines account for most export earnings.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Kolwezi
Mobutu Sese Seko
Shaba
Katanga
Mutshatsha
Lubumbashi
Morrison-Knudsen Corp
Boise
Idaho
Kananga
Gecomines
U.S
Morrison-Knudsen
Mobutu
Angola
Space heater believed cause of Minnesota blast death
An overheated oil space heater is believed responsible for an explosion and fire that killed 16 year old Ronald McAdams Jr and sent four family members to hospital. The blast occurred near Deer River Minnesota at 1 30 a m damaging nearby homes. Deputy state fire marshal Roland Cicchi led the investigation.
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Deer River
Minn
Ronald McAdams, Jr
Minnesota
Roland Cicchi
Hibbing
Miller- Dwan Hospital
Duluth
Ronald McAdams Sr
Cheryl
Michelle
Nancy
LaVonne McAdams
Deer River Hospital
Death Toll Rises in Tenerife Jet Collision
The 577 deaths mark aviation's worst disaster as the KLM cockpit received only preliminary clearance to take off. Dutch and Pan Am officials dispute runway positioning while survivors are treated in the United States. The captains, Vedhuizen van Zanten and Grubbs, are named among the pilots.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Santa Cruz Airport
KLM
Pan Am
Isabelle Lord
Long Beach
Calif
U.S. Air Force
United States
Marvin Waters
Petaluma
Santa Cruz
U.S. Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
Dorothy Kelly
New Hampshire
Pan American
Franz van Reysen
Dutch Civil Aviation Authority
van Reysen
W. H. Waltrip
Washington
Haley
Z.A. Vedhuizen van Zanten
Victor Grubbs
Centerport
N.Y
Pill and Smoking Increase Heart Attack Risk in Women Over 40
A new study from The Population Council finds women over 40 who take birth control pills and smoke have far higher mortality from heart attacks or blood clots. Among heavy smokers, risk rises to 83 per 100 000, versus 7 per 100 000 for non-smokers on pills.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
Talks on nuclear arms control collapse in Moscow
In Moscow the talks on a new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty collapsed as Brezhnev rejected U S proposals. Cyrus Vance said the talks failed to produce an acceptable plan though he would remeet Gromyko in May. He noted progress in nonnuclear areas and left open reviving Geneva talks with possible Soviet participation.
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Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vance
Brezhnev
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
United States
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Houston council votes to abolish women's advocate post
After criticism of Nikki Van Hightower for supporting abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment the Houston city council voted to abolish her job as official women's advocate. Hightower says the move may violate civil rights and Mayor Hofheinz warns of possible legal issues with the action.
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Houston
Nikki van Hightower
Synagogue Wins Suit Over Back Dues in Miami
The Miami case orders Nina and Richard Kaufman to pay 90 in back dues after a church plea against paying to pray. The judge rules the matter a contractual obligation, despite the couple's protest that religion is at stake. Temple Beth David's Sheldon Mills emphasizes the contract basis for 1974-75 membership dues.
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Miami
Nina
Richard Kaufman
FBI data show crime no rise for 1976 with theft surge noted
The FBI reports that violent crime fell nationwide in 1976 but thefts rose in several large cities, leaving the overall crime rate unchanged from 1975. The year marks the first without a rise in five years, with details on page 10.
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Washington
FBI
Coffee shop diplomacy reshaped U S Cuba ties
The United States and Cuba quietly started a round of talks in a coffee shop two years ago, easing trade and travel limits and prompting Havana to release some U S citizens. Talks began after President Ford’s inauguration, paused by Cuba’s Angola intervention, and were disclosed as new discussions on fishing rights proceeded in New York.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Havana
U.S
Gerald R. Ford
Angola
State Department
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William Haley
National Transportation Safety Board
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Population Council
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