Four Survive Night Adrift After Boat Explodes Off Edisto Beach
Two men and two boys, tossed into the Atlantic when their 28 foot pleasure craft Miss Anne exploded, spent a night amid sharks as lightning flashed around them. Rescued about 12 hours later near Edisto Island, they refused medical treatment. Barbara Ann Woodham, 58, died in the blast.
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S.C
Atlantic
Coast Guard
John Langhorn
Edisto Beach
Craven
Larry Coyle
Edisto Island
Barbara Ann Woodham
Tuscaloosa Mayor orders 245 garbagemen back to work
The Tuscaloosa mayor set a Monday deadline for 245 garbagemen to return or be fired after a walkout tied to a union claim involving a supervisor. Union spokesman Willie Harper said a contract was signed, but workers stayed off to protest the supervisor’s retention.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Willie Harper
Ernest Collins
Pentagon budget trimmed to about 135 billion for 1980
The White House plans cut the Pentagon forecast from 137.2 billion to about 135 billion for fiscal 1980, citing hold down orders by President Carter. Congress has a 117.8 billion defense request for fiscal 1979, while inflation could erode any 1980 gains.
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White House
Pentagon
Carter
Administration
Defense Department
White House Office of Management and Budget
Congress
National Defense
Senate seeks voice on Korea troop withdrawal in aid bill
The Senate approved a $2.8 billion foreign military aid measure 73 to 13, linking Rhodesia sanctions relief to progress toward black majority rule and confirming a Senate demand for a say in any Korea withdrawal decisions before the House action next week.
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Washington
Senate
Asia
U.S
South Korea
Rhodesia
House
Single gene identified may aid prenatal diagnosis in blood diseases
Boston AP reports the New England Journal of Medicine details a study by Dr. Stuart Orkin and colleagues at Harvard identifying a single human gene. The work predicts three rare anemias in fetuses at risk and suggests a future advance in molecular genetics per an accompanying editorial by Dr. Arthur Neinhuis.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Stuart Orkin
Harvard
Arthur Neinhuis
Orkin
Federal tax limit drive gains momentum in Washington
The National Tax Limitation Committee announced a special drafting panel to draft a constitutional amendment to curb federal taxes and spending. Milton Friedman, Paul McCracken, and Robert Bork join the 29 member group as they push the measure from state actions to the federal arena.
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Washington
UPI
National Tax Limitation Committee
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Paul McCracken
Robert Bork
Government to cap lab fees for Medicare and Medicaid
The government will hold Medicare and Medicaid payments for laboratory tests and medical equipment at the lowest rates in the community. Regulations issued to enforce the anti inflation policy aim to reward facilities that keep prices down.
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Washington
Health Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Castro assails U S human rights push in Cuba speech
Fidel Castro denounced U S human rights criticisms during a Wednesday night address marking the 25th anniversary of the Cuban revolution. He targeted Carter’s policies and the United States for racial injustice, apartheid praise, and mistreatment of indigenous peoples and minorities.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Carter
United States
South Africa
Egypt Expels Israeli Delegation as Peace Talks Falter
Egyptian television announced President Anwar Sadat asked the Israeli delegation to leave after peace talks broke down in January. The group of military officers had remained in Cairo and was to depart today by Egyptian airliner, a move described by Prime Minister Menachem Begin as a minor matter with chances for peace remaining excellent.
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Menachem Begin
Egypt
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Benson Ford Dies Aboard Boat In Cheboygan
Benson Ford 59 grandson of Henry Ford and brother of Henry Ford II died after an apparent heart attack while docked at a Cheboygan resort on Michigan's Lower Peninsula. He was a Ford Motor Co. vice president and dealer policy board chairman, part of a three member executive troika with Henry II and Philip Caldwell.
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Detroit
Benson Ford
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Henry Ford
Ford
Cheboygan
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Edsel Ford
Henry II
William Clay Ford
Philip Caldwell
Korchnoi Near Victory In World Chess Championship
Viktor Korchnoi pressed the attack against Anatoly Karpov in Baguio City as their fifth game adjourned after 42 moves and five hours of play. Korchnoi, 47, seeks the first win as officials set Friday for resumed action and Karpov prepared his 42nd move.
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Philippines
Viktor Korchnoi
Anatoly Karpov
Korchnoi
Soviet Union
Karpov
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