Chicago firemen strike tensions flare as talks begin
Chicago police doubled guard at strikebound fire houses while Federal mediation was sought as Mayor Byrne shifted toward negotiations with Fire Fighters Union Local 2. Union leaders vowed to defy orders and potential contempt cites loomed amid reports of harassment calls to families. Lt. Jerry Peck, who did not strike, rescued an elderly man from a South Side fire, reviving him with CPR. Tower, hospitalized in fair condition, credited Peck’s decision not to strike.
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Jerry Peck
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Matthew Tower
Tower
Peck
Gas prices rise sharply in AAA survey across four weeks
The American Automobile Association reports a 7.2 cent per gallon average rise across all fuel grades in four weeks, marking the largest month-to-month jump since monitoring began seven years ago, with regular at 1.17, premium 1.22, unleaded 1.21, and diesel 1.09.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
AAA
Total solar eclipse viewing at Crocodile Camp Kenya
Astronomer Kenneth L. Franklin leads a group including Amanda Blake to observe a total solar eclipse from Crocodile Camp 60 miles west of Malindi. The event crossed 8000 miles of ocean and continents, with the eclipse passing overhead around 11:30 a.m. local time.
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Kenneth L. Franklin
Hayden Planetarium
New York City
Amanda Blake
Kitty
Indian Ocean
Malindi
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
India
China
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Polish premier ousted after party congress upheaval
Polish Prime Minister Piotr Jaroszewicz was removed from the Politburo at the Communist Party Congress as his economic policies faced fire. Edward Babiuch, No. 2 in the Politburo, expected to be named next Monday as the new premier by parliament.
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Warsaw
Poland
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Communist Party
Jaroszewicz
Edward Babiuch
Grain agreements signed with 12 exporters for Soviet sale
The Agriculture Department announced 12 grain exporting firms agreed to sell about 16.1 million metric tons of grain to the Soviet Union under contractual obligations. The step is part of a plan to soften Carter era grain embargo effects by letting the government resell the contracts to avoid taxpayer stockpiles.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Carter
Rains Hammer Southwest Inches Flood Southern California
Heavy rains and winds lash Southern California for a third day with more than 4 inches in Los Angeles area. Floodwaters lift cars, mudslides threaten hillsides, and many evacuated in Pasadena Altadena while freeways close. Elsewhere in the West, Utah Arizona flood, and snow and ice disrupt travel across multiple states. A body was recovered in Prescott, Arizona after a car was swept from a bridge.
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Ariz
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U.S. weighs Afghan peace force amid Soviet presence
The United States holds preliminary talks with several countries on a peacekeeping force for Afghanistan while warning Moscow would not withdraw troops soon. Officials say a neutral Afghanistan is the goal, with the Karmal regime likely to fall without Soviet backing. President Carter urged Moslem nations to pledge mutual defense and defended draft registration to counter Soviet aggression.
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United States
Afghanistan
U.S
State Department
Soviet Union
Carter
White House
Moscow
Babrak Karmal
Kabul
Hafizzulah Amin
Karmal
Herpes Vaccine Under Development at Birmingham School
London report says Dr. Gordon Skinner developed a protein based vaccine from the herpes virus surface to protect against three forms of herpes. The approach aims to avoid live vaccines that might persist in the body and cancer risk, targeting genital herpes brain disease and cold sores.
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London
UPI
Birmingham School of Medicine
New Scientist
Gordon Skinner
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