Foes plan ad blitz over Panama Canal treaties
The Carter administration faces a Senate filibuster threat as opponents plan a $50,000 nationwide ad push. Sen. Jesse Helms and Sen. Strom Thurmond call for blocking ratification, arguing the United States should keep control of the canal.
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Voyager 2 resumes smooth course toward Jupiter and beyond
Voyager 2, speeding toward Jupiter and Saturn, overcomes early troubles at JPL. Engineers tested instruments by turning them on and off and report the boom with cameras and tests extended within one degree of its proper position.
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Firefighters reinforced as huge California blaze grows
The Klamath National Forest fire across 70 square miles draws reinforcements from five eastern states totaling 5,600 firefighters. Florida Kentucky Pennsylvania North Carolina and South Carolina crews joined efforts as the lightning sparked blaze, burning 45,000 acres and remaining out of control while 10,000 firefighters battled other blazes nearby. Experts say manpower has reached needed levels to tackle the fast spreading fire.
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Jordan backs FBI appointment and welfare reform push
Vernon Jordan, executive director of the Urban League, praised President Carter’s pick of Frank Johnson as FBI director and urged Congress to back welfare reform. He called Johnson’s appointment a encouraging sign for blacks and a signal for support of Carter’s welfare proposals.
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Rhodesia raid kills 16 at farm by guerrilla attack
Security forces hunt a band of black nationalist guerrillas who attacked a farm in eastern Rhodesia wounding 15 to 20 and fatally harming 16 including a pregnant woman. Victims, including men women and children, were struck bayoneted or burned as attackers set the compound on fire. The farm owner Marius Sleigh described the scene as terrible.
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Free animal fertilizer giveaway at Ohio State Fair
At the 124th Ohio State Fair, fairgoers can take home free animal manure from circus animals with a leaflet offer valid Monday through Aug 28 between 9 and 10 am near the racetrack guardrail. The Ringling Bros. circus plans daily shipments of about a ton and hopes to reduce disposal costs. The event coincides with a rain-interrupted crowd surpassing one million, including the millionth attendee Tony Chumbley of Cincinnati with his family.
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Ohio
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Barnum & Bailey Thrill Circus
Indian Ocean disaster toll climbs to 72 in Indonesia
The death toll from the Indian Ocean quake and tidal waves in the Lesser Sunda islands rose to 72 with 52 dead on Sumbawa, 18 on Lombok, and 2 on Bali. Officials warned hundreds may be injured as waves up to 16 feet devastated villages and more than 150 homes were destroyed.
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Marcos to ease martial law in Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos announced at the Manila World Law Conference that he will ease martial law by granting amnesty for subversives lifting the nationwide curfew and ending the ban on foreign travel He pledged local elections next year and a 1978 election date for all other government posts.
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