U S unveils space shuttle Enterprise at Palmdale unveiling
The Enterprise shuttle, built by Rockwell in Palmdale under NASA contract, was shown to a cheering crowd as actor Leonard Nimoy attended. The 122 foot orbiter aims to test and carry up to four passengers with a 100 flight life and a March 1979 maiden voyage planned.
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Calif
Vulcan
Spock
Enterprise
America
Rockwell International
Space Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Leonard Nimoy
Mr. Spock
Ford
Miami Area Faces Repeat of 1926 Great Hurricane
Weather experts warn a 1926 type storm could strike the Miami area again with winds over 140 mph and a 13 to 18 foot surge. If 90 percent evacuate, thousands still may die. 50,000 vulnerable residents live in high risk zones as coastal development grows.
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U.S
Gulf
Neil Frank
Key Biscayne
Miami Beach
Bayfront
Frank
Weather forecast and storm history notes
Skies will be mostly clear tonight and partly cloudy Sunday with low near 55 and high in the upper 70s. Rain chances are 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Sunday. Forecasters warn of tidal bores and eight foot waves from coastal surges, recalling Miami Beach flooding in 1926. Since 1960 most hurricanes cross the Gulf to Central America. in the 1950s they hit the U.S. coast. Florida endured seven hurricanes in six years during the 1940s. Belle and Dottie have struck so far this year.
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Florida
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West Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
U.S
Belle
Dottie
United States
Mechanics strike grounds TWA flights nationwide
A 12 000 strong strike of TWA mechanics and ground workers halts all flights and grounds 9 000 flight personnel. Mediation failed as government ordered talks expired at 12 01 a m EDT, with unions seeking higher pay and better benefits and airlines shifting to accommodate stranded passengers.
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Henrietta Leith
Associated Press
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Washington
National Mediation Board
George Ives
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
American
United Airlines
Robert Crandall
United
Avera
Medicaid bill to Rhodes faces funding dispute in Ohio
Amid ongoing contention over the bill's financial soundness, Rhodes is expected to sign major spending while alternatives include a possible 1 percent across-the-board cut to balance the budget. Lawmakers adjourned a four-day session planning to return on Nov 9 as disputes linger over welfare and Medicaid funding.
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Rhodes
General Assembly
William W. Wilkins
Fresno Bee newsmen freed after 15 days in jail
Four Fresno Bee reporters including William Patterson and Joe Rosato plus ombudsman James Bort and managing editor George Gruner were released after a contempt sentence of five days. Judge Hollis Best credited time served and said open ended jail terms were unlikely to force testimony. Rosato and Patterson had written articles from sealed grand jury transcripts in January 1975 related to bribery trials.
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Fresno, Calif
Fresno Bee
Superior Court
Hollis Best
William Patterson
Joe Rosato
James Bort
George Gruner
Rosato
Patterson
Bort
Gruner
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