Train crash kills twelve in central Sweden amid heavy rain
A passenger train rear ended an empty train near Ornasja between Falun and Borlange killing 12 and injuring 60 as rescue teams faced difficult terrain and rain. Four dead were schoolchildren and nine injuries were serious in the morning crash that halted signals along flooded tracks. Rescue helicopters aided police in the search. The Gothenburg to Gavle service was halted by the disaster.
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Sweden
Ornasj
Falun
Borlange
Gothenburg
Gavie
Iran
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Tehran
White House
Clark
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
State Department
London
Paris
Carter
Carter visits wounded Jordan in hospital in Indiana
President Carter visited Vernon Jordan at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne Indiana, reaffirming the belief that the wounded civil rights leader was the victim of an assassination attempt. Investigators focused on a crude campsite near the sniper site while Martha Coleman agreed to an interview. Jordan, 44, director of the National Urban League, remained in serious but improving condition after being shot last Thursday.
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Carter
Vernon Jordan
Camp David
Jordan
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Ft. Wayne
Ind
National Urban League
Martha Coleman
Guides Lead Masters in 50-Mmile Walkathon Fundraiser
Barry Honig and Michael Corso, both sightless, prepare a 50 mile walk on June 7 and 8 in Smithtown New York to raise funds for the Guide Dog Foundation. The charity links dogs and masters at no cost and relies on public events like walkathons for support.
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Barry Honig
Michael Corso
Honig
Corso
Guide Dog Foundation
Smithtown
N.Y
Walkathons
Barry
Rioting at Fort Chaffee injures dozens of Cubans and guards
A large security operation mobilized 300 soldiers from Fort Sill with 1100 more to come as Cuban refugees clash with military police at Fort Chaffee. Up to 45 refugees and guards are hurt, several buildings burned, and curfew imposed. Governor Clinton orders more National Guards and state police.
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Fort Chaffee, Ark
UPI
Fort Sill
Okla
Gene Eidenberg
Fort Chaffee
Eidenberg
Chaffee
Fort Smith and
Barling
United States
Doyle Wesson
The
Barling Sentinel
Arkansas
Base Administration
Bill McAda
Bill Clinton
Little Rock
Carter
White House
Relocation Agency
Harold McKinney
Wesson
Final 1980 primaries mirror Carter era questions
The piece analyzes how the 1980 Democratic and Republican nomination races compare to 1976 and 1968. It notes Carter’s delegate path to the nomination, Reagan’s momentum, Bush’s early missteps, and Kennedy’s limited impact. It cites regional strategies and endorsements shaping outcomes in California, Ohio, New Jersey, and other states.
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New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
United Press International
Carter
Kennedy
Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Edward Kennedy
California
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Dakota
West Virginia
Mississippi
George Bush
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Bish
Robert
John
New England
Massachusetts
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Chicago
Richard Daley
Alabama
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Wallace
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India
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Espirtu Santo
Jimmy Stevens
Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
Mount
St. Helens
Tim Hall
U.S. Geological Survey
Hall
Jimmy Dean
Charleston
S.C
David Parrott
Dean
Mary
Falcon B. Hawkins
COMPU
Gary W. Dickson
Omni Magazine
Calltorgon
Minneapolis
New York Insurance Company
Minnesota
MIT
Miss Piggy
Denver
New Orleans
Blaine Novak
Stadium
Christopher Walken
Universal-International
Dee of
Belize
Henry Winkler
Rome
Fort Chattee
Ark
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Chaffee’s Field Hospital
Army
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