Army General Favored For Chairman Of Joint Chiefs
Gen George S Brown faces possible early retirement due to prostate cancer raising the prospect of a quick JCS chairman pick. Bernard W Rogers emerges as a leading Army option while Turner fades. Hayward and Ellis as Navy and Air Force possibilities. The change would mark the first major JCS reshuffle since 1974 with Brown, Holloway, Jones nearing term ends.
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Carter
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Pentagon
Brown
Bernard W. Rogers
Army
JCS
Defense
Harold Brown
Rogers
Western
Europe
Air Force
Navy
Rhodes
Adm
Stansfield Turner
CIA
Annapolis
Joint Chiefs
Iran
James L. Holloway
Naval Operations
Gen
David Jones
Honolulu
Pacific
Richard H. Ellis
Strategic Air Command
Robert E. Huyser
U.S
Louis Wilson
Marine Corps
Canal Debate Focuses On Amendment Allowing U S Troops
In Washington the Panama Canal debate centers on a Senate amendment offered by Sen. James B. Allen that would authorize the president to keep troops in the Canal Zone after turnover to Panama. Supporters warn it could force a second plebiscite or restart negotiations, while advocates of ratification urge caution and oppose major changes.
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Panama Canal
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Canal Zone
Panama
Allen
Muriel Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Hubert
Humphrey
United States
U.S
Carter summons coal executives to White House
President Carter presses end to 81 day coal strike by summoning top executives from U S Steel Continental Oil Bethlehem Steel National Steel and Pittston Coal to the White House. Officials say talks are fluid but constructive as miners push for union demands and Senate leaders express hope for a settlement by weekend.
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Carter
White House
Congress
U.S. Steel Corp
Continental Oil
Bethlehem Steel Corp
National Steel Co
Pittston Coal
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Edgar Speer
U.S. Steel
Speer
George A. Stinson
National Steel
Rogers Receives Senate Approval As U S Marshal
Comanche County Sheriff Coy Rogers is confirmed by the U S Senate as U S Marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma. The nomination by President Carter was confirmed in a voice vote, with Larry Patton also confirmed as U S Attorney for the western district. Rogers, 31, has served as sheriff for three years and is in New Orleans, unavailable for comment. The commissioner's successor will be chosen after his resignation.
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Comanche County
Coy Rogers
U.S
Western District
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Lawton
Henry Bellman
Dewey Bartlett
Larry Patton
Senate
Rogers
Carter
New Orleans
Frank White
W.F. Griswold
Oscar Sanders
White
Rape Defendant Tells His Story
A 21 year old man, Charles A Buford, testified he did not rape a woman who shot him during the alleged assault. He claimed she invited him to her home and shot him after he broke off their month long affair. Buford, a Michigan native in the U S Army, said he entered through a door and left through a window after being shot five times. The woman testified she did not know him and that he broke into her apartment.
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Michigan
Charles A. Buford
U.S. Army
Buford
Fort Sill
Five Council Seats Filled By The Constitution
Incumbents Ed Riddle Vic Ramirez Jack Norrell Rex Pierce Ashley Cagle filed unopposed for two year terms. The Ward 2 seat pits Harry Anderson against motel operator Bill Webster in a March 21 primary, the only contested race after a three day filing period. Anderson is 61, a retired civil service management analyst who was appointed in 1974 and elected in 1975 and 1976. Webster is 50, of 1705 North 13th, seeking his second two year term after returning to the post in 1975.
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Harry Anderson
Bill Webster
Ward 2
Ed Riddle
Vic
Webster
N. 13Th
Public Supports Taft Hartley Act in Coal Strike Poll
The AP NBC poll shows 65 percent favor Carter using Taft Hartley to end the 160000 member United Mine Workers strike, with 28 percent opposing and 7 percent unsure. Carter has said he would not intervene immediately, while lawmakers discuss options including injunctions, fact finding, and cooling off.
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United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
New York
Associated Press
NBC News
Carter
United Mineworkers Union
Justice Department
U.S
Ap-Nbc News
Weather outlook with mild temperatures and sun
Sunny skies and warmer temperatures were expected with today’s high in the upper 60s and a low tonight in the mid 30s. Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Saturday with a high in the upper 50s. Thursday’s high was 62 and the overnight low was 37.
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