Cuban refugees risk lives fleeing Castro to reach Miami
Cuban exiles say they fled after learning Castro's propaganda was false. A family and 9 others swam from a Havana beach to a boat, braved the Florida Straits, landing in Miami. Since April, 102 Cuban refugees arrived in Florida, underscoring a surge in exiles seeking safety and a different life.
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Associated Press
MIAMI
Fidel Castro
United States
Mauricio Quevedo
Quevedo
Havana
Florida
Cuba
Jeanne Castle
U.S
Dade County
Castro
Quevedos
Betsy
Bond Cut for Ex-Grain Dealer in Million-Dollar Swindle
Former grain dealer Bobby Johnson saw bond reduced to 500000 as a federal judge denied moving the case from Wichita Falls Texas. Judge Eldon Mahon granted a two month delay to a November 19 trial date after Johnson’s two year manhunt and capture in Idaho. The judge did not rule on suppression of post swindle testimony including reports of his disappearance near the Texas coast on January 3 1977 when witnesses said he fell overboard and drowned.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Bobby Johnson
U.S
Eldon Mahon
Johnson
Idaho
Mahon
John Diefenbaker Dies at 83 in Ottawa Home
Former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker died at his Ottawa home age 83. He was found by a companion and had risen early to work in his den, as his secretary reported. The 1957 to 1963 leader passed away in the early hours, with his secretary noting he died while working alone.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Archdiocese to send arbiters in Seadrift refugee feud
Two Archdiocese of San Antonio arbitrators will head to Seadrift to mediate a violent clash over crab fishing between Vietnamese refugees and local fishermen. Monsignor William C. Martin says reception uncertain as a resident was killed and four Vietnamese boats and a house were firebombed. He notes the case involves resettlement agencies and u s Catholic Conference effort and aims for a compromise through dialogue. The refugee settlement is largely Catholic, and Martin stresses better communication to resolve tensions.
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San Antonio
Texas
Seadrift
William C. Martin
Martin
Archdiocese of
U.S. Catholic Conference
Archdiocese
United States
Quits U N post Andrew Young learns words cause problems
Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador after admitting he lied about a meeting with a Palestine Liberation Organization representative. President Carter had rebuked him in Cabinet discussions while praising his policy work in Africa. He remains linked to the Organization of African Unity through ongoing trips and diplomacy.
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Mike Feinsilber
Associated Press
Washington
Andrew Young
Bull Connor
Birmingham
Martin Luther King
Congress
Georgia
Young
U.S
United Nations
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carter
Africa
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Organization of African Unity
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Ranger I wreckage search for four missing off Galveston
Salvage operators towed the platform to a private dock as crews planned a body search for four men missing since the Ranger I offshore collapse on May 10. Two bodies were seen, two believed buried by debris. no identifications released.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Orlando utility cuts rates to give residents extra pocket money
The city owned utility serving 82,519 customers will lower rates after earning about 1.42 million dollars more than expected by using natural gas to power generators. Spokesman Steve Willis says the savings amount to about 75 cents per month for the average Orlando resident, noting the broader trend of rate increases elsewhere.
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Orlando, Fla
Orlando
Utility Commission
Steve Willis
Willis
Governor Clements heads to Monterrey for border talks with Mexican governors
Texas Governor Bill Clements travels to Monterrey, Mexico for a second set of border policy talks with Nuevo Leon Governor Martinez Dominguez. They will address a joint session of the Nuevo Leon Congress, with further talks planned in Saltillo and Chihuahua City. Topics include illegal aliens and border drug trafficking.
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Texas
Bill Clements
Monterrey
Mexico
Clements
Nuevo Leon
Martinez Dominguez
Laredo
Rio Grande
Tamaulipas
Enrique Cardenas Gonzales
Ciudad Victoria
Coahuila
Oscar Flores Tapia
Saltillo
Chihuahua
Manuel Bernardo Aguirre
Chihuahua City
Cardenas Gonzales
United
Brownsville
New Mexico
Arizona
California
United States
Bruce Babbitt
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