Experts Battle Pollution Threat of Undersea Oil
A massive undersea oil leak off Santa Barbara threatens 200 square miles of Pacific, with 21 000 gallons daily. Washington dispatches experts as Governor Reagan calls for tighter offshore drilling rules. Coast Guard bans near the platform while crews seal the 3 000 foot well and Red Adair crews assist.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Washington, D.C
Walter J. Hickel
Ronald Redgan
Hickel
Union Otl Co
California
Fish and Game
Coast Guard
Aladdin and the Arabian Nights Crossword Clues
A compact puzzle list featuring clues and answers spanning Arabian Nights characters places and Greek and Peruvian terms. Includes Sinbad bird Amorphous rock Geometric ratio and Norse myth giant among others with hints to form a themed crossword.
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Greece
Dock Strike Hammers Virginia Firms Across Ports
Norfolk area ports idle as 42 day Atlantic and Gulf strike costs Virginia businesses millions. Grain exporter unable to ship about 20 million dollars of grain in 30 days. auto importers slow. Norfolk & Western Railway loses about 300 cars daily. 21 ships idle. daily losses cited at 129 500 dollars. Automation keeps coal loading steady and mitigates some damage.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Virginia State Ports Authority
Norfolk & Western Railway
Hampton Roads
Groucho Marx Ordered to Pay Alimony in California
In Santa Monica AP reports Groucho Marx must pay his third wife Edna Eden Marx $3,000 a month as temporary alimony pending their divorce trial. Judge Edward R. Brand denied eviction from the Beverly Hills mansion and allowed use of the Palm Springs vacation home. he also awarded $10,000 in attorney fees.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Groucho Marx
Edna Eden Marx
Edward R. Brand
Groucho
Beverly Hills
Brand
Palm Springs
Marx
Today in History for Friday January 31, 1969
Highlights note events from 1958 Explorer I launch 1950 hydrogen bomb order 1801 John Marshall appointment 1865 Lee Civil War role and other world war II milestones Stalingrad and Kwajalein references plus 15 ships about Suez Canal and trade talk with the United States.
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United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
England
Guy Fawkes
John Marshall
Robert E. Lee
Stalingrad
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
Harry S. Truman
Soviet Union
Egypt
Suez Canal
Soviet Officer Fires on Kremlin Motorcade
A Soviet lieutenant borrowed a policeman uniform and fired at a motorcade carrying government leaders and cosmonauts on January 22 near Borovitsky Gate. He then died after reportedly taking poison and being struck by guards. Official findings remain unclear if he acted alone or within a larger plot.
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Washington
Washington Post
The
Post
Moscow
Anatole Shub
Myin
Leningrad
Kremlin
Borovitsky Gate
Ilyin
Virginia to map crime fighting plan with federal grant
Virginia must start planning how to spend a 405 100 federal grant for a statewide crime plan. Richard Harris said localities must submit local plans by May 1. The commission will draft an overall plan for federal submission by June 19.
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Virginia
Richmond
Richard Harris
State Commission On Law Enforcement
Joseph Rosetti
Justice Department
Fleet Visit in 1863 Sparks Cold War Calm
In 1863 two Russian fleets unexpectedly appeared in American waters. One reached the Pacific near San Francisco and the Atlantic near New York. The arrivals were described as a friendly gesture.
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Thetlantic
San Francisco
New York
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Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile, Inc
Commercial St
Saad
Owensonl
BFG
B.egoodrich
Motorola
B.F. Goodrich Store
Loudoun St
SH McLeree Bacon
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