Greek tanker Kriti Sun bursts into flames in Singapore Harbor
The 123,484 ton Greek tanker Kriti Sun was struck by lightning and exploded, breaking into three parts and catching fire. Captain Nik Haralabous reported twelve injured including seven Greek crewmen, while twenty seven crew and four wives were rescued unharmed as the middle section sank. Fire contained after three hours. no oil pollution observed.
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Singapore
Persian Gulf
Nik Haralabous
Haralahous
Singapore Navy
Singapore Port Authority
Busing Sponsor Calls Past Plan a Failure
A busing sponsor testifies that massive school integration through busing should end, urging court and political processes rather than an amendment to the constitution. He emphasizes discontinuing broad busing as a method of integration.
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Coleman
Louisville
Boston
Kentucky
Juan M. Carroll
Jefferson County
Congress
Carroll
Beirut clashes flare as Moslems battle Phalangists
U S embassy area battles erupt as left wing Moslems and radical Palestinians bombard Phalangist militia positions. Reports say 120 killed Monday with thousands dead over seven months of communal warfare and billions in property damage. Embassy warns nonessential Americans to leave Beirut amid continued fighting.
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Man Aly Mahmoud
U.S
Christian Phalangist
Mour
St. George’s Bay
Qantam
Innocent plea entered for attacker of Ford
Mrs. Moore faced arraignment after an indictment opened by the court. Judge Conti set a trial date for December 15 and ordered competency reports by November 10 or 11. The proceeding lasted about 15 minutes as Hewitt refused to waive full indictment reading.
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Conti
Mrs. Moore
Asst
U.S
Steele Langford
Langford
Hewitt
Moore
President Ford
St. Francis Hotel
San Diego Metropolitan Center
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Patricia Hearst
Apun
John F. Kennedy
Three survive lifeboat ordeal after freighter crash near HK
Rescue crews found three crewmen in very poor condition aboard a lifeboat in the South China Sea. The Kinabalu Satu, Liberian-flagged with a 30 member crew, was believed sunk after sending an distress signal last Tuesday. The Ming Shing, a Panamanian vessel, is listed as missing with 17 crew.
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Hong Kong
South China Sea
Marine Department
Marcelino Bedia
Florentino Mariano
Tse King-ming
Kinabalu
Sadat Meets Ford on Weapons Aid in New York Tour
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and President Ford held a second meeting in as many days focusing on American arms, economics, and Middle East peace. Ford praised Sadat while Sadat urged Palestinian statehood and broader U.S. backing. Beame sparked ire by not welcoming Sadat to New York.
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Washington
Anwar Sadat
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
New York
Abraham D. Beame
Sadat
New York City
United Nations
Beame
Nessen
U.N
Rac
Oval Office
Henry A. Kissinger
Ismail Fahmy
U.S
United States
Middle East
Israel
Moscow
Europe
Bandit backs out of shoes as girl is nabbed
Officers found a distressed 15-year-old student matching the Wise Shop bandit description in a drug store. She was taken to Carson sheriff for robbery inquiry after $160 was located in her purse. Her mother was notified as deputies continued search for the robber's pistol.
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Ing
Wise Shop
Carson Sheriff’s Station
Los Angeles
Gas price hikes vary by region across the United States
Aspin reports an 8.1 percent rise in gas prices since July 4 in the Pacific states, with seven other regions showing increases from 2 to 8.5 percent. Premium gasoline and fuel oil show Western south-central lead at 8.5 percent for gas and 4.8 percent for fuel oil, while other regions list smaller gains.
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Aspin
Pacific States
New England
Middle Atlantic
Southeastern States
Pacific
Southcentral
North-Central
Wisconsin-Iinois - Indiana - Michigan - Ohio
South Atlantic
Mountain
North-Central States
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Six youths escape Fresno County juvenile hall using hacksaw
Six youths escaped Fresno County juvenile hall by cutting an iron window frame with a hacksaw blade. Three were recaptured quickly, while three remained at large. The breakout follows a four day mass escape from the Fresno County jail downtown in which nine felons escaped via a ventilation system. Sheriff McKinney pledged tighter security as 26 prisoners have fled the jail in four escapes since he took office.
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Fresno
Fresno County
Harold McKinney
McKinney
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