U S Recalls Ambassador Over Afghan Invasion Crisis
President Carter recalled Ambassador Thomas Watson and moved to seek United Nations condemnation of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The U S will press for a UN debate and demand withdrawal of 30,000 to 40,000 Soviet troops, with allies aiding in rallying support. The move links to broader U S strategy and SALT II timing.
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Carter
U.S
Moscow
United Nations
Afghanistan
Thomas Watson
Kremlin
U.N
United States
Security Council
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Britain
White House
Senate
Jody Powell
Watson
Assassination Plot Forces Cancellation of Waldheim Meeting
Tehran AP report says a plot against U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim led to cancelling his first public appearance in Iran and the planned meeting with Revolutionary Council members. Waldheim’s security concerns halted the visit amid hostages negotiations and Iran’s move to safeguard foreign accounts against possible U.N. sanctions.
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Tehran
Iran
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Pars
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ghotbzadeh
Waldheim
Associated Press
Revolutionary Council
Mary Bar Waldheim
Foreign Ministry
U.S
U.N. Security Council
State Department
Europe
Civil action seeks repayment over unconstitutional county salary
State officials in West Virginia filed a civil action in Mercer County against former County Commissioner O D Compton and Continental Insurance to recover 1108.38 dollars representing an unconstitutional salary increase from July 1 1971 to January 31 1972. Compton repaid the funds through his son Mick Compton and the case may be dropped once payments are completed.
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West Virginia
O.D. ‘Bus’ Compton
Continental Insurance Company
Compton
Mick Compton
Princeton
David C. Hardesty Jr
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal
Mercer County
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Hardesty
Carter McDivitt
State Attorney General's Office
Daily Telegraph
Wilson Harvey
County Court
Shott Family Buys Iowa TV Station For 9.5 Million
The Shott family buys KIMT Mason City Iowa from Lee Enterprises for 9.5 million dollars. FCC approval is needed and the sale should close within 90 days. The deal follows an FCC ruling that forces sale of newspapers or TV stations in the same market.
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Mason City
Iowa
Shott
Bluefield
Lee Enterprises Inc
Davenport
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
Shorts
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Florence
S.C
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Whis-Tv
Quincy Newspapers
Quincy, Ill
WVVA
FCC
Lee Enterprises
Midwest
WSAZ
Huntington
KGMB
Honolulu
Fccr
Hugh Shott
The
Partially Decayed Body Found in McDowell County Woods
A five man search party located the partially decomposed body of an unidentified white male about 65 near a roadside dump in Black Wolf area. A hunter reported a skull found by a dog on New Year’s Eve. Officials say death cause unknown, foul play not ruled out, body not buried.
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Black Wolfe
McDowell County
G.L. Woods
Welch Detachment
West Virginia State Police
Daily Telegraph
Woods
Charleston
Perdue
Jimmy Palmer
React Team
Rex Dean
Mack King
Bland County revenue chief Doc Havens begins 11th term
In Bland County Virginia Doc Havens age 80 begins his 11th term as commissioner of revenue after re-election last November without opposition. He recalls planning to quit four years ago and notes the Democratic Party pressured him to run again. Havens first took office in 1939 at a salary of 1900 dollars for the entire job.
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Doc’’ Havens
Bland County
Havens
Virginia
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