Hurricane Anita Nearing Texas Coast Brings Evacuations
Hurricane Anita moved toward the Lower Rio Grande Valley, reaching 115 mph winds with gale-force bands 200 miles out. Rain and high winds affected South Padre Island, with evacuations completed at Port Mansfield as the storm crawled westward toward Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
South Padre Island
Port Mansfield
Harlingen
McAllen
Edinburg
Matamoros
Mexico
Anita
Corpus Christi
Warning on dubious offers from Central Disbursement promoters
Readers are alerted to a telemarketing scheme claiming surplus office and playground equipment from Central Disbursement of Washington, D C. The BBB and FBI are investigating reports of unknown brands and false federal ties. Authorities note many addresses are linked to Virginia and Crystal Mall.
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Washington, D.C
Central Disbursement
Better Business Bureau
BBB
Metropolitan Washington
Washington Bureau
Inquirers
Crystal Mall
Virginia
FBI
Washington
Los Angeles
Pear storage debate favors wooden barrel for circulation
The source explains preferring a large wooden barrel over an airtight metal container to store pears. The barrel design promotes air circulation, avoiding airtight conditions that could spoil the harvest.
Tobacco price support under review in North Carolina
A task force led by Bobby Smith will review the U S tobacco price support program next week. North Carolina officials including Agriculture Secretary Jim Graham press for grass roots input while noting the program aims to keep farmers prices stable and protect trade, amid calls for modernization.
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Raleigh
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Berglund
North Carolina
Yeargin
Bobby Smith
Berglund
North Carolina Agriculture
Jim Graham
Smith
Graham
Foregin
Ordinary Blokes Apply To Be European Astronauts
Thousands of applicants in Britain Italy and the Netherlands seek six ESA spots for Europe’s first Spacelab mission in 1980. Among nominees are a 39-year-old nuclear physicist Geoffrey Firmin a 27-year-old metallurgist William Grat and a 70-year-old British woman. Women were initially ruled out by medical exams. three finalists will join ESA and one will fly on Skylab mission while two back up and provide ground support.
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London
Western Europe
European Space Agency
ESA
Paris
Austria
Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Geoffrey Firmin
Firmin
Times of London
William Grat
Spacelab
Space Shuttle
Edwards Air Force Base
California
FB111 Proposal Gives Planes More Power
Defense Secretary Harold Brown weighs an Air Force plan to convert 6 FB111s into longer range nuclear bombers and modify two as experiments. The plan would cost about 7 billion dollars for 65 bombers plus 100 more, vs 24.8 billion for 244 B1s canceled by Carter. Congress would review funding if approved.
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Washington
Harold Brown
Air Force
Carter
Brown
Congress
Defense Secretary
August Wholesale Prices Rise Slightly Amid Farm Decline
Wholesale prices inched up one tenth of a percent in August while farm prices fell 4.3 percent for a fourth straight month. Coffee eggs livestock grains and poultry posted lower wholesale prices, while fruits and vegetables rose. industrial commodities rose due to lumber and transportation equipment. The report notes consumer prices often follow wholesale trends.
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Washington
Labor Department
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Dallas
Galveston
Port Isabel
Sgulf
Miles
Vermilion Bay
Matagorda Bay
National Hurricane Center
Miami
State Department of Public Safety
South Padre
Billy Yeargin
The
Tobacco Growers Information Committee
Swiss Grenadiers
Isone
Switzerland
Indhes
Wiermaille
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