Rescue officials halt hope for survivors at oil platform disaster
In Stavanger Norway rescue teams say little chance remains for finding alive the 101 missing workers after the Alexander I Kielland capsized in the North Sea. By nightfall 38 bodies and 89 survivors were located as air and sea searches continue with 45 vessels and aircraft keeping watch overnight.
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Stavanger
Norway
North Sea
Carl Wendt
Per Vasslebotn
Odvar Norrdk
Alexander I. Kielland
Senate backs bill to end federal interest limits on deposits
The Senate approved a bill to remove federal caps on interest paid on savings accounts and sent it to President Carter. In six years banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations could set any rate, replacing the current 5 percent limit. An estimate cites $48 billion in savers’ losses from the cap over 12 years.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Savings and Loan
U.S
House
Carter Reproaches Mobil Oil Overcharged Customers
President Carter rebuked Mobil Oil for refusing to refund 45 million dollars overcharged to customers in three months last year as he launches a potential jawboning campaign to curb price increases. Mobil called the move politically motivated and the White House said other refiners under voluntary restraints are being reviewed by the Council on Wage and Price Stability. Former Attorney General John Mitchell joined a new Washington international consulting firm, with sources noting former President Nixon may be involved and a former Marine officer also connected.
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Washington
Carter
Mobil Oil Corp
White House
Mobil
Sponse
Council On Wage and Price Stability
UPI
John Mitchell
Washington Post
Post
Maxine Cheshire
Richard Nixon
Marine Corps
James M. Tully
Mitchell
Delaware
Arafat In India Seeks Diplomatic Path Over Afghan Crisis
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, visiting New Delhi as head of government, urged diplomacy to resolve the Afghan crisis while calling for volunteers to fight Israel. He described the Palestinian struggle as jihad and warned against Zionism and imperialism, criticizing the Camp David accords. He met Indira Gandhi and stated political measures, not military action, would solve the issue.
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New Delhi
India
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Afghanistan
Indira Gandhi
Arafat
PLO
Gandhi
West Asia
Camp David
United States
Egypt
Moscow
Kabul
Islamabad
Washington
Budget-cutting clash as Senate panel nears overdrawn 1980 plan
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee clash over 1980 spending at a daylong session. They hold the line on most programs but expect to add 10.1 billion in outlays after adjournment. An amendment to raise the ceiling by 4.4 billion is voted, with a Monday vote pending. Defense funding remains at the original level despite inflation pressures.
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Washington
Senate Budget Committee
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Senate
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Hunts blame overregulation for Hunts' silver cash woes
The Hunt brothers say overregulation and new margin rules on the New York Commodities Exchange caused cash squeeze on their silver contracts. They call the drop from 50 to 11 dollars due to market manipulation and tight money, and expect a temporary fix as Bache Group liquidates part of the Hunts’ account to cover about 100 million in margin.
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New York
UPI
Hunt Brothers
W. Herbert Hunt
Hunt
New York Commodity Exchange
Herbert Hunt
Nelson Bunker Hunt
Tors
Hunts
Bache Group Inc
Hunt Family
Bache
Mount St Helens Eruption Triggers Evacuations in Washington
Columns of steam and gas rose over Mount St Helens as authorities evacuated about 80 people below Cougar and warned Tootle River residents to prepare for possible moves. Ash pours from the summit while scientists collect mud samples to assess magma activity.
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Cougar, Wash
UPI
Mount St. Helens
Washington
Cougar
Tootle River
The
Sum
Mit
Portland
Ore
James Moore
U.S. Geological Survey
Priest delivers Pope's message to Dominican Embassy hostages
In Bogota a Jesuit priest Javier de Nicolo met with Papal Nuncio Angelo Acerbi and the embassy captors for two hours to relay Pope John Paul II's prayers and support. The group includes U.S. Ambassador Diego Asencio and 28 other hostages held for 31 days by leftist guerrillas.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
John Paul II
Angelo Acerbi
Javier de Nicolo
Acerbi
U.S
Diego Asencio
Death toll climbs in Turkish floods and landslides
Torrential rains across eastern and western mountains trigger landslides that collapse homes and bridges in many villages. Officials fear more than 70 dead with 23 bodies recovered by Thursday night. Ayvazhaci village in Kayseri province suffered a landslide as floodwaters swept streets. Governor Babar Ansar cited at least 60 fatalities.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Ayvazhaci
Kayseri
Babar Ansar
Brutal Soviet actions in Afghanistan outlined by official
Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher told the Overseas Writers Club that about 15,000 political prisoners exist in Afghanistan and are executed at roughly 50 nightly while 500 to 600 Russian troops are fatally or seriously hurt weekly. He cited mass village destruction and use of lethal gas, with 500,000 Afghans fleeing to Pakistan and mosques fired upon by Soviet and loyal Afghan forces.
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Washington
UPI
Afghanistan
Warren Christopher
Christopher
Overseas Writers Club
Pakistan
Fatalities Reported in Ayvazhaci Village Incident
A deadly incident in Ayvazhaci, a village with about 1000 residents, resulted in multiple deaths. Local authorities are investigating the event and securing the area as of now.
Harris pleads innocent in Tarnower murder case
White Plains New York Virginia schoolteacher Jean Harris pleaded innocent to the second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges in Westchester County Court arraignment. Prosecutors released police questioning papers detailing her claim Tarnower scorned her love and slept with many women.
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White Plains
N.Y
UPI
Virginia
Jean Harris
Scarsdale
Herman Tarnower
Mrs. Harris
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