Weather Woes Plague Far West as Temperatures Soar East
Wind, rain, and out of season snow disrupted the Far West while much of the country east of the Rockies endured a second week of highs in the 80s and 90s. High winds 60 to 80 mph with gusts to 120 mph hit central California Sierra. Nevada and Utah desert country faced warnings. Thunderstorms and heavy rain drenched parts of the East, with International Falls and Wrightstown seeing over 3 and 2 inches respectively. An Eastern Airlines crash probe cited weather as a factor. 110 aboard died, 40 injured. Temperatures ranged from 39 in Klamath Falls and Ely to 94 in Boston.
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A Girl Named Sooner Tops TV Ratings in Nation
NBC drama A Girl Named Sooner led the week’s evening shows per A C Nielsen audience estimates. CBS and NBC programs tied for popularity with Moses The Langier, On the Road With Charles Kuralt, Rockford Files, Police Woman, M A S H, and other CBS and NBC titles ranking high across major markets such as New York Philadelphia Seattle and St. Louis with varying weather conditions reported in the respective metros.
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Durbin Named Chief Administrator of Harris County Hospital
Richard L. Durbin, 47, of Newark New Jersey was chosen as chief administrator of the Harris County Hospital District. He will take a $48 000 per year post on September 2 after the board formally accepted the resignation of Newall. The district runs two city county hospitals and six neighborhood clinics.
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Cattlemen Seek Fast Growing Callie Bermuda Grass
Cattlemen from New Mexico to Starkville gather at Mississippi State University to obtain the Callie Bermuda strain, a hybrid that reportedly grows 3 to 10 times faster than regular Bermuda. About 5,000 people visited the MSU campus to receive cuttings and farmer data.
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Air Force denies Proxmire safety cover up on C5 crash
The Air Force rejected Sen William Proxmire’s charge that the service hid a safety hazard on the C5 transport. It cited a 1971 test program finding and correcting a door mechanism separate from the Saigon crash causes. The Saigon incident killed 155 people, many children.
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Crossword by THOMAS JOSEPH ACROSS AND DOWN PUZZLE
A mixed crossword and cryptoquote page with clues across and down in a vintage newspaper style. Contains an extensive word puzzle, a cryptogram, and a sample daily cryptoquote referencing Longfellow and Charles Sprague.
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Construction unions and contractors deadlocked in Dallas area
Dallas construction unions and the North Texas Contractors Association planned a new approach as eight weeks of stalled talks continued. The dispute over wages has idled about 1,200 projects worth 154 million dollars. The unions offered an 11 percent raise this year and 10 percent in 1976, a 1.76 per hour rise over two years, versus the NTCA’s 1.65 per hour over three years. Eight of 29 unions have settled.
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Extradition Expected for Thieves in Car Ring
Webb County district attorney Charles Borchers says two Oklahoma City men held in Nuevo Laredo will be extradited to the United States within the week. Mexican authorities detain them on car theft charges tied to an international stolen car ring spanning Mexico City to Denver.
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Alice Cooper injury may force show postponement
Vancouver AP reports singer Alice Cooper suffered six broken ribs and a lacerated scalp after falling from a stage prop. Despite bandaging, he intended to perform tonight in Edmonton but described severe chest pain and limited breath. He remained on stage briefly before hospitalization.
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