Americans Aboard Yacht Targeted in South China Sea Reach Saigon
Three young Americans aboard a 39 foot yacht fired on and rammed in the South China Sea were towed toward Saigon by the Vietnamese navy. Owner and skipper Cornelia Ann Dellenbaugh expected to dock Saturday morning local time, but there was no further radio contact. Bing Crosby’s death prompted widespread mourning from show business to the White House.
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Thailand
UPI
South China Sea
Saigon
Cornelia Ann Dellenbaugh
U.S
White House
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
President Carter
Frank Sinatra
Crosby
George Burns
Burns
Hillary Evacuated From Himalayan Village To Military Hospital
Sir Edmund Hillary was evacuated by Indian Air Force helicopters to a central Indian military hospital after a heart ailment. He remained cheerful as doctors examined him following illness at Nar Parbhat on a 17 000 foot peak.
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India
UPI
Indian Air Force
Sir Edmund Hillary
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Air Force
Edmund
Hillary
Nar Parbhat
Trudeau's Estranged Wife Excluded From Queen Visit
Margaret Trudeau is not on any official guest list or seating plan during Pierre Trudeau's six day tour of Ottawa and will not meet Queen Elizabeth, a government spokesman said.
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Ottawa
UPI
Pierre Trudeau
Margaret
Queen Elizabeth
Evelyn Hurricane Aims at Nova Scotia Coast
Hurricane Evelyn moved north at 40 mph toward eastern Nova Scotia with 75 mph sustained winds. The National Hurricane Center warned the worst part of Evelyn could miss land as it tracked about 140 miles south-southwest of Sidney, Nova Scotia, early today.
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Evelyn
Nova Scotia
National Hurricane Center
Sidney
Notheast
Weather Outlook Turns Snowy With Cold Weekend
Showers tonight on October 15 1977 give way to snow flurries with lows in the low 30s and 70 percent precip chance. Sunday highs reach mid 40s with a 30 percent precip chance. Winds northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Births list two families in Norwalk and Willard. Deaths note three individuals including Harold F. Thorley and Bernard Helwig.
Carter and Torrijos Clarify Canal Treaty Provisions
President Carter and Omar Torrijos issued a joint interpretative statement to ease opposition to the canal treaties in the United States and Panama. It asserts U S defense rights to protect the waterway without U S intervention in Panama's internal affairs and clarifies emergency privileges.
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UPI
Carter
Omar Torrijos
U.S
United States
Panama
Torrijos
U.S. Senate
Capitol Hill
Sol Linowitz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Linowitz
White House
Skull Unearthed Near Milan Church Sparks Local Mystery
Construction workers found a darkened human skull behind St. Anthony's Church in Milan during rectory work. Residents recall cemetery rumors tied to a school well, with guesses the site moved or bones mislocated. The skull is in custody of a local resident.
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Milan
St. Anthony’s Catholic
Clara Jacques
St. Anthony’ Elementary
Velma Pusateri
Anthony Beechly
Jacques
Crosby Dies on Madrid Golf Course at 73
Crosby collapsed on the Moraleja course near Madrid while golfing with Manuel Pinero and Valentin Barrios. He was taken to the Madrid Red Cross hospital and pronounced dead, apparently from a heart attack, ending a tour that included a stop in Spain after a successful England leg.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Red Cross
England
Manuel Pinero
Valentin Barrios
Moraleja Golf Club
Cesar de Zulueta
Bing
Barrios
Pinero
Moraleja
Guadarrama Mountains
Ernest Hemingway
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