Dismantling of Soviet MIG25 Begins in Hakodate
Eleven U S Air Force specialists assist Japanese technicians at Hakodate as they dismantle the Soviet MIG25 jet that defected pilot Viktor Belenko flew to northern Japan on September 6. Parts will be shipped to a Japanese air base for joint inspection before reassembly and return to the Soviet Union. The USSR condemns Japan for refusing to hand over the jet and pilot arguing it violated international norms.
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Japanese Defense Agency
Viktor I. Belenko
United States
Soviet Union
Tax reform dominates debate ahead of Thursday meeting
Campaign focus stays on tax reform with Carter and Dole trading charges over a plan to shift tax burden to higher earners. Ford’s aides rehearse for the debates while Mondale aims to mobilize ethnic voters in the Northeast. Carter cites Truman to frame his line against a do-nothing Congress and President.
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Bob Dole
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Ohio
Indiana
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Ford Administration
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Kansas
Mondale
New York
Francis O'Brien
Truman
Kansas City
St. Louis
Congress
Kissinger Shifts to Black Rule Support with Namibia Talks
Kissinger and Vorster report progress in talks on South-West Africa now Namibia with acceptance of black majority rule and a transitional period beyond two years. SWAPO may join negotiations. Kaunda and Nyerere press for black rule in Rhodesia by 1978 and early Namibian independence led by SWAPO.
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Angola
Samora Machel
Mozambique
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Botswana
Kaunda
Nyerere
Rhodesia
Funerals for Local Residents Reported in Lawton Area
Obituaries note deaths of Homer H. Smith 64 of 309 Washington Street and Armintie Mae Ritter 76 of Cache, with funeral arrangements pending or set. Details include birthplaces in Cyril and Burns CountyArkansas, marriages, survivors, and church affiliations. multiple local homes and relatives listed.
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Washington
Lawton Ritter Dalton
Cyril
Smith
Lawton
Moore Hat Company
Jefferson Baptist Church
Lucille McKenzie
Walters
David McKenzie
South Ogden
Utah
Shirley J. Graves
Crestview Drive
Don Smith
Harold Smith
Irwin
Ora Spears
Jefferson
Clara Day
Stella Turnbill
Elgin
Hilda Turnbull
Armintie Mae Ritter
Cache
Cache Christian Church
Marvin Garrison
Cache Cemetery
Huddleston
NWLF claims July 1 blast linked to Lucio Cabanas Unit
Police tie the Lucio Cabanas Unit to a predawn July 1 explosion stamping the NWLF name. The group previously claimed a May 14 Bay View Federal Savings bombing in Larkspur and a Bay Area ticketing protest involving parking meters. Witness Lang reports shattered windows and debris around the consul’s home on Green Street.
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Lucio Cabanas
NWLF
FBI
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Larkspur
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
Lang
Green Street
Comanche County primary polls set for Tuesday turnout
Election officials announce polls open at 7 am Tuesday for the primary. The ballot features Ron Shotts in the general, with the House District 63 runoff determining the Democratic nominee for the state legislative seat. A full list of Comanche County polling places is provided, including John Adams School and many precinct sites across the county.
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John Adams School
Ferris Andrews
Lawton Heighs Methodist
Andrews
Beal
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Parkeent
Cleveland
Downs
Central Junior High
B. Dunbar
Ith
Eisenhower
Ferris
Oklahoma City Market Prices Reported by State Dept of Agriculture
The Oklahoma City market summary lists today prices by commodity and location. Wheat ranges from 2.61 to 3.22 per bushel with specific towns cited. barley 2.10 to 2.40. Milo 3.80 to 4.80 with numerous city references. soybeans 5.94 to 6.59. alfalfa hay priced at 60 to 75 per ton in Chickasha and 60 to 65 in Pauls Valley.
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State Department of Agriculture
Aston
Muskogee
Beaver
Eldorado
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Perryton
Clinton
Weatherford
Medford
Banner
el Reno
Geary
Hobart
Kingfisher
Lawton
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Yukon
Liberal
Keyes
Houston
Barley
Afton
Water levels drop at key Oklahoma lakes and floodgates
Front Station No 5 at 53rd and Gore Boulevard reported 0.15 inch rainfall. Lake Lawtonka fell 3.20 feet and Lake Ellsworth 2.70 feet from floodgates. Lawtonka up 3.30 feet a week earlier while Ellsworth rose slightly. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures through Thursday in Southwest Oklahoma.
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Lake Ellsworth
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Jantonka
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Beirut pact proposals rejected by Arafat and Jamil
Leftists reported Beirut Radio saying Syria sought to dictate terms for peace in Lebanon. The three men met Friday and again Sunday in Chtoura, in territory eastern Lebanon occupied by the Syrian army.
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Jamil
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut Radio
Chtoura
Pig’s Kiss Sparks Principle Fight Stops Loose Animals
Sweet Lips consoles a pig with a kiss and calm words as a court battle over keeping a pig on the property unfolds. Critics say animals roaming freely provoke mess while supporters frame it as a matter of principle about local rules and pet restrictions.
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