West Germany rules out swap for dissident amid spy case
West Germany repeated its position that it will not exchange convicted Communist spy Guenther Guillaume for Soviet dissident Anatoly Scharansky. Government spokesmen dismissed reports of a possible swap as speculation.
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Willy Brandt
Anatoly Scharansky
Daiid Shimp
Pittsburgh
Robert McFall
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Shimp
Marianna Young
Columbus
Jackson
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Kim Tomes
Houston
Bandera
Tex
Medina River
UPI
Daytime meteor sighting probed by Gates Planetarium
Officials seek northern Colorado and southern Wyoming reports to confirm a very bright daytime object seen around 3 15 PM Wednesday. Planetarium curator Mark Peterson notes airline pilots reported it and NORAD is checking if a dying satellite explains the sighting.
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Denver
UPI
Gates Planetarium
Colorado
Wyoming
Planetarium
Mark Peterson
Peterson
North American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
NORAD
Bishop urges peaceful desegregation push in Cleveland
Bishop James Hickey of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland urged residents to overcome divisions and support peaceful desegregation of the Cleveland Public Schools. He cited a national bishops letter and pressed unity across races religions and ethnic groups to protect 90 000 children in the system and bridge the Cuyahoga River as a sign of civic harmony.
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UPS
James Hickey
Cuyahoga River
Hickey
Plane crash kills Virginia Senate candidate Obenshain
A plane believed carrying Richard Obenshain crashed near a Chesterfield County airport killing all three aboard. Lobb said Obenshain, 42, was aboard returning from Winchester after a speaking engagement. Obenshain served as Republican co-chairman and won the nomination at a Richmond convention ahead of John Warner and Linwood Holton.
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UPI
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U.S. Senate
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Richard Lobb
Chesterfield County
Winchester
Lobb
Sen
William Scott
Republican National
Senate
Navy
John Warner
Elizabeth Taylor
Linwood Holton
Nathan Miller
EPA Sues Ohio Edison over Sammis plant pollution
U S EPA files suit in U S District Court seeking a compliance schedule to reduce emissions at the W H Sammis power plant in Jefferson County Ohio Edison officials decline comment. The action could impose civil penalties up to 25000 daily and targets more efficient operation and maintenance under the Clean Air Act. The 1971 standards, extended to 1977, may cost over 300 million to cleanup with pollution affecting West Virginia.
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OPI
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Jefferson County
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Southern District of
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Ohio Edison
EPA
Chicago
James McDonald
McDonald
West Virginia
Texas Floods Sweep Hill Country Killing Eight
Severe flash floods driven by rising waters ripped through Texas hill country after dawn. Homes and cabins were demolished as hundreds fled. At least eight people died with officials expecting the toll to rise as rescue teams resume today.
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United Press International
Texas Hill Country
Jaworski: Park Was a Foreign Agent in Korean Influence Case
Former special counsel Leon Jaworski says South Korean businessman Tongsun Park was a foreign agent and gifts to U.S. lawmakers were illegal. He notes Kim Dong-jo's testimony is essential and resigns from the ethics panel amid ongoing probes and immunity disputes.
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Washington
UPI
Leon Jaworski
Tongsun Park
Congress
International Platform Association
Jaworski
Bagman
Kim Dong-jo
Kim
House Ethics Committee
Park
Truckers Gain Then Lose In Mileage Challenge
At the TRC near Columbus the Double Nickel Challenge shows 16 of 33 truckers with better mileage at 55 than higher speeds. Robert Zedeker improved at 61.4 mph but fell at 55 mph. Mike Mack and Matthew Hamilton also report mixed gains as tests continue for final averages.
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Columbus
UPI
Transportation Research Center
Robert L. Zedeker
Zedeker
Mike Mack
Kenworth
Matthew Hamilton
Hearst seeks new trial alleging Bailey failed defense
Patricia Hearst files a nine page affidavit asking a U S District Court to vacate or correct her seven year sentence for bank robbery arguing attorney Lee Bailey inadequately represented her He alleges Bailey was fatigued shaking and drinking what appeared to be hangover medicine during the 1976 trial and coerced Hearst into signing a release for a trial book The petition notes Hearst is serving time in Pleasanton Alameda County with parole possible in two years
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
Bailey
U.S. District Court
William Orrick
Pleasanton
Alameda County
Soviet court fines reporters for libel retractions
In Moscow a judge fined Craig Whitney of the New York Times and Harolold Piper of the Baltimore Sun $72.50 each for defying a court order to publish retractions. The judge warned that their property could be confiscated if they do not pay within five days, while the papers would cover court costs.
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Moscow
UPI
Lev Almazov
Craig Whitney
New York Times
Harolold Piper
Baltimore Sun
Almazov
Whitney
Victorian Village shoppers urged to visit Medina arts and crafts
Local merchants invite crowds to explore Encore footwear, Village Framer gallery, Woodshed Carver shop, Fabric Attic, Booksmith, Carrino’s Pizzas and Village Pewter. August 11 12 sidewalk sale promises bargains as merchants showcase crafts, books, clothing and dining along Medina Square.
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Wells-Fri
Vilage
Medina
Fabric Attic
Sea Borvese Lake
Medina Square
Victorian Village
Washington
Jesse
Victorian Vilalgear
Webber
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