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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
2
Sen. Howard Baker acknowledged his wife Joy has had a drinking problem but says she is fully recovered. He told President Ford of it and stated he remains available for the vice presidential spot if offered, while noting he has no idea if he is on Ford's list. Baker emphasized there would be no embarrassment from the issue.
Explosions were heard from the La Soufriere crater on La Grande Terre in Guadeloupe sparking an evacuation of 70,000 residents. Officials say the volcano's activity was stationary after a Monday dust plume, with Wednesday tremors felt in Pointe-a-Pitre, about 20 miles away.
Philadelphia officials said a remote possibility exists that hotel plumbing violations at the Bellevue Stradford Hotel, headquarters for the state American Legion convention, may have contaminated the water supply as the Legionnaires disease toll rose to 26 dead and 173 ill. City representative Albert Gaudiosi cautioned the faulty plumbing has not yet tied to the illness and investigators saw no likely link.
A chemical barge capsized four miles off Mathews Virginia in Chesapeake Bay sending 3,000 residents fleeing a five mile shoreline. The 5 foot craft carried 1400 tons of sulfuric acid and irritant chemicals bound for Allied Chemical in Hopewell. Coast Guard secured the vessel by nightfall and most evacuees returned home.
Federal probes by congressional committees focus on Burmah Oil Co as a possible source of illegal subsidies for eight tanker ships built in the United States. The General Dynamics Quincy yards in Mississippi handle the work, with hundreds of millions tied to contracts totaling about 81.06 billion under review amid fraud concerns and potential job losses.
Detroit officials warned Police Chief Philip Tannian he would be fired if results against gangs did not improve within two to three weeks. Deputy Mayor William Beckham said the city relies on the chief as part of a team upon which Detroit depends amid ongoing violence from roving youths who assaulted and robbed a rock concert crowd. The note followed the rehiring of 450 laid-off officers after the weekend violence. A tropical storm Candice formed near Bermuda with winds above 55 mph in the Atlantic.
The former Japanese prime minister Tanaka continues to attract media scrutiny after bail on Lockheed bribery charges. Reporters tracked his Tokyo mansion life as an ex-convict attempted to leap the wall, while ANA official Wakasa faces new indictments for multi million dollar bribes. Bran Faulkner, former Northern Ireland premier, retires after decades of conflict and direct rule shifts.
A fragment listing knit vest and tailored briefs with numbers, sizes 6 and up, in a sale or catalog context. The wording suggests apparel items and pricing or catalog codes for Dimple knit vest and below in a brief format.
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