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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1979
Page
3
In Hartford the House killed a bill barring employment and housing discrimination over private sexual conduct including homosexuality by a 98 to 49 vote after Senate approval 19 to 17 last week. Opponents warned it would condone a gay lifestyle while supporters said it was not a gay rights measure.
President Anastasio Somoza's national guard used aircraft and a tank to bombard Esteli, a northern city held by more than 400 leftist guerrillas for nearly a week. Refugees who fled on Wednesday reported heavy firing and ongoing clashes.
Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov and Soviet commander Nikolai Rukavishinov failed to dock with the orbiting Salyut 6 after deviations in the approach correction unit. Tass said engines were shut during early orbits and liftoff was buffeted by winds up to 40 mph at Baikonur. Rukavishinov becomes the sixth Soviet to make three space flights.
Eyewitness accounts claim at least six people jumped to their deaths from the upper floors of Victoria department store as a blaze raged on Tuesday. Government says up to 200 may be dead or injured. Vatican notes over 40 dead.
The article links widespread fear of Friday the 13th to triskaidekaphobia and friggaphobia, noting effects on business, dining, shopping, and even marriages. It cites practices by ocean liner operators and real estate firms avoiding the number 13, along with historic dates tied to Friday the 13th.
In Kampala looting runs unchecked as Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles occupy the city. Exiled officials in Dar es Salaam announce a provisional government with Yussufu K. Lule named leader. Idi Amin broadcasts from eastern Uganda insisting he remains in control, listing areas he claims to hold.
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