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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter, right, welcomes President Nicolae Ceausescu of the Socialist Republic of Romania, left, to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 12, 1978. President and his wife, Mrs. Elena Ceausescu, are in the Capital for a State Visit. Photo by Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter, right, welcomes President Nicolae Ceausescu of the Socialist Republic of Romania, left, to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 12, 1978. President and his wife, Mrs. Elena Ceausescu, are in the Capital for a State Visit. Photo by Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

In this photo released by the White House, United States President Jimmy Carter and US Vice President Walter Mondale converse in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on April 13, 1978. Photo by White House via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao selects paper materials for ancient book restoration at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao (R) guides an intern to restore an ancient book at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao (3rd L) poses for a group photo with his colleagues at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao prepares agent for experiment at the laboratory of Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 18, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao selects paper samples for ancient book restoration at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao binds a restored ancient book at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao measures the value of paper fibers at the laboratory of Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 18, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows a view of the ancient book restoration department at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member restores an ancient book at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao writes measurement records at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao cleans experimental utensils at the laboratory of Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows an ancient book of Qing Dynasty and a matched paper for restoration (R) at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao measures the value of paper fibers at the laboratory of Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 18, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERT (CN)

(240423) -- TIANJIN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Xuemiao prepares agent for experiment at the laboratory of Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024. Tianjin Library is home to a collection of 590,000 ancient books and has conducted ancient book restoration work for over 70 years. Gao Xuemiao, 38, leads the restoration team at the library. He is the first restoration expert with a background in chemistry since the establishment of the department in 1978. Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process. The incorporation of chemical and biological methods brings the process a more scientific dimension. "We conducted chemical analyses before the restoration process to find the matched paper, and make tailored plans for each ancient book," Gao said. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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"World Champions" exhibition held in Buenos Aires

STORY: "World Champions" exhibition held in Buenos Aires DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): UBALDO FILLOL, Former Argentine goalkeeper 3. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The "World Champions" exhibition dedicated to victories of the Argentine national football team kicked off on Wednesday in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The history of the three World Cups won by the national team in 1978, 1986, and 2022 is displayed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The AFA President Claudio Tapia and world title winners Ubaldo Fillol, Omar Larrosa and Oscar Garre attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): UBALDO FILLOL, Former Argentine goalkeeper "It is very nice, it is a recognition not only to the world champions in 1978, 1986 and 2022, but also to all the victories that we have won with our colleagues. We have seen that there is the history of Argentine

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Giuliano Gemma

TOKYO, Japan - An April 1978 file photo shows Italian actor Giuliano Gemma. The Italian media said he was killed in a traffic accident near Rome on Oct. 1, 2013. He was 75.

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Former Candies member Tanaka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows 1970s female pop trio the Candies performing during their ''Sayonara'' farewell concert in Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on April 4, 1978. The trio comprised Ran Ito (C), called Ran, Miki Fujimura (L), called Miki, and Yoshiko Tanaka (R), called Sue. Tanaka died April 21, 2011, of breast cancer at the age of 55.

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Kin of suspected Romanian abductee arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Gabriel Bumbea (2nd from left), the brother of a Romanian woman believed to have been abducted by North Korea in the late 1970s, attends a press conference with members of a group of relatives of Japanese abductees in Tokyo on April 20. Bumbea said that his older sister Doina went missing in Italy in 1978 at the age of 28.

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Japanese, S. Korean abductees' kin seek U.S. citizens' help

WASHINGTON, United States - The kin and supporters of both Japanese and South Korean citizens abducted by North Korea call for help at a rally outside the White House on April 22. ''Citizens of the United States, please join forces with our struggle,'' said Kenichi Ichikawa, elder brother of Shuichi Ichikawa, who vanished from a Kagoshima Prefecture beach in 1978 at age 23 along with his girlfriend Rumiko Masumoto, then 24.

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Japan to add missing man to list of abductees by N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government said April 25 it will add Minoru Tanaka (in undated file photo), a noodle shop employee in Kobe who disappeared 1978 at the age of 28, to a list of Japanese whom it officially recognizes as having been abducted by North Korea, bringing the number of unresolved abduction victims to 11.

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Hasuikes cast ballots in 2nd half of local elections

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru (R) and Yukiko Hasuike, who returned to Japan last year after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, cast their ballots in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on April 27 as voting began nationwide in 391 mayoral and 1,306 municipal assembly elections. (Pool photo)

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Abductees' kin leave for Geneva to attend U.N. session

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (L) and Sakie Yokota, whose family members were abducted to North Korea in late 1970s, leave Narita airport on April 20 to attend a meeting of the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in Geneva to resolve the abduction issue. Iizuka's sister Yaeko Taguchi was lured by North Korean agents from Miyazaki Prefecture at the age of 22 in 1978, while Yokota's daughter Megumi was abducted from Niigata Prefecture in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Soga worried about family in N. Korea

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese repatriated last October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, speaks at the town hall in her hometown of Mano on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on April 14, six months since returning to Japan. She said she is worried about her family in North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras cast ballots for 1st time in Japan since return

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese repatriated last October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, cast their ballots in their hometown Obama on April 13 in the Fukui gubernatorial election. (Pool photo)

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Soga receives donations from abductees support group

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), one of five Japanese repatriated in October 2002 after being kidnapped to North Korea in 1978, receives donations on April 12 from Harunori Kojima (R), of a support group for abductees in Niigata Prefecture, at the town hall in her hometown of Mano, Niigata.

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(3)Abductees visit relatives, graves

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Hamamoto (R) and Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) head for the grave of Chimura's mother Toshiko, who died at age 74 in April, in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 18. The couple, who got married in North Korea in 1979, returned to their homes in Obama on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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(2)Abductees visit relatives, graves

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) prays at the grave of his mother Toshiko, who died at age 74 in April, in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 18. Chimura, along with Fukie Hamamoto to whom Chimura got married in 1979 in North Korea, returned to their homes in Obama on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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(CORRECTED)Hasuikes cast ballots in 2nd half of local elections

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru (R) and Yukiko Hasuike, who returned to Japan last year after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, cast their ballots in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on April 27 as voting began nationwide in 391 mayoral and 1,306 municipal assembly elections. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Abductees visit relatives, graves

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) prays at the grave of his mother Toshiko, who died at age 74 in April, in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 18. Chimura, along with Fukie Hamamoto to whom Chimura got married in 1979 in North Korea, returned to their homes in Obama on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Soga worried about family in N. Korea

MANO, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese repatriated last October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, speaks at the town hall in her hometown of Mano on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on April 14, six months since returning to Japan. She said she is worried about her family in North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Dallas (1989)

Kimberly Foster, Sheree J. Wilson & Cathy Podewell Characters: Michelle Stevens, April Stevens, Cally Ewing Television: Dallas (TV-Serie) Usa 1978-1991, 22 September 1989 Date: 22 September 1989

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The Good Life (1975)

Richard Briers Characters: Tom Good Television: The Good Life (TV-Serie) Uk 1975-1978, Director: 04 April 1975 Date: 04 April 1975

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The Good Life (1975)

Paul Eddington Characters: Jerry Leadbetter Television: The Good Life (TV-Serie) Uk 1975-1978, 04 April 1975 Date: 04 April 1975

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The Good Life (1975)

Felicity Kendal Characters: Barbara Good Television: The Good Life (TV-Serie) Uk 1975-1978, 04 April 1975 Date: 04 April 1975

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Angela (1978)

Steve Railsback, Sophia Loren Characters: Angela Kincai Film: Angela (USA/CAN/IT 1977) Director: Boris Sagal 19 April 1978 Date: 19 April 1978

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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace (1976)

Kris Kristofferson & Sarah Miles Characters: Jim Cameron & Anne Osborne Film: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea (1978) Director: Lewis John Carlino 11 April 1976 Date: 11 April 1976

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The Green Room (1978)

Francois Truffaut Film: The Green Room; La Chambre Verte (1976) Director: Francois Truffaut 05 April 1978 Date: 05 April 1978

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The Green Room (1978)

Francois Truffaut Film: The Green Room; La Chambre Verte (1978) Director: Francois Truffaut 05 April 1978 Date: 05 April 1978

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The Green Room (1978)

Francois Truffaut Film: The Green Room; La Chambre Verte (1978) Director: Francois Truffaut 05 April 1978 Date: 05 April 1978

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The Green Room (1978)

Nathalie Baye & Francois Truffaut Characters: Cecilia Mandel & Film: The Green Room; La Chambre Verte (1978) Director: Francois Truffaut 05 April 1978 Date: 05 April 1978

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I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

Wendie Jo Sperber Characters: Rosie Petrofsky Film: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (USA 1978) Director: Robert Zemeckis 21 April 1978 Date: 21 April 1978

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Carry On Dick (1976)

Kenneth Williams, Penny Irving, Linda Hooks, Laraine Humphrys & Eva Reuber-Staier Characters: Captain Desmond Fancey,Birds of Paradise Entertainer,Birds of Paradise Entertainer,Birds of Paradise Entertainer & Birds of Paradise Entertainer Film: Carry On Dick (1978) Director: Gerald Thomas 17 April 1976 Date: 17 April 1976

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F.I.S.T. (1978)

Sylvester Stallone Characters: Johnny Kovak Film: F.I.S.T. (1978) Director: Norman Jewison 13 April 1978 Date: 13 April 1978

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F.I.S.T. (1978)

Sylvester Stallone Characters: Johnny Kovak Film: F.I.S.T. (1978) Director: Norman Jewison 13 April 1978 Date: 13 April 1978

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Jesus Of Nazareth (1977)

Robert Powell Characters: Jesus Christ Film: Jesus Of Nazareth (1978) Director: Franco Zeffirelli 03 April 1977 Date: 03 April 1977

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Dallas (1978)

Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Howard Keel, Barbara Bel Geddes, Keith Duffy, Charlene Tilton & Victoria Principal Characters: J.R. Ewing,Sue Ellen,Clayton Farlow,Miss Ellie,Bobby Ewing,Lucy Ewing Cooper,Pamela Barnes Ewing Television: Dallas (TV-Serie) Usa/Can 1978-1991, 02 April 1978 Date: 02 April 1978