U.S. Grain Exports Rise on Soviet Purchases
AP Farm writer Don Kendall reports that wheat and corn sales to the Soviet Union lift overall U.S. grain export prospects for 1979 80 and push Soviet purchases toward the 15 million metric ton annual limit. The latest sale adds 225 000 tons of wheat and 550 000 tons of corn, bringing Soviet purchases to about 14.7 million tons.
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Washington
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Texas banker knighted for Spanish heritage
Laredo banker Don Ramiro Sanchez was knighted at San Augustine Church by Spain’s envoy Count Eric Ignacio Martel, receiving the Cross of the Order of Queen Isabel la Catolica for preserving and promoting Spanish heritage in Texas. Sanchez, 64, inherits the honorary title Don. Bishop Thomas Drury led a High Mass prior to the ceremony.
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Don Tomas Sanchez
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Juan Carlos
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Thomas Drury
Corpus Christi
Survived purges shape Iran’s fragile post revolution army
Iran’s military survivors face a tough rebuild as rivalries and rank discontent threaten progress. A high ranking general resisted a defense minister order with Khomeini backing, while air force technicians strike seeking promotions and favored status. Officials warn morale could suffer and planes may be grounded.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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Iraq
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Afghanistan
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Imperial Guard
Three Mile Island fire silenced by meter short
A small electrical fire damaged a control room meter at Three Mile Island Unit 2 but caused no injuries or further damage. Met Edison spokesman Bill Gross said the 30 second incident involved an overheated resistor. NRC’s Frank Ingram cited a meter fire as the cause.
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Three Mile Island
Bill Gross
Metropolitan Edison Co
U.S
Frank Ingram
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Coast Guard seeks Gulf oil slick in Mexican waters
A U S Coast Guard plane scanned 13 200 square miles of Mexican coast north of Tampico for six hours but found no oil. It reported two minor slicks but no trace of the large offshore spill. Battery overheating forced a landing. after replacement the mission shifted south to chart the long slick.
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Virginia-North Carolina
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Cmdr
al Melis
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Corpus Christi
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
Tampico
Brownsville
New Orleans
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Messina Court Sentences Man for Raping Estranged Wife
Antonino Venuti, 36, jailed 26 months in Messina after a trial on charges he repeatedly raped his estranged wife during weekly visits to their children. The couple had lived apart since 1977. Venuti claimed to still love her.
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Sicily
Antonino Venuti
Venuti
Lucia
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