Carter Heads HHH Tribute To Humprey At Gala
President Carter and a 2500 crowd honored Sen. Hubert Humphrey at a benefit gala to fund the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Political Affairs. Humphrey, weakened by cancer, thanked supporters and recalled his 1968 loss while receiving praise for his public service and enduring popularity.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Carter
Humphrey
Walter F. Mondale
U.S. Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Political Affairs
University of Minnesota
Johnson
Anaction
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Suspect quizzed in LA killings
A 24 year old clothing store worker Bennett Merrett of Hesperia was questioned by police in Los Angeles about a series of killings and rapes of young women. He was booked for robbery in a separate case linked to the Hillside Strangler investigation as authorities pursued a pattern of ten nude or seminude victim strangulations found along freeways.
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Los Angeles
Bennett Merrett
Hesperia
Tion
Yolanda Washington
Snow Flurries Ahead with Light Accumulations Expected
Skies stay mostly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent chance of snow and a low around 30. The outlook calls for 35 degrees tomorrow with a 50 percent chance of snow as heavier squalls may bring 3 to 5 inches in parts of Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties east of Lake Ontario.
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Jefferson
Lewis
Oswego
Weather Service
Inmates at Coxsackie Prison Release Hostages After 10 Hours
Disgruntled inmates at Coxsackie state prison freed two held hostages at about 8 p m after a day of tension. Reporters entered the facility as the inmates pressed grievances over food, medical care, education, recreation, and cell searches. No injuries were reported.
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Coxsackie Corrections
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Robert Murphy
Kennth Umina
Department
Albany
Coppage
Murphy
Umina
Two Die As Western Washington Floods Continue
Flooding rivers slowly recede in western Washington but major flood risk remains along the Cascade eastern slopes. Gov. Dixy Lee Ray declared a state of emergency and 6500 National Guard troops were placed on standby as thousands were forced to flee. Timothy Boyle of Ariel, 28, helping clear a mudslide near Woodland, was swept into the Lewis River and is believed drowned. Ricky Vartanian, 34, of Portland died when a mudslide buried his truck on Interstate 5 two miles north of Woodland.
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Washington
Cascade Mountains
Dixy Lee Ray
National Guard
Timothy Boyle
Ariel
Woodland
Cowlitz
Lewis River
Portland
Ricky Vartanian
State Patrol
Vartanian
Interstate 5
Vorster declares blacks have no role in SA politics
South Africa's Prime Minister John Vorster, after a general election victory, rejects black political participation and vows a drastic crackdown on terrorism amid international reaction to the Biko inquest ruling. He warns of Marxist threats and says urban terrorism will be contained.
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South Africa
UPI
John Vorster
U.S
Steve Biko
Vorster
Pretoria
Martinus Prins
Biko
United States
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Port Elizabeth
Africa
Cape Sea
Three More Judges Named in Ticket Fix Case
Albany AP reports three additional judges implicated in a ticket fixing probe as Supreme Court Justice Edward Conway delays suspensions. He maintains his temporary order while weighing constitutionality, with 19 cases referred to Chief Judge Breitel for possible removal.
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Supreme Court
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Conway
Commission On Judicil Conduct
Vincent Pickett
Mechanicville
Saratoga County
Commission
Charles Breitel
Court On
Arabs press Syria as Tripoli meeting debates boycott
In Tripoli Syria faced pressure from hardline Arab states to join an economic boycott of Egypt over Sadat's peace moves. Five nations met behind closed doors. no agreement emerged though talks continued. Saudi Arabia considered halting arm financing, while jet interception plans were discussed but not acted on.
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Egypt
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Algeria
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Middle East
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Sadat
An Nahar
Israel
Coal talks resume as strike looms nationwide
Washington negotiators and union leaders press a new coal contract with federal mediator Wayne Morvitz at the table. A UMW contract covering 130 000 miners ends at midnight Monday and Arnold Miller warns a three month strike may follow if an agreement is not reached.
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Wayne L. Morvitz
United Mine Workers
Joseph P. Brennan
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Arnold Miller
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