HEW to settle major social services payment dispute with states
The Department of Health Education and Welfare reaches a 2.4 billion settlement with 28 states over federal reimbursement for social services. New York stands to gain 214.4 million, while 19 states receive 532 million combined. nine states with no cash claims are dropped from further action.
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Carter visits blighted Bronx area amid arson and ruin
President Carter and Mayor Beame tour the South Bronx amid widespread arson and crime. HUD Secretary Harris orders a salvage study to decide what to tear down and what to rehabilitate while residents urge broader improvements and redevelopment.
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Dayan Carter Advise Geneva Peace Conference Formula
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and President Carter agreed on a tentative formula for a Geneva peace conference. They stressed the plan must win Israeli and Arab approval and may be amended. A White House statement placed the 1967 and 1973 UN resolutions as the basis for resuming talks. Dayan suggested Lebanon could join. Carter planned talks with Lebanon’s foreign minister.
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Israel Endorses UN Plan But Fears Palestinian State Clause
Israel objects to the American Soviet declaration interpreting it as accepting a Palestinian state. The trip included talks with Dayan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy and a UN General Assembly address. The president was en route to Washington after a two day New York visit. See Geneva for more details.
Dole Urges Pan Canal Treaty Amended for U S Intervention
Sen. Bob Dole released a confidential Panamanian cable to argue the Panama Canal treaty must allow U S military intervention if the waterway is threatened. He pressed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ensure Washington reserves all rights to intervene and seeks favorable terms on canal tolls and human rights progress.
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Five Die As Swiss STOL Demonstration Crashes in Oklahoma
A Swiss made STOL aircraft performing a Rockwell International demonstration at Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City crashed on takeoff. Five aboard, including a pilot and four Rockwell employees, were killed as the plane stalled after a takeoff roll of about one third down the runway. Fire and ambulance crews responded within minutes to a fiery crash between the runway and taxiway.
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Lawton Moves to Meet Otasco Demands Over Mall
Lawton City Council acts to resolve Otasco traffic and street closure disputes tied to a new downtown mall. Aimed at satisfying Otasco concerns at Second and C, the resolution seeks passage by Oct. 11 with mall land delivery set for Oct. 19.
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Lawton Council Opposes Closing Airport Tower
Lawton City Council unanimously opposed FAA plans to shut Lawton Municipal Airport tower as part of nationwide cuts. The resolution cites safety and growth concerns and notes hearings with a Kansas City meeting on Oct. 7. The session also approved extending medical payments to workers in non-hazardous jobs at an estimated cost up to 4000 dollars for 1977 to 1978.
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Weather outlook cool with patchy clouds through Thursday
Forecast shows partly to mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures through Thursday. A 20 percent chance of rain tonight and Thursday. Thursday highs near 76 with tonight’s low in the upper 50s. Tuesday’s high 65, overnight low 56. Friday to Sunday expected mostly fair, highs 70 to 75, lows around 49.
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