Runaway Mexican Oil Slick Threatens Padre Island Shore
A 40 mile offshore tongue of oil from a blown Mexican well drifts toward Padre Island as 10 knot winds push the slick northward. Coast Guard and NOAA teams monitor sub surface globs and tar balls while shrimpers report a drop in harvest pace to about half of last year.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Padre Island
Texas Gulf Coast
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carl Posey
Gulf
Brownsville
Julius Collins
The
Coast Guard
Port Mansfield
Posey
Mexico
Roger Madson
Laguna Madre
Three FBI agents killed in California and Ohio shootings
In El Centro California a social worker James Maloney 30 of Holtville walked into an FBI office and shot two agents before killing himself. In Cleveland Ohio FBI Special Agent Johnnie Oliver was killed while trying to arrest a fugitive Melvin Bay Guyon.
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EL Centro
Calif
FBI
Cleveland
James Maloney
Holtville
San Diego
John Compton
Imperial County
Maloney
Johnnie Oliver
Melvin Bay Guyon
Tyrone Little
Chicago
Guyon
Oliver
Philadelphia
Firefighters tighten grip on eight major forest blazes
Fire crews shifted focus to eight uncontrolled fires across Idaho Montana Wyoming and Oregon after closing lines on five blazes. Gallagher Peak in Idaho and Laramie Range in Wyoming eyed containment by nightfall amid cooler conditions and lower winds.
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Boise, Idaho
Western Timber
Gallagher Peak
Idaho
Targhee National Forest
Laramie Range
Wyoming
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
National Firefighting Command Post
Salmon National Forest
Montana
Lowland National Forest
Tules Indian Reservation
California
Oregon
San Bernadino National Forest
Bob Bjornsen
Forest Service
Bonners Ferry
Norm Lewis
State Lands Department
Federal Command and Supply Center
John Evans
Evans
Massachusetts Keeps March 4 Presidential Primary Date
Massachusetts lawmakers vote 25 to 1 to maintain the March 4 primary despite DNC warnings and Carter concerns. A separate note reports 275000 census jobs to be filled by political patronage. a Detroit case convicts Clark Hurd of cruelty for abandoning five orphaned nieces and nephews in subzero cold.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Carter
Democratic National Committee
State Senate
Bay State
Washington
UPI
White House
Detroit
Bank Robber Arrest Tied to Rockefeller Center Heist
Eugene Thomas King Jr. a 28 year old convicted bank robber was arrested in the Bronx after a car crash and will face federal charges for the August 3 Bankers Trust Co branch robbery in Rockefeller Center the largest cash heist in city history.
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New York
UPI
Rockefeller Center
Eugene Thomas King Jr
Bronx
FBI
King
Bankers Trust Co
Home Screening May Match Annual Exams for Breast Cancer
A Boston study finds yearly physicals remain best for detecting breast cancer but as women improve self checks home screening could approach effectiveness of clinician exams. Mammography is deemed inaccurate and not worth extra radiation for most women, though high risk cases may still require screening.
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Boston
New York Judge Upholds Pooper Scooper Law
A state judge upholds New York Citys pooper scooper ordinance. In a 12 page decision Supreme Court Justice Edward Greenfield finds the law constitutional as to dog waste cleanup on sidewalks streets and parks.
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New York
New York City
Supreme Court
Edward Greenfield
Gremlins Ground Concorde Jets Across Major Bases
Four of five British Airways Concorde jets were grounded amid a string of mechanical faults described by spokesman Bill Stevens as “gremlins.” Three aircraft stayed grounded at Heathrow, while a fourth remained at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
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London
UPI
British Airways
Bill Stevens
Vietnamese official slams U.S. on talks and corruption
Acting Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach accused the United States of blocking normalization talks with Vietnam and tolerating high level corruption. He told reporters with a U.S. delegation led by Benjamin Rosenthal that refugee exodus and Cambodia policy hinder ties, calling Washington’s stance a crazy use of the China card. He urged quieter rescue efforts and warned no Cambodia conference while China threats persist.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Co Thach
United States
U.S
Benjamin Rosenthal
Washington
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thach
Carter
China
Hanoi
Peking
Southeast Asia
Watergate
Lockheed
America
7Th Fleet
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Teakwood Lane
Cedar Rapids
Westwood
Maximillian Schnapp
Pet Owners Protective Association
Clark S. Hurd
James David Cecil
Gremlins
Concordes
Wosel
16Th Ave
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Garden Seasons
Center Floris
Mt. Vernon Rd
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RCA ColorTrak
Mendoza
Darrel
7Th Ave
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