Hurricane Belle Leaves Long Island in Storm's Wake
United Press International reports Hurricane Belle damaged Long Island Connecticut and New England with 90 mph winds. Over 300000 homes lacked power, four people died, Nassau County seeks federal funds, and Vermont Rhode Island reported flooding and outages.
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United Press International
Belle
Long Island
Connecticut
New England
Vermont
Nassau County
Ralph Case
Hugh Carey
Thomas Salmon
Ford
Rhode Island
Ella Grasso
Scientists debate Mars life evidence from Viking 1 tests
In Pasadena a panel reviews Viking 1 biology results amid oxygen and radioactive signals. Researchers caution outcomes may hinge on Viking 2 data and could take weeks to clarify whether findings indicate life, nonorganic chemistry, or both.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mars
Viking 2
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viking 1
Norman Horowitz
Carter pledges sweeping reform agenda for Washington
President hopeful Jimmy Carter tells the American Bar Association he will take a new broom to Washington to restore trust and broadens reform plans. He calls for sun shine laws, gift bans, full disclosure of financial interests, end of sweetheart arrangements, tighter lobbying, public campaign financing, universal voter registry, and merit based appointments for top officials. Carter also announces a West Coast trip to Los Angeles on August 22 to boost his campaign.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jimmy Carter
America
Washington
American Bar Association
Carter
Los Angeles
Jody Powell
House of Government
Eleven Die In Paris Lodging House Fire
In Paris, eleven people died when a six story lodging house, Hotel d Amerique, burned with no fire escape. Victims included North African migrant workers and possibly a British woman. nine injured, four critically. Fire started in the lobby and spread quickly, trapping occupants as elevators ignited.
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Paris
UPI
Ong Oe
Hotel
Multi million lot split scheme told in Butte Co
Butte County faces a wide ranging illegal land subdivision scheme spanning over 20 000 acres and dating back 18 years The report cites taxpayer losses and profits for conspirators while noting a 1972 state law aimed at stopping such schemes but a lack of staff hampers prosecutions It does not name involved companies or individuals
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Butte Co
Oroville
UPI
Butte County
Ministers to speak at U N on Aegean oil dispute
Greece and Turkey will address the UN Security Council over oil rights in the Aegean Sea amid troop movements to their common border. Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Bitsios and Turkish Foreign Minister Ishan Sabri Caglayangis are en route to New York as Isao Abe chairs informal talks on possible night sessions. Greece seeks ICJ ruling on continental shelf rights. Turkey urges bilateral talks. Secretary Kissinger will meet conference figures in New York.
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UPI
Greece
Turkey
Security Council
Aegean Sea
Dimitrios Bitsios
New York
Ishan Sabri Caglayangis
Isao Abe
Bitsios
George Papoulis
Abe
Aegean
Sismik 1
International Court of Justice
the Hague
U.N. Conference
Henry Kissinger
Tests fail on clues to disease
Harrisburg health officials report hundreds of test results still do not reveal the illness behind the Philadelphia American Legion convention deaths. Sixty, 27 people died and 127 were ill after attending July 21 to 24. Investigators focus on July 23 as a key day while awaiting chemical toxin or virus tests.
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Harrisburg
UPI
American Legion
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Denis Lucey
Ford seeks broad Black appeal with new program
President Ford, meeting with the Task Force of Black College Presidents and leading black fraternal groups, says he will develop a program aimed at a substantial number of black voters. He notes four groups have met with him recently and promises to announce the plan at an appropriate time. Kosygin reportedly ill and not meeting visiting leaders, with no public appearance for a month.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Lionel Hampton
Oval Office
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Nikolai Patolichev
Ee Ree & Ones
Berlin
Comecon
Common Market
State Senate advances sweeping farm land bill AB15
The measure aims to shield about 12.6 million acres of prime California farmland from urbanization by creating an inventory and restricting use to food and fibre production. It would prohibit subdivision and set up a State Agricultural Resources Council to enforce limits, drawing strong support from farmers and opposition from major farm groups and some lawmakers.
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California
The
Resources Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Barbara Copeland
Chico
Kiyo Sato Viacrusis
Sacramento
Farm Bureau Federation
Cattlemen’s Association
Warren
State Agricultural Resources Council
Amin seeks to restore diplomatic ties with Britain and United States
Ugandan President Idi Amin says he wants normal relations with Britain and the United States. He blames Henry Kissinger as the main obstacle and accuses him of Zionist bias while opposing Kissinger's Africa tour and Middle East peace efforts.
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Kenya
UPI
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Henry Kissinger
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Amin
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