Cairo Summit Yields Move to Continue Talks on Palestinian Issue
President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin report progress on Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and agree to elevate the Cairo conference to ministerial level. They say the Palestinian question remains divisive, with committees to continue negotiations for peace. Syria and Libya criticize the approach while Begin cautions on timing.
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Ismailia
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
Sinai
Begin
Syria
Damascus
Sadat
Libya
Tripoli
Sinai Peninsula
Cairo
Carter Prepares for Six Nations Trip from Plains
President Carter, finishing a Christmas break in Plains, Ga, plans a nine day nine nation overseas trip starting with Poland. He met a farm delegation amid protests over low prices and spoke with Middle East leaders by phone as peace talks began in Ismailia.
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Plains
Carter
Washington
Poland
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Ismailia
Main Street
Hyde forces seek abortion veto on defense bill
In a high stakes 1978 election maneuver Rep. Henry J. Hyde and fellow antiabortion Republicans plan to attach an amendment to the defense budget to bar federal funds for abortions for military personnel and dependents. They argue the move could force a clash over abortion funding while testing defense spending support, with liberals contending it creates a double standard and targets women on Medicaid.
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Washington
Congress
Henry J. Hyde
Ill
Hyde
Robert E. Bauman
R-Md
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
House
Pentagon
Robert Michael
R-Ill
Cities To Order Upgraded Water Filtration Devices
EPA plans to require cities to replace sand filters with activated carbon beds to cut cancer causing substances in drinking water. Estimated nationwide costs range from 291 million to 685 million plus 34 million to 92 million yearly operating expenses. The regulation could affect up to 78 large cities and may raise individual water bills by 2 to 5 dollars annually.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Victor J. Kimm
EPA
Kimm
Explosion at Venezuelan Consulate Rocks Rockefeller Center
An early morning blast shattered windows at the Venezuelan Consulate near Fifth Avenue in New York, with no injuries reported. A man claiming Omega Seven responsibility cited Orlando Bosch as the motive, tying it to the Cubana Airlines crash in 1976.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Rockefeller Center
Fifth Avenue
Omega Seven
Associated Press
Uncertain Weather Outlook With Cool Nights
Forecast calls for fair skies through Tuesday with cool days and cold nights. Southwest winds drop tonight, then turn light and northerly. Today’s high near 50s, tonight’s low around 18, Tuesday’s high near 30. Sundays high 43, last night’s low 21.
Rogues Gallery Draws Pay Up Statewide Delinquents
Boston tax officials say the city’s rogues gallery of 18 delinquent taxpayers spurred more people to settle overdue taxes. The exhibit, displayed at City Hall in September, targeted politicians and major firms and helped push this year’s collections $5 million to $6 million ahead of last year, though some cases still head to court.
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Boston
Rogues’ Gallery
Rogues
Boston Stock Exchange
Penn Central Railroad
Newell Cook
Cook
Grisly 1959 unsolved murder of nurse Fern Romero
The 25 year old nurse Fern Romero was found murdered in her Lawton Oklahoma home on November 10 1959 after a front porch struggle observed by neighbors. Her husband Capt Louis Romero was away at Fort Bliss Texas and investigators say the killer fled after the attack. Despite extensive police work the case remains unsolved almost 18 years later.
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Rex Hogan
Constitution Staff
Fern Romero
Romero
How Fern
McGraw-Romero
Centerville
Miss
Louis Romero
Fort Bliss
Texas
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Lee Carter
Santa
Abortion-Defense Fund
Grace Marie Arnett
Copley News Service
Bers
U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas Castle
Consul Office
Lawton
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