British Firemen Quit Strike To Save Lives
London reports an oft tense situation as firemen quit the day-old strike to assist army crews at a hospital blaze and an apartment building fire. Soldiers and civil defense units joined the effort with minimal casualties reported. The Fire Brigades Union vows the action does not break the strike as Britain endures its first nationwide fire strike.
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London
John MacDonald
Battersea Station
St. Andrew's Hospital
Jim Rogers
East End
Britain
Glasgow
Leicester
Birmingham
James Callaghan
Labor
CTA Plans Community Survey In Mexico Education Study
The Mexico Community Teachers Assn under CTA president Glen Wheeler schedules a 200 random telephone interview survey to test local attitudes toward public schools. Interviews last 4-5 minutes and aim to evaluate perceptions and suggest improvements within a week.
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Mexico
Community Teachers Assn
Glen Wheeler
CTA
Wheeler
Missouri State Teachers Agsn
Soviets Buy Large U.S. Grain Shipment For 1977-78
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union purchased 601,600 metric tons of U.S. corn, part of a long term deal to buy at least six million tons of wheat and corn annually. The sale follows a 100,000 ton wheat sale earlier, lifting total 1977-78 purchases to over three million tons as grain stockpiles and export prospects rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Teasdale Plans Review of Fire Marshal's Work
Gov. Joseph Teasdale and two officials will meet to discuss State Fire Marshal James Helbig amid criticism over allegedly lost evidence in a murder arson case. The aim is to decide Helbig s future as fire marshal, with officials saying he has not been fired and remains controversial. Virginia Sue Hall and Michael Lawrence Jennings were also named in separate birth notices at Audrain Medical Center.
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Jefferson City
Joseph Teasdale
James Helbig
Kansas City
Yimes
Teasdale
Gerald Orthals
Helbig
Dee
Kenneth Carnes
Ortbals
Orthals
Carnes
Howard County
Patrick Cronan
Sandra Strope
New Franklin
Crestwood
Missouri Highway Patrol
St. Louis County
Charles E. Jennings
Vandalia
Audrain Medical Center
Hasen
Michael Lawrence Jennings
Jennings
Christmas Seal Drive Under Way in Audrain County
The 1977 Christmas Seal Campaign has begun in Audrain County with appeals and seals featuring art from primary students across the states and territories. Proceeds support the American Lung Association with a goal of reaching a record $400,000 as residents already totaled $388,052 last year.
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Audrain County
Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
American Lung Association
Irene Exendine
Mexico
American Lung Association of
Eastern Missouri
TB Society
Exendine
Birth of Stacey DeWitt Smith in Lakewood Colorado
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Smith of Lakewood Colorado welcome their first child, a daughter named Stacey DeWitt Smith. Born November 6 at 7:30 a.m., weighing eight pounds four ounces. Grandparents include Dr. Ned Rodes and Mrs. Rodes of Mexico, Mrs. Roger Smith of Virginia Beach, and Roger Smith of New York. Great grandmother Ryland DeWitt Rodes of Mexico. Dr. Smith is a Colorado state psychology doctor. Mrs. Smith is the former Randi Rodes.
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Roger Smith
Lakewood
Colo
Noy
Stacey DeWitt Smith
Ned Rodes
Mexico
Virginia Beach
New York
Ryland DeWitt Rodes
Smith
Colorado
Randi Rodes
Producer Faces New Indictments In Broadway Case
New York AP reports Broadway producer Adela Holzer faces new SEC civil claims mirroring a separate 248 count indictment. The panel alleges she sold investment contracts in commodities, land in Spain, vehicles and stock, defrauding investors and issuing false financial statements while free on a $50,000 bond.
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New York
Adela Holzer
Securities and Exchange Commission
Spain
Broadway
Saudis Press To Arm Somalia With US Weapons
Cairo AP report says Saudi Arabia plans to push Washington to supply Somalia with heavy arms after Mogadishu expelled Soviet forces and cut ties with Moscow. Saudi funds, already around 200 million this year, could finance such a sale, with Egypt Iraq and Iran aiding Somali rebels.
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Cairo
Saudi Arabia
United States
Somalia
Moscow
Mogadishu
Mohammed Siad Barre
Barre
Kremlin
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Washington
James Akins
U.S
Akins
Henry Kissinger
Britain
France
State Department
Carter
Banks pressed to cut federal paperwork burden and data demands
In 1977 the Commission on Federal Paperwork urged banks and others to reduce forms and filings. Banks submitted 147 forms, and regulators proposed collecting race and sex data for loan applicants. The report warned such data could mislead about credit decisions and noted it would be illegal discrimination.
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Commission On Federal Paperwork
Ford
Commission
Hunan
Heyerdahl Builds Reed Cabins For New Tigris Voyage
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl has installed two square reed cabins on his raft the Tigris in Qurna, Iraq as he prepares for a voyage to the unknown. He plans a Sumerian patterned craft and expects to sail within four days, aiming to test how far ancient Sumerians could have transported their civilization.
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Qurna
Iraq
Thor Heyerdahl
Tigris
Heyerdahl
Birth Rate In US Shows Increase In Early 1977
Washington AP notes the first eight months of 1977 saw a higher birth rate and more births than 1976, with 15.3 births per 1000 versus 14.5. Experts urge caution, saying causes unclear and trends not yet proven. Marriages rose 3 percent and divorces 1 percent through July. 1.23 million marriages and 633,000 divorces reported.
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Washington
America
Robert Heuser
National Center For Health Statistics
Heuser
Center
United States
Paul C. Glick
Census Bureau
Glick
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Leqger—Twes
Housing Authority
Division of Family Services
Courtney
Courtney Child Care Centers Inc
Housing Authority Center
E. Breckenridge
Happy House
N. Wade
Community Chest
Community Development
Virginia Sue Hall
Lester R. Hall
Montgomery City
Hall Farms
Michael L. Jennings
Propte & Music
Travelers Protection
VFW Hall
TPA
Coe
Ramsar Conor
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Hhi
South
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