Radioactive Cloud Now Over Ocean
Debris from a Chinese nuclear explosion travels across the United States and reaches the Atlantic Ocean on its way around the globe. EPA officials say readings show no danger to individuals, though trace radiation may occur in rain. The cloud, formed from microscopic dust, was hurled into the upper atmosphere last Wednesday and spans from Montana to Texas and beyond as it advances east and then crosses the Pacific.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Environmental Protection Agency
Pacific Ocean
China
EPA
Pacific
Earth
Pacific Northwest
Montana
New Mexico
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Coors Beer Ordered Destroyed by Michigan Liquor Commission
In Detroit area suburb Grosse Pointe the Michigan Liquor Commission ordered 400 cases of Coors beer seized as contraband destroyed. The beer, found in a vacant house over a month earlier, prompted calls from beer fans and a review by authorities. The commission stated the law requires its disposal. In Belgrade Montana Eight Ball the cat, missing for six months after a Colorado Springs disappearance, has been found and returned to Betty Polhemus, who says he now avoids going outside.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Liquor Commission
Grosse Pointe
Colorado
The
Liquor Commission
Belgrade
Mont
Betty Polhemus
Colorado Springs
Brezhnev Seeks Stronger Ties With Romania In Visit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrived in Bucharest to tighten Kremlin ties while Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu maintains independence. U S officials discussed expanded trade as observers note Romania edges toward improved relations without abandoning nonaligned stance. Brezhnev’s trip follows Yugoslavia visit and aims to present a united Communist front ahead of Helsinki Agreement signers.
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Bucharest
Romania
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Nicolae Ceausescu
Ceausescu
Brezhnev
Otopeni
U.S
Jiliot Richardson
Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Comecon
Ford Spends Weekend On Rockefeller Estate
President Ford returns to the White House after a golf weekend at Nelson Rockefeller’s Pocantico Hills estate. He plans to work on the 1978 budget and meet with President-elect Jimmy Carter for a two day transition discussion and a tour of the White House. Betty Ford will guide Mrs Carter through the presidential household.
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Ford
Rockefeller Estate
Washington
New York
White House
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Williamsburg
Rogalynn
Blair House
West Wing
Oval Office
Betty Ford
Fords
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
N.Y
Hannibal Man Among 3 Hunters Killed in Missouri
Three hunters died over the weekend as Missouri ended its nine day deer season at sundown Sunday. Thomas Stricker of Hannibal was found beside a tree after being struck by a shotgun blast. James Tyler of Max wel l Iowa died near New Franklin after a hunter mistook him for a deer. David E Forks of Meta was found near his home after a loss of life from a .12 gauge blast. Tentative totals show 38 390 deer killed statewide with 200 000 to 250 000 hunters participating.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Thomas Stricker
Hannibal
James Tyler
Maxwell
Iowa
New Franklin
Tyler
David E. Forks
Meta
Osage County
Forks
Missouri Conservation Department
Gasconade County
Texas County
Franklin County
Conservation Department
Thais Launch New Campaign On Drugs
The United States sent five Bell helicopters to the Thai government to aid police in pursuing narcotics traffickers in the Golden Triangle. Prime Minister Tania Kraivixien, Ambassador Charles Whitehouse, and U.S. official Sheldon Vance attended the ceremony. US officials note prior helicopters and total equipment aid exceed 9.6 million dollars since 1973 for drug warfare support.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Golden Triangle
Tania Kraivixien
Bell
Charles Whitehouse
Sheldon Vance
U.S. Commission On International Narcotics Control
U.S
Bergman
Hearst Returns Home Eyes Books and a Dog
Patricia Hearst, 22, back with her family after nearly three years, says she plans to read best sellers, gain weight, and get a dog. She will make a first court ordered call to probation officials from Nob Hill, facing potential violations if she fails to meet release conditions. Her appeal process will precede a Los Angeles trial on separate assault and kidnapping charges from 1974.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Nob Hill
Harry Schloetter
Los Angeles
8LA
Dallas JFK Ceremonies Mark Silent Anniversary
Dallas observed a brief silent anniversary near the Kennedy Memorial two blocks from the assassination site. Police compiled records for a House committee investigating assassinations, while officials scheduled a short prayer and moment of silence at the memorial after the Warren Commission’s finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone on November 22, 1963.
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Dallas
John F. Kennedy
House
Kennedy Memorial
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Not Out Forever Says Prosecutor in Hearst Bail Case
U S Attorney James Browning says Patricia Hearst’s bail does not mean she is free forever after her release on 1.5 million dollars. Hearst was kidnapped February 4 1974 and convicted in September of bank robbery with SLA comrades, awaiting appeal next March. The Harrises were convicted last August 9 in Los Angeles and sentenced to 11 years to life. Hearst faces a January trial in Los Angeles on related charges.
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San Francisco
U.S
James Browning
Patricia Hearst
Sny S
Miss Hearst
Berkeley
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hibernia Bank
SLA
Hearst Family
Califora
Browning
F. Lee Bailey
Bill
Emily Harrig
Harrises
Los Angeles
Yana
Vocational class builds electric chair display in school
In Scar let Oaks Vocational School a law enforcement student built an electric chair model for a National Law Enforcement Week display. Dan Holter fashioned wiring and a pine chair based on the Lucasville state chair, with a nonfunctional plug to prevent shocks. The project prompted discussion on capital punishment amid recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
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Cincinnati
Scarlet Oaks Vocational School
Dan Holter
Walter O’bryant
Law Enforcement
Cincinnati Bar Association
National Law Enforcement
Dan
O’bryant
Holter
Southern Ohio
Lucasville
U.S. Supreme Court
Two Newborn Daughters Born at Audrain Medical Center
Melinda RaKaye Gilmore and Leslie Ruth Clark arrive Saturday at Audrain Medical Center. Melinda weighs eight pounds three ounces born at 12:57 a.m. Leslie weighs eight pounds one ounce born at 10:24 a.m. Parents named Gilmore of Centralia and Clark of Martinsburg. Mr Gilmore works for A.B. Chance Co. in Centralia. Mr Clark is with Farmers Elevator Co. in Martinsburg.
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Fred A. Gilmore
Centralia
Melinda RaKaye Gilmore
Audrain Medical Center
Gilmore
A.B. Chance Co
John R. Clark
Martinsburg
Leslie Ruth Clark
Clark
Farmers Elevator Co
Heather Anne Ragsdale Born In Audrain Medical Center
My and Mrs. Ricky Lee Ragsdale of Wellsville announce the birth of Heather Anne Ragsdale, a nine pounds two ounces baby girl born Saturday at 7 40 p.m. at Audrain Medical Center. Mr. Ragsdale is employed by the Wellsville Middletown R i School, Wellsville.
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Ricky Lee Ragsdale
Wellsville
Heather Anne Ragsdale
Audrain Medical Center
Ragsdale
Wellsville- Middletown
What Do You Do For A Living? Spoofed in a Letter Reply
Spokane reader relays a tale of Jody Powell advising on the Carter era book Boys on the Bus after a 13 year old asked what he did for a living. Powell inked promises of autographs from Carter and Ford and phoned ahead to boost the moment. A separate note records the birth of Priscilla Ann Draghi to Mr and Mrs John Draghi of West Virginia on Oct 2 with Karen Hightshoe as her mother and multiple grandparents listed.
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Spokane
Wash
Jody Powell
Vienna
Jimmy Carter
Powell
Carter
Ford
John Draghi
West Virginia
Priscilla Ann
Draghi
Karen Hightshoe
Mexico
Brad Hightshoe
Winter Park
Fla
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Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
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Liv Ullmann
Manuela Rosenberg
David Carradine
Abel Rosenberg
Mama Burgers
Mama
Patty
William Orrick
Schloetter
Thurada
Wba Wien
Yale
Hillsborough
Dallas Jfk
Vo-Tech
O'Bryant
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YT Gortrty
Liberty Call
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Onanzio
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