Young reaches midpoint of Africa visit amid Rhodesia pressure
Ambassador Andrew Young reports Africans want U S pressure to push Ian Smith back to talks yet fear public support at home. He stresses an internal Rhodesian solution, warns Smith aims to buy time, and notes division among frontline black leaders in Tanzania Zambia Botswana Mozambique Angola and the Patriotic Front. He will proceed to Lagos after Nairobi.
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Kenya
Andrew Young
United States
Ian Smith
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Carter
Smith
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South Africa
America
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Zambia
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Lagos
Nigeria
Africa
Organization of African Unity
Europe
Botswana
Mozambique
Angola
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaning
Sithole
Continental Flights Here Still Cut Back Route Deletion Eyed
Continental Airlines may seek to delete service to Lawton and Wichita Falls and replace with a Rio Airways shuttle. A CAB ruling expected March 1 follows a 1976 strike that reduced flights to Lawton to a few days weekly and eliminated others.
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Continental Airlines
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Rio Airways Air
Frank Robinson
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Lubbock
Dallas
Andy Zunitch
Robinson
Carter taps Adm Stansfield Turner for CIA director
President Carter selects Adm Stansfield Turner to head the CIA. Powell calls him eminently qualified with strong academic and military background. Turner, a 1946 Naval Academy graduate and former NATO commander in Southern Europe, is 53 and visiting Washington as the process continues. Carter plans his first news conference Tuesday and is weighing several candidates including Knoche and D. Knoche currently acting CIA head.
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Carter
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Naval Academy
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White House
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Hamilton Jordan
Turner
CIA Post
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Oval Office
Defense
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Thomas B. Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Jordan
CIA
Theodore Sorensen
Senate
NATO
Europe
Naval War College
Secret Military Satellite Launch Reported From Cape Canaveral
The Air Force reportedly launched a classified Titan IIC mission from Complex 40 to field a satellite for detecting Soviet and Chinese launches with infrared sensors. Officials offered no details on results while observers saw a bright flame over Cape Canaveral, signaling a countermeasure program amid space warfare developments.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Air Force and Industry
Complex 40
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Soviet Union
China
United States
City considers ending police agility tests
Citizens oppose removal of physical agility tests for police applicants after a EEOC finding of discrimination against women. Dee Voss filed a complaint leading to a proposed settlement by Lawton City Council to compensate her and drop the test. Council members reported citizen protests and concerns about public safety if agility tests are eliminated.
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Lawton
Portunity Commission
EEOC
Lawton City
Oklahoma official vows jail closures over dirty conditions
Oklahoma City AP state Charities and Corrections Director Jim Cook warns he will lock up dirty jails if officials fail to upgrade conditions. House Speaker Bill Willis and lawmakers press for reforms amid scrutiny of inspections and staffing cuts. Noted problem jails include Idabel Miami Poteau and a rejected Woodward bond.
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Oklahoma City
Corrections
Jim Cook
Focal
Cook
Charities
Corrections Department
House
Bill Willis
D-Tahlequah
Willis
Charles Morgan
Prague
Terry Campbell
Bethany
Idabel
Miami
Poteau
Woodward
Resolutions Opposing Pay Hikes Aired In Hearings
In Washington a House subcommittee opened three days of hearings on resolutions opposing 2 percent pay raises for members of Congress and top officials. Fifteen resolutions exist, but no House vote is planned before the Feb. 20 automatic effective date.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
William Ford
D-Mich
House Post Office and Civil Service
Whales Die On Florida Coast In Mass Beaching
In Mayport Florida a whale invasion leaves as many as 100 dead with another herd offshore. Volunteers braved 48 degree air and cold water to push whales back, while scouts counted 28 yet higher totals were suspected. Divers sprayed and covered calves with blankets to shield them from sun.
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Mayport
Fla
Florida Marine Patrol
Marine Patrol
Glenn Keefer
Keefer
J.R. Patrick
Dupont
Jacksonville
Mary Carroll
June Rogers
Southwest Oklahoma Weather Outlook Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness and a slight rise in temperatures in Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. Light northeast winds tonight with lows in the mid-20s, and Tuesday’s high expected in the upper teens. Sunday's high reached 55 with a low of 24.
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Oklahoma
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Mayport Naval Station
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