Typhoon Thelma devastates Taiwan and powers crisis
Thousands of soldiers engineers and craftsmen rushed to southern Taiwan after Typhoon Thelma carved a 90 minute path of destruction. Officials say 28 killed 3 000 injured and about 5 000 homeless as Kaohsiung port suffered severe damage and power restoration could take months.
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UPI
Kaohsiung
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Thelma
Central Weather Bureau
Brush fire devastates wealthy Santa Barbara suburb
A runaway brush fire swept a rich Santa Barbara suburb burning toward the downtown business district. About 200 homes were destroyed and 40 damaged as 500 firefighters battled shifting winds. Residents fled in chaos, some on horseback, while authorities urged a disaster declaration and reinforcements from Los Angeles and beyond.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
Pacific
David Shiffman
Shiffman
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Los Angeles
Oceanside
U.S. Forest Service
Ed Waldapfel
Jim Rochester
Carter to broadcast news conferences without axing soaps
President Carter intends to make his semiweekly news conferences available on television but not at the expense of soap operas or game shows. The 12th formal conference is set for Thursday at 10 30 a.m. EDT with networks carrying the event, as Jagoda notes the president does not want to dominate airwaves.
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UPI
White House
Carter
Barry Jagoda
Three powers prepare for nuclear test ban talks in Geneva
UPI reports US, Soviet and British arms experts found enough common ground to begin full negotiations in October on a total nuclear test ban. Preliminary talks ran July 13 to today with a possible sticking point over peaceful nuclear explosions and Chinese participation. verification methods remain disputed between Washington and Moscow.
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UPI
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Paul Warnke
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United States
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Vietnamese gunboat shells Thai fishing fleet
A Vietnamese gunboat shelled a Thai fishing fleet in the Gulf of Thailand using 40mm and 60mm cannons, killing 12 and wounding five. A Thai boat with 18 men was captured and towed toward Vietnam by a tug. Survivors said the attack occurred about 120 miles southwest of the Vietnamese mainland within Vietnam's 200 mile fishing zone.
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Thailand
UPI
Gulf of Thailand
Vietnam
Bangkok
Heinz cites failures in flood response after Johnstown disaster
UPI reports Sen. H. John Heinz III urges better dam inspections, warning and evacuation plans, and an emergency communications network following the Conemaugh valley flood. The death toll stood at 62 with more than 100 still missing, about 2,000 homeless and property damage around 200 million dollars.
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UPI
H. John Heinz III
Conemaugh Valley
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