Carter defends offshore drilling and canal cost claims
President Carter tours offshore rigs and defends oil and gas policy while citing a Johnson era canal cost estimate of 7 billion. He and aides defend energy incentives and production boosts as protests by Mobil ads mix with questions on human rights and abortion policy.
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Jimmy Carter
Gil Conpanies
White House
Jody Powell
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Mobil Oil
Yazoo City
Argentia
South Korea
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Johnstown flood toll rises to forty six dead
The Johnstown flood left 46 confirmed dead in a seven county area in southwestern Pennsylvania. Dozens more are missing as rescue work progresses amid widespread looting and evacuations.
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Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Arthur Keiper
East Hills
Improvements urged for county jail amid abuse probe
A panel urges 13 jail improvements after a misconduct episode where women prisoners were strip searched and paraded before male staff. Sheriff officials admit a day room was used for stripping with video monitoring and questions arise over jurisdiction and truthfulness of witness accounts. The committee plans further county jail inquiries including Los Angeles, San Diego, and other regions.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Suit seeks break for mien persons
David KL Kirkwood filed a class action on behalf of male Rohr Industries workers alleging women receive two short breaks daily while men get one. The suit says pay is equal hourly but women receive extra benefits, seeks end to the practice and back pay at overtime rates from the Civil Rights Act era.
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Chula Vista
Ap-Rohr Industries
David KL Kirkwood
Kirkwoul
Rohr
Murder Plot Tied to Porno Filming at Cabin
County investigators described a plan to kill women as part of a pornographic snuff scenario. Officers found handcuffs and bondage gear inside a cabin and saws, knives, a shovel, and digging tools in a nearby ravine. An informant linked the plot to an alleged South American snuff film.
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Douglas
South America
Palice
Beaudoin family slain leaving eight children orphaned
Neighbors describe the Beaudoin family of Cedar Hill Drive as a close knit group with a mother devoted to her eight children. Bodies were moved to UConn Medical Center while the family dog Teeko stayed tied behind the house. The neighborhood watched as firefighters recovered the victims and neighbors recalled the family’s plans for a summer canoe trip and a coastal outing.
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Hull
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Seward
Armagh
West Taylor
Earien
University of Connecticut Medical Center
Farmington
Beaudoin
Teeko
Theresa Bainer
Uebake George
N.Y
Orchard Beach
Maine
Cedar Hill Drive
Beaudin
Southlanders Face Long Arm of Sun Weekend Forecast
The National Weather Service expects warmer days across Southern California this weekend. Residents are urged to enjoy outdoor time at beaches mountains deserts parks and neighborhoods as sun exposure rises.
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Southern
California
National Weather Service
Judge overturns hitchhiking rape conviction sparks outrage
Women leaders condemn Justice Lynn Compton for reversing Clifford Hunt’s rape verdict, saying the ruling signals consent can be inferred from hitchhiking. Critics warn it excuses male violence and endangers female hitchhikers amid related Madison and Dade County cases.
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Hurt
Gloria Allred
National Organization For Women
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Barbara Jacobson
Hunt
Typhoon Ravages Hanoi Forcing Thousands Into Shelters
The Voice of Vietnam reports the northern region suffered its worst typhoon in two decades with winds up to 116 mph. Large parts of Hanoi were destroyed and thousands sought temporary shelter as the storm battered the area.
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