Poison gas from blown gas well forces evacuations in Hemphill County
Hemphill and Wheeler county officials evacuated residents after a gas well near Briscoe Texas blew out releasing poisonous hydrogen sulfide at about 8 p.m. CST. About 30 to 40 ranch families in Wheeler County were moved from a 15 by seven mile strip. no injuries were reported.
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Hemphill
Wheeler County
Joe Reyna
Reyna
Neo Nazi leader ousted from National Socialist Party
Frank Collin, who led a failed plan to march neo Nazi ranks through a Jewish suburb, is removed from the National Socialist Party. Harold Covington, 26, North Carolina official, says Collin did not fulfill duties and his name was struck from rolls. The aborted Skokie march is cited as an embarrassment.
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UPI
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National Socialist Party
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Harold A. Covington
North Carolina
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Oil price hikes spread as Iraq and Indonesia raise rates
Iraq lifted its oil price to 26 dollars a barrel and Indonesia to 30.75 dollars, about a 10 percent rise. The moves hit OPEC members and were retroactive to December 1 in Iraq’s case. Indonesia accounts for about 5 percent of OPEC output.
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Indonesia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Britain Braces for Deadly Atlantic Storm Winds Rain
A deadly storm lashed Britain's Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain, causing widespread damage and prompting warnings as it moved ashore on a Wednesday.
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UPI
Britain
Atlantic Seaboard Wednes
First sailing cargo ship sinks off New York coast
Ned Ackerman’s 97 foot wooden schooner John F Leavitt, the nations first sailing cargo ship in 40 years, began its maiden voyage from Quincy to Haiti but took on water amid 20 foot seas and 20 knot winds. Coast Guard cutters and Air National Guard rescue crews evacuated eight crew and passengers as the vessel sank in the Atlantic about 300 miles east southeast of New York City.
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New York City
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Thomaston
Maine
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Rough seas hamper divers on oil freighter in Alaska
In Ketchikan Alaska stormy seas slow Navy divers seeking bodies or survivors from the Lee Wang Zin after it ran aground near Kendrick Bay. Winds 40 to 50 knots, 10 to 15 foot seas hamper efforts and diesel oil covers over 100 square miles while responders rush in from Seattle aboard the cutter Munro.
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Alaska
Pacific
Lee Wang Zin
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
Ray Spoltman
Seattle
Munro
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OSHA reform bill aims to curb federal workplace safety inspections
Nine of ten American workplaces would be exempt from routine federal safety inspections under a Senate bill to rein in OSHA enforcement. The measure, dubbed reform by supporters, is backed by a bipartisan group including Sen. Schweiker and Sen. Williams, with Sen. Hatch among its critics.
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Senate
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Congress
Schweiker
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Russian tug frees Lindblad Explorer off Antarctica
The Lindblad Explorer liner stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula was pulled free by a Russian tugboat, with 114 tourists and crew rescued to the Chilean mainland aboard the Piloto Pardo. The ship had run aground near the Gerlache Strait and Brandfield Strait and was proceeding on emergency power.
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Chile
UPI
Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula
Brandfield Strait
Gerlache Strait
Piloto Pardo
Rand analysts warn of worsening Sino Soviet feud in 1980s
Rand Corp analysts say the Sino Soviet feud will intensify in the 1980s and urge the United States to ally with China, potentially forming a defense pact. The 12 chapter report for the Defense Department notes Soviet interests and history heighten Asian security risks and cites leadership crises and regional tensions as key dangers.
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Calif
Rand Corp
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U.S
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Park Chung Hee
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Nixon’s bid to stop Connally milk fund case
Former President Richard M. Nixon reportedly sought to halt the milk-fund prosecution of former Texas Governor John B. Connally. Connally, a 1980 presidential hopeful and former Treasury secretary, was later acquitted by a federal jury. Connally said he knew nothing of Nixon’s alleged effort.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Texas
John B. Connally
Washington Post
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the Post
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Rhodesia set to vote as ceasefire nears amid violence
Salisbury reports tense mood as 13 more death notices lift toll to 78 since cease-fire signed in London. Monitoring teams prepare for guerrillas emerging from bush as Tongogara dies in Mozambique crash. British peacekeepers schedule blacks voting Feb 27-29 for 80 of 100 seats. whites vote Feb 14.
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Rhodesia
UPI
Mozambique
London
Tongogara
Patriotic Front
Israel seeks aid from United States for 1981 budget
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman pressed for a boost in military and economic aid as he met U S officials in Washington. Carter planned a White House session at Camp David before resuming talks, with Weizman signaling the administration may not offer the full 3.45 billion dollar request for the 1981 fiscal year starting October 1, 1980.
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Weizman
U.S
White House
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Camp David
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Harold Brown
Pentagon
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