Flash flood toll may be less than first estimate
In Loveland Colorado rescue teams report two more bodies found in the Big Thompson Canyon debris. Officials soften earlier death toll projections from 150 200 toward about 120 or higher while Gov Lamm plans ground and aerial site inspections with federal officials. Ground searches continue for additional victims buried under mud and debris along the 35 mile canyon.
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Richard Lamm
Loveland
Allen
Copley
Fort Collins
Larimer County
Big Thompson Canyon
Federal
National Weather Service
Kenya Demands Ugandan Halt to Killings and Debts
Kenya issued a blunt ultimatum to Uganda to stop the alleged killings of Kenyans and to wipe out about 50 million dollars in trade debts before relations can improve. Nairobi reported more than 300 Kenyans murdered and thousands fled across the border as talks continued for a third round. Kenya pressed Kampala to provide written guarantees and feared a binding agreement beyond a verbal one.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Amin
Kampala
Bargaining rights measure approved in California
A bill expanding collective bargaining rights for about 180 000 janitors cafeteria workers and other classified school employees won approval in the Assembly by a 55 to 9 vote and was sent to the Senate. The measure aims to clarify rights after districts misinterpreted a prior law granting bargaining to teachers and other classified staff.
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Sacramento
UPI
Julian Dixon
Los Angeles
Senate
Negotiations Near End on Nuclear Reactor Sales
Egypt, Israel and the United States move toward finalizing agreements to sell U.S. reactors and fuel. Egypt would receive 1,280 megawatts and Israel 1,970 megawatts with fuel, with formal signing and congressional review to follow.
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Washington
UPI
Egypt
Israel
United States
U.S
State Department
Congress
Frederick Z. Broan
Solemn ceremonies mark 31st anniversary of first A-bomb
Tokyo marks 31st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing with memorial rites led by Prime Minister Takeo Miki and city officials. Miki urged a global ban on nuclear arms while Hiroshima and Nagasaki officials plan UN appeals. The bombing killed about 200,000 and reshaped warfare.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hiroshima
U.S
Takeo Miki
Hiroshima Peace Park
Miki
Takeshi Araki
United States
Russia
Araki
United Nations
Nagasaki
Japan
Hiro
Viking lander arm halts again awaiting Mars photos
UPI reports scientists in Pasadena awaited the first in a series of Viking lander photos to locate why the soil sampler arm failed in a second delivery. A second image would follow, then a diagnostic sequence and command transmission to the lander.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
U.S
Mars
George Sands
Mission
Long Harris trial jury silence sparks cautious optimism
Both prosecution and defense claim signs of encouragement as the Harris trial jury nears 38 hours of deliberation. Leonard Weinglass argues juries resist stamping revolutionaries as enemies while Richard Harbinger cites the case's complexity and Patricia Hearst's actions as key factors. Betty Bunnell voices fatigue and alleges judicial prejudice against her son and daughter in law.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Harris
Leonard Weinglass
Chicago Seven
Richard Harbinger
Harrises
Patricia Hearst
Betty Bunnell
Change of venue eyed in Chowchilla bus kidnap trial
Attorneys for brothers James Schoenfeld Richard Schoenfeld seek transfer to a large metro area such as San Francisco Oakland or San Diego for their Chowchilla bus kidnap case. Fred Woods wants northern California venue cites fairness concerns as a grand jury indictment looming and cross examination rights contested by Herbert Yankowitz.
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Chowchilla
Calif
UPI
San Francisco
William Gagen
Oakland
San Diego
James
Richard Schoenfeld
Atherton
Herbert Yankowitz
California
Fred N. Woods
Portola Valley
Peninsula
Yanowitz
Madera
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