Philippines Hit by Deadly Quake After China Tremor
A strong quake struck southern Philippines early Tuesday, causing many deaths and collapsed buildings in Pagadian Cotabato and Cagayan de Oro. The disaster followed a prior quake in south China, with the Manila National Disaster Coordinating Center tallying initial fatalities and noting the epicenter in the Celebes Sea off Mindanao.
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United Press International
Philippines
China
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Manila
Pagadian City
Pagadian
Cotabato
Cagayan de Oro
The
Geophysical Observatory
Celebes Sea
Therumor
National
Golden
Cols
Detroit Ramps Up Teen Gang Crackdown and Curfew
City officials order a 10 pm curfew and recall 450 laid off officers to combat teen gang violence after a disturbance at downtown Cobo Hall. Deputy Mayor Beckman says recalled police will target gangs and prostitution rings, with no precinct assignments. Mayor Young pledges crackdown.
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APD
Cobo Hall
William Beckman Jr
Beckman
Coleman A. Young
Cuba
Philip A. Tannian
East Side
Black Killers
Errol Flynns
More Viet Refugees Coming to America
State Department reports 11 000 Southeast Asian refugees added to U S resettlement under expanded parole. Lao and Vietnamese refugees arrive from Bangkok aboard commercial flights to be placed with private welfare agencies. program costs rise to about 161 million.
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UPI
State Department
Southeast Asia
America
United States
Laos
Edward H. Levi
Levi
U.S
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Bangkok
US Catholic Agency
International Refugee Committee
Gas Supply Dilemma Arises From Environmental Pressure
Talbot states environmental limits on coal and high sulfur oil pushed industries to buy uncontrolled interstate gas, draining reserves. He warns gas suppliers like United may not fulfill contracts if prices stay high and reserves remain scarce, forcing continued allocation.
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United
Mars No More Desolate Than Antarctic Reaches
Pasadena scientists compare Viking biology instrument to Earth samples from dry valleys in South Victoria Land to test for organic compounds. They note Mars conditions yield no complex organics above one part per million, leaving open the possibility of smaller molecules. Water in a sail sample adds data ambiguity.
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Antarctic
Pasadena
Calif
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Viking
Itas
George Sands
Viking Mission Control
Earth
Victoria Land
Sands
Biemann
French Scientists Probe Man of Violent Volcano
French scientists on La Soufriere near Pointe a Pitre monitor a rising threat as a 500 yard crack widens on the volcano side. Officials warn an eruption of Hiroshima-scale force is imminent and urge evacuation while 72,000 residents await orders and guard patrols block access.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
la Soufriere
Pierre Brousse
Brousse
Jean-Claude Aurousseau
Capesserre, St. Claude and
Autopsy Finds Skull Fracture in Fort Walton Beach Child Death
One year old Brian Ross died from a skull fracture per District Medical Examiner Dr. Edmund Kielman. He also had superficial bruises. James Darryl Graves, 29, of Eglin, is charged with aggravated child abuse. bond set at $20,000 and he remains jailed awaiting transfer.
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Fort Wallon Beach
Edmund Kielman
Sheriff's Task Force
Graves
French
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Crestview
Fevers Not Linked to Outbreak at Two Homes
Three elderly women at Lake Worth Medicana Nursing Home had fevers while similar illness struck Boulevard Nursing Home in Boynton Beach. Officials said the fevers were not due to the earlier high fever outbreak that killed five patients at Boulevard Manor, blaming chronic conditions worsened by heat from a broken air system.
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Vari-Care Corp
Rochester
N.Y
James
Howell
Bethesda Hospital
Federal Center For Disease Control Laboratory
Atlanta
Boulevard Manor
Two Aviation Spy Rings Nabbed by West Germany and Switzerland
West German prosecutors say two men were arrested for attempting to sell Tornado fighter blueprints to an eastern intelligence agency. In Bern Brig. Jean-Louis Jeanmaire, Swiss air defense chief, was arrested for alleged Soviet ties, marking a high level espionage case. The Tornado program moves forward with Britain buying 385 aircraft, West Germany 324, and Italy 100, at roughly 19 million dollars each.
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West Germany
Soviet Union
Eastern Intelligence Agency
Bern
Jean-Louis Jeanmaire
Jeatmaire
Valerian Kuzniak
Kuzniak
Manfred Kniefelmann
Britain
Messerschmitt-Boelkow Blohm Co
School Bells Ringing For Liberty Students
Florida begins the 1976-77 public school year with Liberty County sending a thousand pupils back early for more holidays. Total state enrollment is projected at 1,589,951 in public schools, plus 182,000 in community colleges and 114,000 in universities. Immunization rules require six vaccines for kindergarten or first grade. Free lunch eligibility expands under liberalized federal rules.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Liberty County
Florida
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa County
Walton County
Ralph Turlington
Turlington
Jan. J
Jan. Jor
Christian Chief Calls for Truce in Lebanon War
Beirut reports show President Suleiman Franji eh calls for a general cease-fire to allow his successor Elias Sarkis to build a new regime as right wing forces press a major offensive and rival gunmen exchange mortar fire in the capital. A guerrilla leader urges Palestinians to mobilize amid the conflict.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Suleiman Franjieh
Elias Sarkis
School Board, Teachers Eye Tentative Contract
After a day long bargaining session the parties reached a package valued at about one million dollars with mutual concessions. Union negotiator Quinlan called it reasonable and a ratification meeting is set for August 26 at Niceville High School. The board may ratify at the August 24 meeting. The athletic supplements will switch to per sport payments for coaches instead of a single fixed amount.
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OCEA
Quinlan
Niceville High School
The
Daily News
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