U S aims to sign SALT pact by year end
President Carter plans another round of talks in Geneva with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to craft a SALT treaty limiting strategic bombers and ICBMs to 2250 each and to pursue a follow up after signing. Negotiations face unresolved range limits on missiles and weapon restrictions amid mixed messages from Izvestia and others.
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Carter Campaigns in Nashville Amid Baker Rivalry
President Carter traveled to Nashville to campaign for Democrats including an opponent of Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker. White House aides stressed the trip supported the Democratic ticket, not Baker, who backed Panama Canal treaties but angered some constituents with missile defense proposals. Also named CAB chairman Marvin Cohen, replacing Alfred Kahn, to lead anti‑inflation efforts.
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Carter replaces FEC member with ONeill ally
President Carter named John McGarry, a Boston attorney and House Administration Committee elections counsel, to the Federal Election Commission. McGarry lacks Senate confirmation after over a year of resistance from Republicans who questioned his disclosures. Senate approval would be needed next session to keep the post.
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Carter plan to airlift missiles for surprise attack defense
Defense officials report the Carter administration is studying a plan to fly missiles on planes and land them periodically to place missiles in firing positions on the ground to withstand a surprise attack. The airborne missile approach is under consideration.
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Washington
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Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo Friday
The Nobel Peace Prize for 1978 will be announced Friday at 5 p.m. Oslo time. The announcement date is two weeks later than usual and Anwar Sadat is the leading figure among likely recipients after his Jerusalem trip and peace talks. In Africa Idi Amin in Nairobi said he bears no ill will toward Americans and criticized the Carter embargo, calling it misinformed.
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Ottawa Postal Strike Ends as Thousands Return to Work
About 15,000 striking workers heed union guidance and return to duties in Ottawa while five leaders face arrest warrants for defying back-to-work law. Parliament passed the measure on Oct 18 after the strike began. members missing the 12:01 a.m. deadline risk firing with no appeal. Union President Jean-Claude Parrot says mass firings fear drove the return.
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Vietnam Reinforcements Tally for Cambodia Conflict
U S intelligence estimates 100000 Vietnamese troops in position to push deeper into Cambodia as Hanoi considers escalation. Reports indicate 10000 to 15000 reinforcements sent to aid the Vietnamese army amid expected intensified fighting in the coming weeks.
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Remington Recalls About 200000 Rifles Over Safety Accident
Remington Arms Co will recall roughly 200000 rifles after a hunting accident paralyzed an attorney. The company agreed to pay 6.8 million dollars in damages, with the suit claiming the rifle discharged when the safety lock was turned off. The recall targets Mohawk 600 rifles and related Remington models including Model 600, Model 660, and XT-100 pistols.
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UPI
Remington Arms Co
Remington
World health watchdog eyes final smallpox wipeout
A one year countdown begins in Merka Somalia to see if smallpox vanishes by Oct. 26, 1979 with no new cases in six East Africa and Middle East nations. WHO would declare the disease eradicated if kept at zero. remaining risk would be from stored laboratory stocks.
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Retail sugar prices rise to aid growers this winter
Sugar prices jump at least 7.5 cents per five pounds as a 1977 law and an Agriculture Department plan push domestic grower support. The move targets an average 15 cents a pound for growers, up from 13.5 cents, with a projected $168 million boost next year.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by the Gazette Company prints daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. Subscription rates include carrier 1.15 per week and various annual plans plus international rates. Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Monty Bertelli Seeks Iowa House Seat Challenge
Monty Bertelli, a lawyer and construction worker, pursues the Iowa House 30th District seat for a third time against incumbent Democrat Myron Oxley, a farmer who beat him two years ago. Friday's Gazette previews Regis vs Linn-Mar football and Dallas vs Minnesota NFL clash on Thursday night.
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Mike” Oxley
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Pope Meets with Giscard in Vatican Audience
Pope John Paul II held a private audience with French President Valery Giscard dEstaing in the Vatican. Talks covered world issues including Lebanon as the pontiff began a Vatican personnel review likely to shake up governance. Cardinal Jean Villot was asked to stay on temporarily amid talks on church leadership balance.
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Former French ambassador Henri Bonnet dies at 90
Paris announces the death of Henri Bonnet, former French ambassador in Washington from 1944 to 1955, who died in a Paris hospital at age 90. Bonnet served in the League of Nations secretariat, led the International Institute of Cultural Cooperation, and helped found France Forever to support de Gaulle's Free French.
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Henri Bonnet
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League of Nations
International Institute of Cultural Cooperation
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Charles de Gaulle
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