Heat wave deaths and drought grip Texas and Midwest
The heat wave across Texas and the Midwest pushes temperatures higher for three days with El Paso recording 17 straight days of extreme warmth. A 78-year-old retiree died of heat stroke amid dwindling Social Security income and limited cooling. Separate reports include a federal judge ruling against Jack Potts seeking to spare his execution, and a Detroit police surge after clashes over a parade permit for Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi groups.
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Texas
el Paso
National Weather Service
Jack Potts
Atlanta
U.S
William O’kelley
Potts
Macon
Wilbur Owens
Detroit
Communist Workers Party
Hostages praised as cared for under medical watch
A fragmentary report notes that the two Americans captured on the Vietnam Cambodia frontier are being cared for, receive mail via the Red Cross, and write to relatives while officials discuss their status. The piece also mentions Iran and other unrelated items from the era.
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Dengayeh Iran
Nehtuak Iving Cmiiaaa
Carter
Tehran
International Red Cross
Actress Gilles named in Zanuck wills amid $15 million suit
Mitchelson sues Zanuck estate in New York claiming Miss Gilles receives 45 percent of Zanuck’s value across six wills, but is cut from will seven and a quoted share figure appears. Also notes unrelated court and crime items about Mark Owens in Monaco, a Los Angeles councilman dispute, and a zoo bear escape incident.
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Mitchelson
New York
Zanuck
Gilles
Carter Sees Unity With European Leaders on Oil and Afghanistan
President Carter, back from a eight day four nation swing, said a remarkable unity exists with European leaders despite differences. He stressed Afghanistan withdrawal of Soviet troops, warned oil impacts on global security, and noted joint resolve to free American hostages in Iran as talks covered Italy Yugoslavia Spain and Portugal.
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Washington
UPI
United States of America
Camp David
Afghanistan
Italy
Yugoslavia
Spain
Portugal
Union
Tass
White House
United States
Iran
Internal strife in Iran tests Khomeini revolution
The article notes growing fear of a clash between religious forces and the left inside Iran. Khomeini hints at the quarreling among Islamic factions led by Beheshti and the lay group seeking to shield Bani Sadr from hardliners. The left faces divisions over attitudes to superpowers as factions vie for influence amid violence by Hizbollahi supporters.
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Ee Ene
Muhammad Beheshti
London Economist
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Bani
United States
China
Soviet Union
Aves Appares
Meris
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