Bombings and riots greet Queen's Northern Ireland visit
Queen Elizabeth arrives under tight security as 30 000 troops police Northern Ireland during a day of bombings arson and sniper attacks by the Provisional IRA. The royal yacht Britannia stays offshore at Bangor while honors are conferred at Hillsborough via helicopter.
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Mar Queen
Northern Ireland
Belfast
UPI
Elizabeth
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Bri
Bangor
Hillsborough
Gas Tank Placement in Pinto Blamed for Fire Deaths
Mother Jones reports more than 500 Pinto burn deaths linked to rear end crashes with a gas tank in a dangerous location and suggests a safety plastic insert could have prevented many fires. Ford disputes the article while noting limited leakage in tested 1976 Pintos and ongoing investigations.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Young meets with Rhodesian guerrilla head Nkomo in Georgetown
U N Ambassador Andrew Young held a surprise hour long meeting with Joshua Nkomo at Herdmanston House during a Caribbean tour. Nkomo leads Rhodesian black nationalists opposing Ian Smith and Muzorewa. Young saw no imminent peace, calling himself an incorrigible optimist. Policymakers weigh U.S. stance while Nkomo and Muzorewa vie for leadership amid frontier conflict. A separate Queen Elizabeth II visit to the Caribbean triggered IRA bomb threats and attacks in nearby towns, including a car bomb in Crosserglen and a defused device near Hillsborough.
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Georgetown
Guyana
UPI
U.N
Andrew Young
Joshua Nkomo
Young
Caribbean
Nkomo
Herdmanston House
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
Muzorewa
Smith
Patriotic Front
Zimbabwe
Drought reduces California agriculture loss forecast
California farm officials now estimate drought losses to the state’s agriculture at about 800 million dollars with a range from 500 million to 1.5 billion. The department notes a 17 percent drop in net farm income for 1977 but says income will still be among the five highest levels in history.
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Sacramento
API
California
Agriculture
Department of Food and Agriculture
Amin Warns Ugandan Pilots of Impossible Mission
Ugandan President Idi Amin urged air force pilots at Entebbe to prepare for an imminent death by own action mission tied to new Soviet MiG aircraft. The confidential task follows prior Israeli air raids and internal plots, with suspected backing from Libya and other allied states.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Radio
Uganda
Amin
Entebbe
Soviet Union
Libya
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Broadcaster's blunder over dying boy shocks Chicago
Scott Crull a 12 year old Cubs fan was told by ABC announcer Keith Jackson that Bobby Murcer hit a home run for him after Murcer phoned earlier in the day. The note identifying the boy came from the Cubs and the broadcaster apologized noting the error.
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Chicago
UPI
Scott Crull
Chicago Cubs
Bobby Murcer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Murcer
Scott
Abc-Tv
Keith Jackson
Jackson
Calumet City
Crull
Cubs
Pirates
Dwight
Jim Davidovich
Air controllers ordered back to work in Canada tensions rise
Parliament forced back-to-work for 2400 CATCA members amid a prolonged strike that halted much air travel. CATCA leaders warned of a possible December walkout as the emergency law took effect and authorities prepare for resumed flights and negotiations.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
House of Commons
Senate
Defense Department
Livingston
Transport Ministry
Oil pipeline delay deemed unjustifiable by House panel
Rep. John Dingell says the delay in a Long Beach to Midland pipeline carrying Alaskan oil to eastern refineries is extraordinary and unjustifiable. Hearings flag 500000 barrels per day capacity and environmental concerns with alternatives including a Port Angeles route.
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UPI
House
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Commerce Subcommittee
Congress
Long Beach
Calif
Midland
Tex
Federal Energy
John O'Leary
California
Dingell
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
SOHIO
Long Beach-Midland
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Alaska
Panama Canal
Horn
South America
Port Angeles
Wash
Ohio
Canada
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Mother Jones
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Herbert L. Misch
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IRA
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Londonderry
Pomeroy
San Joaquin Valley
Tanzania
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Zambia
Sarah
ABC
New York
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Walnut Plaza
Colle
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Sue
Bailey Schmitz
King Size “Sealy” Slumber Guard
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Lompoc
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IRS
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Deserts
Owens Valley
CATCA
Jim Livingston
Jim Kouk
Heckman's
Ecrearca
Caneuserion Center
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Lompoc Record
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