Begin to Meet With Egyptian Leader on Christmas Day
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin planned a Christmas Day meeting with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to discuss conditions for peace. The two leaders would lunch in Ismailia and begin talks on Sunday, with Sadat’s 59th birthday also on Christmas.
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Cyprus President Forgives Kidnappers After Son's Release
In Nicosia 50,000 Cypriots demonstrated support for President Spyros Kyprianou after the release of his 19-year-old son Achilleas by right wing extremists. Kyprianou declared he forgives the abductors while warning that repentant offenders may join society, with non repentant actors facing punishment. The president noted Cyprus survived a serious crisis and vowed no prosecution for the kidnappers.
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Economics Professor Shows Students How To Be Cheap
University of Kansas economics professor Malcolm Burns urges students to distinguish between cheap frugal and thrifty. He cites a store promo where presenting any receipt earned a free lunch and notes his own coupon stunt to illustrate the difference. He also talks of gift strategies he uses with banks for new customers.
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Bethlehem Steel raises prices about five percent in 1977
Bethlehem Steel Corp announced a roughly 5.5 percent hike on most rolled sheet products effective February 1 and increases for structural shapes and tin mill products by March 1. The move follows Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s 7 percent rise on January 5 and reflects rising costs in auto and appliance industries.
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Mysterious High Altitude Blasts Across U S Shocks Residents
Scientists led by William Donn of Columbia University report seven powerful explosions detected by acoustic gear. Blasts on December 2 and last Thursday rattled homes from Connecticut to South Carolina. Pentagon has no knowledge of any tests or military activity.
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Blaze destroys Sperr family's holiday home and belongings
The Edward Sperr family near Cache lost a welding shop, a small house, two mobile homes and all Christmas gifts in a Sunday fire. The seven member household, ages seven to nineteen, was displaced just before Christmas and is staying with neighbors as deputies consider a fund drive aided by the sheriff and the Lawton Red Cross.
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Gusty Winds Hit Lawton Ahead of Cold Front
Gusty winds sweep Lawton as a cold front approaches. Fire danger is extreme with highs in the upper 30s and overnight lows around the high 20s after the front passes. Sunday's high reached 75 with a 44 degree overnight low.
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Missing Persons Sought In Jetliner Crash
Rescue crews hunted 17 missing after a Swiss charter jetliner crashed off MadeiraPorto Novo killing 19 and injuring 21 survivors. The Caravelle from Zurich and Geneva carried 57 aboard mostly Swiss passengers on a Christmas vacation. Swiss investigators moved to Madeira to probe causes as survivors described a cold, prolonged sea rescue and a lifebelts scramble.
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Instapoll Questions on Legislature Meets Each Year
Lawton newspaper invites reader participation via Instapoll asking if sessions should occur every other year. It notes a state legislature meeting annually and provides a phone line 353-0620 for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. answers through Wednesday with a Hot Line for local government questions.
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