Fastnet Race disaster kills 13 yachtsmen in Atlantic storm
A freak summer storm hunched over the Fastnet race off southwest England. Thirteen yachtsmen died and 125 survivors were rescued as 60-foot seas smashed masts and capsized boats. American Frank Ferris, skipper of Ariadne, died aboard a Dutch destroyer after being rescued. Several other Americans and Britons were listed among the dead. many boats were abandoned or sank while others continued racing or were heard from later.
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Plymouth
England
Atlantic
U.S
London
Frank Ferris
Providence
R.I
Ferris
Royal Air Force
Grimalkin
Festina Tertia
Edward Heath
Royal Ocean Yacht Club
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Isle of Wight
Fastnet
Ireland
Devon
Irish Sea
Royal Naval Air Station
Culdrose
Cornwall
Royal Navy
Alf Topper
Vance and Young clash over PLO meeting
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance summoned Ambassador Andrew Young for a 45 minute session to rebuke his unauthorized meeting with a PLO observer at the United Nations. Administration sources noted Milton Wolf also met a PLO representative, while Yasser Arafat was in Vienna for talks with Chancellor Kreisky and Willy Brandt. Young acknowledged fabricating part of his initial account but defended acting in the US interest as the White House and State Department framed the dispute.
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New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrew Young
Young
Palestine Liberation Organization
Vance
State Department
Milton Wolf
U.S
Austria
PLO
Wolf
Yasser Arafat
Vienna
Bruno Kreisky
Willy Brandt
United Nations
Carter
White House
Zehdi Labib Terzi
West Frankfort grants raises deepen city debt
West Frankfort City Council votes four times to raise about 30 employees hourly wages by 60 cents, boosting total payroll by 55,000 and widening a budget gap to 190,000. Fire and police remain on 24 hour shifts with higher annual pay, while union representation is approved for these departments. Police and fire plan to organize as talks continue.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Council
Fire
Police, Water, Sewer, Sanitary and
John Simmons
Simmons
Public Health and Safety
Jim Bernhard
West Frankfort podiatrist loses license over Laetrile sales
Illinois Department of Registration and Education revokes the license of Ivan B. Case a West Frankfort podiatrist citing two 1977 Laetrile sales to undercover investigators and unlicensed practice. The order accuses him of dishonorable unethical and unprofessional conduct likely to deceive or harm the public. Case previously of Winnetka says he sold Laetrile as a nutritional supplement not a cancer cure. The action marks Illinois’ first license revocation over illegal Laetrile sales and follows Sun Times reporting on his purchases during an investigative series.
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Chicago
West Frankfort
Illinois Department of Registration and Education
Ivan B. Case
DRE Public Information
Ed Nash
Case
Nash
Winnetka
Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois Podiatry Society
Weather forecast calls for cooler tonight and warm weekend
The National Weather Service predicts cloudy and cooler weather tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Scattered showers are expected Friday through Sunday with temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to mid 80s.
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National Weather Service
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Stephen Colgate
New York Yacht Club
Seymore Sinett
Williwaw
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N.J
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U.S. Naval Academy
Imp
David Allen
Belvedere
Calif
Aries
Mike Swerdlow
New York
Boomerang
George Comantaros
Toscana
E. Swenson
Carina
Richard Nye
Greenwich
Isare S
Carol Nee
Team
Mark
Backyard Jungs
Aie
Peres
Belfast
Dublin
Scotland
Younald Mark Nisameoe
Joe Jines
United States
Department
Mike McClatchey
West Frankfort Podiatrist
Ann Landers
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