Death toll at Jonestown climbs to about nine hundred
AP reports the Jonestown death toll nears 900 with about 532 bodies shipped to the United States and 211 remaining at the site. U.S. officials say 180 victims were under 15, while Charles Edward Berkman of Indianapolis faces murder charges in Georgetown.
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Indianapolis
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Peoples Temple Cult
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Egypt drafts memo to unlock Washington peace talks
Cairo reports Egypt's technical commission for peace negotiations will finalize an official memorandum on the U S draft treaty within hours. Sadat to review before sending to Carter as Israel backs a calendar for talks on West Bank and Gaza self rule. Senators Jackson Pell Hollings Stevens McClure Javits meet Sadat amid optimism a treaty will be signed.
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Gaza
Menachem Begin
Weekend storm sweeps Kansas with snow, power outages feared
Rain gave way to snow across Kansas as up to four inches were forecast for northwest counties by Sunday. A winter storm watch covered southwest and west central regions with heavy snowfall possible Saturday night into Sunday. Rural electric cooperatives reported several thousand outages, with some lines not repaired until next week. Local temps ranged from 33 to 46 earlier, and power restoration continued amid ongoing wintry conditions.
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Local Library Line Page Highlights Community Events
The reading room hosts weekly story hour and a book club meeting this month with shifts in schedule. Library staff remind patrons of new interlibrary loan options and the upcoming author talk in the auditorium.
Worst Yet To Come On Highways This Thanksgiving
The holiday weekend traffic death toll rose to 267 as the heavy homeward rush looms. The National Safety Council estimates 470 to 570 deaths over the four day Thanksgiving period, with 490 last year and 764 in 1968 the worst on record. The period runs from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight.
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