Ice Jams Spark Demolition Efforts And City Struggles
A January thaw triggers ice jams on West Virginia rivers with flood threats along the Big Coal and Marsh Fork. Demolition crews blast jams, while Buffalo residents line up for emergency food stamps as police manage crowds. Coast Guard and tow operators clear a 160 mile Mississippi River stretch. Illinois farmers brace for water shortages as frozen ground blocks meltwater.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Big
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Erie County
St. Augustine
U.S. Coast Guard
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Cairo, Ill
Amin purges 100 after assassination plot leaks
Nairobi reports say a plot to assassinate Idi Amin triggered a purge that killed over 100, with 35 officers arrested. Exile sources confirm unrest in Uganda as observers cite a reign of terror since Amin seized power.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Observer
London
Amin
Nation
International Commission of Jurists
Bess Truman Celebrates 92nd Birthday Quietly at Home
Independence Missouri. Bess Truman, aged 92, marked her birthday quietly with her daughter Margaret Truman Daniel at the 17 room Victorian home. Daniel arrived from New York six days ago and plans to depart today. Boss, as she is known, has lived in the home since 1972 after her husband died. Previously famed for sports and fencing, age and arthritis now slow her.
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Independence, Mo
UPI
Bess Truman
White House
Gas shortage threatens farm output and food costs
A gas shortage threatens U.S. farm output as most nitrogen fertilizer comes from natural gas. Industry officials warn fertilizer prices will rise and production may fall 5 percent this year, with logistics and distribution woes compounding the impact on crops and household budgets.
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United Press International
United States
Grace
Robert J. Tagg
Allied Chemical Corp
Negotiators arrive in Panama for canal treaty talks
A UPI report says American diplomats led by Ellsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz arrived in Panama to press a quick resolution of the long running canal dispute. They plan a 10 day 16th round of talks on Contadoras Island after meeting Panamanian officials at Tocumen Airport.
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Panama
UPI
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Carter
Tocumen
Contadors Island
Bunker
Cyrus Vance
U.S
Linowitz
United States
Nicolas Gonzalez Revilla
Washington
Gonzalez Revilla
Aquilino Boyd
Omar Torrijos
Panama Canal
Drummond
Secret Senate report urges U S mission in Rhodesia
A confidential Senate staff memo urges a temporary U S diplomatic mission in Rhodesia to monitor conditions, aid the Rhodesia Trust Fund, and maintain contact with authorities amid the Geneva conference collapse. It notes U S lack of relations and the need for an activist on the ground while supporting non recognition of the Rhodesian government.
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U.S
Rhodesia
Washington
UPI
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Great
Dick Clark
Iowa
Clark
U.N
Adams noms Nader aide to lead highway safety admin
Washington nominee Joan Claybrook, a Ralph Nader consumer advocate, is proposed by Transportation Secretary Brock Adams to head the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The White House has cleared the move, faces industry opposition, and Congress has not yet acted. Claybrook has long pushed air bag safety and stricter pollution rules, while Adams says he weighed manufacturers’ views.
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Washington
Joan Claybrook
Ralph Nader
Transportation
Brock Adams
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Miss Claybrook
Adams
Department of Transportation
William Haddon
Highway Safety Agency
Ford Administration
Origins of Valentine’s Day Ties to Roman Festival and Spring
The origin of Valentine’s Day activities is linked to the pagan Roman festival Lupercalia held in mid February or to general springtime rites. It has no relation to St Valentine or any events in his life.
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St. Valentine
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