Olympic chief accuses Carter of ignorance in boycott
IOC president Lord Killanin rebuked President Carter for leading the Moscow boycott and said the US showed virtual ignorance of sports beyond American football and baseball. He predicted Afghanistan tensions may rise after the Games and questioned the boycott's success as he spoke in Moscow.
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Afghanistan
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Lloyd Cutler
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Los Angeles
Peter Ueberroth
Berlioux
Firing of city workers threatened in Mobile
Mobile officials moved to dismiss striking policemen firefighters and sanitation workers while 400 firefighters led a walkout for a 20 percent raise. The protest spread to police and other municipal unions as restraining orders faced defiance.
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San Francisco
Detroit Free Press
Firefighters’ Union
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Hotel Employers Association
Laurie Orman
Detroit
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Red Ryder Actor Donald Barry Dies by Self-Inflicted Shot
Hollywood actor and producer Donald Barry aged 69, famed as Red Ryder, shot himself after a family dispute with his estranged wife. Police said officers responded to a North Hollywood home dispute and found Barry dead at Riverside Hospital after he fired a .38 caliber revolver.
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Lester Slack
Slack
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Red Ryder
Trek in wheelchair stalled near Jesup
Bob Brewster, a paraplegic 39 year old from New Hyde Park New York, faced a stop near Jesup Iowa as Buchanan County deputies debated whether his gas powered wheelchair was legal on U S Highway 20. Officials checked with New York authorities who confirmed legality. Brewster aims to reach San Francisco in the motorized chair.
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Rain and curfew calm Liberty City unrest in Miami
Rain quieted three days of disturbances in Liberty City as 400 National Guardsmen stood by and a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew was enforced. The two square mile emergency area saw 29 arrests mainly for curfew violations and several weapon charges.
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Bob Graham
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Banks
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Bolivian president ousted by rightist coup leaders
President Lidia Gueiler resigned as a three man military junta seized power declaring a Government of National Reconstruction. The coup in La Paz left at least five dead and injuries reported as martial law began nationwide.
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UPI
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Luis Garcia Meza
Waldo Bernal
Ramiro Terrazas
National Committee In Defense of Democracy
Congress
Four Swedes accused in Israeli espionage plot in Copenhagen
A Swedish court charged four Swedish citizens with illegal espionage tied to plans against El Al security personnel in Copenhagen. They face arms smuggling and stolen goods charges. a 19-year-old woman remains at large. The action targeted an El Al crew at a Copenhagen hotel.
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UPI
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el al
Morath
Heat Death Toll Near 1000 As Heat Wave Persists
The unofficial AP tally reports 986 deaths across 20 states from a 27 day heat wave with about 700 fatalities in the past week. Last week 294 fatalities were recorded. No relief is expected as the National Weather Service says extreme heat will endure into early next week.
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