Valette Exits Fulton Mayoral Race Amid Campaign Strain
Fulton attorney George C. Valette withdraws from the mayoral bid after a 10 day struggle with capacity to campaign. He endorses a Democratic challenger against Patrick, cites time and burden of public life, and will seek reelection as fourth ward committeeman. Republican chairman Verner Drohan reacts to the development.
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Fulton
George C. Valette
Percy E
Valette
Deperty
Patrick
Gk Valette
Leon
Verner M. Drohan
Drohan
Dice Campaign Opens With Blast
Oswegon Ward candidate David Dice accuses incumbent James Sullivan of a conflict between his roles as Election Commissioner and Alderman. Dice demands Sullivan resign Alderman if re-elected to avoid dual office. Sullivan insists he will not resign as Election Commissioner and urges voters to choose a true Alderman candidate.
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David Dice
Oswegon
James QO. Sullivan
Sullivan
Ted Coney
Dice
GOP
Eighth Ward
Ivan
Sulliv
3000 March for Nukes in Manchester Rally
About 3,000 nuclear energy advocates rallied in Manchester New Hampshire to support the Sea nuclear power plant. The event drew utility workers and unions from across the Northeast and featured a downtown parade. Governor Mel Thomson praised demonstrators while a MIT expert argued against environmentalist critics. Nuclear regulators and potential license issuance were key backdrops.
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Manchester
N.H
Sea
Oceania
New
York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
United States
Do England
Masschusetts Institute of Technology
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
Madeline Thompson
Rassroots
Voice of Energy
Ge A
Arson Held Cause Of Jail Tragedy
Authorities say arson charges will be pursued after 42 people died in a Maury County Jail fire. 34 inmates and several visitors perished as a deputy sheriff failed to locate jail keys for 12 minutes, hampering rescue efforts. One inmate couple also died, with a survivor list including a visitor and a detained teen from Wisconsin.
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Columbia, Tenn
Maury County
Sai
Eee Amiledy
A and Mae
Robert H. Gay
Andy Zinmer
Ote Gay
Zinmer
Nashville
Ladke Inc
Doussman
Wis
Bob Farmer
Farmer
Wade
Bete Tlent
Tennessee Tragedy at Gov Blanton Jail Fire
A deadly jail fire at a Tennessee facility killed 42 people within minutes. Governor Ray Blanton promised an investigation as authorities described heavy smoke and gas as fire crews used oxygen masks to battle the blaze and evacuate inmates and visitors. Authorities work to reconstruct the sequence and why a second set of equipment was delayed.
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Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Blanton
Destitute Vietnamese Rescued in Israeli Desert Town
Sixty six Vietnamese refugees were rescued from a leaking boat in the South China Sea by an Israeli freighter and brought to an Israeli desert town where asylum was offered by Prime Minister Menahem Begin after Taiwan and Japan refused. The United States may admit about half of them due to escapees who may have reached the U.S. during the fall of Saigon.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
South China Sea
Menahem Seen
Taiwan
Japan
United States
South Vietnam
NAACP Convention in St Louis Opens 68th Session
Around the Nation report describes the opening of the 68th NAACP convention in St Louis with about 4,000 delegates expected. Roy Wilkins will address the delegates before he retires and Benjamin L. Hooks succeeds him after 22 years as executive secretary. In Chicago, Albert Sabin disputes the need for universal flu vaccinations, stating flu deaths have declined and injections may be unnecessary in many cases.
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ST. Louis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Chicago
Sabin
Ranean Poerly
Albert B. Sabin
Journal of the American Medical Association
Firefighters warn of dangerous NY staffing levels
Kingston reports say New York State Professional Firefighters Association head Robert Gollnick warned crews are at a quarter short of four years ago. He links reduced staffing to higher insurance costs and broader public safety risks.
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Kingston
N.Y
New York State
Professional Firefighters Association
Robert Gollnick
Army Engineers Map Safe Harbor Plan for Port Ontario
Oswego County officials and Buffalo Army Corps of Engineers members visited Vicksburg Miss to study a harbor refuge model for Port Ontario. The scale model shows break walls and a refuge at Salmon River mouth to aid boaters from Oswego to Henderson Harbor amid Lake Ontario swells. Feasibility depends on federal and state funds, with refuge still two to three years away.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg
Miss
Port Ontario
Army of Eingeers
Oswego County
Arthur Ospelt
Pulaski
Floyd Cater
Oswego
Henderson Harbor
Ospelt
Salmon River
Selkirk
Carter Shifts View on Human Rights and SALT Talks
Washington President Carter links human rights to strategic arms limits yet softens public stance amid Soviet backlash. Talks with Soviet leaders aim for a new SALT agreement after current pacts expire this fall plus a three year protocol on missiles and bombers. A separate Israel arms sale valued at about 115 million dollars awaits congressional veto within 30 days.
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Carter
Jody Powell
Ter
White House
Soviet Union
Nap
Leonid Brezhnev
Les R. Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Israel
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