Eloise Gains Strength In Gulf As Faye Moves West
Tropical storm Eloise regains strength heading toward the Yucatan channel between Cuba and Mexico after hitting Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with deadly winds. Faye, the season’s sixth tropical cyclone, advances westward with no immediate threat forecast for several days. Eloise centers 175 miles southwest of Havana as winds rise and pressure falls.
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Miami
UPI
Eloise
Yucatan Channel
Cuba
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Faye
Atlantic
Air Force
Havana
John Hebert
National
Shriver to seek Democratic 1976 presidential nomination
Sargent Shriver, Kennedy family associate and former 1972 Democratic vice presidential candidate, will hold a news conference to announce his bid for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the seventh candidate in a crowded field, with more entrants expected next week and next month.
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Washington
UPI
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
George McGovern
Shriver
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
George Wallace
Alabama
McGovern
South Dakota
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Eunice Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
White House
Peace Corps
Lyndon Johnson
France
Nixon
Weather outlook with cool, windy day and showers
A cloudy windy day brings a high near 58 with brief showers possible. Tonight partial clearing with a mid 40s low. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a mid 60s high. Winds today from the west to northwest at 15 to 25 mph and tonight from the west to northwest at 5 to 15 mph.
GM develops light diesel engine for potential low-cost fuel cars
GM Chairman Thomas A. Murphy says Oldsmobile is developing a 280 cubic inch eight cylinder light diesel that could power U S built passenger cars and trucks but production depends on Congress amending the Clean Air Act. The engine cannot meet 1978 nitrogen oxide limits and faces significant business risk.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Thomas A. Murphy
Oldsmobile
Murphy
General Motors
Freed after 12 years Pitts and Lee leave prison for new life
Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee walk out of Raiford after 12 years and 48 days on death row for a 1963 Port St. Joe double murder. Gov. Askew granted a pardon, with $100 and an executive pardon in their pockets. They declined to discuss plans, saying the details would stay private.
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Miami
UPI
Freddie Pitts
Wilbert Lee
Ihe
Raiford
Port St. Joe
Curtis
Boo’’ Adams Jr
Pitts
Lee
Jesse Burkett
Grover Floyd Jr
Burkett
Chris
California
Fremont
Reubin Askew
World Champion Three Wheel Cyclist Rides Across Nation
George Bennett of Pleasant Hill Illinois pedals a three wheel bicycle across more than 9000 miles of the U S in years of travel from Florida to Oregon and Nuevo Progreso to Dauphin Island He has crossed 25 states met many people and carries only light gear with him He credits faith family and a patient attitude for his longevity on the road.
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George Bennett
Illinois
Maye Sorrell
Washington
Bennett
Journal
Charles Morris
Florida
Oregon
Indianola
Chariton
Mason City
Marshalltown
Davenport
United States
Nuevo Progreso
Mexico
Fort Francis
Canada
Rainy River
Dauphin Island
Ala
Newport
Towa
Hearst Heiress Patricia Hearst Remains Jail Bound
Federal Judge Oliver Carter orders no bail for Patricia Hearst amid charges of bank robbery and carrying a machine gun. Prosecution reveals a .38 pistol, two carbines, and an arsenal found in associates’ homes as Hearst’s 19 month underground life weighs on flight risk.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hearst
Patricia Hearst
Mission District
U.S
Oliver Carter
Miss Hearst
Los Angeles
Carter
Emily
Berkeley
SLA
Calif
Randolph A. Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Record swine judging sets new entry mark at Iowa fairgrounds
The National Commercial Swine Type Conference at the Washington County fairgrounds hones 155 hog entries from four states, a mix of gilts and 19 boars. Judge Robert Perry will crown champions in two gilt and two trucklot classes. Afternoon activities include a production boat show, 4 H and FFA judging contest, and sales. The event runs through the two day conference with 33 firms exhibiting swine products and prize trophies awarded.
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Washington County Fairgrounds
Marian Owens
Columbus Junction
Robert Perry
Bethel
FFA
County Park Producers Association
Iowa State University Extension Service
Allan G. Mueller
University of Illinois
John Chalmers
Oakford
Chalmers
ISU
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
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Ruth Dunbar
The
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Evening Journal
Patty
James L. Browning
Yoshimura
Harrises
Marlan Owens
Owens
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