Edith Hits Louisiana as Hurricane Edits Coastline
Hurricane Edith battered Cameron and other Louisiana areas with 100 mph winds and multiple tornadoes. Bridges, homes, a shopping center, a school and ice cream parlor were damaged while power lines fell and debris littered highways. Thousands fled inland as coastal life evacuated.
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Cameron
UPI
Edith
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Valdelero
Starling
Honduras
Yucatan Peninsula
Nicaragua
Gulf of Mesxico
Texas
National Weather Service
Phosphate Detergent Debate Tops Policy Talks
Government officials urged continued use of phosphate detergents citing safety for households while warning substitutes may pose health hazards. EPA head Ruckelshaus urged cities to reassess phosphate bans and fund removal at sewage plants, potentially costing about $500 million.
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Washington Ff
Pgo
Federal Water Quality Administration
Ruckelshaus
NTA
U.S. Seeks UN Seat for Peking Amid Taiwan Tension
The United States pushed a resolution to seat Communist China at the UN while preserving a seat for Nationalist Taiwan. A second U.S. proposal would call expelling the Nationalists an important question needing a two thirds vote, amid moves by Albania and 17 others toward recognizing Peking.
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U.S
China
General Assembly
Albania
Peking
U.N
Taiwan
Chiang
Kai-shek
Wrangling Over Draft Authority Faces Senate Vote
The article reports a Senate tabling move on the compromise draft measure after five weeks of talks. Senator Allott backs extending draft authority beyond June 30 with a $2.4 billion pay raise, while Scott predicts GOP support for tabling despite White House pressure. The White House seeks to share the stakes via a gravity document before the vote.
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Senate House
Allot
Scott
Allott
White House
House
Mansfield
Vietnam
Nixon
ACTION LINE covers visits and local recreation offerings
A note from Yucca Valley requests a visit by Yogi Bear for a boy and his family at Jellystone Park while Rancho Los Amigos Hospital hosts a visit for the ward’s children. The Jellystone Park is described with amenities and the need for reservations. Other items cover a Baby Mate refund issue, a sales dispute, and Long Beach recreation budget cuts affecting evening gym access for volleyball and programs for youth and women.
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JoHystone Park
Yucca Valley
Yogi Bear
Action Line
H. M
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Jellystone
Jellystone Park
Joshua Lane South
Calif
Highway 6
David Jungerman
State Line Drive
Kansas City
Jungerman
Long Beach
C. P
City Park
Lakewood Ymca
Centralia Ave
Tenant dies after dispute with owner
A tenant died after a dispute with the building owner. Testimony described a heart attack following an elevator incident. The case involved Greenberg and three other owners facing a harassment fine of 320,000, with hearings noting the tenant was trapped and the owner allegedly said let him stay there awhile.
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Nounce
Greenberg
Smith
Kennedy helicopter forced down in Israel during visit
Israeli army helicopter carrying Sen Edward Kennedy made a rough sand landing south of Tel Aviv after a short circuit. Kennedy remained calm as the craft circled over the sea then landed on the beach. He later toured Beersheba hospitals and visited Bedouin clinics before meeting with Defense Minister Dayan.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Edward M. Kennedy
James H. King
Kennedy
Mediterranean
Beersheba
Negev Desert
Moshe Dayan
King
Joan
Massachussets Democrat
Senate
United States
Kennedys
Sheik Abu Rubiya
Negev
Attica Hostage Slayings Under Autopsy Review
Medics confirm gunshots caused deaths among hostages at Attica as state investigators probe the five day prison riot. Governor Rockefeller coordinates in Albany with aides and corrections officials amid disputes over who fired the fatal shots and whether longer negotiations could have saved lives.
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Edland
Lewis
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albany
Attica
Sacre
Buffalo
Corrections
Russell G. Oswald
Oswald Tes
Huard
Richard Lewis
Batavia
H. BE. Turner & Co
William Quinn
New York
Arthur C. Eve
Citize
Hays
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Jesse L. Steinfeld
Robert Zobell
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
la Jolla
Press-Telegram
Southland
Zobel
Steinfeld
William D. Rockelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles C. Edwards
Food and Brig Administration
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Golda Meir
Mass
Democrat
Joe
Hawthorne
M. W
Ted Kennedy
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Couturiers
Sun Roach
Santa Ara
Romana
la Hata
Palos Verdes
Lakewood
Hermpont Cehter
Ban Ogg
Ong Beach
Santa Ana
Pomona
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