Amin Lifts Ban on U.S. Citizens Leaving Uganda
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance welcomed Amin lifting travel restrictions for about 240 Americans in Uganda. He said some may depart while details remain unclear. Amin postponed a planned meeting with the Americans at Entebbe, prompting evacuation talks with Swiss Balair and plans canceled. A New Jersey tourist reportedly left Uganda for Kenya as tensions continued.
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Entebbe
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Talcott Seelye
Africa
Balair
U.S
Basel
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New Jersey
Kenya
Kampala
Leaky Roof Hits Lawton Public Library Two Months In
Rain and melting snow soaked carpeting and ceiling panels in Lawton Public Library, a $1 million Robert C. Lo building opened three years ago. Roof drains seeped, leaving plastic sheeting and buckets as patrons remove books and staff seek emergency funds for repairs.
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Rosemary Anderson
Lawton Public Library
Gilbert H. Schumpert Jr
City Recreation and Supply Department
Carter says no plans to revive draft but leaves future option open
President Carter spoke at the Pentagon to thousands of personnel and civilians stating no current intention to return to mandatory conscription, though he left open the possibility if needed in the future. He noted an all voluntary force is under review, and pledged a comprehensive draft if revived, with no college deferments.
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Carter Seeks New Energy Department
President Carter sent Congress a plan to form a Department of Energy by folding nine agencies with about 20 000 workers into a single cabinet unit. The $10.6 billion 1978 budget would dissolve the FEA ERDA and FPC and share offshore leasing with Interior.
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California
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Colorado
Utah
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Energy Department
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High Court allows race in reapportionment plans
The Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that state officials may consider race to meet the Voting Rights Act in drawing political boundaries. It upheld New York's 1974 plan increasing minority representation, rejecting Hasidic Jewish claims of reverse discrimination. Justice Burger dissented. decision preserves the plan and its racial criteria.
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Warren E. Burger
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Williamsburgh
Carter to Meet Soviet Dissident Bukovsky at White House
President Carter planned a brief White House meeting with Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky who spent 12 years in prison. Bukovsky would later have a 20 minute talk with Vice President Mondale in the Roosevelt Room as officials seek to emphasize human rights.
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Walter F. Mondale
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Oval Office
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Soviet Union
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Gerald R. Ford
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
United States
Lawton Junior Livestock Show awards reach near $1000
Lawton and area Future Farmers of America and 4-H clubs won nearly 170 awards as the Lawton Junior Livestock Show concluded Monday. About 300 swine, more than last year, were entered for judging at 4 p.m. The grand champion was Donna Devine, with Cindy Johannes as reserve. Entries spanned barrow and gilt in multiple breeds, with a wide list of Lawton exhibitors receiving top spots.
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Big Weather Change Possible By The Constitution Staff
Southwest Oklahomans may face big weather changes Wednesday as the National Weather Service issued severe winter storm watches for Colorado and Kansas. Forecast shows increasing cloudiness, gusty southwest winds, warm temps, and a 20 percent thunderstorm chance in Southwest Oklahoma through Wednesday. A strong eastward cold front entering the state Wednesday drives the potential changes amid heavy snow warnings and sub-freezing temps in Colorado and Kansas. Winds of 60 to 70 mph accompany the storm system.
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