Second major quake hits China near Mienyang
Reuters reporting from Peking says a powerful quake centered near Mienyang, a 50 000 population trading and silk hub on the Chengtu to northern China railway, may be more severe than first believed. International monitors clocked 6.9 to 7.2 on the Richter scale and officials noted Tangshan’s devastation last month.
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Peking
Reuter
China
Mienyang
Chengtu
Szeechwan Province
Kansu
Sweden
United States
Tangshan
Shansi
Szechwan
Strasburg
France
California
U.S
Alberta CUPE may walk out October 14 protest
Alberta's 20 000 member CUPE branch may join the October 14 one day protest against wage restraint as the group backs the Canada Labour Congress. president Herb Arndt said a September strategy meeting will set the line and local autonomy makes walkouts uncertain.
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Alberta
Canadian Union of Public Employees
CUPE
Canadian Labor Congress
CLC
Alberta Cupe
Herb Arndt
Arndt
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Alberta Federation of Labor
Soufriere Eruption Spares Guadeloupe Villages
A Monday night eruption of the Soufriere volcano in Guadeloupe caused no major damage as experts could not fully assess the event due to dense ash clouds. About 72,000 residents were evacuated, with 50 refusing to leave. tremors reached as far as 20 miles away, and scientists expect possible further activity.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Alain Brousse
University of Paris
Baillif
Brousse
Tremor Fears Rise as Soufriere Activity Spreads
Reports warn of a possible tidal wave threatening Pointe a Pitre while ash and fumes vent from La Soufriere for over a month. Civilians move animals to shelters as tremors intensify near St Charles. Administrator Aurousseau orders navy boat evacuation from Basse Terre to Terre de Haut.
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Pointe-a-Pitre
la Soufriere
Jean- Claude Aurousseau
French Islands
Basse Terre
Terre de Haut Island
Carter comes under the gun at Republican convention
At the Kansas City convention the GOP splits over Carter Mondale and Ford Reagan as Senate rivalries and Watergate loom. Senator Baker urged limited government while Goldwater warned against weakness and socialism as party factions clash and the nomination fight intensifies.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
White House
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Senate
Democratic Congress
Carter- Mondale
Carter
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
United States
Second tunnel heist discovered in Paris bank
Parisians report a gang tunnels through sewers to rob a Societe Generale branch on Ile Saint Louis. They drilled through a concrete wall to access vaults, aiming for a haul possibly exceeding 12 million dollars, amid a repeat of the Nice crime last month.
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Paris
Reuter
Nice
Societe Generale
Ile Saint-Louis
Philippine quake toll climbs past one thousand dead or missing
A pair of massive quakes in the southern Philippines killed or left missing more than 1,000 people, with 811 confirmed dead, 249 missing, and 251 injured. Homes, schools, and structures were destroyed across Mindanao, and 1,290 families were rendered homeless as waves lashed the coast.
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National Disaster Co
Philippines
Philippine Disaster Centre
Mindanao
China
U.S
Golden
Colo
Tangshan
Honolulu Observatory
International Tsunami Information Centre
Golden Centre
Celebes Sea
Government Geophysical Observatory
Moro Gulf
Cotabato City
Delegate offered bribe during Republican convention
Illinois delegates connected to Ford allege offers of 2500 dollars to switch votes to Reagan. Former Illinois governor Richard Ogilvie confirmed two delegates from his state were approached. Marie Goodlow of Chicago recounted a Reagan supporter offering money. FBI is reviewing a complaint as DOJ considers investigation. Reagan calls it a cheap political trick.
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Illinois
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Ogilvie
Reagan
Marie Goodlow
Chicago
Bill Williams
Kansas City
FBI
Justice Department
Economy dominates provincial premiers conference in Alberta
The 17th annual premiers conference opens in Government House Edmonton focusing on Canada’s economy, anti inflation measures and post-control era. Premier Lougheed notes talks will cover fiscal arrangements and shared programs amid potential discussions of a general strike.
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Canada
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Banff
United Kingdom
United States
Victoria
Government House
Alberta
North Saskatchewan River
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