Miners Trapped in Mozambique Chipanga Mine Disaster
150 miners trapped after a massive explosion in Chipanga No 3 shaft at Moatize village Tete province. Radio reports little hope of survival as troops restore order and three days of mourning are declared by President Machel. Second Chipanga tragedy in 11 months. South Africa aided rescue teams previously.
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Chipanga
Moatize
Tete
Maputo
No. 3
Samora Machel
South Africa
Radio
Mozambique
Son Alive Foils Funeral Plans in Ohio Case
Wade Marbaugh, 28, was reported shot and killed by police in Hampton Virginia while a funeral was being arranged for him in Ohio. A friend informed his parents the death was mistaken after Wade called from Columbus explaining his ID had been stolen. Police seek the shooter whose identity remains unknown as he matched the victim’s papers.
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Willshire, Ohio
Roland Marbaugh
Wade
Marbaugh
New York Evening World
Lunt
Castle Square
Boston
Variable Clouds and Showers Through Thursday
Skies will be variably cloudy through Thursday with a 30 percent chance of showers tonight and Thursday. Tonight's low is in the low 60s, Thursday's high in the low 80s. yesterday's high reached 84 with an overnight low of 59. The extended outlook shows a daily rain chance through Sunday.
Crime Alert Number Reiterated by Police
A police alert repeats the crime tip line 425 7700 urging the public to report crimes or suspicious activity. The notice emphasizes calling the number for quick police notification and safety.
Makarios Dies of Heart Attack in Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios, Cyprus' first and only president, died at 5 15 am after a heart attack. He led 17 years amid island strife, triggering fears of turmoil as leaders slated a national council meeting and an acting president stepped in.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Makarios
Cyprus
National Council
Spiros Kyprianou
Stage star Alfred Lunt dies after illness at 84
Stage icon Alfred Lunt died at 84 in Chicago after cancer bladder surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His wife Lynne Fontanne, 90, was reportedly at home near Milwaukee. the couple married May 22, 1922, and formed the famed Lunt Fontanne partnership with major stage successes including The Guardsman and Pygmalion.
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Alfred Lunt
Lynne Fontanne
Chicago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Lunt
Genesee Depot
Milwaukee
Wis
London
Broadway
Daley
Old Drury
The
Karamazov
Pygmalion
Lunt-Fontanne
Compromise Eases Auto Emission Standards for 1980
Washington AP reports a House Senate conference reached a seven hour agreement on a major revision of federal air pollution laws. The plan eases auto emission requirements for 1980 new cars while tightening hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide rules closer to the Senate version.
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Washington
House-Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Senate
House
White House
Carter
House of Congress
Committee
Conference Committee
Congress
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Wendell Anderson
Anderson
Minnesota
Vance offers Lebanon $100 million in military credits
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrives in Beirut as part of a six nation tour to push a working group plan for Mideast peace. He offers Lebanon $100 million in easy credits over three years to rebuild its army and discusses a U N observer force on the southern border with Israel.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
U.S
Vance
Elias Sarkis
U.N
Israel
Syria
United States
Washington
Menahem Begin
Carter
Sarkis
Congress
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Sadat
Geneva
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Egypt
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Yassir Arafat
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Heloise
Enone
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Greece
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Limassol
Kyprianou
Tassas Papadopoulos
Glafcos Clerides
James Montgomery
Carroll College
Waukesha
Lily Langtry
Booth Tarkington
Clarence
Tarkington
Miss Fontanne
D.minn
Washington Monument
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