Ford and French President Seek Oil Conference Agreement
Ford and French President Giscard dEstaing issued a joint communique from Martinique urging an oil conference of consuming and producing nations at the earliest possible time. They outlined a sequence of steps including energy conservation, new energy sources, financial solidarity, and preparatory talks for a consumer producer conference to be held late next spring or early summer.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
United States
France
Ford
Valery Giscard d Estaing
Caribbean
Theil
Middle East
Japan
Europe
Giscard d'Estaing
Giscard d’Estaing
Common Market
Six Children Saved After Peruvian Jungle Plane Crash
A Peruvian bush pilot Oscar Zender Samiento survived a crash that saved six children aged 6 to 16 on a week long jungle trek. Two children died in the crash and an 11 year old sister succumbed to infected wounds after rescue. The group walked to a river and were rescued by a raftman near Iscosasin. The pilot suffered broken ribs and the survivors were treated in San Ramon hospital.
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Ima
Peru
Oscar Zender Samiento
San Ramon
Pacific
Zender
Iscosasin
San Ra
Mon
Juan Wingaert
Antonio Simon
Katty Zender
Kassida Zender
Carlos Panduro Zender
Herbert Panduro Zender
Juan Zender
Herta Zender
Gladys Zender
Lima
Iquitos
Juliana Koepcke
Top Energy Group Weighs Camp David Energy Options
Washington AP report says senior officials drafted energy policy ideas for President Ford after weekend Camp David sessions. The Cabinet level Energy Resources Council will review findings and refine proposals, considering tax incentives, voluntary programs, and possible mandatory conservation measures.
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Washington
Ford
Camp David
Rogers C. B. Morton
Energy Resources Council
Morton
Congress
Energy
Sadat warns Mideast could explode, urges peace talks
Anwar Sadat warned the Middle East could explode and said he was in contact with President Ford and Secretary Kissinger to decide whether to continue U.S.-led negotiations. He favored resuming Geneva talks if progress stalls and warned Israel may have nuclear capacity, asserting Egypt would not be first to use such weapons. He urged defusing the bomb and sustaining peace momentum.
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Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Mideast
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Sadat
Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Middle East
Israel
HUD Hiring Practices Cited In Federal Study
A government study charged that political favoritism shaped HUD hiring during the Nixon administration. The Civil Service Commission study alleged HUD officials favored political allies in appointments and staffing decisions.
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HUD
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Richard M. Nixon
Civil Service Commission
Fair Skies and Mild Days Through Tuesday
A high pressure ridge across Lawton brings fair to partly cloudy skies with mild days and cool nights through Tuesday. Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph tonight, lows in the mid 20s. Tuesday highs near the mid 50s. Sunday ranged 46/27. A separate Civil Service probe details political influence in HUD, with removal actions for three top officials and suspensions for six others, released by a House subcommittee.
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Lawton
HUD
Civil Service Commission
House Subcommittee On Manpower and Civil Service
David N. Henderson
D-N. C
Strike shuts Oklahoma bus service halts inter-city traffic
A Sunday walkout by 75 drivers from two Oklahoma City based firms froze inter city bus traffic at the AWTON terminal. The strike ends all service until a new contract is settled. Most customers were aware of the disruption.
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Awton
Lawton
Stevenson
Moore Jiggled By Earthquake in Moore Oklahoma
A 2.6 magnitude quake rattled Moore Sunday night felt over a two by three mile area. Oklahoma University geophysicist Jim Lawson said quakes of this size are common in the state and typically cause no surface damage.
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Moore
Okla
Oklahoma University
Earth Sciences Observatory
Leonard
Tulsa
Jim Lawson
Lawson
Oklahoma
Supreme Court Upholds Rail Reorganization Act
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, upheld the Rail Reorganization Act as constitutional, overturning a Philadelphia federal court that had found it violated creditors and shareholders by forcing railroads to operate at a loss. The ruling and related actions touched aviation records FOIA access, obscenity convictions, radio license questions, and trademark timing.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Congress
Northeast
Midwest
Philadelphia
Maryland
Ohio
Decision Set For Tuesday On V S N Grade System
Lawton Board of Education will decide Tuesday on whether to keep the V S N grade reporting system at V-S-N schools. The Dec 2 panel recommended redefining terms and adding a uniform daily paper policy and parent teacher conference policy before approval.
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Lawton Board of Education
Hugh Bish
Sam Smith
Geronimo Road
Gary Wheatly
Wheatly
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Ilona Brown
Herbert
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