Belle Brushed NC Outer Banks As Storm Aims North
The 110 mph hurricane Belle skimmed the Outer Banks with gusts up to 74 mph as the center rode 50 miles offshore. Forecasters warned of possible 10-foot tides and 10 to 12-foot waves if the storm veered west. Evacuations and sheltering occurred. roads flooded and trees down on parts of Hatteras Island.
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Cape Hatteras
Belle
North Carolina
Outer Banks Islands
Long Island
New England
Joe Pelistsier
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Pelissier
Nags Head
Here
Frisco
Hatteras
Weather Service
Buxton
John Hope
National Weather Service
Oil Hike in 1977 eyed by Saudi minister
Geneva AP reports Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi oil minister, expects higher crude prices in 1977 but opposes a very drastic hike urged by some nations. Washington AP notes Senate near passage of a 104 billion defense bill. an amendment to remove 75 million for non nuclear Lance warhead procurement failed 61 to 39. Pasadena AP says Viking I's robot arm repaired and ready to dig for hints of life. Chicago UP adds Playboy claims CIA used Howard Hughes organization as a front to fund 1968 Ford and 36 conservative congressmen, details on page 2.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Sheik Ahmed
Zaki Yamani
Washington
Senate
Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Chicago
CIA
Howart Hughes
Gerald Ford
Playboy Magazine
Weather drift and credit card quip headline
Partly cloudy tonight with lows near 60 and highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain chances rise Tuesday with about 80 percent likelihood. A lighthearted line notes some families pay by card while the Tooth Fairy still uses cash.
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Tooth Fairy
Gangland Killings Linked to Roselli Death Mystery
Miami police link the gangland killing of John Roselli to the death of Sam Giancana. Roselli, who aided a senate panel claim about CIA recruitment to kill Castro, was found in a Biscayne Bay drum with evidence of asphyxiation. Investigators note timing with Giancana's murder remains unproven.
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Miami
John Roselli
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Fidel Castro
Sam
Giancana
Roselli
Plantation
Fla
Biscayne Bay
Chicago
DEA
Castro
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Senate
FBI
Clarence Kelsey
Baker
Huntsville
Tenn
Rosellis
Tom Wadden
Tragedy at Stratton Crossing Claims Nine Lives
A Burlington Northern freight train hit a Stratton Nebraska bus carrying Sunday school children. Nine people died nine from Stratton including Rev Norton Nerren and his wife Shimene. Eight survivors were injured and later reported as stable.
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Stratton
Neb
Strattom
Ron Longsine
Thomas Nerren
Stratton Church of Christ
Floyd Weech
McCook
Longsine
Ted
Wesch
Burlington Northern
Rev
Norton
Shimene
Denver
Thomas
Cindy Jo Minary
Debra Minary
Reagan Pressures For Ford VP Pick
Reagan campaign director John Sears urged the GOP rules panel to require Ford to name his vice presidential choice before the convention. Sears said the delegates deserve to know the full ticket in advance and tied the move to accountability on the nomination floor.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican Rules Committee
Ford
John Sears
Reagan
Republican National Committee
Sears
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
John Rhodes
Arizona
Rules Committee
Rhodes
Rockefeller
America
Ray Confirms He's Potential VP Pick
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray signals he may be Ford’s running mate as aides compile data on his personal life for Ford’s use. Ford has said he is considering more than a dozen names and may pick a middle-of-the-road partner to bolster his November bid.
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Rockefeller
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Kansas City
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Evienee Towe
Crawfordsville
Jimmy Carter
Ronsard Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Treasury
William Simon
Texas
John Connally
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Anne Armstrong
Britain
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Baker
Simon
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Brock
Baxer
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
Legionnaires Disease Probe Focusing on Unaffected Attendees
Health officials turn to people who escaped the Philadelphia American Legion convention as they seek the cause of the Legionnaires disease outbreak that killed 27 and sickened 125. They plan questionnaires for July 21 24 attendees and may seek full time investigative funding if needed.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Leonard Bachman
Pennsylvania
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Donald Wright
Wright
Julio Ojeda
Charles Zatrepalek
Ford VP
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Poatform Committee
Robert Ray
Platform Committee
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Earl Butz
Butz
James Lynn
White House
Office of Management and Budget
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Hazleton
Harold Davis
Bachman
Legion
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Benjamin Frankin
Sumuar
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