Heat Emergencies Declared in Missouri and Arkansas
Missouri and Arkansas declared states of emergency as heat deaths climbed to 125 in Missouri and 112 in Arkansas in a 15 state area. Gov. Teasdale ordered National Guard aid to move victims to relief centers and sought 5 to 8 million dollars in federal aid for coolers. Prison inmates faced heat strain with added outdoor time and more showers as inland heat worsened.
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Reagan Takes Charge of GOP Unity Bid
Reagan leads the GOP unity push with Vander Jagt mentioned as possible running mate amid debate on abortion plank. Ford addresses the convention, urging strong military stance. Heat waves provoke unsafe conditions in a crowded county jail and Arkansas governor Clinton declares emergency with road repair funds sought.
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Guy Vander Jagt
Michigan
John Anderson
Iinois
Jim Thompson
Ford
Hostage admits CIA tie in Tehran interview
An American hostage described as the embassy narcotics co ordinator acknowledged working under the code name Penguin in an Azadegan interview. The Tehran paper also cited contacts for his alleged CIA role named rotor Probe tramp and Genius 13. The hostage and others are held at the Foreign Ministry amid a 255 day captivity.
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McLean
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Ahearn
Carter
Assembly
Khosrow Ghashghai
Ghashghai
Ahern
OCR finds no racial bias at Elyria schools despite black presence
A U S government probe of Elyria Ohio schools found no systematic racial bias in discipline placement or hiring. It noted black students faced some disparities in special education and accelerated programs but concluded white students were affected similarly and black teachers remained underrepresented without evidence of discrimination in promotions.
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OCR
Elyria
Ohio
Arab Delegates Walk Out at UN Women Conference
All Arab delegations left the United Nations Decade for Women conference as Jehan Sadat spoke, protesting Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s peace treaty with Israel. The ceremony ended and the review of five years of the Decade began.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Hostage Joe Hall Letters Reveal Strength Hope Through Crisis
Joe Hall vows to return fit and sane while thanking friends for letters and photos. His hostages’ families report limited mail, shared updates, and guarded hope as Cherlynn and Cheriynn cope, noting weight loss and daily routines amid captivity.
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Joe Hall
Ohio
Cherlynn
Joe
Cherlynn Hall
Hall
Iran
Patricio Boggs
DuPont faces consent decree over Lucite advertising rules
Ohio brief reports a consent decree requiring DuPont to stop conditioning retailer advertising costs on meeting minimum Lucite price terms. The Justice Department alleges an illegal restraint dating from 1970 to 1974. In Cambridge, a seven by five juror panel is seated in arson murder case of Gerald Willey with sequestration likely and broadcast limits imposed.
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UPI
EJ. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc
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Antitrust Division
Cambridge
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Randolph
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WILE
Columbia
S.C
Leroy Jenkins
Jenkins
Greenwood
Walden Institute
Delaware
Ohio
Charlotte
N.C
Litte
Supper club fire victims in court in Ohio case
A federal trial opens as families of Beverly Hills Supper Club fire victims seek concessions from 15 PVC manufacturers over claims the insulation gas contributed to the May 1977 blaze that killed 165. Jury selected, opening arguments set before Judge Carl Rubin in Cincinnati.
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UPI
Beverly Hills
U.S. District Court
Carl Rubin
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