Carter summons leaders as coal strike continues
President Carter called seven senators and five House members to the White House for a meeting on the coal strike amid power cutbacks that forced a one day layoff at GM Delco Electronics Kokomo plant. Governors of Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio were invited to a later session. The aim was to pressure a settlement while potential legislation to end the strike was prepared.
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Washington
Carter
White House
House
Julian Carroll
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
R-Ohio
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
James Wright
D-Ten
General Motors
Delco Electronics
Kokomo
Ind
Delco
Five Councilmen Lack Opponents
Filing for six City Council posts ends today at the Comanche County Election Board with no new candidates on Thursday. Six incumbents and one challenger had filed earlier, leaving only one race in doubt for Ward 2 as Harry Anderson and Bill Webster filed. If no new candidates enter, Ward 2 will be settled in the March 21 primary.
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Comanche County Election Board
Harry Anderson
Bill Webster
Ed Riddle
Vic Ramirez
Anderson
Jack Norrell
Rex Pierce
Ashley Cagle
Norrell
Ward 8
Charles Beller
Civil Service
Webster
Capri
Lawton
Norman Hess Named Warden Of Oklahoma Penitentiary
Norman Hess, 51, was confirmed as warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester by the Board of Corrections. Hess had served as acting warden after Richard Crisp resigned to join Arizona Corrections. The board also heard that a federal order to relieve overcrowding at McAlester and Granite could raise operating costs, with architects recommending possible construction and potential demolition of older facilities.
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Lexington
Okla
State Board of Corrections
Norman Hess
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Hess
Richard Crisp
Crisp
Arizona Corrections Department
Oklahoma
Air Force
Oklahoma State University
John Grider
Grider
Ned Benton
State Corrections
McAlester Prison
Granite Reformatory
Benton
Granite
McAlester and
Bergland Ends Hectic Farm Belt Trip With Grain Reserve Push
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland wrapped up a two day swing through the farm belt to press a three year grain reserve and acreage controls as relief for farmers. He faced heckling at Amarillo and Sioux Falls from protestors and critics of the policy, but said the visit drew beneficial press coverage and underscored the plan to store about 1 billion bushels of wheat and other grains with federal payments of 25 cents per unit.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Amarillo
Texas
Sioux Falls
S.C
American Agriculture Group
National Farmers Union
Fargo
N.D
Hostage Ends 30-Hour Bank Robbery Ordeal
Springfield police report hostage Robert Herrmann grabbed the abductor s gun in a 30 hour standoff during a bank robbery case. Ball, a prison escapee, was charged with kidnapping Herrmann after the hostage handed the weapon to officers. bail denied.
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Springfield
Ohio
Robert Herrmann
Roger Evans
Herrmann
Evans
FBI
Indiana Line
Byron R. Ball
New Jersey
Ball
Robert A. Steinberg
West Manchester
Springlike Weather Replaces Freeze In Lawton
Clear skies and mild temperatures replace freezing conditions for Lawton residents. Statewide, highs should reach the 50s with lows from 29 to 35 tonight.
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Lawtonians
Senate Split on Panama Canal Vote Foreshadows Ranks
In Washington the Senate approved 67 to 30 to continue treating the Panama Canal treaty with neutrality before addressing the move to surrender the Canal Zone to Panama. Leaders on both sides called the outcome non decisive as final votes loom. Senators Byrd Laker Laxalt Ford Schweiker noted the result shows a tight race with no clear winner. See CANAL, Page 6a.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Canal
Panama
Howard H. Laker
R-Tenn
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
James Allen
D-Ala
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Allen
Sen
Ford
Jury Questioning Begins in Buford Rape Trial Here
Jurors were questioned privately in an unusual selection method approved by Dist. Judge Jack Brock in the Buford case. The private sessions aim to prevent jurors from revealing knowledge of earlier events, including Buford being shot five times by the alleged victim.
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Patti Weaver
The
Constitution
Charles A. Buford
Buford
Dist
Jack Brock
Lawton
Webster Sworn In As FBI Director
William H. Webster officially assumes the FBI directorship in Washington. President Carter attends the swearing in as Webster pledges to restore the bureau’s image and refocus on white collar crime and official corruption while scaling back bank robbery and car theft response.
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Webster
FBI
Washington
William H. Webster
Carter
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Warren Burger
Senate
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Agency
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
James B. Adams
U.S
Frank M. Johnson
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United Mine Workers
D-W. Va
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Howard H. Baker
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Jennings Randolph
D-W Va
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Thomas P O'Neill
D-Mass
Frank Thompson
John M. Ashbrook
Ronald M. Moss
Western Hills
Ricky Fenton
Guerin Kaulitz
Curtis Gardner
Junior Mendoza
Amita McKenney
Susan Froman
Nanette Robinson
Mike Gunn
Charles Nagorski
David Atchley
Sylvia Billick
Teresa Damrell
By the Constitution Staff
By Jerry Scarbrough
McAlester General West Hospital
Tom Wisener
Mark Ashton
Mark Clark
Brock
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