Seal returns to Rockport like clockwork in sixth vacation
Andre the Seal, Maine famed summer tourist, completed a 160 mile annual swim from Marblehead to Rockport in 65 hours, arriving at 8 45 a m after a record trip 17 hours faster than last year. The 220 pound harbor seal, wintering at Boston's New England Aquarium, is a beloved figure in Rockport where he was first cared for by Harry Goodridge.
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Andre the Seal
Massachusetts
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Atlantic
Marblehead
Mass
Andre
Boston
New England Aquarium
Ocean
Harry A. Goodridge
Thalice Goodridge
Goodridge
PLO official sees limited support for talks in U S visit
Chafik al Hout, director of the PLO office in Beirut, said after a three week tour of Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton that left of center opinion in the United States favors talking with the PLO but shows no sign of administration readiness. He denied that the trip signaled policy shifts and noted no follow up contacts. He met some congressmen via Rep Paul Findley and observed a growing sense in Washington that Palestinian participation may be needed in any Camp David framework.
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Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
PLO
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Columbia
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Yale
Princeton
Hout
U.S
Paul Findley
R-Iil
Carter Administration
Washington
Camp David
Jordan
Egypt
Israel
West Bank
Gaza
Hoyt
Middle East
Amin back in Uganda seen with troops near Arua
The Rev. Alessandro Zanotelli cites reports that Idi Amin, ousted last month, was in Arua in Uganda's northwest with about 500 loyal soldiers. He reportedly urged restraint to avoid worsening the country’s turmoil, with Amin’s plane stationed at Nakasangola airstrip near Arua.
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Italy
Idi Amin
Uganda
Alessandro Zanotelli
Nigrizia
Zaire
Amin
Iraq
Libya
Zanatelli
Arua
Kampala
Nakasangola
Anna Jonesboro Wanis Club pork sale nets charity funds
Tom Gilchrist of Anna wraps the last of 178 barbecued pork shoulders sold for 22.50 at the Anna Friday and Saturday pork sale. The fundraiser by the Anna-Jonesboro Wanis Club aimed to support civic programs with the proceeds.
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Tom Gilchrist
Anna
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Anna-Jonesborowanis Club
Missing Air Force pilots vanish on New Mexico training flight
Air Force pilots Thomas Pollock and Michael Humphries disappeared April 12 over the White Sands Missile Range while simulating a dogfight with Soviet tactics. Both captains from Nellis Aggressor squadron were returning to Holloman AFB when they vanished at about 13,000 feet. massive searches with helicopters, electronic ships, and a U-2 yielded no trace.
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Dallas
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Tactical Air Command
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
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Phries
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N.M
Spohn
National Plate Collectors Fair draws big crowd for dinnerware art
The two day National Plate Collectors Fair showcased about 2,000 plates as part of a booming hobby expanding to a $200 million yearly business. Rockwell limited editions from Rockwell Society head Arch Patterson highlight high prices. the most valuable piece, the 1895 Behind The Frozen Window, is valued at 5,000 to 6,000 dollars.
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Rosemont
U.S
Canada
Norman Rockwell
Rockwell
Arch Patterson
Rockwell Society
Saturday Evening Post
Gorham
Providence
R.J
Bing & Grondahl Copenhagen Porcelain Inc
Sam Polk
Collector Platemakers Guild
Polk
Scrapping MX plan eyed to back Trident II strategy
Washington weighs dropping the mobile MX ICBM and shifting to a submarine launched missile. At a White House briefing, officials described two main paths: deploy the MX in a shell game or abandon land based missiles for a stronger Trident II on new subs. Air Force opposition contrasts with some officials backing the sub option to aid arms talks with the Soviet Union.
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White House
Defense Department
Defense
Harold Brown
United States
Carter
Air Force
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Soviet Union
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Ninois
Carbondale
Vogler Ford
Larcesi Leasing
Ford Authorized Leasing System
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