Pearl River rises threaten 25,000 as floods crest near Slidell
The Pearl River swelled past 22 feet, flooding about 700 homes and forcing 3,500 residents to flee by Sunday. Officials warned more rain would swell waters, with 25,000 people at risk and 16 parishes eyed for federal disaster aid as I-10 shut for miles.
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Washington Attacks Epton Over One Term City Vision
In a tense campaign finale on ABC This Week, Harold Washington denounces Bernard Epton for pledging a one term mayoralty, calling him a rich man who would treat Chicago like a toy and a puppet of the City Council. Epton defends his governance skills amid budget critiques.
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Phillip Burton dies at 56 in San Francisco
Democratic Congressman Phillip Burton, longtime environmental champion, died after a back pain illness. He collapsed at his Sir Francis Drake Hotel residence and was pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital. An autopsy was planned to confirm the cause. Burton helped form the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and was a pivotal liberal figure in California politics.
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Japanese regional elections test Nakasone policies
Millions of Japanese voters participate in 13 regional races as the 4 month old government faces its first electoral test. 64 percent of the 83 million eligible voters reportedly cast ballots, with results due later today in most areas.
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Gale winds drive yachtsmen overboard in English Channel
Gale force winds across the English Channel battered Falmouth area as two yachtsmen went overboard and a lifeboat capsized. Coast guard reported waves and 70 mph gusts forcing crews from two other vessels to abandon ship. A spokesman called it one of the worst days they remember.
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Capote Hospitalized After Dizzy Spells in Alabama
Writer Truman Capote, 58, was admitted to Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery in the early hours after arriving at the emergency room with dizziness and confusion. Doctors found a toxic level of the antiseizure drug Dilantin in his system and noted a history of seizures over about two years.
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George C Scott to attend Oscars after refusing 1970 win
AP reports George C Scott will attend the Academy Awards with wife Trish Van Devere. Scott had refused the Best Actor Oscar for Patton in 1970 and says he simply wants to see the show. His Oscar remains at Academy headquarters.
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Memorial service honors Warsaw ghetto uprising heroes
About 3,000 Poles attended a memorial mass in St. Augustine's Church Warsaw led by Cardinal Jozef Glemp honoring Jews who died in the 1943 ghetto revolt. Glemp called fighters heroes who died as human beings amid the tragedy of 65,000 killed. The event, not part of government ceremonies, followed Edelman’s criticism of the state program. In Israel air-raid sirens recalled Holocaust victims as Prime Minister Begin attended Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem. In Rome, around 100 gathered at the main synagogue to remember the uprising.
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Senators urge secret session on Nicaragua policy
U S Secret session urged as Senator Dodd says Reagan team breaking the law by aiding Nicaragua rebels. He calls for full Senate meeting to probe government actions, support, and aims amid central america tensions.
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Challenger returns to Earth as shuttle undergoes prep
The Challenger crew arrived home after a five day mission while technicians in California prepared the shuttle for flight to Kennedy Space Center. Officials noted missing thermal blanket pieces and a tile from the landing gear but described the craft as in beautiful shape overall.
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