Mudslide buries nine men near Canyonville Oregon
A powerful storm unleashed a 125 foot deep mud slide at a Canyonville telecommunication site burying nine workers repairing a California Oregon coaxial cable. Two others died in Northern California from the storm as floods and mudslides stranded trains and forced evacuations across the Northwest.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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Ken Kelley
Robert Cook
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PNB
Sage Pipeline Co
Roseburg
Jimmy Moore
Cathy
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies
Emory Moore
Nader urges new controls on oil industry crisis
Ralph Nader called the energy crisis a fabrication and urged Congress to enact controls to curb consumer energy costs. He proposed a government run oil and gas exploration entity on federal lands and federal charters for oil firms to break up big company power and boost competition.
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Richard Schweiker
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American Petroleum Institute
API
Edward M. Kennedy
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank N. Ikard
Dealers defend big cars amid gas scare campaign
UPI reports that automakers push big models as not fuel hungry as unsold large cars clutter lots. Oregon dealers form a 17-store group to curb panic small-car buying, citing fuel economy tests showing large cars can be efficient. Buick ads cite Electra and LeSabre mpg around 18.3–18.9 at 50 mph. GM runs three box ad series promising variety in small and regular-size cars.
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Washington
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House upholds Salmon veto on campsite land sales bill
Vermont House votes 85 to 60 to compromise with Gov. Salmon and uphold his veto of a measure forcing sale of public Groton State Forest land to camp owners. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Morse, aims for a deal acceptable to the governor and affected landowners. The article also mentions Ford ads featuring Hugh Downs and a fuel economy run with LTD models averaging 18.8 mpg.
Tulsa Cyclist Rides 11 Miles to Work for Enjoyment
George Chaffee a 29 year old Southwestern Bell public relations supervisor bicycles to his Tulsa workplace each morning. He starts at 6 am and arrives at 6 45 am after an 11 mile ride earning warmth from exertion. He notes the ride is not driven by energy shortages but by personal habit and preference for quiet mornings and the sense of sailing a boat rather than powering a boat.
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UPI
YMCA
George Chaffee
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Chaffee
Paper Boys
Milk Man
Mallary warns of Nixon tape erasure denting credibility
Rep Richard Mallary said if Nixon knew and approved the nine erasures on a Watergate tape he could be guilty of obstruction of justice, though he stressed the claim remains a hypothesis not yet supported by facts. He called the disclosure seriously damaging to White House credibility.
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UPI
Richard Mallary
R-Vt
Nixon
Mallary
Chamber of Commerce
H.R. Haldemann
White House
Recycling push amid paper shortage spurs county release
Bath New York UPI reports the Steuben County Advocate received 11 copies of a news release from the US Department of Agriculture Extension Service urging the public to recycle trash due to a paper shortage.
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UPI
Steuben County
Twin Cinemas Showcase Big Names and Controversial Action
At Twin Cinemas two venues offer major releases this week. Cinema I presents American Graffiti rated PG opening Friday alongside Danish Delights. Cinema II features Walking Tall rated R, plus the controversial Executive Action rated PG, with Lee Harvey Oswald conspiracy themes sparking debate. Blame In Love stars George Segal and Susan Anspach rated R, supported by Shelley Winters and Kris Kristofferson.
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Cinema II
Mark Lane
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
Will Geer
Manchester
George Segal
Susan Anspach
Sheley Winters
Kris Kristofferson
Tanaka ends goodwill tour amid Southeast Asian protests
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka returned from a five nation, 15 day goodwill tour marked by violent protests over Japan s growing economic influence. In Jakarta demonstrators clashed with police as troops guarded Halim airport while Tanaka and his daughter Makiko left for Tokyo. Authorities reported eight dead and 35 injured during Indonesia stay. 400 Japanese made vehicles were destroyed and 50 000 shops looted.
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U.S
Makiki
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Suharto
Halim
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