Kung Flewk Sets World Record At Chicken Flying Meet
A Japanese blacktail bantam named Kung Flewk soared 297 feet 2 inches into a headwind to win first in the International Chicken Flying Meet at Bob Evans farm in Rio Grande Ohio. The event drew birds from Holland and Bolivia with prizes and judges ensuring proper entries and care.
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Rio Grande, Ohio
Kung Flewk
Oscar Cope
Cope
King Flenk
Holland
Bolivia
Bob Evans
Ohio
Lee Durieux
International Chicken Flying Association
Clyde Marsh
Ohio State University
Marsh
Evans
Briscoe to Lead Dedication at New First National Bank
Gov Dolph Briscoe will head dignitaries at the dedication today for the new First National Bank building. A special section covers the bank’s new home and the day’s events.
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Dolph Briscoe
First National Bank
Weekend Warmup With Mild Winds Forecast
The forecast calls for pleasant conditions through tomorrow with warmer afternoons. Highs near 80 today and mid 80s tomorrow, lows in the mid 50s tonight. Winds northwest 5 to 10 mph today shifting to southwest 10 to 15 mph tomorrow.
Treaty Outline Accord Gained In Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko announced a common framework for negotiating a new strategic weapons treaty. Gromyko criticized the United States for unilateral aims and undermining Soviet security as negotiations concluded after three days.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Soviet Union
Vance
Leaders push for SALT treaty path and Geneva talks
U S Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko outline delays before a 1985 era treaty to replace SALT I which expires in October. They pledge continued ambassadorial talks on Middle East revival, and outline a three tier system with a three year protocol to curb cruise missiles and Backfire bombers alongside a broader negotiating statement.
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Middle East
Mideast
Vance
Gromyko
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
General Singlaub Removed Over Criticism of Troop Withdrawal
President Carter ousted Maj. Gen. John K Singlaub as U.S. military chief of staff in Korea after he publicly opposed the planned withdrawal of ground troops. Defense Secretary Brown ordered Singlaub to report for reassignment, citing statements inconsistent with national policy and making duties in Korea impossible.
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Washington
Carter
John K Singlaub
U.S
South Korea
Pentagon
Singlaub
Korea
White House
Defense
Harold Brown
Army
Brown
Asian Killer: Schistosoma MansonI Photograph From Texas A&M
A Texas A&M Electron Microscopy Center photographer Bob Miller captures a microbe, Schistosoma mansoni, in a striking image showing its curled male and female forms. The parasite spreads via snails and irrigation water. It attacks blood vessels and can cause liver cirrhosis and organ granulomas. There is no known cure. exposure traced to GI personnel return from Vietnam rice paddies. The parasite affects about 300 million people globally, common in the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia.
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Bob Miller
Texas A&m
Electron Microscopy Center
College Station
Vietnam
Middle East
China
S.E. Asia
Young Warns South Africa on Sanctions and Markets
U N Ambassador Andrew Young warned that no army can topple the white regime but economic sanctions will sever world markets quickly leaving South Africa to “stew in your own juice.” He spoke at a luncheon with 200 business people and clarified his remark about an atomic bomb.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPS
U.N
Andrew Young
Young
House Votes To Set Oil Taxes Aside For Savings
In Austin the Texas House tentatively approved a bill to set aside nearly a half billion dollars in oil and gas taxes into a savings account for government emergencies. The session paused with 97 members present, three short of a quorum, as lawmakers faced a packed agenda and possible defeat in the final weeks.
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Austin
Tex
House
Senate
Bill Clayton
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San Pedro
Calif
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