International aid and global events ripple across capitals
A U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve joint statement notes 11 nations will supply 5 billion dollars to Britain to shore up its finances amid pound volatility. Across capitals, earthquakes shake Mexico City, a Dixie runoff narrows, and public figures from Davis to Kissinger and O'Neill headline a day of political and international actions.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
U.S
U.S. Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
Flood waters roll over Idaho after dam burst
Flood waters roared across southeastern Idaho forcing evacuations about 50 miles from the Teton Dam breach. Death toll stood at six with 135 missing as communications and travel hindered recovery. Rexburg worst hit with widespread destruction and extensive evacuations.
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Bob Kuesterman
Associated Press
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Teton Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Teton
Snake
American Falls
Rexburg
Getty to be buried in California
Oil billionaire J Paul Getty dies at 83 in London and will be buried in California where he once lived. Staff say body to be flown to the United States this week. Will leaves most fortune to charity after providing for relatives.
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Getty
California
Richard Buystone
Associated Press
Guildford
England
J. Paul Getty
United States
Norris Bramlett
Gordon Peter Getty
Bramlett
Harold E. Berg
Getty Oil Co
Board of
Senate eyes bills on antitrust and oil
Senate plans a final vote on a controversial antitrust bill as House work moves forward on payroll sex scandal developments and an oil drilling regulation on the outer continental shelf. The House also aims to raise the federal debt limit to 700 billion dollars amid environmental and energy policy debate.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Last-Minute Pitches As Primaries Loom In Three States
Associated Press reports candidates swept three states California New Jersey and Ohio in the final primaries. Ford and Reagan campaigned in Ohio and California. Carter Brown and Udall reminded voters in New Jersey Ohio and California. Delegates totals show Ford 806 Reagan 690 Carter 909 Udall 307.5 with many uncommitted votes remaining as nomination battles continue.
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New Jersey
Ohio
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Morris K. Udall
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Edmund G. Brown, Jr
Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Reagan
Louisiana
Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Georgia
Udall
Arizona
Guarded Office as Scandal Simmers Around Rep Hays
Police posted a guard inside Rep Wayne Hays office amid a sex payroll scandal after staff reported threats and disturbances. Chief James Powell said the guard was removed after an around the clock watch that began Friday afternoon, with no incidents reported. Elizabeth Ray, 33, told The Washington Star she is writing a second book about her Washington experiences after claiming Hays put her on the Administration Committee staff as his mistress. Hays, 65, said some members favor stepping down temporarily as chairman but plan to return.
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Sheriff’s Department
Madison County
Ford Smith
Neys General
Justice Department
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
House
Wayne Hays
Ohio
House Administration Committee
Washington
The
Capitol Police
Hays
Rayburn House
James M. Powell
Washington Star
Elizabeth Ray
New Alexandria
Miss Ray
Viet Nam veteran rescued from shadow of the gallows
Gary Martin, a mentally ill Vietnam veteran, was flown from Antigua to San Juan and then to a Texas hospital as American officials secured his repatriation. The Antiguan government and U S agencies kept the transfer secret to prevent retaliation. He is alive, mobile, and able to recognize his mother though unable to speak.
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Fort Worth
Viet Nam
Gary Martin
Antigua
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Gary
James Martin
Martin
Antigua Mental Hospital
Waco
Tex
U.S. State Department
Veterans Administration
Zolton Wisinger
St. John
Hugh Rawls
Comos Phillips, Wisinger
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