Rainstorms replace winds in California storms of 1977
Rainstorms replaced the gale winds that killed nine and damaged California with losses in the avocado sector reaching five to ten million dollars. Gov Brown declared Humboldt County and Arvin disaster areas as power outages affected about 150000 homes.
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California
Midwest
Middle Atlantic
New England
Redwoods
California Farm Bureau Federation
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Humboldt County
Arvin
Kern County
Niagara Falls Teen Shot at Party Killed
Terry Harris age 18 of Niagara Falls was shot and killed during a party at a Niagara Falls home. Wayne Evans 19 of Niagara Falls was charged with second degree manslaughter in the case, police said.
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Niagara Falls
UPI
Terry Harris
Wayne Evans
Weather Update For West Plains Snow Flares In North
Rain showers expected across the West with snow flurries in northern Plains. Cold nationwide with 30 percent snow chance through tomorrow. Tonight lows in mid 20s, tomorrow high near 40. Sunsets 4 33 p m tomorrow 7 34 a m. Snowfall to date 51 2 inches.
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Northern Plains
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Houston
Omaha
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Boston
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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Denver
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Saattie
Detroit
New Orleans
Tampa
Honolulu
New York
Washington
Rains Hamper Iran Earthquake Relief Efforts
Torrential rainfall stalled aid operations after Tuesday’s quake in Iran’s coal basin. The official death toll reached 584 with about 1,000 injured. Prime Minister Jamshid Amuzegar urged rapid reconstruction of 16 affected villages near 430 miles south of Tehran.
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Tehran
Iran
Jamshid Amuzegar
Silo Blast Injures Several at Continental Grain Plant
An explosion ripped through a Continental Grain Co storage silo in Westwego Louisiana sending debris 500 feet into the air and injuring several people. A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man from the roof and a second man was reported trapped. Fire and rescue crews surrounded the plant on the Mississippi River as grain dust spread over hundreds of yards.
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New Orleans
Continental Grain Co
Westwego
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
New Orleans Zoo
Robert Brown
Priest to jail for contempt in grand jury case
The Rev Louis Gigante a Roman Catholic priest and city councilman from the South Bronx and East Harlem was sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt after refusing to answer grand jury questions on jail corruption. Judge Leonard Sandler stayed the sentence until January 10 to allow an appeal. Gigante argued answering questions would violate his priestly vows and First Amendment rights.
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New York
Louis Gigante
State Supreme Court
Leonard Sandler
Father Gigante
South Bronx
East Harlem
Union official arrested at Kennedy Airport amid coercion charges
The secretary of Local 295 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at Kennedy Airport and two colleagues were arrested on coercion reckless endangerment and harassment charges after an indictment named them. They surrendered with lawyer Charles F Murphy at the Queens district attorney's office. The secretary is son of Harry Davidoff linked to Lucchese associate John Dioguardi.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Teamsters Union
Mark Davidoff
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Joseph Arpino
John Perniciaro
Queens District Attorney's Office
Charles F. Murphy
Davidoff
Harry Davidoff
State Investigation Commission
John Dioguardi
Lucchese Crime Family
Mysterious booms rattle New Jersey coast reported by police
Atmospheric booms and tremors shook the Jersey shore from Bayville to Long Beach Island just before 7 PM with reports from Ship Bottom Surf City and other towns. Acoustical scientist William Donn of Columbia University linked the events to sonic explosions and speculated secret federal experiments at high altitude may be involved.
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Atlantic City
N.J
New Jersey
South Jersey
Bayville
Tuckerton
Long Beach Island
State Marine Police
Alston Allen
Ship Bottom
Connecticut
South Carolina
William Donn
Columbia University
New York
Donn
Columbia
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