AP Computer News System Introduced for Home Dial Access
The AP announced an information retrieval experiment allowing home computer owners to dial AP news, business, sports and features via CompuServe starting this summer. Eleven member papers will feed data including the Columbus Dispatch, with $5 per hour access. The program enlists AP, CompuServe, and local newspapers to market community news and ads.
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Associated Press
Keith Fuller
Fuller
CompuServe Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
CompuServe
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Jack Tarver
The
Atlanta Constitution and Journal
David Bowen
James W. Mangan
Robert Johnson
Jeffrey Wilkins
United States
H&r Block Inc
Miami
Knight- Ridder
Mead Data Corp
News Library Service
Dow Jones & Co
New York Times Co
Southwest quake devastates farms near Mexicali region
A powerful 6.2 to 6.7 quake struck 50 miles southeast of Mexicali, destroying 50 homes, killing at least two, and triggering rumblings from an extinct volcano. The event was felt in Southern California and southern Arizona, with significant damage to the All-American Canal area and a Brawley transformer report.
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Mexicali
Mexico
California
Arizona
U.s.mexico
Oaxaca
Mexican Red Cross
Sierra Prieto
Mexicali Valley
Colorado River
Colorado
Imperial Valley
United States
Brawley
Los Angeles
Pentagon Sidelines Wayward Computer
A Pentagon computer that issued false alarms of Soviet missiles was left on to test it, leading to two erroneous alerts in four days. Officials say the fault is being fixed and the machine removed from use. The incidents prompted concern about nuclear risk, though Gen. David Jones stated they do not indicate trigger happiness.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
David C. Jones
Star and Stripes
Thomas B. Ross
Mt St Helens Mostly Quiet Weekend After Eruption
Mount St Helens remained quiet for a second Sunday as disaster workers paused their emergency duty. Scientists warned the volcano could be “playing possum” while noting earthquakes and subterranean activity had tapered to nearly nil since the three week eruption that removed 1,300 feet from the summit, leveled 150 square miles of forests, and killed at least 24 people.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Reagan Urges Local Control Over City Spending
Seattle AP Reagan argues federal grant rules hinder city progress and proposes unrestricted revenue sharing to empower mayors. He envisions phased shift to transferring programs and some taxes to state and local authorities, citing 15 mayors backing the plan amid the 48th U S Conference of Mayors.
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Seattle
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Egypt Accepts New US Bid For Autonomy Talks
Egyptian officials say new U S proposals to restart Palestinian autonomy talks are satisfactory and Foreign Minister Aly will travel to Washington to meet Israeli and American negotiators. President Sadat supports sending both chief negotiators to Washington to overcome obstacles blocking talks. Aly joined a committee reviewing the proposals and offered no details or departure date.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.S
Kamal Hassan Aly
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Suez
Israel
Aly
Hosni Mubarak
Sadat
Mubarak
Alfred Atherton
Carter
The
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Tehran
Revolutionary
Afghan Islamic Society
Herat
Islamic Society
Money
Ted Turner
Boston
New York Times
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Boston Globe
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Turner Broadcasting System
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Ross
Mt. St. Helens
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Ottawa
U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
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Santa Barbara
Calif
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Fort Scott
Kan
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Missouri Highway Patrol
Kansas
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Lasater
Missouri
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