Anita Slams Ashore on Mexican Coast
Hurricane Anita struck the northeastern Mexican coast with torrential rain and hurricane force winds. Soto la Marina and La Pesca faced evacuations and sheltering as Mexican troops and police evacuated tens of thousands and set up refuge centers and patrols.
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Anita
Mexican Coast
Tampico
Mexico
Soto la Marina
Artemio Alfaro
la Pesca
Ella
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Matamoros
Edmundo Castro Villareal
U.S
Ministry of Defense
Red Cross
Jesus Nava
Jobless rate rises as production dips
Washington managers report August unemployment up to 7.1 percent from 6.9 with black jobless rising to 13.2 percent and matching postwar highs. White unemployment unchanged at 6.1 percent while overall joblessness remains near seven percent. The black to white jobless ratio climbs to 2.4 to 1 as growth slows.
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Washington
Labor Department
Proposal protects residential sector DP&L curtailment plan approved
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approves a winter natural gas curtailment plan for Dayton Power and Light Co. Residential customers are protected from shutoffs while four commercial and industrial categories remain governed by the new scheme. DP&L spokesman Don Speyer describes the plan as dramatic but aligned with PUCO and FPC guidelines.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Dayton Power and Light Co
PUCO
FPC
Federal Power Commission
Don Speyer
Dp&l
Loan deal for Lance disclosed
NEW YORK AP The Atlanta bank led by Budget Director Bert Lance deposited over 4 million in interest free accounts into a bank that issued sizable loans to pay Lance's 1974 gubernatorial campaign debts The Wall Street Journal reports Citizens & Southern National Bank in Atlanta lent 390000 to a reconstituted Bert Lance for Governor Committee in December and January
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New York
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Lance
Wall Street Journal
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Crime Alert Police Number Reminder
A public notice urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities and aid police responses.
Moroccan Princess Lalla Nouzha Dies in Car Crash
Princess Lalla Nouzha 37, sister of King Hassan II and wife of Premier Ahmed Osman, was killed in an early morning auto accident in northern Morocco. Government says few details. report says the car left the road and struck a tree in dense fog.
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Rabat
Morocco
Lalla Nouzha
Hassan II
Ahmed Osman
Middletown Weather Sees Heat Easing Yet Humidity Persists
The Middletown area faces a heat profile with a high of 93 yesterday and a low of 72. Forecasters predict a 50 chance of rain tonight and Saturday, rising shower chances through Labor Day with highs near 80 and lows near 60.
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Middletown
Labor unions aid counties in testing instant voter registration
The Ohio AFL-CIO assists election officials in two counties for the first election under the instant voter registration law the union helped push. Secretary Ted W Brown defends state efforts as adequate while Warren J. Smith criticizes the secretary’s performance. Democrats oppose the repeal push led by Ohioans for the Preservation of Honest Elections aiming to end instant sign ups in the November 8 vote.
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Columbus
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Election Board
Warren J. Smith
Ted W Brown
Brown
James R. Marsh
Marsh
Smith
Democratic Party
Parents sue daughter over wedding invitations in Kansas
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Weilert Sr of Hays Kansas sued their daughter Helen Ruth Weilert 20 and demanded removal of their names from her wedding invitations to marry Phillip Miller 21. They did not obtain a court order to stop notices but plans for the wedding proceeded on Saturday.
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HAYS
Kan
Helen Ruth Weilert
Phillip Miller
Lawrence Weilert Sr
Weilert
Army studies combat role for women in future wars
The Army conducts a major study to assess how women can fit into combat environments while maintaining the policy against direct front line roles. About 200 women will join field units in Western Europe this month to test endurance, with broader effects expected in 1979 and 1980 as officer and enlisted quotas rise.
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Army
Europe
Fast food roast beef safety rule announced
Assistant Agriculture Secretary Carol Foreman said pre cooked roast beef sold in delicatessens fast food outlets or restaurants must be reheated to 145 degrees to kill salmonella. She cited six outbreaks in a month causing 54 illnesses and advised consumers to reheat rare roast beef bought over the counter if contamination is suspected.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carol T Foreman
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Il Booorrs
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Wee Ee Ant
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Joint Economic Committee
Mary A. Halaren
Women's Army Corps
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