Big Thompson flood toll climbs toward two hundred
Rescue teams on the first clear day in Big Thompson Canyon recovered more bodies. The count rose to 99 with 11 more taken to a temporary morgue in Estes Park. Officials fear the toll could reach 200 as searchers widen digs into mud and wreckage.
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Loveland
Cotp
UPI
Big Thompson Canyon
Estes Park
Glen Haven
Army
Big
Thompson Canyon
Hugh Purdy
Stannis Rashford
Loveland High School
Surimer
Bob Watson
Eugene Green
Viking Life Testing Negative on Mars Soil Experiments
UPI reports Viking scientists say three healthy biology tests on Mars show no signs of life. The third test confirmed operation and Earth-like soil readings while no biological activity was detected in the two other tests though oxygen evolution briefly puzzled researchers.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking
Mars
Norman Horowitz
Harold Klein
Ward Qualifies For District Six House Contest
James G. Ward co owner of Fort Walton Glass Company and local general contractor has qualified for election to the State House of Representatives District Six. A Okaloosa County resident since 1949 he is an active community figure with coaching work at the junior league level and leadership in Northwest Florida sports and civic groups.
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James G. Ward
Fort Wallon Glass Company, Inc
Ward
Okatoosa County
Choctawhatechee High School
Florida State University
Southern Technical Institute
Marietta
United States Army Reserve
Playground
All Sports Association of
Northwest Florida
Fort Walton Beach
Seppch and Hearing Clinic
Jaycees
Red Cross Evacuates Beirut Wounded Under Fire
Red Cross medics crawled across an open field under mortar and machine gun fire to evacuate 91 wounded from Tal Zaatar camp in southeast Beirut. The operation, called the hardest since World War II, faced sporadic fire as Christian units barred supplies to remaining Muslims, amid a siege that had lasted 44 days and left about 4,000 wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Reagan
Sen
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Mississippi
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Robinson Qualifies For Dist Six State Rep Bid
N Allen Robinson, longtime Northwest Florida newsman and former Florida tourism director, announced his candidacy for State Representative District Six. He campaigns on five years of Tallahassee government experience and close work with legislators to advance state tourism and policy.
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N. Allen Robinson
Northwest Florida
Florida Department of Tourism
Robinson
Gay
Claude NI
Kirk
Reubin Askew
Tallahassee
Bageda
Carter predicts GOP will come out slugging in 1976 race
In Bedford New Hampshire Jimmy Carter warned that Republicans will launch vicious personal attacks on him Mondale and other Democrats to gain the White House. He cited tax unfairness foreign policy Watergate CIA revelations and the Vietnam War as cited failings of the current administration. Carter urged vigilance against desperate GOP tactics and urged support for his ticket.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
Bedford
N.H
Sen
Waller) Mondale
Washington
Ford
Kansas City
Rogers Morton
Hays
Panel Post
UPI
House International Relations Committee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Voice Rute
Uganda
Nairobi
Kenya
Jack Tulley
East Africa
Kampala
Harris
Senate Overrides Coal Leasing Veto in Senate Vote
The Senate voted 73 to 18 to override President Ford's veto of coal land leasing reform bills, with House action expected next. Ford argued the plan would curb production and limit DOE flexibility in managing coal lands.
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Washington
Grain inspection gratuities alleged across multiple states
Federal probes reveal evidence of gratuities to licensed grain inspectors in seven states and possible new short weight grain shipments in nine states. Investigations cover Albany and Seattle areas plus ports in California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, and others with FBI review and U.S. attorney referrals.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Dick Clark
D Lown
Inspec
Clark
Albany
N.Y
West Sacramento
San Francisco
Calif
Seattle
Longview
Wash
Portland
Ore
Brownsville
Houston
Beaumont
Gulf of Mexico
Florida congressmen spent half a million on newsletters
Cox Newspapers reports Florida members of Congress sent nearly five million mailings and 3.0 million newsletters last year at public expense. Postage was free to lawmakers but not taxpayers, with several using cashing and allowances for personal gains.
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Tallahasser
Fla
UPI
Florida
Cox
Cox Washington Bureau
U.S. House
Senate
William Lehman
North
Miami Beach
Lehman
Dante Fascell
Dmiami
Fascell
Tawson Chiles
Lakeland
Richard Stone
Tallahassee
Stone
Bill Chappell
D-Ocala
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Ind
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Interstate 69
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Tanaka
Tokyo
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