Sinking of Atlantic Empress Triggers World's Worst Oil Spill
The burning supertanker Atlantic Empress sank off Tobago after a collision with the Aegean Captain. About 29 crewmen are missing, 52 survived with injuries, and more than 3 million barrels of crude spilled into the Caribbean. Authorities note the spill could become the largest on record.
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Charlotteville
Tobago
UPI
Aegean
Caribbean
Mabi Oil Corp
Errol Mahabir
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Papaulous
Pashalis Hatzipertroy
Houston
Texas
Tobago General Hospital
George Brusses
Brussel
Claudette reforms in gulf as low moves toward New Orleans
Tropical low mood Claudette redeveloped in the Gulf of Mexico about 500 miles southeast of New Orleans. At 3 p.m. EDT the low was centered about 500 miles southeast of New Orleans, moving west-northwest at 12 to 19 mph. It is expected to continue that motion through the afternoon and night.
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Miami
UPI
Claudette
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
National Weather Service
Air Force
Jordan named White House chief of staff at 34
Hamilton Jordan, age 34, is appointed White House chief of staff, facing Capitol Hill skepticism yet earning President Carter's confidence. Supporters cite his political skill and loyalty, while critics note past problems with etiquette and urban adjustment. The role centers on steering policy toward broader public support ahead of a likely re election bid.
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Washington
UPI
Hamilton Jordan
Capitol Hill
Carter
Jordan
White House
Boy Wonder
House
Tip O'Neill
Hamilton
Griffin Bell
Carter aides clash as ex-secretaries air rift
WASHINGTON UPI The dispute between outgoing HEW Secretary Joseph Califano and Transportation Secretary Brock Adams and the Carter White House intensifies. Califano denies lying about his firing and recalls Carter statements while Adams says he quit rather than be fired and vows to discard staff assessments. Both cite friction with White House aides and preparations for the 1980 election.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Joseph Califano
Brock Adams
Carter
Califano
Adams
Mental patients face life of abandonment
A report alleges doctors at CPI release patients to free beds, sometimes without ensuring someone will care for them. Patients may receive bus tickets yet lack proper clothing or shelter. Some ex-patients rely on welfare or Salvation Army, ending in unstable, squalid housing.
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CPI
Ex-mental patient fights stigma to help others
Migdalia Rojas a 27 year old former psychiatric patient fights ongoing stigma after earning a practical nursing degree. She recalls job discrimination and isolation while planning a self help group named Support modeled after Friends to aid deinstitutionalized individuals. She seeks non profit status and a volunteer board to fundraise.
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Migdalia
Mickey” Rojas
Ms. Rojas
Lorain County Community College
Walter G. Nord
Rojas
Support
Kilvira
Berkshire Drive
Apt
Lorain
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France
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George Papoulous
New York
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Greece
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VHH
Gulf
Joseph
Joey” Gallo
Manhattan
Robert Weisswasser
Upper East Side
Rolling Stone
Lewisboro
Keith Richard
Westchester
Richard Share
Anita Pallenberg
Richard
Paris
Scott Cantrell
Norwalk
Conn
Northern Westchester Hospital
Amoco
Texas City
Amoco Oil Co
Galveston Bay
Galveston
Georgia
Gatter
Lome Washington
Catifanoa
Lonnie Wyatt
California
Salinas
Burt
PAGF
Mary Chapman
Nord Genter
Lorain County
Cleveland Psychiatric Institute
Ohio
Migdalia Rojas
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