Texas flood disaster strands Albany residents in flood waters
National Guard troops using boats and six wheel drive vehicles struggled to reach people stranded on rooftops cars and trees as Albany Texas and three surrounding counties faced relentless rains. At least six died in the Albany area with 21 total fatalities in the state as roads and telephone service were cut off and residents aided by improvised boats. The floodwaters followed a tropical storm Amelia after weeks of drought and continued to drench the region.
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Texas National Guard
Jimmy Swaim
State Department of Public Safety
Abilene
Southwestern Bell
Amelia
Carter signs four billion farm loan bill for debt ridden farmers
President Carter signed a 4 billion emergency farm loan bill to help roughly 60 000 indebted farmers refinance debts and stay in farming The act creates a program for beginning and low income farmers to obtain low interest mortgages and raises loan ceilings under Farmers Home Administration programs while funding water and sewer projects for small communities and extending credit to family partnerships cooperatives and small farm entities.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Rose Garden
Farmers Home Administration
Reporters pay fines for Soviet slander charges in Moscow
New York Times reporter Craig R. Whitney and Harold D. Piper of the Baltimore Sun paid 50 rubles each in court costs after a Moscow judge ruled they slandered a Soviet dissident in stories denying a televised confession. They refused to publish retractions. Francis J. Crawford faced three hours of questioning over currency violations at Lefortovo Prison.
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Moscow
New York Times
Craig R. Whitney
Harold D. Piper
Baltimore Sun
Whitney
Francis J. Crawford
Lefortovo
U.S
Crawford
Piper
Lev Almazov
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Almazov
The
Times
the Sun
Baker wins GOP nomination in Tennessee Senate primary
Sen. Howard Baker secured the Republican nomination for Tennessee's Senate in a high turnout primary as Jane Eskind won the Democratic nod to face him in November. Eskind defeated Bill Bruce in a nine-candidate field while Baker pursues a third Senate term. Jake Butcher captured the Democratic governor nomination, edging Bob Clement, and Lamar Alexander won the GOP governor seat, defeating Harold Sterling.
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Baker
GOP
Tennessee
Senate
Nashville
Howard Baker
Jane Eskind
Bill Bruce
Memphis
Jake Butcher
Bob Clement
Frank Clement
64 escape burning Chilean jet crash at Buenos Aires
A Chilean Boeing 707 arriving from New York crashed and burned in fog near Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. Police say all 64 aboard escaped. 28 injured, 13 hospitalized including four Americans. Hospital officials report no critical cases.
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Buenos Aires
New York
Stocks climb as dollar slips on world markets
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.07 to 890.94 by noon amid lighter volume after record pace Thursday. NYSE turnover in the first hour totaled 16.75 million shares, far below Thursday’s pace, with total exchange volume at 72.65 million. The dollar traded lower against the Swiss franc and yen as gold moved with the currency, opening lower but rising in London and Zurich pricing.
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Associated Press
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
U.S
Zurich
Tokyo
London
Europe
Gas pipeline blast near Fort Madison triggers fires
Fort Madison Iowa AP a ruptured gas pipeline exploded along Highway 2 west of the city early today igniting several buildings. Two persons feared dead and several injured three residents Rob ert Rider 54 Mary 49 Cindy 23 in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City. Three others treated and released at Fort Madison Community Hospital disaster officials said.
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Fort Madison, Iowa
Highway 2
Here
Lee County
Don Arnold
Iowa
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Arnold
Fort Madison
Robert Rider
Mary
Cindy
Jean Hoffmeister
Disaster Control Office
Fort Madison Community Hospital
Southern Illinoisan publication offices and rate note
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with addresses and zip codes. Rates shown for carrier delivery Sunday through Friday at 4.50 per month and prepaid mail options. The newspaper notes AP exclusive use of local news and declares successor status to earlier papers.
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Murphysboro
S. 12Th
Carbondale
N. Illinois
Herrin
N. 16Th
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
S. 12Th Street
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Bizarre family life preceded hotel deaths
Seven children aged 5 to 14 fell from a hotel balcony after their father Immanuel David 39 and mother Rachel David 38 urged or pushed them The father died by his own hand two days earlier The surviving Elizabeth 13 was in critical but stable condition The family lived in a 90 a day luxury suite for 14 months avoiding school and strangers, while the father led a self styled religious cult and claimed divinity, with one follower later convicted of wire fraud and money from supporters.
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Immanuel David
Elizbeth David
Rachel David
David
James Bradley
Bruce Longo
Mormon Church
Dean Longo
Vero Beach
Fila
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FBI
Bob Davenport
International Dunes
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Davis
U.S
Steve Snarr
Matthias David
Snarr
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