OPEC Postpones Price Hike Decision to December Twenty
OPEC delays its December price fixing for five days. UAE oil minister Sheikh Mana Al Otaiba says the meeting shifts from December 15 to 20. Officials cite technical reasons while regional talks in Kuwait and Paris suggest price hike ranges from 8 to 25 percent, with key Arab members split on the increase.
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Prisoner swap pact between U S and Mexico near signing
The final draft of a prisoner exchange treaty between the United States and Mexico may be signed soon with transfers likely not occurring until April. The pact requires ratification by both nations and outlines eligibility factors including sentence length rehabilitation and medical condition.
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UAW GM pact likely to be ratified with ease
UAW leaders report easy ratification ahead after the GM Council overwhelmingly approved the tentative agreement following a 12 hour strike by 80 000 workers at 16 plants. Rank and file members will vote in two weeks with production workers and skilled tradesmen voting separately. Blues tone notes parallel deals at Ford and Chrysler.
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Rhodesia talks risk adjournment over deadline clash
In Geneva two black leaders Mugabe and Nkomo reject Britain's March 1 1978 deadline for legal steps toward Rhodesian independence, risking an adjournment of peace talks chaired by Ivor Richard. Muzorewa and Sithole back the compromise. Mugabe and Nkomo plan to respond.
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Snow Buries Oneida County and Ohio Roads as Utah Sees Drought
Residents in Boonville New York report 45 inches of snow since Monday in Oneida County, while Ashtabula in Ohio receives 18 inches and highways slow to one lane. Utah ski resorts warn of $1.2 million holiday losses from a dry season, with Salt Lake City devoid of snow.
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Flu victim back at job in Concordia
Larry Hardison 32 returned to work after a mild bout of swine flu in mid October. He urged friends to get flu shots as federal health officials partially confirmed the first U.S. swine flu case since February. Hardison described chest burning fever and coughing but said he recovered and his family stayed healthy.
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Gilmore vows to face Utah pardons board alone
Gary Gilmore says he will plead for immediate execution at a special Pardons Board hearing next Tuesday and fires his attorney. He plans to appear solo, seeking death by firing squad, while new representation negotiates rights to his life story for film and book deals benefiting families of two Provo area victims.
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Ohio Supreme Court upholds death penalty
The Ohio Supreme Court rules death penalty constitutional and not cruel or unusual. It cites that capital punishment applies only to purposeful murder with aggravating factors. Bayless and Strodes set for executions Jan 24 and 25, 1977. The ruling leaves Ohio with 61 inmates on death row and prompts potential appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
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Peacekeeping unit sent toward Israeli border in Lebanon
Syrian dominated Arab peacekeeping forces plan a token force of about 50 men to move from Sidon to Tyre near Israel to take over the Tyre port area this week. Israel warns of a new Arab advance while U.S. diplomacy seeks to ease tensions between Damascus and Jerusalem.
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Dole says GOP still alive and kicking after losses
Sen. Robert Dole declares the Republicans are still alive and kicking and must recruit good candidates to rebuild from the bottom up after defeats. He named John Connally Ronald Reagan and others as possible future leaders and urged courting minority candidates.
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