Aerial bombardment stalls Somoza troops in Managua
In eastern Managua a bombardment by Somoza's forces failed to gain ground against Sandinista guerrillas. AP photographer John Hogland saw fighters emerge from holes after the blasts as helicopters dropped burning drums and refugees described burning liquid from the attacks.
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Tom Fenton
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
John Hogland
Hogland
Senate panel rejects FDA enforcement powers
A Senate subcommittee on health and scientific research tabled new FDA enforcement provisions in a bill to speed drug approval. It deleted a plan to allow civil penalties for violations and another to let the agency sue firms without the Justice Department. The panel also discussed Namibia policy and other items.
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Senate
Food and Drug Administration
World premiere ballet The Idiot debuts in Berlin
The Berlin Opera Ballet staged Valery Panov's The Idiot, based on Dostoyevsky, marking the Soviet defector's third full length ballet for the West Berlin company joined with his wife Galina two years ago. Nearby, an anti tank grenade wounded 27 airmen in Portugal and turbulence injured 27 aboard a Japan Airlines DC 8 over western Japan. In Halifax the Canadian government imposed a transit tax on the Cunard Line Queen Elizabeth 2 for 1750 passengers. The Sandinistas battle Somoza forces in Managua with guerrilla advances and Costa Rica border clashes. Brazil suspended relations with Somoza after an OAS call to resign, as Latin American nations consider breaking ties with his regime.
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Berlin Opera Ballet
Valery Panov
Dostoyevsky
West Berlin
Galina
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Cunard Line
New York
Douglas Ridley
Bermuda
Managua
Somoza
Iran
National Guard
Penas Blancas
Rio Estato
Brazil
Foreign Ministry
Brasilia
Organization of American States
Mexico
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Grenada
Panama
Peru
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church to Open Library Wing
A 400000 restoration project at the 94 year old Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church will add a library honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Funds come from the city of Montgomery the Alabama Historical Commission and church friends. The church once met in a slave pen before its 1885 completion and was renamed for King.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dexter Avenue
King Memorial Church
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Thelma Rice
City of
Alabama Historical Commission
Friends of the Church
Trucker Coping With Fries Sparks Missing Load Case
Missoula police seek at least 5000 pounds of hot frozen french fries believed to be a trucker's attempt to cope with an independent drivers' shutdown. A Carnation Co driver left Washington state two weeks ago with fries bound for Pennsylvania, reached Missoula June 14, and parked at a truck stop after the load failed to arrive.
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Missoula
Mont
Carnation Co
Washington State
Pennsylvania
Carter Ends Preliminary Talks With Japan On Economic Summit Plan
President Carter wraps up initial talks in Tokyo on a seven nation summit aimed at balancing world oil supply and demand by next year. Blumenthal says targets will curb imports, with two million barrels a day in expected Western and Japanese savings. Officials note possible refugee relief proposals and nuclear power discussions with Japan, amid Brezhnev talks recap.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
TOKYO
Carter
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Japan
U.S
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Kuwait
Vietnam
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Cyrus R. Vance
Sunao Sonoda
Indochina
United States
China
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Rosalynn
Amy
Oiso
Chira
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vienna
Murder case Henley trial heads to final arguments
Corpus Christi Texas AP jurors in Elmer Wayne Henley murder retrial return to hear final arguments after three days of gruesome prosecution testimony and no defense evidence. Henley 23 stands trial on six counts tied to a 1970s Houston area torture and death spree that killed 26 youths. Defense rests without evidence.
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Henley
Corpus Christi
Texas
Elmer Wayne Henley
Houston
Will Gray
San Antonio
Gray
Noah Kennedy
Pasadena
Sidney Smith
Smith
OPEC Open to Raising Base Oil Price At Geneva Meeting
The 54th OPEC meeting opens with members agreeing on a higher base price for crude but debating how much. Analysts forecast just under $20 per barrel, with hawks seeking up to $27 while moderates push for under $20.
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Mark Potts
Geneva
Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
OPEC
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Libya
U.S
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Mana Saeed al Oteiba
Kuwait
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Ezzedin Ali Mabruk
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh
Oteiba
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Calif
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Portugal
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Japan Air Lines
Hong Kong
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Rocha & Swett Fuel Co
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