UFO sightings prompt space experts to call for caution
Two Los Angeles area space experts say many reports describe real observations but not proof of alien spacecraft. They note weather balloons hoaxes and misidentifications, while citing a Louisiana hot air bag sighting as a local misperception.
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Floods in Spain Kill Hundreds, Leave Thousands Homeless
Flooding across Murcia to Costa del Sol leaves at least 200 dead with reports up to 500 and thousands displaced. Puerto Lumbreras hardest hit as rescuers search for more than 70 missing. damage exceeds 100 million dollars. Medical teams inoculate survivors against typhoid as fresh water supplies fail.
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UAW threatens strike at Ford with 185000 workers
UAW vice president Ken Bannon says 185,000 Ford production workers will strike at 10 a.m. Friday if no new contract is reached. The notice, written and signed over the weekend, follows a failed noon deadline attempt and will be given to Ford executives by noon today.
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Suit against Smith postponed after bank collapse
The SEC civil stock fraud suit against C Arnholt Smith and Westgate-California Corp. executives is delayed at least a week due to the collapse of U S National Bank. Judge Leland Nielsen expects liquidation to force a settlement, with the Justice Department awaiting the outcome.
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Common Cause Opposes Reagan Tax Limit Measure
With two weeks until the November 6 special election, California Common Cause declares opposition to Gov. Ronald Reagan's tax limitation initiative. It calls the measure irresponsible and draconian for cementing inequities in the state Constitution and blocking future tax reform. The California Taxpayers Association challenges Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti to a debate on the measure.
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Prosecution Back to Petersen in Watergate Case
Direction of the Watergate prosecutions returns to Assistant Attorney General Henry E Petersen. He must decide on indictments and consider the impact of tapes or their absence. Cox’s firing followed his suit for Nixon tapes. Petersen also weighs campaign finance violations by corporations and officers. The broader task force has been folded into the Justice Department.
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Nixon faces veto test on war powers bill amid Watergate turmoil
President Nixon seeks to veto a bill limiting troop deployments to 60 days with 30 more by presidential declaration, arguing it would restrict wartime decisions. The measure passed the House 238-123 and Senate 75-20, with antiwar lawmakers aided by loyalists and Gerald Ford, while a veto override seemed unlikely.
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Odrinex Plan Guarantees Weight Loss or Your Money Back
An advertisement promotes the Odrinex Plan as helping to shed fat without drugs or dieting. It claims use by thousands nationwide for 14 years, offering a refund if the user does not lose ugly fat, with pricing listed as $3.25 for small and $525 for economy size.
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