Copter death toll hits 24 in Mindoro crash
In Mindoro Philippines rescue teams pulled the last of 24 American service members from a CH53-D Sea Stallion wreck during Fortress Lightning training. Four crew and 33 passengers were aboard when it crashed on a hillside, 30 miles inland, as crews faced thick jungle. Injured 14, including a Navy corpsman, treated at U S military hospitals on Luzon. Names withheld pending notification. Authorities investigating cause. participants from Hawaii Okinawa and Camp Pendleton.
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Delta rocket completes perfect launch with two sun study satellites
Cape Canaveral reports a flawless 9 53 a m liftoff after two prior failures. The Delta rocket carried two International Sun Earth Explorer satellites valued at about 58 million dollars. One spacecraft is ESA owned and the other NASA, each housing European and U S experiments.
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Jaywalking suspect in jail thirteen days
Denver AP reports a county judge sought why Jeanine Powers was jailed 13 days awaiting trial on a jaywalking charge. Powers, cited May 15 and ordered to appear by June 15, was arrested Oct 7 after missing court, appeared handcuffed in a white gown, and was released after Judge Karen Metzger learned of the lengthy confinement.
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Denver
Jeanine Powers
Karen Metager
Metzger
Greg Mueller
Mueller
Ms. Powers
Weekend Weather Outlook Forecast Sun With Warmer Temps
The region has had one rainy day of the Indian summer weekend. The Hancock Airport weatherman predicts sun tomorrow with around 50-degree highs. Tonight will be cool with overnight lows in the mid 30s. Skies stay partly cloudy but clear by morning. Tomorrow should be sunny and warmer with a 10 percent rain chance.
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Hancock
Social Security bills seek bigger tax bites
Congress moves to boost payroll taxes for workers and employers to strengthen Social Security. Senate Finance Committee proposed 1987 increases of about 120 dollars for a 10 thousand dollar earner and up to 445 for a 20 thousand dollar earner, with employer contributions rising substantially. House plan targets 105 and 415 increases, maintains employer parity. Both plans tax higher earners more, aiming to extend solvency for years.
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Probers contend hearings prove S. Korea payoffs
Washington AP report says three days of public hearings claim South Korea tried to buy influence with U.S. congressmen. Deputy counsel Peter White urged a four point House resolution condemning Seoul for noncooperation. Korea urged dialogue within international norms while denying illegal acts.
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Ethics Committee
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Castro urges end to blockade and full Cuba relations
Fidel Castro closed a six day Jamaica visit with a call to President Carter to lift the U S blockade on Cuba and establish full diplomatic ties. He urged Carter to be driven by human rights to normalize relations with Cuba.
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Jamaica
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Carter
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California Grin Skews Football Tactics
A humorous observer notes that in California the shift in football strategy is matched by quirky outcomes. When a halfback is pulled, he doesn’t go to the show. he heads to the dry cleaners, illustrating a lighthearted take on sports and culture.
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Apartment's child ban rule upheld in Culver City
In Culver City a Municipal Court judge ruled that a couple with a child cannot stay in an apartment complex that bars children, saying not every old person is protected. Steve Wolfson and his wife Lois moved into a $390-a-month two-bedroom overlooking Marina del Rey in February 1974 as they fight to remain, with the case potentially reaching the US Supreme Court.
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Lois Wolfson
Adam
Culver City
Calif
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Wolfson
Supreme Court
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Marina del Rey Yacht Harbor
Carter visits SAC base and talks red telephone system
President Carter toured Offutt Air Force Base and its underground HQ of the Strategic Air Command to view the red telephone network for crisis communications with missile and bomber crews worldwide. Generals Brown and Jones and Secretary Stetson attended as Carter outlined defense and arms limitation hopes.
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Nebraska
Des Moines
Indianola
Soviet Union
Jury Acquits Kiritsis on Insanity Plea in Kidnap Case
Indianapolis jurors found Anthony Kiritsis not guilty by reason of insanity after 5 hours of deliberation over three days. One juror, Nelson Locke, held out for a guilty verdict for two days before others persuaded him the state failed to prove sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. Kiritsis faces further court action November 9 to decide about release or extended psychiatric treatment.
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Nelson Locke
Indiana
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Richard O. Hall
Marion County Superior Court
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Riritsis
Hail Family Mortgage Company
South Africa Cracks Down as Kruger Defends Action
Justice Minister James T. Kruger defends banning 18 black organizations and shuttering two black newspapers amid protests and arrests of 150 blacks and Indians. International reaction grows as ambassadors recall and a Dutch cultural pact is suspended. Kruger says the crackdown aims to stop unrest in his country.
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South Africa
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William Bowdler
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Bowdler
Netherlands
Pretoria
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