Amnesty International and Irish women win Nobel Peace Prizes
Nobel prizes awarded to Amnesty International and Northern Irish activists Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan for leading peaceful campaigns to end sectarian conflict. The 1976 winners were honored for efforts to foster peace amid Belfast violence and cross community marches.
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Amnesty Group
Oslo
Norway
Amnesty International
Betty Williams
Mairead Corrigan
Corrigan
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
England
Russians Plan To Return To Earth Space Linkup Fails
Moscow reports two Soviet cosmonauts Kovalenok and Ryumin failed a docking with the Salyut-6 laboratory after a 120 meter approach. They prepared to return home in Soyuz-2. The mission began the third space age decade with plans for experiments, possibly a space walk, while marking imperial milestones in November. The 20th anniversary of spaceflight and the Bolshevik Revolution are noted. past records show long stays in space.
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Tass
Vladimir Kovalenok
Valery Ryumim
Earth
Bat
Kovalenok
Ryumin
Space Laboratory
Soviet Union
Salyut-5
Kovalenok and
U.S
Columbus Day Observances Dull in Most Cities
The Associated Press reports few observe Columbus Day with many banks and schools closed while celebrations shrink. In New York, an Italian community march along Fifth Avenue went ahead in sunny weather, whereas the Hispanic parade for Christopher Colon was held in rain yet drew a good crowd. Colon is celebrated differently by communities, and debates over Columbus versus earlier explorers persist.
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Associated Press Bank
Christopher Columbus
Fifth Avenue
Christopher Colon
Columbus
Colon
Italy
Hawaii
Atlantic
Pacific
New Land
Weather forecast predicts chilly days ahead with rain chances
The region will see mostly cloudy skies and cold temperatures tonight and Tuesday with a 20 percent rain chance tonight. Tuesday highs near 60 with overnight lows in the 40s. Sunday topped at 73 with 53 overnight. Through Friday expect clear to partly cloudy skies with mid 30s nights and 60s by day.
Carter weighs tax cuts of up to 20 billion in 1979
Washington sources say the Carter administration studies tax reductions totaling 17 to 20 billion dollars for 1979. About a third would target business and two thirds individuals, with some reports suggesting figures could rise to 22 billion as final decisions loom. President Carter to meet advisers and finalize reforms ahead of Congress.
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Washington
New York Times
Carter
Congress
Senators Resume Hearings On Treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reopened hearings on the Panama Canal treaty with retired Gen. Maxwell Taylor and Adm. Elmo Zumwalt endorsing the accord while Adm. Thomas Moorer opposed it. They differed over U.S. rights to intervene to defend the canal after 2000, with Moorer calling for clarification amid Panamanian interpretations. Senator Barry Goldwater urged reopening negotiations to resolve defense questions.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
U.S
United
Panama
Taylor
Zumwalt
United States
Thomas H. Moorer
Cials
Moorer
Joint Chiefs
Water election in Waurika to determine city water future
Officials urge high turnout for Tuesday's vote in Waurika on two questions. First, whether Lawton should join a pact with the Waurika Project Master Conservancy District to cover a $23 million share for water storage and up to 20.7 million gallons daily, and second, whether property tax assessments should be guaranteed to meet any shortfall in annual water payments.
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OCAL
Waurika Water
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Waurika Project
Waurika Conservancy District
Accidents claim area residents in two-vehicle crashes
A Duncan teen and a Rush Springs man died in separate two vehicle crashes in Canadian and Grady counties. Rusty Harlen Nunley eighteen of Duncan the pickup four feet left of center struck a tractor trailer rig near Geary. Truck driver Michael Lynn Grove twenty of Watonga was uninjured. Robert E Slawson twenty six of Rush Springs died at Baptist Hospital from head injuries after his car failed to yield at SH 17 and SH 81 west of Rush Springs. Samuel Jenkins sixty five of Duncan, driving another car, had a broken hip and arm injuries and was in fair condition. The 1977 traffic toll rose to 651.
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Duncan
Rush Springs
Canadian
Grady
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Rusty Harlen Nunley
U.S. 270
Geary
Nunley
Michael Lynn Grove
Watonga
Robert E. Slawson
Baptist Hospital
Oklahoma City
Highway Patrol
Slawson
SH 17
Samuel Jenkins
Jenkins
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Instapoll Questions From Lawton Publishing Instapoll
The survey invites readers to call 353-0620 from 6 pm to 9 pm today through Wednesday to answer questions on federal workforce Social Security coverage, tightening eligibility for benefits, and a local government hot line for questions.
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Lawton Publishing Company
Instapoll
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