Ferry at Vevay Faces End Without $60,000 Fund Drive
Vevay Indiana ferry running between Vevay and Ghent Kentucky may close after 171 years unless local residents raise $60,000 quickly. Owners Fred and Edna Donsback of Covington report multiple inquiries and a bid from Portsmouth Ohio city officials. The option to buy expired August 1, and operator Clayton Arney will cease work when the Markland Dam bridge opens, risking shutdown of the service.
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Ghent
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Poisoned by Love Canal Shadows Haunt Niagara Falls Families
Niagara Falls residents including Terrence and Joanne McCartney face fear as toxic vapors from dumped chemicals in Love Canal prompt evacuations. Hooker Chemical dumped 30 years ago. 37 families with infants or pregnant women are relocating while officials seek disaster declaration and federal aid. Health studies aim to gauge cancer risk and other illnesses among residents.
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Bruce Davis
Hugh Carey
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Federal Disaster Administration
Vance in Israel for more talks on peace process
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance began a fifth Mideast mission in Jerusalem to press for salvaging limited goodwill between Israel and Egypt. He met Moshe Dayan and planned talks with Begin and Gritzman before heading to Egypt to meet Anwar Sadat and push for Washington to be a stronger partner in peacemaking.
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Dayan
Vance
Menachem Begin
Ezer Whizman
Alexandria
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Washington
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Tel Aviv
Sadat
U.S
Cairo
Begin
County to bury family under county aid in Utah
Salt Lake City AP Immanuel David who spent over 30000 on food and hotel stays for his family in 14 months will be buried with his wife and six children at county expense. He claimed revelations and to destroy the world, died by his own hand this week. His wife Rachel jumped after their seven children leaped from an 11th floor balcony. one daughter Elizabeth survived in critical condition. David’s brother said funeral costs for the family were unaffordable and police note a cult affiliation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Snarr cited prior wire fraud investigations linked to David.
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Rachel David
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Dean Longo
Vero Beach
Fla
Utah
Bruce Longo
U.S
Steven Snarr
Divers recover bus with 41 dead in Quebec lake tragedy
In Eastman Quebec divers recovered a submerged bus holding 41 passengers, many disabled, who drowned when the vehicle lost brakes and plunged off a hill into Lac d Argent near Asbestos. Only the driver and six volunteers escaped as the group, ages 14 through 36, had been returning from a cinema trip.
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Ap Eoigeoed
Lac d Argent
Montreal
Society of
Asbestos
Fasiman
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