Carter and Sadat Meet in Plains Amid Fading Camp David Hopes
Former President Carter welcomed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Plains Georgia noting that the high hopes of the Camp David peace talks have not endured. He urged autonomy for Palestinian refugees and an end to Israeli occupation while praising Sadat. Sadat called Carter a deep friend and reflected on his efforts for peace before an audience of about 3,000.
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Gaza
Carter
Mideast
Sadat
Camp David
Middle East
Jimmy Carter
Jihan
Carters
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Egypt
Plains
United States
Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Poland offers TV debate as Solidarity declines
Poland's government offered national TV time for a Walesa Rakowski debate on food shortages, but timing aimed to force Walesa to decline. Solidarity canceled a Gdansk women’s food protest due to a tense situation while Krosno rally demanded full meat rations and reform. PAP noted protests in Lodz and Krakow.
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Warsaw
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Miecyslaw Rakowski
Walesa
Independent Labor Union
Gdansk
Krosno
PAP
Lodz
Poland
Krakow
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Perseid Meteor Shower Marking a Celestial Show
New York observers can expect up to 50 shooting stars per hour as the Perseid meteor shower crosses the sky. Astronomy expert Kenneth Franklin of the Hayden Planetarium notes the bright display will be visible in the early morning after moonset and can be seen after dark.
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New York
Kenneth Franklin
American Museum of Natural History
Hayden Planetarium
Goldwater praises Reagan policy sane fiscal plan in Iowa
In Iowa City Goldwater lauds Reagan administration for restoring fiscal sanity. He warns Social Security is near bankruptcy and urges return to Hoover era democratic principles. He praises Haig and asserts strong deterrence with SAC and a tough stance to prevent war.
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Iowa City
Ronald Reagan
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Iowa
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Goldwater
Reagan
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Dwight Eisenhower
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
World Bank study warns poor nations fall further behind
The World Bank says progress exists but the poorest nations lag, widening the gap to the haves. It highlights Brazil and Thailand with strong growth, contrasts with 36 low income countries, and offers two 1980s projections.
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Washington
UPI
World Bank
International
Thailand
Brazil
South Korea
Africa
Sahara
Canadian air controllers vow U S flight boycott
Ottawa controllers said they would not handle all U S flights except emergencies from six a m CDT stirring a government threat to fire or sanction workers who refuse. CATCA cited 41 border incidents with nine critical near Vancouver Winnipeg Fredericton Toronto and Kenora.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
U.S
Bill Robertson
Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Association
Peter Proulx
Air Services
Transport Canada
U.s.-Canada
Robertson
Vancouver
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Toronto
Kenora
Ontario
District housewife orders steak by phone
A housewife instructs her butcher over the phone to send a dollar’s worth of steak. She adds that if she is not home, the delivery person should slide the meat under the door. Copyrighted quip noted.
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Gazette
John Keyser
Becky Seikora
Cedar Rapids Reds
Becky
Sidney Arnold
Cedar Rapids
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