Jury prep begins for Hughes will case in Nevada
About 200 prospective jurors report to Clark County court for the Howard Hughes will trial, with 8 jurors to be chosen from 25 residents in the morning and 25 in the afternoon. Judge Keith Hayes urges cooperation as roughly two dozen attorneys remain gagged. jurors answer a 45-item questionnaire including employment and Summa Corp ties.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes
United States
Clark County
Hayes
Summa Corp
Heavy rains kill 45 in two southeastern states
Deadly floods in Georgia and North Carolina claim 45 lives, many children, as dams failed and waters rose. National Guard deployed to curb looting and evacuations spread across the Blue Ridge region. Federal disaster aid expected while other areas face storms and warnings.
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United Press International
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
New River
Toccoa
U.S
Buffalo Creek
West Virginia
Morganton
N.C
Blue Ridge Mountains
National Guard
North Carolina
Upper East Tennessee
Doe
Nolichucky
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
MH resident killed in truck crash
Emory Francis Robb 46 of 2900 Rucker Road died at Cottage Hospital after his truck carrying firewood plunged off Santa Rosa Corrals Road into a canyon. His wife Elinor reportedly escaped, but Robb was crushed beneath the vehicle. CHP placed location three miles east of Highway 1.
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Vaughn Proctor
Emory Francis Robb
Rucker Road
Cottage Hospital
Santa Rosa Corrals Road
Robb
Elinor
California Highway Patrol
CHP
Paul Brinkman
Highway 1
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Theresa Dubois
Heath St
William Reed Bishop
Parte
Mission Hills
la Purisima Mission
Lompoc
Casmalia
Bishop
Lompoe
McLaughlin Road
James Belton Caldwell
South St
William Scott Stauffer
San Francisco
Weather Outlook: Sunny, Warmer Through Tuesday
Fair and warmer days forecast with sunny skies. North to northeast winds 20 to 35 mph will ease tonight. Tuesday highs reach 72 to 80 with overnight lows 45 to 55. Tides show highs at 5.7 feet and 4.5 feet, with lows near 0.9 and 0.2 feet on Tuesday.
City Councilman Valencia Welcomes Granddaughter
Councilman Joe Valencia becomes a grandfather after daughter Joanne gives birth to a nine pound baby girl named Jennifer in Madrid Spain. A federal employee who reduced paperwork and paper waste is cited in reference to his bureaucratic career.
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Joe Valencia
Joanne
Jennifer
Madrid
Spain
Nurse testifies on condition of Chowchilla kids after escape
UPI reports nurse William Arfforth testified that all 26 kidnapped children were filthy and lethargic when helped at the Santa Rita County prison farm after their July 16 1976 escape. He testified during the trial of Fred Woods James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld on kidnap with bodily injury charges.
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Oakland
UPI
William Arfforth
Santa Rita County
Fred Woods
James Schoenfeld
Richard Schoenfeld
Attorney Stanley Hatch replies to Wallace attack in letter
Water district attorney Stanley C. Hatch defends himself in a three page letter made public. Wallace had urged the Board of Supervisors to dismiss Hatch from his non paying chairmanship.
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Vaughn Proctor
Water District
Stanley C. Hatch
Third District
William B. Wallace
Wallace
Board of Supervisors
Hatch
South Coast
Santa Ynez River
Santa Barbara
Seven American prisoners fear being left in Mexican jails
Seven U.S. prisoners awaiting home are anxious they will miss the December exchange flight under the Mexico-U.S. treaty. They claim Mexican and U.S. officials have stalled their appeals in Mexico’s Supreme Court, risking their return and safety.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
United States
Robert Lee Jackson
San Diego
Felix Merendez Gourtier
Santa Marta Acatitla
Supreme Court
Merendez
U.S
Jackson
Carter postpones nine nation trip for energy talks
President Carter indefinitely delays his scheduled November 22 to December 2 tour of Venezuela Brazil Nigeria India Iran Saudi Arabia Poland Belgium France to stay in Washington for Congress energy legislation. Secretary of State Vance says he hopes to reschedule in December or late January while Argentina visit on November 20 remains on track.
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UPI
State Department
Carter
Congress
Cyrus Vance
Venezuela
Brazil
Nigeria
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Poland
Belgium
France
Vance
Argentina
House
Senate
Supreme Court to hear nuclear mishap liability test case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the 1957 Price Anderson Act cap of 560 million dollars on damages from a single nuclear accident is constitutional. The case from North Carolina involves Duke Power and the NRC challenging the limit, with rulings by Judge James McMillan.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Congress
North Carolina
James McMillan
Charlotte
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Duke Power Co
Pennsylvania
Carolina Environmental Study Group
Lake Norman
McGuire
Lake Wylie
South Carolina
Catawba
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Oceanside
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Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Oregon
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Midwest
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Tennessee
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Iowa
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Michael Smit
Chowchilla
Stanley Hatch
Charlotte Horowitz
Kansas City
Richard Nixon
White House
Watergate
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Florida
Vero Beach
Delaware
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