Akron Sewer Blast Ravages City. Naphtha Dump Triggers Explosions
In Akron Ohio three thousand gallons of volatile naphtha poured into the sewer by striking workers exploded ripping up streets and damaging Glendale Cemetery. Police evacuated about 75 residents for five hours while officials flushed the liquid from sewers and repaired ruptured water and gas mains. No injuries reported.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Akron
Ohio
Robert E. Lord
Church of God Lord
Patch Rubber Co
House Approves 6.7 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Despite Cuts
The House passed a 6.7 billion dollar foreign aid measure after shaving about 1 billion from Carter's request. The vote split 214 to 168 with cross-party support for the across the board cut, plus amendments banning aid to Cuba and to Mozambique and Angola.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
House
White House
Clarence Miller
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Thomas O'Neill
U.S
Cuba
Angola
Mozambique
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Uganda
State Department
Tom Harkin
Drown
South Korea
Seoul
Jim Wright
Asia
Wright
Korea
Rep
CW. Young
R-Fla
International Development Association
Appropriations Committee
Young
Jody Powell
America
District Reshuffle To Save Money in Guinn District
Clark County School District trustees approved a reorganization to cut costs by at least 226000 over two years. Four jobs will be left vacant while two top officials and a secretary receive promotions and new duties.
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Clark County
Kenny Guinn
Guinn
Computers For Russia Ruled Out
The Carter administration blocked a $13 million export to the Soviet Union of the Cyber 76 computer from Control Data Corp citing fears it could aid military programs. Critics warned the system might improve Soviet nuclear weapons, missiles, and air defense linking, influencing a potential second strike.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Congress
White House
Control Data Corp
Minneapolis
Commerce Department
Carter
House
William Schneider
United States
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater Jr
Calif
Capitol Hill
Amin Resumes Duties After Ban on Death Rumors
Amin is back at work in Kampala after a week of doubt about his fate. Radio Uganda and Finance Minister Moses Ali confirm he is alive and well, while a separate statement from Vice President Adrisi says he is resting and planning for future development. Reports of an assassination attempt persist, with loyalist troops conducting purges and authorities warning against rebellion and arms smuggling.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Radio Uganda
Radio Thursday
Amin
Moses Ali
Mustafa Adrisi
Amin Ene
Mies
Uganda Radio
California Senate Overrides Brown Veto on Death Penalty Bill
The California Senate voted 27 to 12 to override Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s veto and reactivate the death penalty. If the Assembly also overrides, the measure would become law immediately. The bill defines death for 15 specific murder types and aligns with state and U.S. Supreme Court guidelines.
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Sacramento
Brown
Senate
California
Supreme Court
Child's Killer Guillotined in France
In Douai France Jerome Carrein a 36 year old laborer was executed by guillotine at daybreak for the drowning death of 9 year old Cathy Devumieux. He was the second execution in Giscard d Estaing's three year presidency and the first had fatally harmed a child. Giscard pardoned six other condemned people in serious cases.
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Douai
France
UPI
Cathy Devumieux
Jerome Carrein
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Giscard
Derailment Halts Busy Train Line in Metuchen NJ
Hundreds of railroad workers in Metuchen New Jersey cleared twenty derailed freight cars that blocked all four tracks on a major rail corridor. Amtrak predicted full service by Friday morning with buses diverting 40 000 travelers between New York and Washington via Rahway and New Brunswick.
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Metuchen
UPI
Amtrak
New York-Washington
New York
Washington
Rahway
New Brunswick
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