Iran Earthquake Roars Through Kooh Khanook Region
A powerful 6.2 quake struck southeastern Iran near Zarand and Kerman at 3 36 a m destroying three villages Babtangal Gisk and Sarasiyah Bagh. At least 80 dead and over 600 injured with thousands left homeless. rescue teams fear toll could reach 300 as cold limits water access and tents rise outside debris.
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Tehran
Iran
Red Cross
Red Lion
Sun
Kooh-Khanook
Zarand
Kerman
Babtangal
Gisk
Sarasiyah-Bagh
US Geological Survey
Washington
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Judge imposes strict rules in Ortiz-Davis bribery trial
Santa Fe AP In Santa Fe District Court Judge William Riordan warned jurors that conviction requires proof Ortiz solicited a $10,000 loan from Richard Cottrill and that the loan influenced Ortiz. Trials moved toward closing arguments as Cottrill’s credibility and motives dominated defense and prosecution remarks.
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Santa FE
William Riordan
Rudy Ortiz
Charles Davis
New Mexico
Ortiz
Davis
Albuquerque Insurance
Richard Cottrill
Cottrill
William Marchiondo
Steve Farber
Marchiondo
Carter outlines progressive tax plan to reduce taxes for all
President Carter announced an upcoming tax program designed to lower taxes for all taxpayers while the Social Security system costs rise. He aims for a $20 to $30 billion net cut and possible $5 billion in excise tax reductions, with decisions pending on timing and scope.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
House
Congress
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Grant funds approved for county mental health programs
A state federal grant worth 1.5 million will channel about 312000 to Chaves County and other southeastern New Mexico counties for regional treatment centers and a central office. The plan includes a six bed psychiatric hospital and expanded services, with completion possible in 1978 or 1979 after two more federal reviews.
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Chaves
State Area VI Mental Health Board
New Mexico
Sandy R. Rioux
PRISM
Roswell
Rioux
Eddy
Lea
Lincoln
Otero
Escaped Inmate Riddall Recaptured at Star Bar
Blaine Riddall, 42, who escaped from Chaves County Jail after prying a steel plate free, was arrested about 2 a.m. at the Star Bar on Main Street. He offered no resistance and had about $5 on him. Sheriff Leroy Carpenter said he had anticipated the escape and noted security lapses with one employee reprimanded.
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Chaves
Leroy Carpenter
Blaine Norman Riddall
Chaves County
Riddall
Blaine
Blaine Riddall
Star
S. Main St
Carpenter
Daily Record
Sheriff’s Office
Golf Star Nancy Lopez Engaged to Ronald Benedetti
Nancy Lopez, a 20 year old golfer and 1979 rookie of the year, is engaged to Ronald Benedetti a former Tulsa baseball star. The couple announced by Domingo Lopez of Roswell expect the wedding in 1979 pending date. Benedetti a Tulsa graduate and Owens Corning Fiberglass sales assistant in Houston played four years for Tulsa.
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Nancy Lopez
Ronald Benedetti
University of Tulsa
Miss Lopez
Domingo Lopez
Roswell
Golf Digest
Benedetti
Houston
Texas
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Co
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Employment Security Commission
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Jeff Stribling
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Annie Austin
Washington, D.C
Arthur J. Bevins
Isfahan
Yezd
Zahedan
Bandar-Abass
Ismail Gilanpour
Koch-Kerman
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Ghazvin
Mike Kardos Photo
Golf Star
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