Mountain Combed For 188 Jet Dead
Rescue teams searched a rugged Atlas Mountains hillside in Morocco for 188 victims aboard a chartered Boeing 707 that crashed Sunday while approaching Agadir from Paris. Officials said most crew were Jordanian and some passengers had non Arabic names, with wreckage scattered from a 3,000 foot impact to the 1,800 foot valley below. The disaster ranks as civil aviation history's third deadliest.
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Agadir
Morocco
France
Atlas Mountains
Jordan
Alia Airline
Royal Air Morocco
Paris
Atlantic
Abadi Laoucine
Sri Lanka
Butz predicts 1 to 2 percent rise in food prices
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz told Face the Nation that overall food prices may rise about 1 to 2 percent later this year with beef prices dipping slightly. He said Soviet grain sales will modestly affect prices, blamed inflation on Congress and policy, and noted a large corn and wheat crop.
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Washington
Earl Butz
UBS
Butz
Congress
Agriculture Department
Stricken man chooses peaceful unplugging from life
Chuck McCracken, 36, who stopped dialysis to end his suffering, faces media attention and personal upheaval as reporters, photographers, and calls from around the world flood his home in San Bernardino. His wife Barbara and four children endure nonstop inquiries and advice from strangers.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Chuck McCracken
McCracken
London
McCrackens
Barbara
Auto Production Shows 6% Gain
US auto production for October through December is seen rising about 6 percent from a year earlier as four major automakers plan to build 1,914,000 cars in the final quarter. Output would be up 14 percent from 1,671,000 in the current quarter, traditionally the slowest due to new model changeovers.
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Detroit
Ward
Automotive Reports
General Motors Corp
New Orleans Superdome Seats Are 17 Stories Up
Inside the New Orleans Superdome during its opening, spectators sat 17 stories above the field as Dixieland bands, the Summer Pops Orchestra, and Adler Ledoux Cajun fiddlers performed. About 40,000 attended a six hour show under 270 foot roof speakers while some areas remained unfinished and security watched the crowd.
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New Orleans Superdome
New Orleans
Adler Ledoux
Southern University
Haute Couture
John Pechon Jr
Louisiana Territory
Mexico Education Board Seeks Carpet Bids for Richardson Hall
The Mexico Board of Education invites bids for carpeting in Richardson Hall and Mexico High School offices. For details and specifications contact J R Houching at 5813773.
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Mexico Board OF Education
Richardson Hall
Mexico High School
J.R. Houching
Gurney Trial Deliberations Enter Second Week
In Tampa AP reports the jury in the influence-peddling trial of former Sen Edward J Gurney began its second week of deliberations after a Sunday session. The six man six woman panel has deliberated about 42 hours in the 24 week old bribery conspiracy case tied to FHA officials and a former aide. If convicted Gurney faces up to 42 years and 225000 in fines.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
Joseph Bastien
Federal Housing Administration
K. Wayne Swiger
Ralph Koontz
Florida
FHA
Senate Watergate Committee
Litton seeks hearings on water rule interpretations
Congressman Jerry Litton urges Army Corps of Engineers to hold Missouri hearings over new interpretations of water regulations that extend federal control to all waters of the United States. He warns permits could result from farming operations adjacent to wetlands and streams.
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Dd.c
Jerry Litton
DMO
Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri
United States
Corps
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Congress
Litton
Missouri Democrat
Squaw Creek
Swan Lake
Army Corps
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Vandalia Comm
Vandalia, Missouri
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