Carter still to decide fate of BI bomber production
President-elect Jimmy Carter said the Pentagon move to start BI bomber production does not affect his decision. The Air Force awarded Rockwell International, General Electric, and Boeing three-year contracts totaling 704.9 million to build the first three bombers and prepare for more. The fleet could total 244 planes at a cost of 22.9 billion. Carter said he has time after inauguration to decide whether to proceed or stop the program. He noted the timetable changes from February to May and stated the action would not alter his thinking.
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Jimmy Carter
Pentagon
Ford Administration
Carter
Ter
Defense Department
Air Force
Rockwell International Corp
General Electric Co
Boeing Co
Carter names Cyrus Vance as Secretary of State
President elect Jimmy Carter has chosen Cyrus R. Vance a seasoned diplomat and defense official from two Democratic administrations to head the State Department. Carter notified key senators including Sen. Case of New Jersey and indicated Vance would be his pick, with a news conference to announce publicly.
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Jimmy Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Carter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Vance
Henry A. Kissinger
Case
Lyndon Johnson
Atlanta
Thomas Bertram Lance
State Department
Pentagon
National Security Council
Treasury
Postal Service Urges Early Mailing Amid UPS Strike
The Postal Service renewed its appeal to mail gifts early noting a slower than expected holiday flow. Postmaster General Bailor cautions delayed parcels may still arrive by December 25 despite deadlines, as UPS strike complicates options and volumes rise.
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Denise Fremin
Lynn Circle
Lester Suttle
United Parcel Service
Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
United Parcel
China Shifts Foreign Minister in NIXON Era Policy Move
Huang Hua named to replace Chiao Kuan-hua as foreign minister in a government shakeup aimed at easing tensions with the United States. The change, announced by Xinhua, reflects a continuing transition after Mao’s death and hints at Li Hsien-men’s anticipated premiership.
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Huang Hua
China
United States
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Peking
U.N
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Hsinhua
Chiao
Mao Tse
Mao
Hua Kuo-feng
Li Hsien-men
Chou En-lai
Nixon
Chiaa
Chi Peng-fei
Congressional Standing Committee
Unemployment Rises to 8.1 Percent in November
The Labor Department reports unemployment climbed to 8.1 percent in November, up from 7.9, with 200,000 more jobless Americans and a 4.2 percent wholesale price rise over the past year. Inflation pressures complicate Carter's early economic plans.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Soviet SSN 8 fires longer range submarine missile
U.S. intelligence says the Soviet SSN 8 submarine launched missile flew about 5,600 miles to mid Pacific, far longer than any U S submarine missile. The weapon with a single warhead is deployed on Delta class subs and may reflect greater power or lighter warhead.
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Navy
J. William Middendorf
Barents Sea
Pacific
Pentagon
Weather Outlook for Southwest Oklahoma
The National Weather Service forecasts cooler air tonight and Saturday as winds shift to the north. Skies stay fair to partly cloudy with a low in the upper 20s tonight and a high around the low 50s Saturday. Thursday's high reached 60 and the low 39.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Downtown plan change clears way for $600,000 mall center
LURA approves land use amendments and street closings to aid Ed Warmack's plan for a 600000 square foot shopping center. Changes rezone two blocks east of Second Street to commercial central and open streets from Second to Fourth, with a 180000 square foot parcel redesignated public. Warmack has exclusive option to buy land until April 1977 and title delivery is due in August.
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Egrt
Leesttown
Ed’ Warmack
Lawton Metropolitan
Mabbom Myades Mart
Second Street
C Avenue
F Avenue
D Avenue
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First
E Avenue
Fourth Street
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Nahutter
Warmack
Sam Ard
LURA
Cities To Study Fuel Shortages In Ada Meeting
Representatives from Oklahoma cities served by Arkla Gas plan a December 15 Ada gathering to discuss gas shortages affecting industrial and commercial users and to consider federal deregulation. Ada City Manager Leonard Briley cites lack of new growth industry using natural gas as a major concern. Lawton Mayor Wayne Gilley says local chambers and city governments will attend.
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Oklahoma
Arkla Gas
Ada
Arkla
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Ethan
Leonard D. Briley
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Chamber of Commerce
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