Rainy European weather dampens tourist season
Austrian Trade Minister Josef Stambacher sheltered under an umbrella and urged visitors as Europe endures unusually cold, wet weather. Floods strike Poland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland with freak rains and snow closing in on Italy’s normally sunny season.
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Alps Weather Dampens Hikers and Tourists Across Regions
Parisians faced lingering overcast skies and rain with a stretch of sun only briefly appearing on Tuesday. In the French Alps rain discouraged hikers and vacationers from Poland Switzerland and Germany.
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Two East German Escape Attempts End in Death Near Bonn
Two men died when their truck struck concrete border barriers during an escape attempt from East Germany near Bonn. Six others were captured trying to leap a fence into West Berlin from a train as border guards opened fire, according to witnesses and the Bavarian Ministry of Interior.
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Abourezk Seeks End to Senate Job Discrimination
Senator James Abourezk calls Congress to end what he calls the ultimate hypocrisy by banning discrimination for others while practices remain for Senate staff. The Capitol Hill Women’s Caucus cites stagnant pay gaps, with 58 percent and then 56 percent ratios of women to men in median salaries over time, and proposes an independent enforcement body before Oct. 1. A 1974 survey shows women earning far less than men, while a West Berlin train incident and flood damage across Poland, Bavaria, and Austria are reported, along with a birth notice for Brian Wayne Coon in Santa Fe California.
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UPI
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GM Chief Relieved as Congress Nears Clean Air Accord
General Motors President Elliott Estes expressed relief that Congress is near finalizing stricter clean air standards for 1978 model cars. He said GM will meet the new rules and continue planning for future vehicles as Ford and Chrysler react to the evolving legislation. Ford has halted shipments of its 78 Fairmont and Zephyr pending the change while GM, Chrysler and AMC prepare to begin 1978 production next week.
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Brown Angered By News Reports on NATO Defense Move
Defense Secretary Harold Brown defended the decision to kill the B1 bomber in favor of cruise missiles saying it strengthens forces without upsetting the strategic balance. He faced questions from Senator Sam Nunn and Rep. Les Aspin during Capitol Hill appearances on NATO defenses and neutron warheads plans.
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