Flood Tragedy: Canyon Evacuees Reconsider Stay After Flood
Evacuees, mostly canyon tourists, faced rescue delays while in good condition after three nights in a flood ravaged canyon. Temperatures hovered around Ab degrees as searchers used three helicopter pads to hunt for victims. A morgue housed 63 bodies by midday, with officials planning further exports and fingerprint identifications due to mutilated remains. FBI disaster unit aided identification as officials mapped disaster response.
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Canyon
Fatson
Loveland
Kibbey Funeral Home
FBI
Ioral
Patrick Allen
Larimer County
Mexico tightens CB radio rules at border
A Mexican official announced Americans crossing into Tijuana with four CB radio antennas on their cars face possible removal. Authorities say radios are legal in Mexico but licenses are hard to obtain, and civilian conversations may be restricted to preserve serious uses and clear frequencies.
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San Diego
United States
Tijuana
Mexico
Armando Marin Gonzalez
Ministry of Communications and Transportation
Mexico City
Marin Gonzalez
Nationwide alert for slain man's daughter Harris Kan
A nationwide alert was issued for 16 year old Penny Blevins after her father Ralph Blevins was found shot to death in his bed. Penny claimed she was kidnapped during a call to her sister at gunpoint and mentioned an $8 million ransom that was later denied by officials. Sheila Morrison, a friend, was missing from Lone Elm. Ralph Blevins, 60, died from multiple gunshot wounds. no weapon found. The FBI joined the investigation as authorities questioned Penny about the events at the Blevins home northwest of Harris in Anderson County. A brown and white 1968 Ford with Kansas plates ANB405 was reported as the car possibly involved.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
William Abbott
Bureau
Sheila Morrison
Lone Elm
Miss. Morrison
Blevins
Anderson County
William Gadelman
KBI Ass
Jack Ford
Miss Blevins
Mrs. Hoffman
George Hoffman
Here
Ralph Blevins
Mary
Kansas City
T.M. Dougherty
KBI
Kansas
Terry Solander
Mystery Deaths Prompt Massive Vaccine Prep In Pennsylvania
State officials warned of a mystery disease linked to a Pennsylvania American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Health experts prepared for a possible swine flu like inoculation program while labs in Philadelphia and Atlanta analyzed blood and throat samples. Officials noted most cases in southeastern Pennsylvania with earlier victims in central and western regions.
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Jay Satz
State Health Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Toospital
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
American Legion
Williamsport
American Legion Convention
Philadelpais
Wtels
Washington
Speruleton
House Health
Health, Education and Welfare
David Mathews
FPC seeks immediate natural gas rate hike approval
Washington reports the Federal Power Commission seeks a $1.5 billion yearly natural gas rate increase to start immediately, arguing delay would cause irreparable harm. An appeals court blocked the hike a day earlier after challenge by a 16-group coalition. oral arguments on the delay are set for Thursday.
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Washington
Federal Power Com- Tal
Commission
Appeals
FPC
Basements gunman attack ends in double tragedy
In Fort Worth a violent assault at the Davis mansion left Farr shot dead in the kitchen and Angela Davis wounded after a chase through a barbed wire fence. Miss Bass and a 14 year old house guest confronted the assailant as he departed. Angela Davis sought help amid the chaos. Authorities found Farr’s body indoors and Davis later located in South Fort Worth.
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Farr
Mrs. Davis
Garret and
Beverl Bass
D Jomes
Davis Mansion
Angela
DAVIS
South Fort Worth
Ford Bill Requires U S Firms to Report Foreign Payments
President Ford proposed the Foreign Payments Disclosure Act to compel U S companies to file reports on payments to foreign officials and candidates for influence. Reports would go to State Justice IRS SEC. some data could be released publicly after a year unless blocked by policy or legal concerns.
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Washington
Ford
State and Justice Departments
Internal Revenue Service
Securities and Exchange Commission
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Man Arrested After Standoff At Apartment
Police surrounded a residence about four hours after the incident. Davis surrendered quietly with head bowed. Five weapons were found in his car. Davis appeared before Municipal Court Judge Jerome Hennigan for a preliminary hearing. the judge noted he was red-eyed and haggard but clean shaven and he answered only yes to understanding the case.
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Davis
Rome Hennigan
Hennigan
Senate approves energy tax cuts for homeowners and businesses
The Senate approved energy conservation tax cuts costing over 1.2 billion dollars. A key provision offers homeowners a tax credit up to 225 dollars for insulation improvements, with a 30 percent credit on up to 750 dollars for insulation, storm windows, and weather stripping installed between July 1 1976 and December 21 1978. The plan targets existing homes and estimates long term costs around 784 million over two years, with higher totals possible. A separate credit for replacing electric heating with heat pumps was also approved, noting heat pumps use about 30 percent less energy.
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Washington (Ap
Senate
Treasury
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