Grain Elevator Explosion Feared to Kill 27 at 73-Silo Complex
A chain reaction explosion ripped through 45 units of a large grain elevator near New Orleans. Ten bodies recovered, 17 missing, many believed buried under concrete and twisted steel. FBI finds no sabotage. officials warn no survivors likely in rubble.
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New Orleans
Alwynn Cronvich
Harlan Ryan
Federal Grain Inspection Service
James Stansbury
FBI
Gil Dozier
Continental Grain Co
Firefighters grant Gulfport boy Maurice wish for Christmas
Seven year old Maurice Graham asked to work with Gulfport firefighters and was granted an honorary firefighter day. A Santa crews with a fire engine delivered him to the central station where Chief Donnie Pierson welcomed him with a helmet and plaque.
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Donnie Pierson
Jack Barnett
Central Fire Station
Maurice
Graham
West Gulfport
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Pierson
The
Gulfport Fire Department
Fire Department
Begin gains Cabinet approval for peace plan
The Israeli Cabinet, in a record seven and a half hour session, approved the peace plan by Menahem Begin and four generals. It grants administrative autonomy to Judea and Samaria and the Gaza district and will be presented to the Egyptian-Israeli delegations in Ismailia.
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Jerusalem
Menahem Begin
Egypt
Begin
Carter
Washington
Likud
Gush Emenim
Judea
Samaria
West Bank
Gaza
Ismailia
Jordan River
Israel
Dismissal Sought in Southern Corp. Chapter 11 Case
Mississippi and HUD ask U S District Court in Miami to dismiss Southern Acceptance of Delaware's Chapter 11 filing for lack of venue. Attorney general says the company is not domiciled in Florida and debts belong to subsidiaries not insolvent. Hearing set for Jan 4 in Miami. Deputy seizure of Elliott property followed court action.
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Mississippi Attorney General's Office
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. District Court
Miami
Southern Corp
Attorney General's Office
Southern Acceptance Corp
Delaware
Florida
Marshall Bennett
Southern Acceptance
Bennett
Southern Acceptance of Delaware
Southern Acceptance of
Mississippi
Harrison County
Frank Alexander
Southern
Attorney General
Louisiana
Nicholas Elliott
Long Beach
Harrison County Chancery Court
Elliott
Alexander
David Owen
Utilities withdraw rate hike plan prompts customer refunds
Orange Grove Utilities has pulled its request for a water and sewer rate increase, signaling refunds for customers. Congress adjourns for Christmas after a cease-fire in energy program talks, with President Carter calling the move regrettable and adjourning until January 23.
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Orange Grove Utilities
Carter
Congressional
House-Senate
Whither the Wheat Forecast Signals 1978 Crop Decline
The Agriculture Department forecasts the 1978 winter wheat crop at about 1.32 billion bushels, down 13 percent from the current surplus, per Thursday's report. CAT NIPPED The Public Citizens Health Research Group urges a moratorium on CAT scanner sales until new federal guidelines curb purchases.
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Agriculture Department
Public Citizen Health Research Group
Howze Bids Biloxi Diocese Rooted in Active Service
In six months since his installation as bishop of the Biloxi diocese, Most Rev Joseph L Howze has kept a high public profile and travels nationwide. He says Christmas will be a time to rest and catch up on work and correspondence when not involved in church duties.
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Joseph L. Howze
Biloxi
Sun
Linda Williams
Santa Claus to Predict Final Week of Sun Football Contest
The South Mississippi Sun sports department has named Santa Claus as its special fan prognosticator for the 17th and final week of its football predictions contest. Page B-1.
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Alabama
South Mississippi Sun Sports Department
Santa Claus
Winter Warmth Forecast for Today and Saturday
Warmer temperatures expected today and Saturday with highs in the mid 60s and overnight lows in the 50s. Map and full details appear on Page A-11. Christmas.
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Bill Crider
Associated Press
Floke Pontchartrain
Harold Reynolds
Maurice Graham
Lewis Ave
Gulfport
St. John's
Dial Torgerson
LOS Angeles Times
Southern Bankruptcy
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