Small Loan Helps Snake Dancer After Flood Loss
Heidi McCarthy, known as The Snake Dancer, received a 2740 SBA loan to replace her eight foot python Velvet, costumes, and props lost when the Chemung River flooded Corning during Tropical Storm Agnes. She plans to use funds to locate a replacement snake and ship it to Binghamton for her act. The SBA noted the loan honors her disrupted livelihood after the June floods.
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Binghamton
N.Y
New York
Heidi McCarthy
Small Business Administration
East Berlin
Corning
Agnes
McCarthy
Velvet
SBA
Solar flare and geomagnetic storm disrupt radio
NOAA scientists report another large solar flare observed at 2 20 a.m. EDT and a geomagnetic storm striking Earth 14 hours later. They warn a second very large geomagnetic storm is expected Saturday as sun activity remains very rare and powerful.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thule Air Force Base
Greenland
Utah State University Science Lab
Kay Baker
USA Lab
Segman
Bremer Convicted in Wallace Rally Shooting Case
Arthur Bremer found guilty on nine counts in Maryland court for the Laurel Maryland rally attack on George Wallace. He is deemed mentally ill but not insane and is sent to the state penitentiary with parole eligibility in February 1988 after serving one fourth of the sentence. He faces federal charges related to the shooting.
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Arthur Bremer
Wallace
Laurel
Bremer
Maryland
Vincent M. Telli
Ralph W. Powers
Arthur A. Marshall
Milwaukee, Wis
Busboy
McGovern Waiting For Muskie
Washington AP reporting that George McGovern waits for Edmund Muskie to accept the Democratic vice presidential offer for the Eagleton ticket. Sources say Muskie likely to accept, with an announcement possible tonight and McGovern confident he will agree after discussions at Kennebunk Maine with his wife Jane.
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Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Richard Ferreira
Thomas Eagleton
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
South Dakota
Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern
Associated Press
Maine
Kennebunk
Jane
Vital U S Relay Station Attacked in Southeast Asia
Scores of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attackers hit a U S radio relay station atop Nui Ba Den mountain 55 miles northwest of Saigon with explosives and rocket and mortar fire. The defense said the assault was repulsed with no major damage and no American casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Nui Ba den
Air Force
Ben Tre
Mekong River
Market Place
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Quang Tri
Thach Han River
Jensen
Weekend Forecast for Southwestern Ohio
Clear and cool conditions continue in southwestern Ohio. Tonight's low around 55 with a high near 80 expected Sunday.
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Ohio
Schmitz Accepts American Party Nomination In Louisville
John Schmitz accepted the American party nomination in Louisville calling for a political crusade and an American renaissance. He switched from the Republican Party at the convention with the help of an Orange County official and named Tom Anderson as his vice presidential candidate.
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Louisville, Ky
John Schmitz
California
Lame Duck
Nixon
Orange County
Calif
Schmitz
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tom Anderson
Nashville, Tenn
Farm and Ranch
Anderson
John Birch Society
Wallace
Fischer Near Chess Title After Dominant Lead
In Reykjavik, Bobby Fischer built a decisive lead over Boris Spassky in the world championship match. Fischer needs six more points to clinch the title while Spassky must gain eight to delay the American’s triumph after game ten. The players rest as game eleven was set for Sunday.
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Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fri
Spassky
Iceland
Fischer
Ing
Banker's Wife Kidnapped in El Paso Bank Heist
FBI agents widened their search for two well dressed men in their late 20s who kidnapped Marilyn Dean wife of Kenneth Dean bank president and fled with $50,000 in ransom. Mrs Dean was tranquilized with a chemical spray and found several miles north in Canutillo after a passerby 신고 helped.
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EL Paso
Tex
FBI
Marilyn Dean
First State Bank
Kenneth Dean
Dean
Canutillo
Sheriff's
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Boulder, Colo
Earth
Ralph Segman
Stephen Mangis
Waltham, Mass
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Cambodia
Bien Hoa
da Nang Air Base
da Nang
Reykjavik
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