Flooding Races Through Southwest. Toll, Damage Rise
Torrential rains spawned by tropical systems lashed Southern California and Baja California. In Mexicali two thirds of the border town submerged while California’s Imperial Valley faced crop damage and up to two percent rainfall. Dozens of motorists stranded along I-15 as floods closed the highway and Santa Barbara County fortified with sandbags. Officials warned of mudslides as remaining storms drift northward into desert regions.
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California
Nevada
Santa Barbara County
Sycamore Canyon
Andy Rosenberger
Doreen
Imperial Valley
Russell Chandler
Imperial County
Colorado
Cemy
John Taylor
Chandler
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
State Transportation Department
Highway Patrol
Ken Archer
Archer
Long Beach
Brezhnev and Tito Warm Ties Amid Cooperation Push
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev greeted Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito with kisses and praised nonaligned nations. Brezhnev signaled Moscow's support for independent yet cooperative paths, citing potential talks with Carter and expanding socialist-nonalignment ties during Tito's four week visit to Moscow and beyond.
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Brezhnev
Tito
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Josip Broz Tito
Soviet Union
Yaukovo
Crimea
Siberian Lake
North Korea
China
Carter
Ford backs canal pact as boost for Carter efforts
Former President Ford urged quick Senate approval of the Panama Canal agreement announced by the Carter administration. He called the treaty an important step for ward and stated it was in the national interest, providing a key boost amid conservative Senate opposition.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Carter
U.S. Senate
United States
Probe of Lance finances completed
The Comptroller of the Currency finished its 100 page report on Bert Lance finances and will send it to Congress for public release likely on Thursday. The findings cover Lance bank dealings in Georgia prior to his White House role and reference loans from Chicago and New York banks totaling about 4 million dollars.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Bert Lance
Congress
Carter Administration
Congressional
Lance
Georgia
Justice Department
Comptroller
John Heimann
Chicago
New York City
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
New York
Comptroller's Office
Ribicoff
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Sea Island
Camp David
Judge Johnson Shaping FBI Amid Civil Rights Conflicts
The judge chosen to head the FBI built a towering reputation among civil rights advocates and faced Wallace’s opposition in Alabama. He opposed prison and mental hospital reforms as overreach, endured threats, and helped steer landmark integration rulings.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Johnson
Deep South
Gov. Wallace
University of Alabama
Alabama Circuit
Richard 'T, Rives
Montgomery
Wallace
Berkowitz pleads not guilty in Son of Sam case
David R. Berkowitz, the so called Son of Sam, entered a not guilty plea in Brooklyn Supreme Court marking his murder arraignment. He indicated his defense would be insanity if tried and several legal motions played out over tapes and attorney representation.
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Sam
New York
David R. Berko- Witz
Brooklyn
State Supreme Court
Leonard E. Voswein
Philip Peltz
Peltz
Berkowitz
Mark 4. Heller
Appellate Division of
Yoswein
Peltz-Berkowitz
Heller
Ant
David R. Berkowitz
Arnold Rosenberg
Mr. Heller
New York News
Warkart
Barkowitz
Bronx
Alaska pipeline crews rush to fix station leak
The 800 mile trans Alaska pipeline shut down after pump station No 9 leak emptied about 30 barrels into the pump house. Officials said the line may restart once cleanup finishes and vents left open during restart are addressed.
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Alaska
Delta
trans-Alaska
Valdez
Prudhoe Bay
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Purdy
Alyeska
Jack Turner
Federal Alaska Pipeline Office
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Stalin
Charleston
D.C
Canal Pact
The
Ecomptroller's
FBI
Atlanta
Federal
Hante
I. Patrick Gray
Wiliam J. Rucelshaus
Kelley
Kansas City. Mo
Texaco
U.S
Maurice F Granville
Texaco Inc
Grand Central Station
Percheron
Gulf of Mexico
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