Runaway Mexican crude fouls 40 mile Padre Island stretch
A vast Mexican oil slick expands 40 miles along Padre Island as winds push the plume north toward Texas beaches. Coast Guard divers scout submerged oil, while shrimpers fear a shrinking harvest and industry collapse amid ongoing spill dynamics.
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Greg Thompson
Associated Press
Corpus Christi, Texas
Padre Island
Texas Gulf Coast
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carl Posey
Coast Guard
Gulf
Brownsville
Ralph Rayburn
Texas Shrimp Association
Pat Pace
Port Mansfield
Pose
Posey
Mexico
Texas
Joe Gibson
Roger Madson
Laguna Madre
Corpus Christi
Bay of Campeche
Yucatan
Penninsula
PEMEX
New Idaho fire tests firefighters as temps drop
Firefighters across six Western states gained initial relief from extreme heat as humidity rose and temperatures fell. A new northern Idaho blaze near Bonners Ferry destroyed at least two homes and forced 50 families to evacuate, while officials warned the next ten days could remain grim.
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Quane Kenyon
Associated Press
Boise, Idaho
Idaho
John Gumert
Boise Interagency Fire Center
National Weather Service
Bob Bjornsen
Forest Service
Bonners Ferry
Rally draws 500 as KKK members denounce liberals in Davie
A crowd of about 500 gathered for a Davie Florida Klan rally with hooded members denouncing liberals homosexuals and crooked politicians. No incidents reported. By nightfall fires in multiple western states threatened towns, with Idaho hardest hit—nine fires over 125000 acres. Firefighters fought hot spots and contained several blazes amid windy conditions.
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Ku Klux Klan
Davie
Florida
Federal Command and Supply Center
Boise
Idaho
Montana
California
Wyoming
Oregon
Nevada
John Evans
Evans
Wind River Indian Reservation
Yellowstone National Park
Laramie Range
Laramie Peak
Cabin Creek
Lincoln
Pyramid Lake
San Bernardino Mountains
Umatilla National Forest
Uruguayan exile leader’s ranch bull barred from show
In Montevideo the military government barred a bull named Tanenberg from competing in an Uruguay livestock show. The bull, belonging to exiled politician Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, had passed veterinary checks but was expelled for sanitary reasons with no further explanation given. Ferreira Aldunate leads the National Party and lives in London, yet retains the Uruguay ranch. The second item notes Isao Tsuchiya, a 43 year old Japanese barber, claiming a world record shaving 223 men in one hour, aided by his wife and aide who wetted the contestants.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Wilson Ferreira Aldunate
Tanenberg
Ferreira Aldunate
National Party
London
Tokyo
Isao Tsuchiya
Tsuchiya
Begin in trouble as coalition frays under stress
Prime Minister Menachem Begin, 66, recuperating from a minor stroke, faces internal and external strains as Israel’s coalition government grows more besieged. United States tensions and Foreign Minister Dayan’s skepticism threaten the cabinet as Begin considers changes upon returning to office next week.
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Arthur Max
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Israel
United States
Middle East
Begin
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
U.S
U.S. State Department
Carter Administration
Palestine Liberation Organization
Egypt
Hail Tornado Injures Thirteen in Ohio Damage Tops Quarter‑Million
A hail and tornado outbreak across Ohio injured thirteen people and caused about 250000 dollars in damage. A tornado touched down south of Marion destroying one house and severely damaging nine others. The Red Cross provided motel rooms for the homeless as storms knocked out power and blocked roads.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Gulf Coast States
Central Rockies
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Virginia
West Virginia
Marion County
Marion
Red Cross
Marion County Fairgrounds
National Weather Service
Guernsey
Erie
Seneca
Medina
Massillon
East Sparta
Stark County
Coshocton
Guerney
Richland
Licking
Delaware
Franklin
Morrow
Union
Sawyer Air Force Base
Marquette
Mich
Blythe
Calif
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Los Angeles
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Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Paraguay Strips Mengele Citizenship Over Absence
Paraguay's supreme court ruled that Josef Mengele invalidated his naturalized citizenship, granted Nov 27 1959, due to unjustified absence from the country since 1960, amid accusations he harbored as a Nazi war criminal.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Josef Mengele
Supreme Court
Mengele
Eastern seeks route over National to London from Miami
Eastern Airlines asks the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to take over National Airlines Miami to London service on December 2. An initial route filing was July 10, with a supplemental claim of up to 19 percent discounts and 43 percent more seats than National as Pan American seeks to buy National.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
National Airlines
Miami-to
London
Eastern
National
Pan American World Airways
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