Libyan and Egyptian claims clash over Libyan air strikes
Libyan ARNA said Egyptian warplanes mounted a massive attack on Tobruk and four nearby civilian centers with Libyan forces shooting down five aircraft. Egypt denied raids, calling Libyan claims imaginary, as Cairo said Egypt bombed Al Adam air base and pulled back. Tensions rose with threats of retaliation from Libya and remarks from PLO chief Arafat mediating.
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Egypt
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ARNA
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al Bardi
Jaghboub
Musaid
al Kufra
al Adam
Kufra
Cairo
Palestinian Liberation Organization
PLO
Yasir Arafat
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Yavapai leader blasts Goldwater over Orme Dam stance
Ft. McDowell chairman Hiawatha Hood accuses Senator Barry Goldwater of bias against the Yavapais for resisting selling 24 000 acres for Orme Dam. Hood defends tribal unity and notes past votes against dam and land sales while criticizing the senator's claim natives are lazy.
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Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation
Orme Dam
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Channel 3
Hood
Goldwater
Scottsdale
Bureau of Reclamation
Olme Dam
Brown arrives in Seoul for Korea troop withdrawal talks
Associated Press report: U S Defense Secretary Harold Brown lands in Seoul for talks with South Korea on President Carter's plan to withdraw all 33 000 U S ground troops from Korea. Brown says talks will affirm the United States intent to keep strong forces in Korea and throughout the western Pacific.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Harold Brown
Carter
Korea
Brown
United States
Western Pacific
Man charged in five deaths in Connecticut mass homicide
A 27 year old man was charged with killing his foster brother's wife and seven children plus a niece in Prospect Connecticut. The bodies were found in a burned home where the Beaudoin family lived amid signs the fire was set and some victims were bound gagged and beaten.
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Prospect, Conn
Connecticut
Frederick Beaudoin
Energy Department poised but lacking gas price powers
Washington reports the Cabinet level Energy Department could operate next month but without authority to set natural gas prices as Carter requested. Senate and House approval of a compromise bill is needed before sending it to the President, with committee members expecting the department to function by August.
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Washington
Department of Energy
Carter
Senate
House
Four Firemen Die Battling Pinelands Forest Fire
Four volunteer firemen burned to death while fighting a forest blaze that blackened over 2300 Pinelands acres and raged for hours. The deaths occurred before a parade and pumper dedication for the fire company’s 50th anniversary, with a memorial service planned.
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Bass River Township
N.J
Lance defends loan to Georgia bank stock purchase
Budget Director Bert Lance said he will answer any Senate questions on Monday about his $3.4 million loan from a Chicago bank to buy stock in the Georgia bank he headed. He insisted the relationship involved no impropriety and called it normal.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Senate
Chicago
Georgia
Lance
Jekyll Island
Sinking ship saves itself off Charleston
A 550-foot chemical freighter warned it was sinking near Charleston, South Carolina, but regained stability and avoided danger about two hours later by using its own pumps. Coast Guard spokesman Lance Jones noted the ship was taking on water but the cause remained unclear and whether the captain panicked could not be confirmed.
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Miami
Charleston
S.C
Coast Guard
Lance Jones
Weekend Heat With Thunderstorms Possible
Weather outlook shows considerable cloudiness through Sunday with a chance of thundershowers and gusty winds. Highs near 103 today and around 100 Sunday, with lows in the lower 80s and a 30 to 40 percent rain probability. Noon temp 91 and humidity 44 percent.
Underpass Plan Tied to North Scottsdale Development
Scottsdale City Council approved Almashea Development Co. rezoning for an 80 acre Northeast Scotts dale project with an 100th Street Shea Boulevard underpass to connect an equestrian trail and bikeway. Developers to cover half the $100,000 cost with North side work and wash dedication to serve a 100 year flood. council also okayed joining a national Unemployment Compensation Act lawsuit with $5,000 for costs.
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McDowell Mountains
Almashea Development Co
Scottsdale
100Th Street
Shea Boulevard
McCormick Rarich
Pima Road
Shea
Almashea
Pima
116Th Street
Dre
Franklin D. Aleshire
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Surviving Pole Hollow Flood Story of Loss and Fear
West Taylor witnesses recount the Pole Hollow flood in Johnstown detailing a newlywed found with prayer book and wedding picture, families torn apart as 100 million gallons surged down the mountain. Sam Felix recalls the night, the house washed away, and her struggle to save Heather Dawn amid rising rubble and thunder. Dozens remain missing after the dam burst and homes vanished.
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West Taylor, Pa
Sharon Stoner
Pole Hollow
Heather
Churchill
Sam Felix
Scottsdale homeowners form emergency prep committee
A SCOHA committee led by Col. Raymond Hose of the Arizona National Guard will study disaster guidelines for Scottsdale homeowners. The group aims to prepare for earthquakes fires floods riots and other crises, with a planned manual for SCOHA members and an estimated 1 976 Scottsdale households could benefit. The board meeting to discuss the plan is set for next Thursday at the Scottsdale Hilton.
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Blumenthal
Scoha
Board of Directors
Scottsdale Hilton
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