House passes strip mining bill restoring land to original contours
Congress moved a land restoration focused strip mining bill to President Carter after House passage. The measure would require mining firms to return landscapes to near their original contours once mining ends, with Carter expected to sign. Senate actions also touched miners benefits realignments and broader energy and agricultural legislation.
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UPI
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Carter
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Senate
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House Energy Committee
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Mexico
U.S
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Watergate
House Agriculture Committee
Thomas Foley
Dash
Cold air cools East as storms cause outages and heat records
A cold air mass lowers East temperatures after a day of record highs. Boston fell from 102 to near 82 as 200 heat cases occurred before a doubleheader, while Concord reached 101 then cooled to the 70s. Power outages hit West Springfield, Melrose, Lewiston and Auburn. Washington area saw a 2500-home blackout amid storms and 70 mph gusts. New York, once dubbed the Baked Apple, faced 104 degrees as the front moved south.
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United Press International
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Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
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Mercury
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Japanese crew bring back pieces of huge creature from New Zealand net
Japan's Ocean Fisheries center examines a nine inch tissue piece from a two ton, long necked creature hauled from about 1000 feet off Christchurch. Scientists compare it to a shark fin while 30 to 40 other fragments are kept. the crew reports a dinosaur or Loch Ness type possibility, though the stench drove the carcass overboard.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ocean Fishery Resources Development Center
Christchurch
New Zealand
Keiji Nasu
Tsukiji
Japan
Michihiko Yano
Taiyo Fishery Co
Taiyo
Nasu
White worker wins right to civil rights trial over racial firing
In Cincinnati a white employee fired for protesting the firing of a black coworker was granted a civil rights trial against Lear-Siegler Inc. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held the dispute involves race and unit action, with Nick Rine calling it a significant step for protection of workers who advocate for black colleagues. The case centers on the firing of Tom Winston, black, and Russ Leone, white, at a Detroit plant. Winston’s suit proceeded to trial but settled before it began. Leone’s suit was dismissed by a district judge for lack of race claim.
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UPI
6Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nick Rine
Rine
Tom Winston
Russ Leone
Lear-Siegler, Inc
Detroit
Leone
Winston
U.S. District Court
Charles Joiner
Thailand and Cambodia clash in border battle near Aranyaprathet
Thai soldiers and border police fought with Cambodian forces along a three mile front north of Aranyaprathet. More than 600 Cambodian troops massed at the border as Thai casualties were reported including 17 dead and 109 wounded. U.S. aircraft and armored units aided the Thai defense, while Bangkok prepared a formal protest to Phnom Penh.
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Aranyaprathet
Thailand
UPI
Prajak Sawangjit
Upadit Pachariyang-kun
Bangkok
Cambodia
Prasak
Bang Noi Parai
Sangard Charloyu
Radio
Indochina
Johnstown flood refugees wait for word on missing
In Johnstown Pa evacuees in 12 centers wait anxiously as 47 bodies are recovered from flood debris. Families fear missing relatives and describe meager meals while guards distribute food and bottled water amid rumors of dam breaks and continued recovery efforts.
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UPI
Connie
Maria
Roxanne Hellman
Ron Hellman
National Guard
Conemaugh Valley
Roxanne
Hellman
Maude Shawley
Altoona
George Katter
Woodvale
Shapp
Lobster boat captain flees Cuban gunboats surrenders
Nick DeNicholo, 32, captain of the Bounty trampling through international waters with 3,200 pounds of crayfish, evaded two Cuban gunboats before surrendering after Coast Guard urged stop. The incident, the sixth seizure in three weeks, left crew and boat in Cuban hands as UPI notes Castro fears of exile raids. White House aide Powell offered no full explanation for the raid surge. DeNicholo had dropped his crew at Grand Cayman and was near Jullas, Cuba, in international waters when intercepted.
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UPI
Nick DeNicholo
Key West
Florida
DeNicholo
Roger
U.S
White House
Jody Powell
Cuba
Powell
Havana
Miami Coast Guard
International
Jullas
Grand Cayman Island
Landslide Victory for Sri Lanka Opposition Ends Bandaranaike Rule
In Colombo, Sri Lanka, the United National Party led by J R Jayewardene won 132 of 166 parliamentary seats as the right wing opposition crushed Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike's left leaning government. The Tamil Liberation United Front captured 16 seats, mainly in northern ethnic Indian areas. Bandaranaike's party held four seats. 11 of her cabinet ministers were defeated. The result follows a nationwide protest vote amid concerns over the economy unemployment and alleged corruption. The premier and her deputy retained seats, while communists and other left groups were largely shut out.
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Sri Lanka
UPI
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ceylon
India
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United National Party
J.R. Jayewardene
Bandaranaike
Tamil Liberation United Front
Jayewardene
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