Devastating East Pakistan Cyclone Leaves Massive Death Toll
Reports from Dacca indicate up to 300000 may have died in the cyclone and tidal waves that struck East Pakistan last Friday. Islands south of Pacca suffered the worst with winds to 150 mph and 20 foot waves. Official figures rose as rescue teams counted survivors amid widespread loss. Authorities urged relief, with support from the United Nations, Red Cross, the United States, and India. A 5490-ton Indian freighter Mahajagmitra reportedly disappeared in the Bay of Bengal near the storm.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Pacca
Ganges River
Bay of Bengal
United Nations
International Red Cross
United States
India
Calcutta
Kuwait
California Fire Under Control in San Bernardino County
Hundreds of residents returned to mountain homes as about 3,300 firefighters began to gain control of a massive brush and timber blaze in San Bernardino County. The fire burned 51,800 acres, destroyed 54 dwellings, and was 65 percent contained with damages estimated at 16 million dollars. Communities affected include Arrow Bear Lower Running Springs and Smiley where 49 homes were destroyed.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino County
Arrow Bear
Running Springs
Smiley
Weekend Snow and Tonight's Cold Temperatures Forecast
The weatherman predicts clear cool conditions tonight with lows in the mid-20s. Tomorrow will be warmer with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Yesterday reached 35 and this morning 29. A half inch of rain and snow fell over the weekend. Last year's first snow fell on November 14.
ICC Head Favors Do As I Say Way
Washington AP The ICC chairman says nothing wrong with being wined and dined by interests his agency regulates while moving to fire a hearing examiner accused of taking meals from parties in a proceeding. Travel vouchers show other commissioners attending industry functions and industry meetings are part of the job.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Stafford
Stafford
American Trucking Association
Victor Borge
ICC
Donald L. Jackson
Dale W. Hardin
Rupert L. Murphy
John W. Bush
Bernard J. Hasson Jr
Edgar B. Hamilton Jr
Congress
Giant sea creature washes ashore in Scituate
The 28 to possibly 40 foot carcass washed ashore at Mann Hill beach drawing about 10 000 spectators. Oceanographer Andrew Kennerth tentatively identified it as a basking shark, while New England Aquarium director Donald DeHart called it a very weird animal with a missing lower jaw and a five foot head or neck.
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Scituate
Mass
Rocky Mann Hill Beach
Andrew Kenwerth
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Donald M. DeHart
New England Aquarium
Boston
DeHart
Massachusetts
Mann Hill
Five Slain on Farm Near Sunburg Minn
Authorities held a man for questioning after the weekend slayings of a farm couple and their three children in Sunburg. James Fremberg 40 was found in the barn with a close range shotgun wound. Gloria Fremberg 29 lay in the dining room decapitated. The three children aged 7 4 and 8 were found upstairs. No motive or murder weapon found. a grand jury will consider charges.
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Sunburg, Minn
James Fremberg
Delbert Peterson
Sunburg
Fremberg
Gloria
David
Douglas
Patricia
Ronald Schneider
Kandiyohi
Harvey M. Spaulding
FTC Calls Negative Option in Book Clubs Unfair
The FTC labels the practice of sending monthly selections without clear opt out as inherently unfair. Heavily contested by industry reps while some defend it as a common sales tool, the hearing examines billing issues and the need for a middle ground between full ban and unchecked use.
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EEO
FTC
Book Club
Memorial Services For Marshall Plane Crash Victims
Seven thousand attend a memorial in Huntington for 75 Marshall University victims of a fiery crash less than 24 hours earlier. Gov Arch Moore and university officials called the loss a tragedy, as families search charred remains and the campus gathers in grief.
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Marshall University
Red Dawson
Dawson
Ohio
Huntington
W . Va
Michael Gant
Marshall
Arch A. Moore Jr
Marshall Student Union
Donald N. Dedmon
Gov. Moore
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Patuakhapi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
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Heloise Erate
Gloucester
Manchester
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Bruce C
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Cincinnati
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