Massive Guatemala quake leaves hundreds dead
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala City and affected Honduras El Salvador and Mexico. Officials and Red Cross reported possibly up to 500 dead in Guatemala City with aftershocks and widespread building collapse. Communications and power were disrupted as rescuers pulled survivors from rubble. A volcano south of the city was seen emitting smoke at dawn.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Mexico
Red Cross
Fire Department
Honduras
el Salvador
Care Reflief Organization
New York
Guate
Salas
State Department
Washington
U.S
Colombia
Mexico City
Romeo Acas
Defense
Dade County
Fla
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
Associated Press
KPRC
Houston
Tex
David C. Pierce
Belize City
British Honduras
French Sharpshooters Kill Bus Hijackers Hostage Children
A bus hijack near the Somali border ends in a deadly fire exchange. A French schoolgirl six guerillas and a Somali soldier die. Four children are wounded, two seriously, and the remaining passengers are freed.
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Djibouti, Afars and Issas Territory
Djibouti
Red Sea
Ali Aref
Radio Luxembourg
Their
Liberation Front
Aref
Front For the Liberation of
Front
Radio Monte
Crushed crowds mark Innsbruck Olympic opening chaos
Thousands crowded into Bergisel Stadium as Austrian security checked bags for the 12th Winter Olympics. Spectators fainted near a wire fence while others struggled on a narrow ramp amid a security sweep. Inside, the crowd turned carnival as 65 000 filled the venue under the 90 meter ski jump.
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Innsbrrck
Innsbruck
Bergisel
Freedom Train to pass through Pecos and Texas stops
The American Freedom Train will pass Pecos shortly after midnight Friday en route from Albuquerque to Odessa. It stops in Toyah at 11:55 p.m. Friday and in Monahans at 1:15 a.m. for press pickup, reaching Midland Regional Air Terminal by 3 a.m. The three day Odessa stop marks its first Texas visit after 12,800 miles.
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Pecos
Albuquerque
Odessa
Toyah
Ned
Monahans
Midland Regional Air Terminal
Highway 80
Webb-Davis Fruit Company
Texas
Alpine
Big Lake
Big Spring
Colorado City
Kermit
Lamesa
Marfa
Midland
Seagraves
Snyder
Margery Singer
American Freedom Train Foundation
Gas price decontrol vote nears House action signals deregulation
The House moves toward a vote to remove price controls on natural gas with preliminary approvals suggesting enough support for final passage. Estimates of consumer cost rise vary from 80 to 161 dollars yearly by 1980, with figures cited from 5 to 30 billion dollars in impact.
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Washington
House
Federal Power Commission
John Dingell
Energy and Power Subcommittee
Bob Kreuger
Texas
Dingell
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Krueger
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ford
Senate
Power comes from ideas written in words and minds
The speaker argues true power lies in ideas formed by writers. Karl Marx, Jefferson, the Constitution, the Ten Commandments, and Love as described by St Paul show how words inspire nations and alter destinies. People rally to words, not weapons or wealth.
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Karl Marx
London
Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
United States of America
Jefferson
Sinai
Jesus
St. Paul
Fuller enters race for 143rd Judicial District judge
Fuller 49 of Monahans announces candidacy for district judge in the 143rd District ahead of the May Democratic Primary. He faces Pecos attorney Richard Naylor to fill the seat vacated by Judge J.H. Starkley who retires after this term.
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Larry Fuller
Fuller
Pecos
Richard Naylor
J.H. Starley
Concorde Gets Nod to Fly at Two U.S. Airports
Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr. announced two U.S. airports will host limited Concorde flights for a 16 month trial beginning March 4. The move enables scheduled supersonic service during the period.
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Washington
U.S
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
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