Aspin disputes U S estimates of Soviet naval gains
Lawmaker Les Aspin challenges Pentagon projections on Soviet shipbuilding, arguing that U S naval growth is overestimated and that the navy spends billions on countering ghost ships. The report shows overestimations in three of four ship categories from 1970 to 1975, with diesel submarines the only category within predicted ranges.
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Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
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United States
U.S. Navy
Cial
Defense Intelligence Agency
Heat wave draws over two million to Southland beaches
The Southland sweltered as more than 2 million beachgoers sought relief Sunday from Malibu to Laguna Beach. Traffic clogged Newport Beach and Laguna Canyon Road while lifeguards reported 47 injuries and giant crowds at Cabrillo Beach to Marina del Rey. Inland valleys faced heavy smog with no health advisories issued before nightfall.
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Long Beach
Dave Starr
Marina del Rey
Los Angles County
Steve Wood
Pomona Walnut
Santa Clara River
Marchers in parade collapse amid heat wave and fires
Heat waves grip the nation as marchers collapse in a sweltering parade. Poultry farmers report die offs, New York City endures fifth day of heat with a 97 degree day and water alerts, while Utah forest fires trap and kill three firefighters.
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Montana
Utah
Rex Thompson
Perdue Farms
Salisbury
New York City
Begin to Present Secret Mideast Peace Plan in Washington
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin arrives for talks with President Carter carrying a secret plan meant to form the basis for negotiations with Arab states. Carter seeks a Palestinian homeland concept, while Begin resists surrender of the West Bank and Gaza, pushing for autonomy under Israeli security.
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Menahem Begin
Carter
Mideast
State Department
Begin
West Bank
Jordan
al Gaza
Moshe Dayan
Gaza
Israel
Rael
Jerusalem
U.S
Ezekiel
Land of
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Samaria
Beame seeks rescue fund for New York mom and pop stores
Mayor Beame urged labor business and banking leaders to create a multimillion dollar city backed rescue fund to provide immediate cash grants to small businesses damaged by looting vandalism and arson during the blackout. He hopes the city will contribute 1 million dollars while federal loans lag.
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Abraham D. Beame
New York City
Westchester County
Beame
East Harlem
South Bronx
Brooklyn
Santa Ana Vault Theft Targeted by Investigators
A Santa Ana businessman, Vincent M. Carrana, owner of Swiss Vaults Inc., is under federal and local scrutiny after a July 9 robbery of about 1 million in gold and silver. Investigators cite his prior embezzlement and stock fraud convictions, tax liens over 150,000, and financial troubles at Carrana’s ventures, including U.S.F. Mobile Homes.
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Santa Ana
Vincent M. Carrana
Swiss Vaults Inc
New Jersey
Carrana
U.S.F. Mobile Homes
Border gunfight leaves two Mexican officers wounded
U S and Mexican lawmen clashed at the border after Mexican officers crossed into San Diego to chase three undercover San Diego officers. One San Diego officer Carlos Chacon was treated for an arm wound and released. A Mexican officer Jesus Bautista Hernandez was booked for attempted murder. Pedro Ibarra Espindola returned to Mexico and was listed in serious condition.
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Tijuana Politemeto
Carlos Chacon
Bay General Hospital
Jesus Bautista Hernandez
Pedro Ibarra Espindola
Mexico
Tijuana
Three firefighters killed in Utah forest fire trapping blaze
Three fire fighters died while attempting to escape a Utah forest blaze in Ashley National Forest on Saturday as the fire rapidly set course, growing from 40 acres to 120 acres by Sunday. Officials confirmed the fatalities and noted the dangerous wind shifts in the area.
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Utah
Arizona
Ashley National Forest
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