Earthquakes Surge Worldwide Death Toll in 1978
The USGS reports 1978 significant earthquakes nearly doubled, with 15 195 deaths vs 2 800 in 1977. Global fatalities remain far below 1976's 700 000. In the United States no quake deaths occurred, though 72 were injured in the August Santa Barbara Goleta tremor causing 12 to 15 million dollars in damage.
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Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
United States
Santa Barbara- Goleta
California
Parents flee with Chad Green to Mexico over Laetrile use
In Scituate Massachusetts the parents of 3 year old Chad Green who has leukemia fled with him to a Laetrile clinic in Tijuana Mexico. Father Gerald Green told WEEI that Chad is doing very well and that they took him to the clinic because the child’s doctors advised other treatment. Laetrile is legal in Mexico.
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Scituate, Mass
Chad Green
Mexico
Gerald Green
Boston
WEEI
Chad
Tijuana
EPA Eases Urban Smog Rules Amid Inflation Fears
The Environmental Protection Agency relaxed urban smog standards citing new medical and scientific evidence. EPA Administrator Douglas Castle said the revision protects those most affected while trimming costs, setting the ozone limit at 12 parts per million from the 0.08 ppm 1971 standard.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Douglas Castle
US Soviet arms talks show gaps despite potential SALT II breakthrough
David Aaron deputy national security adviser says major differences remain between the United States and the Soviet Union over an arms limitation treaty even as reports suggest a breakthrough. He cautions that expectations may outpace technical feasibility.
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Washington
White House
United States
Soviet Union
David Aaron
Cambodian Victory Celebration Amid Continued Fighting
In Phnom Penh the new Cambodian government held a victory celebration as fighting persisted in the countryside. Radio Phnom Penh reported newspapers appeared in the capital for the first time since Khmer Rouge took control nearly four years ago. Soldiers raided a village Thursday, detained suspects, and found a large arms cache. The army declined to give arrest numbers, promising more arrests. officials said plotters were part of Al Fatah, the main faction of the PLO led by Yasser Arafat.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Radio
Jordan River
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israeli troops crush Abu Dis terror ring blamed for market bombing
Israeli forces say they dismantled a Palestinian guerrilla ring based in Abu Dis that authorities link to at least 10 attacks, including a Jerusalem market bombing last June that killed two Israelis and wounded 47. An army spokesman described the ring as operating from the West Bank village.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
Abu Dis
West Bank
Rain floods New England as Midwest endures snowfall
Record rains and gale winds drove over 1,200 residents from their homes in New England New York and New Jersey. Massachusetts faced its wettest January in 161 years. In Illinois and Ohio heavy snow impacted cities from Chicago to Cleveland with hundreds stranded and a spike in snow related incidents.
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New England
New York
New Jersey
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
North Dakota
Texas
Chicago
Round Lake Beach
Revere
Nahant
Scituate
Boston
Quincy
Massachusetts
Denville Township
N.J
Parsippany- Troy Hills
Ohio
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Joseph DiLeonardi
Joliet
Ill
Bloomington
III
Bangladesh Train Crash Kills Five Hundred
Five hundred people die in a Bangladeshi rail disaster near Chandanga station west of Dhaka. An afternoon speeding mail train derailed from the rails and toppled into a ditch, with reports attributed to All-India Radio quoting sources in Dhaka.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Bangladesh
All-India Radio
Dacca
Chandanga
Weather Update and Mississippi River Readings
At 10 a.m. winds SE at 8 mph. Sunrise 7:25, sunset 5:16. Year ago today high 10, low 3, trace precip. Forecast mostly cloudy Sunday and Monday, snow possible Tuesday with highs 15 to 25 and lows 5 to 15. River stages show LaCrosse 5.1, Lansing 8.1, Dam 13.8, Dubuque 8.0, Davenport 5.9, Keokuk 1.5, Cedar Rapids 3.52. Clinton no report.
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Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Bismarck Portree
Atlanta
Anchorage
Chicago
Bismarck
Cincinnati
Boston
Nashville
Des Moines
Denver
New York
N.orleans
Detroit
Duluth
Houston
Honolulu
Washington
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Liggett to sell cigarette interests in U S
Liggett Group Inc the sixth largest U S cigarette producer says it has reached an agreement in principle to sell its U S cigarette operations. The buyer is led by a North Carolina shipping and real estate executive. The deal should yield about 122 million after liabilities with a 35 million after tax charge, Liggett based in Durham North Carolina says.
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New York
Liggett Group Inc
L&m
Lark
Chesterfield
U.S
North Carolina
Liggett
Dolph Overton
Durham
N.C
Births and incidents listed in vital statistics notes
Birth notices record a son for Larry and a son for Andrew Boots and others at multiple Marion addresses. Additional entries note a daughter for Dennis Nelson at Dalewood Ave SE and a 12:17 p.m. Thursday Center Point birth. Separate EMS calls include fuel leak near Highway 218 and Airport Road SW, medical emergencies on 35th Street NE and 11th Ave SE, a cement dust detector incident, and a back-draft from a fireplace. Marriage licenses issued to Allan W. Smith and Cindy L. Haddy of Cedar Rapids.
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Andrew Boots
Oklahoma Ave
Donald Kensinger
17Th Ave
Marion
Michael Reedich
F Ave
Jimmey Neal
Shellsburg
Jerald Brunssen
Blairstown
Dennis Nelson
Dalewood Ave
Kathleen Hale
Center Point
Highway 218
Airport Road
35Th Street
First St
Owen St
11Th Ave
Communists Break with Andreotti as Italian Cabinet Faces Crisis
Italian communist leader Enrico Berlinguer declared his party cannot continue supporting the government, signaling the fall of Premier Giulio Andreotti's cabinet. The crisis follows Communist dissatisfaction over cabinet posts and could trigger long inter-party talks or general elections.
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Rome
Enrico Berlinguer
Giulio Andreotti
Berlinguer
Five Party Alliance
Andreotti
Christian Democrat
Christian Democrats
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists carrier and mall subscription prices with weekly and yearly rates. It notes publication schedule and postage details, along with the paper’s association with The Associated Press for local and dispatch news.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
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Khomeini
Isfahan
Laetrile Clinic
Peck
Green Plant
Haeger & Stoneware
Y Price Macrame Cords
Plant Books
Sale Price House
Green Thumb Nursery
Tingle
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Travelers
National Weather Service
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Los Angeles
Atures
Ezing
Coralville Lake
Larry Bowers
28Th Ave
St. Luke's
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