Mexico quake death toll nears five hundred
Reports from central Mexico say the earthquake death toll has climbed toward 500 as Puebla Veracruz and Orizaba suffer extensive damage. Rescue crews rush aid while water and electricity remain cut off and coffins run short amid mounting casualties.
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Mexico City
Mexico
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Nicaragua
Puebla
Veracruz
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Orizaba
Humbertos
Lus
Gutierrez
Moon Visitor Mitchell Helps Hereford Celebrate Jubilee
Navy veteran and astronaut Edgar D Mitchell, a Hereford native, attends the town Diamond Jubilee events. Mitchell, born September 17 1930 here, helped launch a nonprofit to develop mankind’s potential and address global problems. He left with his family in 1949 and later retired to Palo Alto California.
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Robert C. Borden
Mitchell
Navy
Astro- Avalanche-Journal
Moon
Hereford
Astro
Bratkin
U.S
Institute of the World Today
Roswell
J Noelle. Sciences
Edgar D. Mitchell
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanfara Tinioemolty
Organjin
Earth
Lunar
Muichiel
Alternatives Eyed In Airport Project
Contractors proposed alternatives to the Lub–Hock Regional Airport terminal to cut costs from 36.1 million to about 5.7 million. Board members and city staff debated funding and design choices, with two figures discussed for the project total and maintenance.
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Mel Tittle
Avalanche-Journal
Airport Board mulls 50 proposed deletions at special session
Contractors and subcontractors presented about 50 deletions or alterations to the facility during a special Airport Board session. The board, still in session late Wednesday night, planned no final action. The major change cited by Jack Wirtz would alter precast wall material, saving an estimated 250000 to 400000 dollars while aiming to maintain warm tone aesthetics.
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Airport Board
Jack Wirtz
Orizaba quake toll rises as relief efforts struggle
Reported aftershocks and ongoing demolition slow rescue work in Orizaba Valley towns Ciudad Serdan Rio Blanca and surrounding areas. Officials said 18 700 foot Orizaba volcano area epicenter. churches adobe and wood damaged water shortages persist as villagers gather in streets waiting for aid. Health teams vaccinate survivors against typhoid and urge boiled water use as gasoline runs scarce.
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Cordoba
Chitad
Serdan
Rio Blanca
Gutierrez
Health Department
Judge Orders Tapes Release
Washington UPI reports federal Judge Sirica ordered President Nixon to permit private inspection of Watergate tapes by the court and to consider releasing them to the grand jury. The White House said Nixon would appeal. Sirica aims to determine which tapes can be disclosed without harming national security or blocking the grand jury probe.
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UPI
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White House
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Simica
Watergate Grand Jury
Sitica
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
Jseven
Cox
Grand Jury
Area Couple Looks To Nixon For Kin's Prison Release
Seminole residents Mr and Mrs Alvin Ward press President Nixon for clemency to free their imprisoned relative from a federal penitentiary in Paso. The piece recalls past clemency cases including Hagelberger and Vignault who faced hanging after wartime killings and later had sentences reduced or commuted.
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Kin
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Seminole
Alvin Ward
Gaillows
Hagelberger
John Vignault
Nuermberg
Sub Stuck On Bottom Off Cork Trapped Ocean Crew
Rescuers labored Wednesday night to free two men trapped in a miniature submarine 1 375 feet beneath the Atlantic. A U S Navy undersea recovery vehicle and Vickers Oceanics Pisces TT assisted as the craft buried a transatlantic cable 150 miles southwest of Cork. The crew Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman faced a seven hour air supply ending at 9 30 a m Saturday EDT.
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Irish Republic
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United States
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Pisces TT
Roger Mallinson
Roger Chapman
Beef Stolen In Friona Turns Up Near Houston
The FBI said a refrigerated truck missing since Aug 1 in the Texas Panhandle was found at a north Houston truck stop. About 20,000 pounds of meat were missing and the driver and half the 40,000 pounds of beer were unaccounted for. The Friona owned truck belonged to W.S. Digby Truck Co. of Denver. Investigators to meet Digby officials in Houston.
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FBI
Texas Panhandle
Friona
W.S. Digby Truck Co
Denver
Colo
Montebello
Calif
Barry Thompson
Missouri
Digby
Ivan Ae David Belle
Higher Costs and Peanut Butter Hit Schools Returning
Schools face higher costs as prices rise for basic items like peanut butter and milk. An Associated Press survey found price jumps and shortages affecting menus while districts cope with tight budgets and federal subsidies cuts.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Wester
Associated
Agriculture Department
Memphis
Tenn
Prayer for the sick and lonely in care facilities
A devotional note asks for comfort and hope for hospital patients and nursing home residents. It ends with a brief Amen and signature Read er.
Feed Grain Plan Data Outlined By Butz Tour Details Federal Aid
Secretary Bard Butz outlined the 1974 feed grain program during a nine day western tour with Farmers, Grain Corp., and Amarillo press on the West. The plan increases eligibility, sets target prices for corn, grain sorghum, and barley, and ties payments to a farm allotment and yield, with loans at national averages.
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Plains Feed
Avalanche-Journal
Producers Grain Corp
Amarilid
Southwestern Great Plains
Bard Butz
U. S
Ins West Commodities
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Butz
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Executive
Denver
Westall
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Tharp
Weather Map Forecast for Linivko and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with no significant wind shifts. Temperatures in the 80s today and upper 60s to mid 70s tonight. Chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. South winds up to 18 mph. Humidity generally high with warm, muggy conditions continuing through Friday.
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