Gas blast levels buildings near Auburn University in Alabama
An explosion and fire in downtown Auburn demolished several buildings and damaged about 40 more. A gas leak triggered the blast, which led to a shutdown of gas service for 2,700 customers. Residents were guarded by National Guardsmen amid concerns of looting as crews worked to restore service and assess the damage.
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Auburn University
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Jim Alderman
Alabama Gas Corp
Ellis Mitchell
Alabama
Five NC children drown after falling through ice
In Elkin North Carolina five children aged 8 to 14 fell through a farm pond ice while playing in two inches of snowfall. Rescue squads recovered all five bodies as families prepared funeral services for Linda Wood Brad Wood Sheila Anne Hutson Patricia Lynn Hutson and Lisa Diane Hutson.
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Elkin
N.C
Roy Kane
Kane
Lisa Diane Hutson
Sheila Anne
Patricia Lynn
Linda Wood
Brad Wood
Wood
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Dobson
Hutson
Jonesville
Hutson and
Roger
Patsy
Blocking National Energy Policy Stalls Gas Price Talks
Washington Congress returns to unfinished national energy policy with natural gas price controls as the major hurdle. President Carter backs continuing controls at higher levels while urging a quick compromise, but no breakthroughs are seen as the 1978 session opens. The House Senate conference will resume work, though no formal meeting is yet planned.
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House
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Mitchell granted furlough extension for medical treatment
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell receives a two week extension on his Maxwell Air Force Base prison furlough to undergo heart related surgery after doctors report ballooning in the aorta. He was released for tests on an arthritic hip and was due to return this Sunday.
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Washington (Ap
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force’ Base
Alabama
P.M. Palumbo Jr
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