Carter Vance report says Chinese leaders secure and confident
Secretary of State Vance tells Carter that Chinese leaders are secure and relaxed about power. An official notes the visit backs the idea that now is a propitious time for renewed high level contact. No plans for Carter to visit Peking soon. White House statement cites future constructive meetings but omits dates or participants.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cyrus R Vance
Carter
China
Vance
Peking
White House
Cyrus Vance
People's Republic of China
Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
Harold Brown
Zbigniew Brzezinski
U.S
Japan
Africa
Middle East
Canal Treaty Task Force Ready for Senate Fight
The Carter administration speeds up its task force push to win Senate approval for the new Panama Canal treaty. Washington officials say the drive will intensify as the debate approaches, with key lawmakers and administration aides coordinating strategy.
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Washington
Carter
Panama
Jordan
Senate
Bomb threats disrupt traffic on Ohio River bridge
Police halted traffic on the Sixth Street bridge across the Ohio River for about 45 minutes after a telephoned bomb threat. A second threat in the early evening prompted no closure as inspectors and state police were present. No explosives were found.
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Huntington
W Va
Ohio River
Chesapeake
Sixth Street
Coal Strike Continues Amid Pickets and Unrest
United Mine Workers District 17 maintains the walkout near Charleston as midnight shifts are turned away by peaceful pickets. Despite talks and a back to work plea, officials say violence last week spurred further strikes across West Virginia and Kentucky.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers District 17
UMW
Cabin Creek
Capt. C. Andrick
Andrick
West Virginia
Kentucky
Jack Perry
UMW International Executive Board
Indiana
Elephant on the Loose Stuns Sauk City Nursing Home
A six ton elephant named Barbara escaped during a Carson & Barnes Circus tent raise in Sauk City Wisconsin. She smashed a four foot window and hall walls, caused thousands in damage, and wandered four miles before being coaxed into a truck with another elephant. no injuries were reported among residents or staff.
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Timothy Harper
Associated Press
Sauk City
Wis
Tillie Nolden
Barbara
Maplewood Nursing Home
Marjorie Krause
Fond du Lac
Carson & Barnes Circus
Wisconsin
Veryone
D.R. Miller
Maplewood
Krause
Kent Gym Change May Threaten Model School
The planned gym Annex at Kent State University near the 1970 National Guard shootings could lead to the closure of the University School an elementary and middle school used by KSU for teacher training and lab programs. Critics claim the school costs far more per pupil than district schools while supporters cite its educational value.
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Kent
Kent, Ohio
National Guard
Kent State University
University School
KSU
Ksu’'S
College of Education
Ohio
Robert W Blakemore
John A. Begala
Ohio National Guard
University
Columbus
Begala
Robert J. Alfonso
Kent Public Schools
Kenneth FE. Cardinal
Judge Orders Prof 1500-Word Paper On Civil Disobedience
Kent State English professor Edward McGehee was ordered to write a 1500 word essay on the philosophy of civil disobedience instead of jail after being arrested for trespass during a protest at a gymnasium annex construction near the site of the 1970 campus shootings. He received 30 days to complete the assignment from Municipal Court Judge James De Vinne in Ravenna following the July 29 mass arrest of 23 demonstrators.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Edward McGehee
James de Vinne
Nasium
Ravenna
McGehee
Teachers Strike Shuts Meigs District Classes
Meigs Local Teachers Association votes to strike over salary and fringe benefits as classes are set to start Tuesday with no teachers available to meet students. A state law starting Sept 6 requires odometer certification or disclosure when transferring car titles.
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Middleport
Meigs
Meigs Local Teachers Association
Board of Education
Best of YCC at Zaleski campers
The Youth Conservation Corps gathered at Zaleski State Forest for a day of fun with 145 campers taking part in two week YCC camps in Zaleski and Shawnee state forests. Chance of showers tonight and Tuesday with lows 65 to 70 and highs in the low to mid 80s. rain chances 50 percent tonight and 30 percent Tuesday.
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Youth Conservation Corps
Zaleski State Forest
Zaleski
Shawnee State Forests
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