Guatemala quake death toll climbs to three thousand
Guatemala City reports the earthquake death toll rising to 3000 as relief teams rush food and medical aid. makeshift hospital tents, mass graves sealed, and whole towns rubble prompt urgent rescue efforts. USA and regional governments send teams and supplies while government warns against food hoarding and price hikes.
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New round of killings tests Lebanon truce
In Beirut a new cycle of killings and kidnappings tests a two week old truce as Palestinians are found slain near Jisr al Pasha and Christian shops shutter amid abductions. President Franjieh and Premier Karami plan to visit Damascus to push a Syrian peace initiative with Arafat and a political reform package shaping a larger Muslim majority in state organs.
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Car theft ring linked four states in phony licenses
Connecticut police busted a four-state car theft scheme tied to Rhode Island sales. Twenty seven Volkswagens stolen from the Springfield area were recovered and Francis J. Lapore of Ludlow Mass. was arrested on three counts of receiving stolen merchandise and two counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. The ring used phony Connecticut licenses to register cars in Rhode Island from Vermont lots before ads in Rhode Island papers sought callers after 5 PM. Police seized the evidence after staking out a public phone booth January 27.
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Kissinger Wife Begins Gastric Ulcer Surgery in Boston
Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, 41, wife of Secretary Henry Kissinger, will enter Massachusetts General Hospital today for a subtotal gastrectomy to treat a gastric ulcer. Dr. W Gerald Austin will lead the operation, with officials noting details to follow.
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Oldest man Doroteo de Souza dies in Altamira at 167
Doroteo de Souza, hailed by Brazilian press as the world’s oldest man, died in Altamira at an claimed 167 years. A photostat of social security records sparked the claim, based on an oral birth statement from decades ago. He was blind and deaf at death.
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Opposition to Concorde loses first two rounds in UPI report
The United States battles over the SST Concorde advance on three fronts as EPA withdraws from efforts to overturn Secretary Coleman’s approval of 16 months of daily test flights to New York and Washington. Senate panels reject amendments aimed at curbing landings while EPA favors keeping the ruling, and duties shift to FAA noise rules.
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Reagan's 65th birthday caps NH tour and campaign swing
Ronald Reagan turns 65 and completes a fourth New Hampshire tour then flies to campaign in the March 23 North Carolina primary. The Boston report notes him as the oldest near-candidate, with Hubert Humphrey three months younger. Senate races, regional forums, and primary dynamics feature prominently, including Massachusetts and Maine campaign developments and calls for draft resister amnesty.
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Turnout seen rising in presidential primary drive
The campaign trail reports 35 to 40 percent turnout expected in 35 of 351 communities, a rise from 1972. Guzzi attributes the spike to radio TV and newspaper publicity, noting earlier low engagement and predicting increased voter interest this year.
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