Argo Merchant Aground Off Nantucket Shoals
Coast Guard aims to restore buoyancy with a heavy pump to refloat the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant, 27 miles southeast of Nantucket, carrying 7.6 million gallons of No 6 fuel oil. Some leakage occurred but oil spill is small and drifting out to sea.
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Nantucket
Mass
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Nantucket Island
Nantucket Shoals
Coast Guard
Herb Williams
Montonero attack injures officials at Buenos Aires defense ministry
A shrapnel device exploded during a defense ministry meeting in Buenos Aires, injuring 30 including 15 high officials and many civilians. Police said two Argentine diplomats and five senior officers were among the dead. The Montoneros claimed responsibility in a call to UPI.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Montonero
Defense Ministry
Montoneros
Spaniards approve reforms paving Spain to free elections
In a referendum, 94.2 percent backed constitutional changes ending Franco era institutions and establishing a Western style democracy. Voter turnout was 77.4 percent. Parliament will have 350 deputies and 248 senators, with elections to occur within six months.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Juan Carlos
Gilmore Back On Death Row Facing January Firing Squad
Gary Gilmore, irate at another month to live, remains on Death Row with an upcoming January 17 execution date. Judge J Robert Bullock denied his plea for immediate execution or release. Gilmore stated he was ready to die tomorrow but would wait to speak with his mother and girlfriend Nicole as Utah law requires 30 to 60 days between sentencing and execution.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
4Th District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Nicole
Utah
New York outlines four point debt payoff plan
The city unveils an 11 month plan to settle its 1 billion debt via a voluntary stretchout, two bond-issuing methods, and treasury funds. Mayor Beame links success to future state and federal aid and notes MDC support can fill any cash gaps with more bonds.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Abraham Beame
Municipal Assistance Corp
Viking orbiters resume Mars polar ice cap imagery
In Pasadena California UPI reports two Viking spacecraft back in contact after a month of silence. Orbiter 1 sent Martian south pole images Tuesday and Wednesday while Orbiter 2 began north pole photos on Wednesday signaling a two year mission underway.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking
Mars
Earth
Red Planet
Polar
Orbiter 1
Martian
South Pole
Orbiter 2
North Pole
Families protest findings MIAs are dead
A UPI report notes a House select committee found Americans missing in Indochina are likely dead after a 15 month inquiry. It urges reclassifying 728 MIAs as killed in action, sparking opposition from the National League of Families and prompting political moves from Senators Dole and Griffin as Carter contemplates Vietnam draft evaders.
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Washington
UPI
Indochina
House
Defense Department
Carol Bates
The
National
League of Families of American
Southeast Asia
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Congress
Vietnam
Jimmy Carter
Robert R. Griffin
R-Mich
United States
North Vietnam
United Nations
Committee
G.V
Sonny) Montgomery
Dmiss
Pentagon
United States plans oil reserve to meet embargo risk
UPI reports Frank Zarb said Congress may fund an $8 billion plan to buy 500 million barrels of foreign oil for storage in salt caverns to make the U S embargo proof by 1985. Storage could start midsummer at sites in Louisiana Texas Ohio and Kentucky.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
United States
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Louisiana
Texas
Ohio
Kentucky
Columbus, Ohio
Helen Sharp
Gahanna
Franklin County
George Smith
Joseph Gordon Sharp
The
Docutel Co
Dallas, Tex
Mondale takes active role in Carter transition period
Walter Mondale, though away from the spotlight, is closely involved with President-elect Carter as he prepares to take office. Mondale joins interviews, strategy sessions, and cabinet discussions, advising Carter while remaining ready to serve substantively if needed, with aides noting his broad participation and influence.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Europe
Helmut Schmidt
United States
Jimmy Carter
Schmidt
NATO
Washington
Walter Mondale
Carter
White House
Mondale
Senate
Plains
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Dick Moe
Moe
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