Panamanian General Torrijos invites Reagan to discuss canal
General Omar Torrijos told correspondents he admires Fidel Castro but is conservative in some ways and believes Reagan is wrongly opposing the canal treaty. He invited Reagan to visit him and see for himself, urging him to stop calling Torrijos a dictator. Torrijos spoke at his Farallon home and during helicopter visits to campaign for the treaty, saying the United States seeks partnership. He aims for a large pro treaty vote despite opposition from Canal Zone residents.
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Abraham Lincoln
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Ronald Reagan
Torrijos
Farallon
Pacific Ocean
Panama City
San Miguel
United States
Panama
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Company
U.S
Canal Company
Arnulfo Arias
Fidel
President Carter
Carter
Vanocur urges media to go easy amid public backlash
ABC executive Sander Vanocur told the Nevada Broadcasters Association to curb aggressive coverage and avoid post Watergate notoriety. He warned that mistrust abroad and at home could grow if the press is seen as dishonest and urged reporters to study the Lance affair and preserve public trust.
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Incline Village
Nev
Sander Vanocur
ABC
Nevada Broadcasters’ Association
Vanocur
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Lance
Georgia
Washington
NBC News
Public Television
The
Washington Post
Side News roundups with quirky local tales
A 15 year old confessed pomegranate thief avoids juvenile court after writing a letter about the fruit. Harlem Ga police chief Wright jokes on patrolling and city limits. West Texas cattlemen bid high at a charity auction raising over 127 thousand dollars for a handicapped treatment center.
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Salt Lake City
David Miller
Salt Lake County
Harlem
C.R. Wright
Wright
Abilene, Tex
West Texas
World War II grenade disrupts California school show and tell
An 8-year-old Crescentsa student brought a World War II grenade to class as a show and tell toy. Deputies evacuated the east wing of the grammar school and secured the area while the bomb squad tested the device, which turned out to be a dummy. The boy had received it this June from an older cousin. the father tested it to ensure safety.
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Crescenta
Calif
Sheriff's
Fire Department
Bob Briley
West Point proposed sex education and ethics reforms
A Pentagon study on West Point urges new ethics and sex education courses, expanded athletics with select top recruits, an indoor facility, civilian staff presence, and a shift away from class rankings toward personal achievement. It cites morale problems, cadet overload, humor deficiency, and a 1976 cheating scandal as issues to address. The report, led by three generals, recommends 152 changes including a broad ethics curriculum and tighter standards.
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Washington
Army
West Point
Pentagon
Army Chief of
Bernard W. Rogers
Texans unite on Soap dirtiness in rare church stance
Editors of The Baptist Standard The Texas Methodist and The Texas Catholic urge 800000 readers to complain to sponsors and local stations over Soap the ABC comedy addressing homosexuality adultery impotence and ethnic caricatures. They frame it as a broader TV programming issue and stress unity across denominations for better television.
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Dallas
ABC
Texas
Presnall Wood
The
Baptist Standard
Wood
Spurgeon Durham III
Texas Methodist
Steve Landrigan
Texas Catholic
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