Oil slick fouls Florida Gulf coast beaches
A Greek tanker leaked about 6 000 gallons of bunker C crude oil into Tampa Bay causing a 100 square mile slick that reached a 20 mile strip of Indian Rocks Beach to Fort De Soto Park. Coast Guard efforts failed to contain the spill as officials urge publicity caution and cleanup workers and students assist wildlife rescue. State seeks $2 million in Federal court against Shipping Development Corp and the Delion Apollon for unseaworthiness and oil discharge risk.
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St" Petersburg
Fla
St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay
Gulf
Indian Rocks Beach
Fort de Soto Park
Humble Oil Co
Florida Power and Light Co
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Coast Guard
Audubon Society
Florida Presbyterian College
Earl Faircloth
Delion Apollon
Shipping Development Corp
Latin hijacker storms flight to Havana from Newark to Miami
A Latin man hijacked an Eastern Airlines jet with 104 aboard, firing a Molotov fueled bottle salvo and threatening a Cuba link. The pilot diverted to Havana, where the hijacker, his wife, and two children were taken into custody. remaining passengers endured a five hour delay.
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Miami
UPID
Atlantic
Helen Ries
Cuba
Ries
Fort Lee
N.J
Miami International Airport
Havana
Viva Cabal
Eastern Airlines
Newark
Eastern
U.S
Eugenia Foxworth
Jose Marti
Idaho Solons Await Word From Governor
Idaho lawmakers waited for Governor Don Samuelson to respond to the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee's supplemental budget. The proposal totals 5,976,868 in the current biennium, about 800,000 more than the governor indicated he would allow. The plan boosts higher education to 1,470,000, public health to 1,300,000, and public assistance to 240,475, while trimming the penitentiary to 600,000 and lowering proposed state employee salary increases to 192,922. The 37th day of the session aimed toward adjournment by mid to late next week, with 5,042,438 labeled must items.
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Boise
UPI
Don Samuelson
Joint Finance Appropriations Committee
Billboard used as Valentine for BYU coeds
A giant Valentine billboard at 270 South University Ave in Provo greeted eight BYU coeds living at 775 North University Ave. The artwork shows an American soldier and is addressed from the jungle to the wild bunch. It followed a blind date between Lonna Ballard and Capt. Robert Clarkson who served in Vietnam.
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Provo
UPD
Wild Bunch
Vietnam
BYU
Lonna
Carol
Colleen
JoAnn
Nancy
Wailani
Kathy
June
Lonna Ballard
Clarkson
Pitcher McClain Skips Usual Court Dates in Michigan
Detroit star Denny McClain failed to appear for two Genesee County Circuit Court hearings in Flint over a $7,000 bank loan and a Southfield case over $2,450 in rent for his Beverly Hills home. He remains cited as facing sizable debt despite earnings from baseball and other income.
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Detroit
Denny McClain
Bowie Kuhn
Michigan
Detroit Tigers
Edwin K. Schober
Farmington
Mich
Genesee County
Flint
Southfield
Beverly Hills
Tigers
McLain
New Wrestling Coach At U Of Road Report Boise Ups
Idaho roads were reported mostly passable despite rain with numerous sections listed as snow or broken snow floors and rolling rock. The article also notes a new wrestling coach at the University of Idaho. Mike Standley requests relief from head wrestling duties to focus on administration. Bob Thompson will take over as varsity wrestling coach while remaining a football assistant coach.
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Boise
Idaho
State Departments of Highways and Law Enforcement
U.S. 10
Lookout Pass
U.S. 12
Loso Pass
Banks Canyon
Mowcow
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Idaho Fish & Game Photo
St. Maries
State Fish and Game Department
Payette River
Banks
Salmon River
Billboard
Valentine
McClain
Creek
Idaho City
Lowman
U.S. 91
U.S. 191
West Yellowstone
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Wilams
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