Soviet Navy Strength Upheld By Jane's Fighting Ships
London says the 1976 77 edition portrays the Soviet Navy expanding aggressively with three times as many submarines as the United States and two Kiev class aircraft carriers. It notes Soviet bases in Cuba North Africa Guinea Somalia and Aden and warns of shifts in Western sea lanes while flagging crew quality as a weakness.
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Adm Gayler outlines Soviet forces near China and Berbera base
Retired Pacific Command chief Adm Noel Gayler says Russia shells 40 army divisions near the Chinese border with strong air support and notes the second fleet near Vladivostok with naval air power. He cites a aim to deter China and other Pacific nations, and discusses Berbera airbase expanding Soviet reach into the Indian Ocean.
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Gaylor
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Mondale criticizes arms sales as threat to U S security
In San Francisco Mondale assails the Nixon-Ford arms policy, arguing large foreign arms sales endanger U S security. He campaigns in Mission District visiting Centro Latino and meets local families at a free breakfast program for children, becoming an official godfather of the group.
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Walter Mondale
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Centro Latino
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Mario
Martha
Moscow speculates on Kosygin future amid illness rumors
Western diplomats and Moscow officials weigh ailing Premier Alexei N. Kosygin after a London report claimed a stroke during a Moscow River swim. Soviet silence follows the rumor amid talk of Brezhnev leadership and ongoing Kosygin plans. Betty Ford sees calmer days at Vail villa as campaign prep looms.
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Vail
Colo
Betty Ford
Californians killed in Iran ambush linked to Ibex project
U S officials confirm three Rockwell International employees William Cottrell Robert Krongard and Donald Smith were killed while working on Project Ibex an electronic intelligence gathering system. The unit aimed to monitor radio communications possibly including the Soviet Union with a reported 1 billion system. The attack remains unsolved.
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Iran
UPI
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California
Soviet Union
William Cottrell
Los Gatos
Robert Krongard
Sunnyvale
Donald Smith
Yorba Linda
Tured
Union claims gas price manipulation
Harry Hubbard Texas AFL-CIO president told the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that Texas gas producers manipulate the intra state market, driving bills higher. He cited Austin rate jumps and warned of inflated costs if prices stay unregulated. Some lawmakers urged deregulation to align prices with production costs and seek equity.
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UPI
Harry Hubbard
Texas Afl-Cio
Hubbard
House Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
Texas
John Moss
D-Calif
Austin
Tex
Moss
Richard White
Dtex
White
Safety Council predicts 360 460 holiday deaths
The National Safety Council foresees 360 to 460 deaths in traffic accidents during the three day Labor Day weekend and 15 000 to 18 000 disabling injuries as American motorists travel about 13.1 billion miles from Friday evening to Monday midnight. President Vincent Tofany urges careful planning rest breaks frequent driver changes and the use of seat belts and child restraints to save lives.
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UPI
National Safety Council
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Tofany
Kissinger to meet Vorster in Zurich this weekend
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will meet South African Prime Minister John Vorster in Zurich from Saturday to Monday to discuss unrest in southern Africa. Talks may include Rhodesia timetable, Namibia elections, and South Africa riots with 291 dead since June.
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UPI
Henry Kissinger
John Vorster
Zurich
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South West Africa
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South Africa
London
Ian Smith
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Kenya
Soweto
Johannesburg
Steel price rollback spreads among major mills
UPI reports U.S. Steel and other top producers cut back a 4.5 percent price increase on sheet and strip products used by auto makers and appliance firms. The move follows a Washington decision to drop an accelerated price inquiry, though the Council on Wage and Price Stability will study steel pricing in a long term metal industries report.
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UPI
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Council
William Lilly III
White House
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Wheeling- Pittsburgh
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