Space tour in USSR fuels fan frenzy and autograph demand
American and Soviet spacemen including DONALD K. SLAYTON THOMAS P. STAFFORD VANCE D. BRAND and cosmonauts ALEXEI A. LEONOV VALERI I KUBASOV tour seven cities. Crowds of up to 3000 greet them on streets and at airports for hours while autographs are restricted by officials due to overwhelming interest.
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Volgograd
Ussr
Donald K. Slayton
Soviet Union
Han
Slayton
Thomas P. Stafford
Leningrad
Kiley
Volpograd
Stafford, Slayton
Vance D. Brand
Alexei A. Leonov
Valerii Kubasov
Friar elevated to sainthood amid Vatican ceremony
Pope Paul VI elevated Juan Macias, a Spanish-born friar, to sainthood in St Peter's Square. The Spanish government boycotted the canonization and recalled its ambassador. Macias, once doorman at a Dominican monastery, died years ago in Peru and was credited with a miracle in 1049 accepted by the church last year.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Juan Macias
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
Mucias
Peru
Miss Wheelchair America 1976 crowned in Columbus
Columbus reports 21 year old Dixie Lee Etheridge of Greenville Mississippi won Miss Wheelchair America 1976 from 32 states and Puerto Rico. Runners up included Shyk Holmes of Carbondale Illinois Wanda Rolfe of Murray Kentucky Janice M Kelly of Kansas City Missouri and Linda Casn of Dyer Indiana. ITALLA DITO won Miss Congeniality and Christine Valasek received Miss Achievement.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dixie Lee Etheridge
Greenville
Miss
Miss Etheridge
Pene
Columbia
Puerto Rico
Shy K. Holmes
Carbondale
Illinois
Kentucky
Wanda Rolfe
Murray
Janice. M Kelly
Kansas City
Linda Casn
Dyer
Extortion plot linked to gas station bombings unfolds
Police and FBI drained a Columbus Texaco tank after a pipe bomb was found and linked to a broader extortion scheme targeting major oil companies. Two suspects, Paul Methven and Larry Shaffer, were arrested while bombs were also reported at Gulf Amoco and Exxon stations.
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Weir
Frank Phillips
FBI
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Phillips
Paul. Methven
Virginia Beach
Carpenter
Larry Shaffer
Chicago
Gulf
Exxon
Union
Standard
Amoco
Texaco
Flooding ends as Eloise storms recede in Northeast
Floodwaters continued to recede across the Northeast as thousands return home to tidy up after Tropical Storm Eloise. At least 12 people died across states from Virginia to New England, with 6 fatalities in Pennsylvania and 6,000 left homeless. Harrisburg saw National Guard patrols briefly, and firemen in Binghamton area died and were injured during river rescues on the Susquehanna.
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Eloise
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New England
Harrisburg
Dinghamida
N.Y
Susquehanna
Tire Department
Binghamton General Hospital
Broome
Binghamton
Binghamton General
John Russell
Deposit
Part of ransom found in slaying near Hoover Reservoir
About $200,000 believed to be part of a ransom paid for the release of Dayton businessman Tes ter Emoft who was slain was found near Hoover Reservoir Sunday by FBI agents, according to reports today.
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Washington
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Secret Service
White House
Richard Nixon
UPI
FBI
Nixon
Columbus
Ohio
UPD
Dayton
Tester Emoft
Hoover Reservoir
FRI
Reporta Toiay
Pirates free hostages as Philippine navy forces hijacked ships
Moslem pirates surrendered today after Philippine navy warning shots forced the Suehiro Maru to stop. Rear Adm. Romito Espaldon said no money changed hands as 26 Japanese crew and three Filipinos were moved to a navy boat in Zamboanga City. The rebels and hostages were aboard the hijacked vessel before transfer.
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Zamboanga City
The
Philippines
UPI
Phlippine Navy
Romito Espeldan
Menila
Philippine Navy
Espaldon
Philippine
Opening of Home Store Gallery Evening Event
The Home Store invites guests to an opening showcasing new home designs with Ise Leye on October 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. The event promises fresh décor ideas and a chance to explore the latest collections.
Britons Conquer Everest But One Falls Near Peak
A British expedition reached Everest on a Friday with a two member summit party, Peter Boardman and a Sherpa, as Mick Burke, 42, from Boden, was killed during the attempt. Earlier, Bangl Haston, 52, and Don Scott, 33, had reached the summit via the Southwest Face, the first successful ascent after five prior failures.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mick Burke
Boden
Bongal Haston
Don Scott
Everest
Chel to speak at chamber lunch in Hawaiian Gardens
Assemblyman Fred Chel will address Hawaiian Gardens Chamber of Commerce at the Elks Club 12507 B. Caison St during a Wednesday membership luncheon. Sacramento Update will be the topic as officials prepare to discuss local issues and state relations.
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Sacramento
Fred Chel
Hawaiian Gardens Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
B. Caison St
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Columbus, Ohio
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Chiao Kuan-hua
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