Heavy Rains Hamper Quake Victim Search
After a devastating earthquake and tidal wave in Mindanao, Cotabato City faces heavy rains that slow rescue efforts. Victims rise to 3103 dead and 2282 missing as relief planes are diverted and aid pours in to the disaster zone.
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Rewriting Metro Law to Protect Small Town Life in Nevada
Letter from Jack McCloskey urging restraint on Metro law changes that threaten rural Nevada communities. He critiques the Nevada Chamber of Commerce bus tours and suggests funding an ombudsman or lobbyist to monitor Metro legislation and other local bills. He ends by inviting Hank to call if on TV at the Republican convention.
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Water contamination probe linked to Legionnaires outbreak in Philadelphia
City officials probe illegal air conditioning water hookup at Bellevue Stratford Hotel as a possible cause of Legionnaires disease. Twenty six deaths and 173 cases tied to the July American Legion convention prompt expanded checks at four downtown hotels and state, local, and federal agencies pursue all leads.
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Eight South African demonstrators killed as police clash in Port Elizabeth
Police in Port Elizabeth fired on rioting black protesters injuring 18 and killing eight, as 4,000 demonstrators attacked buildings, set fires, and blocked streets in the latest wave of racial violence following similar clashes in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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Viking 2 target picked for Mars landing site
Project manager James Martin announced a tentative Viking 2 touchdown site in Utopia Planitia Mars. The plan calls for a Sept. 3 landing between 5 and 9 p m EDT with a trim maneuver on Aug. 25, contingent on photographs over the next two days.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast Update
Clear night and sunny day with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high near 90 and low in the mid 60s. Humidity around 35 percent. air quality index 27 is good.
Weather Summary Table From The National Weather Service
The Nation reports a 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific time with temperature and precipitation figures prepared by the National Weather Service in San Francisco.
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Pleasant Weather Forecast Across the Nation
A pleasant weather outlook covers most of the country for Thursday with mild conditions. The northern Rockies North Dakota and southern Florida anticipate thundershowers and unsettled skies.
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Pepsi Firm Signs Soviet Drink Trade Pact For Vodka
Pepsico signs an agreement with Soviet trade officials to quadruple Soviet Pepsi production in exchange for a fourfold increase in U S vodka imports. Three new Pepsi plants will be built in Moscow Leningrad and Tallinn to match the first plant’s three million case output begun in 1973.
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Ministry For Foreign Trade
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Fight Dog Racing Backers Seek Ballot Signatures Review
Fresno opponents of Proposition 13 ask the county elections office to immediately study 3100 signatures. Reverend Fred Wilkins alleges forged signatures and improper payments and seeks verification that full proposition text accompanied each signature. The Fight Dog Racing group plans similar inquiries in other California counties.
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California
Fresno County Elections Office
Fred Wilkin
Peti
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