Solons Back Carter on Ending Coal Strike
Congressional leaders from both parties voiced support for President Carter to take any necessary action to end the prolonged coal strike. They noted a tentative contract between United Mine Workers and P&M Coal Co. offers cautious hope for an industry wide settlement, with leaders warning the stalemate could cost millions of jobs if unresolved.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Republican
Howard Baker
Tennessee
United Mine Workers
P&m Coal Co
P&m
Baker
Alan Cranston
California
Foley
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
UMW
Ray Marshall
Capitol Hill
Union
BCOA
Congress
Denton County Man Jailed After Texas Ranger Killed
A Texas Ranger was shot and killed during a drug raid near Argyle. Gregory Ott, 27, was charged with capital murder and held without bond. Ott, a recent magna cum laude psychology graduate, faced university records and family details as investigators described the deadly exchange with undercover DPS narcotics officers.
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Denton
Texas
Denton County
Argyle
Kenneth George
Bobby Paul Doherty
Fort Worth
Texas Department of Public Safety
Gregory Arthur Ott
J. Ray Martin
North Texas State University
Ott
NTSU
San Antonio
Bruce F. Ott
Bell Mead
N.J
Conveyor Firm Leaves Lawton for Wichita Falls Goodyear Site
The Utah based Kenway Manufacturing will locate in Wichita Falls to build the Goodyear conveyor system after Wolf Creek Aviation could not sublease its Lawton facility. Lawton officials canceled a scheduled meeting as Ard announced the decision and noted a 12 000 square foot Wichita Falls site will be used. Ard said no other suitable Lawton facility existed and the payroll would be sizable if the Wolf Creek building remained unavailable.
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Fforts
Goodyear
Industrial Board
LMAAA
Wolf Creek Aviation
Kenway Manufacturing
Bountiful
Utah
Con
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Ard
Wolf Creek
Senate holds secret session on Torrijos drug charges
The Senate cleared galleries and locked doors for a closed session to discuss alleged Panama leader Omar Torrijos drug smuggling. Senators including Bob Dole and Birch Bayh attended as Majority Leader Byrd set a live quorum. Carter noted growing public support for the Panama canal treaties.
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Washington
Senate
Omar Torrijos
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Intelligence Committee
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Panama Canal
Panama
Beller Enters Lawton City Council Filing Scene
Incumbents Ed Riddle Vic Ramirez Harry Anderson Rex Pierce Ashley Cagle seek new two year terms in the Lawton city primary on March 21. Charles Beller filed papers adding intrigue as Ward 8 candidate with two possible races Ramirez or Cagle, leaving town before confirming plans.
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Charles Beller
Comanche County Election Board
Lawton City
Ed Riddle
Vic Ramirez
Harry Anderson
Jack Norrell
Rex Pierce
Ashley Cagle
Ramirez
Riddle
Anderson
Pierce
Cagle
Norrell
Ward 8
Beller
Election Board
J.N. Logan
Army Seizes Tabriz as Iranian Riots Rise
Iranian army takes over the northern city of Tabriz as rioting leaves at least nine dead and hundreds arrested on suspicion of Islamic Marxist links. Tanks patrol streets while turmoil spreads from Qum to Tehran with student clashes and widespread property damage.
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Tehran
Iran
Tabriz
Melli University
Pars
Ayatullah Shariatmedari
Qum
Cyprus Leader Offers Talks With Sadat to Heal Rift
Cyprus President Spyros Kyprianou proposed meeting Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to ease tensions after a shootout at Larnaca airport and Egypt's suspension of diplomatic relations following an abortive raid to capture two Arab terrorists. Kyprianou urged Arab leaders not to turn Cyprus into a battleground while noting he had not yet received official word from Cairo.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Spyros Kyprianou
Anwar Sadat
Larnaca
Egypt
Abdel Moneim Sawy
Cairo
Sawy
Kyprianou
Sadat
Youssef el-Sebaei
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Solons
End
Patricia LaBerge
Army
Rosemary Merritt
Sill
Armed Services Ymca
Rosie Cole
Armed Services
LaBerge
Walter LaBerge
Fort Sill
Association
Westgate Hospital
John Peter Smith Hospital
George Said Doherty
DPS
Dwight Crawford
Bailey Gilliland
Ron Douglas
Doherty
George Said
Texas Ranger
W.C. Burks
Rangers
Ranger
Pope
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Mark Kingsolver
The
Constitution Staff
Sam Ard
Lawton Industrial Board
Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority
Dole
Torrijos
Anker Jorgensen
Denmark
White House
By Skip Gibson
Wayne Gilley
Lawton Constitution
Oklahoma City
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