Louisiana refinery blast kills eleven workers
An explosion tore through a Tenneco Oil Co refinery tower in Chalmette Louisiana killing eleven workers and injuring at least ten. Two more may be dead. authorities search the wreckage as hospital staff report severe burns and widespread devastation.
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Chalmette, la
Tenneco Oil Co
Tenneco
St. Bernard Parish
Hewittman
Chalmette General Hospital
Tenneco and
Delta Field Erection Co
Thian
Chalmette General
Wayne Hays quits reelection amid sex scandal
Wayne L Hays 65 withdraws as Democratic candidate for Congress in Ohio's 18th district after a payroll sex scandal with Elizabeth Ray. He resigns effective at term end in January and plans vacation with his wife.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Wayne L Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Washington
Hays
Columbiana County Board of Elections
House Administration Committee
Congress
18Th
Election Board
Carol Clawson
Pat
Miss Ray
Capitol Hill
Weekend Sky Outlook With Showers Possible
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with a 40 percent chance of thundershowers tonight and 30 percent chance of showers Saturday. Lows will be in the low 60s tonight and highs in the low 80s Saturday, with recent highs near 90 and overnight lows around 68. The extended outlook shows scattered showers through Monday and fair skies Tuesday.
Dachshund Held by Long Rope at Wisconsin State Fair
A Milwaukee concessionaire at the 121st Wisconsin State Fair used a bullrope to keep a dachshund from roaming. The dog appeared disgusted and resigned as the oversized rope restrained its movements.
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Milwaukee
Thieves steal $12 million art collection from Italian villa
Police report two watchdogs anesthetized before thieves took 21 paintings and drawings worth about 12 million from Angelo Sala's empty Peregallo di Lesmo villa near Monza. Works by Titian Tiepolo Velazquez Murillo Rubens and Raphael drawings were among the stolen items.
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Monza
Italy
Angelo Sala
Titian
Tiepolo
Velazquez
Murillo
Rubens
Raphael
Sala
Peregallo di Lesmo
Milan
Ford silent on VP picks as convention debate grows
Ford campaign managers insist on remaining silent about vice presidential choices despite pressure from insiders and delegates. Maine and Mississippi leaders threaten support unless Connally is excluded, while Reagan backs Schweiker and seeks early testing of strength before nomination.
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Kansas City
Ford
White House
Clarke Reed
Sissippi
North
John Linnell
Maine
John B. Connally
Ronald Reagan
John P. Sears
Dean Burch
Burch
Platform Committee
Reagan
Sears
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Connally
Texas
Fall of Tal Zaatar Ends Siege in Beirut Clash
Palestinian sources report Tal Zaatar camp conquered after days of fighting. Moslem gunmen siege the Assyrian quarter as clashes spread along Beirut lines. Fire toll tallies show at least 186 dead and 215 wounded, with total war deaths exceeding 34,000 since April 1975.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Farouk Kaddoumi
Kamal Jumblatt
Israel
Mopup
West Beirut
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