Nightmare for choir tour ends in deadly bus crash
Perry Martin, 18, survived with a sprained wrist as 28 people died when a chartered bus toppled from a ramp near Martinez, California. Twenty‑four students, including Kris Huston, were among the injured or dead, with 27 students killed and one adult. The bus, from Student Transportation Lines, was en route from Yuba City area after a concert in Orinda.
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Yuba City High School
Kris Huston
Evan Prothero
Tom Randolph
Yuba City
St. Isadore’s
Christina Estabrook
Dean Estabrook
Estabrook
Marina Vista
Interstate 680
Benicia-Martinez Bridge
Carquinez Strait
San Francisco Bay
Larry Beaty
Student Transportation Lines, Inc
Marysville
Salinas
Baker
Ford Opens Western Swing In Reagan Country Campaign
President Ford with a campaign treasury over one million dollars heads to Medford Oregon for the Oregon primary and then California and Nevada. A potential Ohio stop is under consideration as Ford aims for a four day tour and heavier campaigning in Reagan strongholds. The new FEC chair freed 3.2 million in matching funds with Ford receiving 1.3 million. Ford plans appearances in Medford Portland and Pendleton before Southern California. Reagan remains Ford's formidable rival in California.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Medford
Ore
California
Nevada
Ron Nelsen
Ohio
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Portland
Pendleton
Reagan
France offers troops to aid Lebanese peace
France proposed sending several regiments for Lebanon within 48 hours after Giscard d Estaing said the plan had been discussed with Kissinger and Syria. He noted Sarkis must be sworn in and request French aid, while Syria would formalize approval. The conflict has killed over 25,000 and wounded more than 70,000.
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France
Beirut
Lebanon
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
United States
New Orleans
Giscard
Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
Washington
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Suleiman Franjieh
Syria
Hafez Assad
Iraq
Libya
Algeria
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Aly Ghannam
Philippine Airlines hijacking ends with 14 freed in Mindanao
Hijackers who seized a BAC 111 jet at Zamboanga refused food and water as Philippine authorities surrounded the aircraft. They freed 14 women and children, including an American, Martha Talton, while two Americans and 13 Filipinos remained aboard. The hijackers demanded ransom and a larger jet to fly to Libya, but officials said no ransom would be paid.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Philippine Airlines
Zamboanga
Zamboanga International
Mindanao
Martha Talton
South Charleston
N.C
U.S. Ravenel Travel
Andres Macs
Weyerhauser Philippines
John Mallett
United Brands
Davao
Libya
Senators pursue tax simplification by curbing deductions
Washington AP reports Senate Finance Committee chair Russell Long backs making itemized deductions harder to claim. A proposed cut to local and state gasoline tax deductions would restrict those costs to over 50 dollars, affecting about 20 million filers and roughly 400 million dollars yearly. The panel also moves to repeal part of sick pay taxation and offer a 100 dollar weekly credit for early total disability retirees, while expanding moving expense deductions and extending the investment tax credit for businesses.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Treasury Department
Alaska pipeline welds under independent review
Officials said the Interior Department ordered an independent accounting firm to review weld quality on the $7 billion Trans Alaska Pipeline. Alyeska estimated up to $55 million to repair 1,700 disputed welds and resend 360 X rays. Completion now targeted for July 1977 with possible delays.
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Anchorage
Edward L. Patton
Alyeska
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
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Orinda
Fisherman’s Wharf
Bay
San Francisco
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Yuba City, Cal. High School
Saco
Reagan Country
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Biddeford
Alfred Road
Maine Turnpike
Kesslen Shoe Co
Main St
Kennebunk, Me
Senators
Alaska
Veterans Council
Camille H. Roy
South Street
Maine
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