China pushes into Vietnam cap provinces amid border war
Intelligence sources in Bangkok said Chinese tank led forces reached four Vietnamese provincial capitals, with a week of fighting. The war widened as Vietnam reportedly battles near Lang Son while Laos routes may pull in troops. Soviet airlift showed support to Hanoi as UN calls for cease fire and withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Hanoi
United Nations
China
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Chen Chu
United States
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Japan
Kyodo
Peking
Laos
Lai Chau Wath
Lang Son
Inflation climbs as GOP blames Carter in 1979 rise
Washington news reports the CPI surged 0.9 percent in January 1979, with Labor Department data showing blue collar wages fell and purchasing power declined. The GOP faulted the Carter administration for high inflation while the White House urged sacrifices to curb prices. Food costs led gains, housing and medical expenses rose, signaling continued economic strain on American households.
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UPI
White House
America
Carter
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Strike force seizes Stateville to reclaim control from gangs
Riot-equipped force and state police entered Stateville Correctional Center to wrest control from Chicago street gangs. About 2,200 inmates were placed in deadlock and searched for drugs, with state troopers outside. Governor Thompson said the operation aims to reclaim control from gangs that have wounded inmates and guards.
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Stateville
James R Thompso
Chicago
Weather-minded student leads WMMS Weather Team at school
Dan Parrack eleven leads the WMMS Weather Team at Midview Middle School with classmates who report daily weather over the PA system. He studies humidity temperature and wind chill from classroom instruments and forecasts the day with a hopeful goal to resemble TV meteorologists.
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Midview Middle School
Dan
Audra Jantz
Audra
Grafton
WMMS
Chuck Laubacher
Laubacher
National Weather Service
United States
Laubacher Dan
Ronald
Roberta Parrack
Middlebrook
Wjkw-Tv
Dick Goddard
WJKW
Wet Ridge flooding photo shows boy wading with bag over feet
Scott James, 13, wears a plastic bag over his feet to stay dry while wading through floodwater at West Ridge Green. Neighbors report similar high water at a nearby mobile home park after rain and melting snow. two four wheel drive vehicles splash through the area as photographer Gene Krebs captures the scene.
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Scott James
West Ridge Green
Scott
Sharon James
Raleigh
Mobile Home Park
Gene Krebs
Woolworths marks 100 years as five and dimes fade
The century old Woolworths celebrates a hundredth anniversary while noting the end of the five and dime era. A Vietnam refugee who fled Saigon before its fall opens a new restaurant in Berea. A Monday eclipse prompts medical groups to urge eye protection. Accent column teases organizing tips by Stephanie Winston. Cleveland State University hosts an International Garage Exhibition tribute to American dream shelters.
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Berea
Cleveland State University Art Gallery
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