Three oil workers die in Elk Hills well blast
In Taft California three men trapped in a basket above a 7000 foot Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve well were burned to death when the well exploded. A packer jam and a fierce blaze prevented control devices from working as Red Adair was summoned.
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Taft, Calif
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Alaska
Howard Schlieman
Williams Brothers Engineering
Tulsa
Okla
Elk Hills
Schlieman
Dan Hulsey
APME cites 31 papers for reporting excellence
The Associated Press Managing Editors Association cited 31 newspapers for outstanding AP report contributions. Awards were presented by Howard Hanes at the APME convention in New Orleans. Notable efforts included Oak Ridger's weekend help during James Earl Ray's escape and joint Wisconsin bureau investigations into legislative spending.
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New Orleans
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Associated Press News Report
Howard Hanes
Augusta
Chronicle
APME
APMF
Oak Ridge
Madison
Milwaukee Journal
Marquette
Atlanta
Journal
Columbia
Maury County
Miss your Star paper delivery prompts city subscribers
City subscribers are asked to phone 777-8841 to report a missed Star during listed hours Monday through Friday 6 to 6 30 p.m. and Saturday 3 30 to 4 p.m. A carrier will deliver the paper. callers should not call outside these times.
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Times
Statue demonstrators go before court today
A nine hour occupation of Liberty Island by 30 Puerto Rican nationalists ends with their capture. They face criminal trespass charges in Manhattan federal court as they demand Puerto Rican independence and release of jailed nationalists. One teen dies and two injured in a DeQueen Arkansas car crash nearby.
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New York
New York Harbor
Vincente Alba
Battery Park
Manhattan
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
Dequeen
Ark
Bellemine Road
Here
Anthony. Savred
Congress delays action on hospital costs plan
Congress stalls votes on President Carter s hospital cost plan delaying action until next year. Kennedy criticizes Carter for weak lobbying while CA life health secretary Cali fano leads efforts. The proposal caps cost increases to inflation plus 3 percent, aiming for about 9 percent yearly rises, with a national cap on hospital capital expenditures.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and Welfare
Kennedy
Congressional Budget Office
American Medical Association
Prince Charles Watches Shuttle Enterprise Final Test
Prince Charles observed the Space Shuttle Enterprise during its final test flight at Edwards Air Force Base California. The trial, intended to simulate real space missions, featured a drop from about 22 000 feet after release from a Boeing 747 and a precision landing on a 15 000 foot runway.
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Atrip
Prince Charles
California
Mojave Desert
NASA
Trudy Tiedeman
Pete Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Haise
20 war victims identified in latest Vietnam remains release
The Pentagon named 20 identified remains including 17 Air Force officers 3 Navy lieutenants and civilian Tucker Gougelman of Montclair N J among the newest repatriations from Hanoi. One body awaits positive identification at Honolulu as Defense records show 702 missing in Southeast Asia with 1 809 presumed dead. A military transport will return the remains to Travis Calif and then Oakland for burial or family handover.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
Air Force and Navy
U.S
United States
Honolulu
Hanoi
Defense
Air Force
Navy
Tucker Gougelman
Montclair
N.J
Gougelman
The
Central
Telligence Agency
AAS
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U.S. Army
Oakland
Walter C. Estes II
Williamston
Mich
James KE
Teague
Jonesboro
Ark
Richard C. Thum
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph W. Brand
Chicago
Donald E. Clark Jr
Lynchburg
Clyde D. Dawson
Fond du Lac
Wis
Samuel
Father Son Confrontation Led to Slayings in Brunswick
In Brunswick Ohio Michael Swihart 18 was charged with aggravated murder after allegedly beating his father Donald 41 mother Sue and brothers Brian 16 Russell 9 with a baseball bat following a confrontation in the family room. Police say he doused the bodies with gasoline and used a match to ignite them. Autopsies show head injuries on all victims.
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Brunswick
Ohio
Michael Swihart
Michael
Donald
Sue
Brian
Russell
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Swihart
Plain Dealer
Roger Ingraham
Medina County
Andrew Karaon
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Ron Marshall
Marshall
Los Angeles
Adair
Kettering
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Wickes
Craig Hensley
Michael Wilson
Grannis
Saveal
Mass
Capitol Hill
Prince
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
St. Louis
William H. Nelson
Filton
Craig A. Paul
Columbus
Donald M. Singer
Newark
Warren R. Spencer
Martinsville
Ind
Nutter J
Windrow II
Berlin
Milo
Trans-Alaska
Valdes Terminal
Valdez
Pacific Coast
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