OSHA to scrap 1100 rules in push for safety reform
Labor Department proposes removing more than 1100 workplace rules citing outdated provisions and safety through common sense. Changes include dropping ice in drinking water bans and gauge specifications for ductwork while expanding public comment to 90 days and instructing inspectors to largely overlook minor violations.
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Eula Bingham
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Mayors clash on urban policy at Congress of Cities
At the National League of Cities meeting in Washington mayors debate Carter’s urban aid plan, risking Congress backing for distressed cities. In parallel, Flynt vows to sell Hustler on Cincinnati streets to test obscenity charges and win a fair trial.
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Hustler
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Cleveland
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Libya
George Habbash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Bokassa Crowned Emperor in $30 Million Coronation
Former French paratrooper Jean Bedel Bokassa crowned emperor of the Central African Empire in a lavish 30 million ceremony. The grand coronation in Bangui featured rose petals from France, 2,000 diamond crown, 101 cannons, a 15-foot eagle throne, and a banquet for about 2,000 guests. Empress Catherine and the heir designated Jean Bedel George rode in gold carriages. many African nations boycotted the event amid poverty and regional tensions.
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Sudan
Tree carries hope as Olympia fir heads to White House
Edward Humbert and his wife Myrna haul a 70 pound 24 foot noble fir on a 45 foot refrigerated trailer. The Denver couple travel 2 760 miles through 11 states to Washington D C where First Lady Rosalynn Carter will accept the tree on Thursday.
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Aussie grandma ends voyage after globe girdling sail
Anne Gash, 54, completed a solo circumnavigation in her 27 foot yacht Him, docking in Sydney harbor amid a flotilla. She had hidden her plans from family to avoid being talked out of the trip, saying she sailed because money stalled conventional routes. Washington report notes police study finds little difference in performance between men and women in patrol work, with women slightly less agile in climbing but overall similar results.
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Anne Gash
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Washington
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British combat troops halt Bermuda rioting
Two hundred British troops arrived in Bermuda to enforce an all night curfew amid three days of racial riots sparked by hangings of two black men. Police said 21 were arrested for curfew violations as firebombings caused over 5 million dollars in damage, including a hotel blaze killing two American tourists.
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Buck” Burrows
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Burrow
Richard Sharples
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Colonel Captured After Freedom For Florida Elephant
Colonel the 14 year old elephant escaped from a circus trailer near Miami and roamed 400,000 acre Lykes Brothers ranch for six days. A search plane spotted him west of Lake Okeechobee and a ground posse corralled the frightened animal. Circus Var gas owner Cliff Vargas said Colonel was scared and had never been alone before but was headed back to his people.
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Malaysian airliner crashed after hijack attempt
Investigators weigh if hijackers caused the Boeing 737 crash in Johore with all 100 aboard dead. Witnesses saw the jet wobble and explode after hijackers, possibly Japanese Red Army members, took control en route from Penang to Singapore.
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