Grounded Argo Merchant oil spill grows tighter in water
The Argo Merchant leaking after grounding off Nantucket threatens Georges Bank, as the Coast Guard revises the spill upward to six million gallons remaining and prepares to pump oil ashore. Weather delays may extend the cleanup to a month.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Lynn Hein
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James Stewart
1St Coast Guard District
Nantucket
Stewart
Rabin Purges Party as Early Elections Loom
Israel's prime minister sacked party allies and faces a no confidence vote that could force election. Rabin aims to redraw support before Carter's inauguration while the National Religious party abstained on a no confidence motion.
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Pope Paul Urges Peace Talks in Middle East Conflicts
Pope Paul V I called for negotiated peace accords in the Middle East and Rhodesia, denouncing cold blooded terrorism. He defended his policies amid criticism from both progressives and traditionalists, noting Lebanon’s end of war and urging reconstruction and goodwill.
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Vatican City
Paul
Middle East
Rhodesia
Lebanon
Plane crashes into Memorial Stadium stands after Colts Steelers game
In Baltimore a single engine plane slammed into the upper deck of Memorial Stadium minutes after the Colts 40 14 loss to the Steelers. Pilot Donald Kroner 42 and three policemen suffered minor injuries. FAA linked the craft to a report of low flying near the stadium.
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Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Yvon Tyler
Baltimore Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Federal Aviation Administration
Donald Kroner
Union Hospital
Dave Quilter
David Williams
Joseph Sacco
Five Die in Stratford Jail Fire Officials Withhold Details
Stratford Ontario prison fire killed five inmates asphyxiated in locked cells after smoke spread quickly from bedding in a second floor corridor. Coroner and correctional minister said inquest will proceed with findings. jail lacked sprinkler system and central lock release.
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Stratford
Ont
A.J. Macdonald
John Smith
Ontario Correctional Services
Smith
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Massacre of Black Laborers Reported Near Melsetter
Rhodesian security sources say about 25 black tea plantation workers were killed with machine gun fire by Mozambiquebased guerrillas near Melsetter in the eastern highlands. Reports from the Johannesburg Star allege families were forced to watch before the men were shot, part of intensified civilian attacks in Rhodesia.
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Salisbury
Melsetter
Mozambique
South Africa
Johannesburg Star
The
Star
Rhodesia
Honde
Bukovsky Says Helsinki Pact Worsened Soviet Prison Conditions
Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky tells a Zurich news conference that life for prisoners deteriorated after the 1975 Helsinki Agreement. He describes stricter rules at Vladimir prison and claims the pact was a Western disarmament tactic to curb Russian human rights efforts.
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Zurich
Vladimir Bukovsky
Bukovsky
Luis Corvalan
Russia
Vladimir
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Court rules against Indians filing caveat in Mackenzie land case
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 9-0 against Indians seeking to file a caveat on 450000 square miles in the Mackenzie River Valley. The decision narrows the appeal though it does not settle aboriginal land rights. The court based its ruling on a narrow legal point and did not address rights merits.
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Mackenzie River Valley
Supreme Court of Canada
William Morrow
N.W.T. Supreme Court
N.W.T. Appeal Court
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