Quake hits northeast China. thousands flee streets
The 8.2 magnitude quake near Tangshan shook Peking and Tientsin, with a major aftershock around 6 45pm local time. One Japanese national was killed and six others injured in Tangshan. Rail lines, irrigation canals, and dams were feared damaged as officials awaited known casualty totals.
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Wreck injures two Elyria youths in river plunge
Two Elyria youths were seriously hurt when their car sped off a cliff and plunged into the Black River early this morning. A camper trailer cap floated beside the car, toppled into the water. C-T photo by Chief Photographer John Kenncy.
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Weather Today and Tonight Forecast Update
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight. Lows in the mid forties to mid fifties. Tomorrow also mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs in the mid sixties to seventy. Winds southeast at 15 to 16 mph. Sunrise 6:18 a.m. Sunset 7:34 p.m. Yesterday's high at 72 and low at 66.
FPC allows interstate natural gas price surge
The Federal Power Commission voted 3-1 to let producers raise interstate gas prices. post 1975 wells could reach 142 per 1000 cubic feet, 1973-74 wells up to 101, and pre-1973 wells stay at 295. The average consumer is projected to pay about 31560 more first year, with Ohio about 23.14 more. Local gas firms warn bills rise slowly. experts debate deregulation as a solution.
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Britain cuts ties with Uganda over Entebbe raid
Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland announced Britain breaks diplomatic relations with Idi Amin's Uganda government in the House of Commons. The move follows mounting strain after Israeli commandos raided Entebbe airport on July 4 and freed more than 168 hostages.
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Wandering 65-year-old cowboy circles nation on long trail
Bob Seney, a once cavalry trooper now aged 65, travels a 16 month route through 34 states with two horses Trooper and Tramp. He stopped at a tavern near here, recalling a life of travel from Port Angeles Washington to Arizona and Michigan, with a philosophy of restless feet and nomadic camps.
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Mildred Kerley
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Truck Explosion Kills 1 Closes Exit 12 on Turnpike
A truck explosion resulted in one fatality and closed Exit 12 on the Turnpike. Emergency responders cordoned off the area as investigations began. Authorities did not immediately release the victim’s identity or the cause of the blast. Local traffic was diverted and expected to slow through the afternoon.
Reagan picks Schweiker shocks area GOP leaders
Area Republican leaders deride Ronald Reagan’s choice of Len Richard Schweiker as a risky move. Elyria GOP chair Robert Wilson calls the selection a shock and a possible miscalculation that could cost Reagan staunch Ohio supporters like Rep John Ashbrook and Donald Lukens. Lorain County officials and Ford delegates urge caution as Medina and Vermilion figures predict defections may follow to Ford.
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