Express Train Plunges Into Floodwaters Near Mombasa
The Mombasa to Nairobi overnight express derailed after jumping six coaches into floodwaters near a bridge washed away by floods. About 600 aboard. casualty numbers varied with officials citing from 12 feared dead to only one confirmed fatality. Americans and UNESCO delegates were reported aboard, but fate unclear. The crash occurred at 2:20 a.m. as the train neared Nairobi through big game country.
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William Johnson Kathekani
Kenya
UPI
Mombasa
Nairobi
Voice of Kenya Radio
Indian Ocean
Idaho Study Flags Energy Savings Across Buildings
A Pacific Northwest Regional Commission grant study finds Idaho could save up to 350 000 by modifying state office buildings in the Capital Mall and at colleges and universities. Each building could cost about 2 500 with annual savings around 25 000. Louis Esposito urges hiring a mechanical engineer to expand the plan to all state buildings and new construction. The study is sent to the governor and Idaho Office of Energy.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Pacific Northwest Regional Commission
Capital Mall
Colleges and
Louis Esposito
Idaho Office of Energy
Gilmore Faces Utah Board of Pardons for Execution Plea
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore enters the Utah Board of Pardons hearing as he nears potential execution dates. He remains on hunger strike, citing denial of contact with his girlfriend Nicole Barrett and unclear her condition. His uncle insists Gilmore will not change his conviction for the firing squad.
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Roger Bennett
Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Utah Board of Pardons
Gilmore
Nicole Barrett
Vern Damico
Oregon
Damico
Board of Pardons
Navy Man Killed In Idaho Falls Motorcycle Crash
A 27-year-old Navy man living in Idaho Falls, William R. Johnson Jr., was killed Thanksgiving night when his motorcycle crashed through a barrier on a dead-end street and flipped 82 feet through the air. His body was found Friday afternoon by area children.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
William R. Johnson Jr
Andrus Sees Idaho Agriculture Weathering Tough Times
Gov. Cecil D. Andrus told the Idaho Farm Bureau annual meeting that crops and livestock markets face a rough period due to adverse weather and a weak economy. He urged inventories aligned with demand and noted dairy cattle shipments to Iran and Korea, mid eastern potato exports, and Idaho hay exports as measures supporting farming livelihoods.
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Boise
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho Farm Bureau
Mesage
Iran
Korea
Idaho
Holiday traffic toll climbs beyond last year’s deaths
United Press International reports a high national fatality count as freezing rain and sleet disrupt travel from Texas to New England. A private plane crash near Lexington killed four members of a Kentucky family. weather forced rerouting of flights and sealed Bluegrass Field.
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Texas
Tennessee
New
England
Carolinas
Lexington
Bluegrass Field
James Brough
Louisville
Cincinnati
California
Florida
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Turkey quake aid girds for harsh winter relief efforts
Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson heads to Ankara to oversee U S aid shipments to earthquake victims in the Van region as rescue work contends with 12 degree nights and blizzards. Demirel reviews the disaster zone while international aid pours in from Greece and other nations.
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Turkey
UPI
Elliot Richardson
Ford
Richardson
Ankara
Belgrade
van Province
United States
Greece
Oil Price Rise Seen Ahead of OPEC Doha Meeting
The Middle East Economic Survey predicts about a 10 percent oil price increase when OPEC meets in Doha next month. The date shift from December 15 to December 20 aims to align with outcomes from the Paris international cooperation conference, as analysts describe an intricate Western-OPEC bargaining game.
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Lebanon
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Doha
Qatar
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OPEC
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Hamid Zaheri
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Venezuela
Kuwait
Paris
United States
Steel price hikes widen as Bethlehem Steel leads rise
Bethlehem Steel Corp the nations No 2 producer joined other major manufacturers raising prices on sheet and strip products by six percent effective Wednesday. Six firms last week boosted prices. United States Steel Corp had not yet commented. If US Steel follows, total price increases this year would reach twelve percent affecting cars ranges refrigerators home and business construction and other steel using goods.
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UPI
Bethlehem Steel Corp
United States Steel Corp
Us7 Steel
Mishap Claims Youth in Idaho Police Chase
Jonn Davis an 18 year old was killed when a stolen pickup he drove overturned during a chase by state troopers and Elmore County deputies on old U S 30 near Hammett Idaho. Davis died at the scene after the vehicle left the road following the pursuit.
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Hammett
Idaho
UPI
Jonn Davis
U. S
Glenns Ferry
Elmore County
Davis
Goldwater hints at retirement from politics in 1980
Sen Barry Goldwater vacationing on Florida's Gulf Coast says he may retire at end of his 1980 term. He notes he will be 71 then and dislikes Washington and big cities while recuperating from hip surgery.
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United Press International
Barry
Naples
Fla
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Florida
Gulf Coast
Arizona Republican
Goldwater
Washington
Magistrate Refuses Severance Pay to Former Employee
Boise UPI reports Magistrate G D Carey denied a former secretary of state employee 151 in severance pay. Mike Franklin brought the small claims case in Fourth District Magistrate Court against Secretary Cenarrusa. Cenarrusa said there is no such thing as severance pay.
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Cenarrusa
Peasants Launch Land Invasion in Durango Mexico
In a historic move thousands of peasants occupy 651300 acres in Durango as agrarian leaders vow action before President Echeverria leaves office. Durango Federation leader Navarrote warns against violence while landowners plan court action to stop transfers of 29309 acres in Sinaloa.
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Durango
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Benitono Navarrete
Secre
Landowners to Challenge Block Transfer of 29,309 Acres
Landowners plan court action to block transfer of 29,309 acres of Pacific coast cropland in Sinaloa to peasants amid a broader land dispute. More than 1,000 owners seek injunction while peasants threaten occupation of 195,390 acres. Hunger strikes and potential further land invasions raise pressure ahead of Jose Lopez Portillo’s inauguration.
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Sonora
Sinaloa
Culiacan
Mexico
Pacific
UPI
Pacific Coast
Luis Echeverriavand
Arizona
Jose Lopez Portillo
Alfonso Calderon
Joan of Arc Born in Domremy During Lorraine Era
Historical note explains Joan of Arc born in Domremy in Lorraine when the region was not part of France, reflecting territorial status at her birth.
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Joan of Arc
Domremy
Lorraine
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