Panamanians Approve Canal Treaty With Wide Vote
Panamanians voted overwhelmingly to approve the canal treaties with a 2 to 11 margin as 80 percent of the 800,000 eligible voters participated. The pact transfers canal control by 2000 and sets neutrality terms with U.S. intervention rights. San Blas Indians opposed the treaties, while Torrijos hailed the peaceful outcome and U.S. Senate ratification remains the next step.
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Panama
UPI
San Blas Island
U.S
San Blas
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Carlos Lopez Guevara
U.S. Senate
Senate
Omar Torrijos
Atlantic
Pacific
Torrijos
Weatherization grants approved by committee
A House Senate conference committee approved a $900 million weatherization grant program for public buildings schools and hospitals and a plan to help poor families spend up to $800 on energy efficiency measures. The program funds would be distributed to states using population climate fuel supply and hardship factors with a new grant scheme for low income homeowners to weather strip and seal homes. Rep Harley Staggers urged cooperation to end feuding as talks continued.
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Washington
UPI
House Senate
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
Senate
Second suspect held in killing of ex Lompocan
Police arrested a second suspect in the beating death of former Lompoc resident Paul Yenney Jr and the assault on his girlfriend Linda Fiene in Oxnard. Johnny Lopez, 18, was booked on suspicion of murder after Yenney, 17, died. A 17-year-old male was in custody the previous day. Detectives said more arrests could follow as they probe motive and the attack on October 14.
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Oxnard
Johnny Lopez
Ventura County
Paul Yenney Jr
Yenney
Paul Yenney Sr
PTA
Linda Fiene
St. John Hospital
Dense fog and warm sun with beach surf risk in Ventura County
Dense fog blankets beaches with sunny conditions otherwise. Highs reach upper 60s to upper 70s with 50s overnight. By Tuesday expect damaging surf and tidal swings: high tides 5.8 ft at 9:36 a.m. and 4.6 ft at 10:14 p.m. lows 0.9 ft at 3:26 a.m. and 0.1 ft at 4:13 p.m.
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Ventura County
South Africa bans 18 black groups permanently
Police Minister Kruger confirmed 18 black Consciousness groups would be banned permanently while two black newspapers may be allowed to resume. The crackdown followed the detention of 70 black leaders and the shutdown of three newspapers, drawing U.S. recall of Ambassador Bowdler and U.N. debate on action against Pretoria.
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South Africa
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U.N
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the World
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John Vorster
United Nations
Security Council
Kruger
Rhodesia reports 12 die in weekend disturbances
Rhodesian military reports twelve deaths over the weekend in war related incidents. The victims include Rev Andries Louw Brand and his wife Tabina Metje Brand killed in a suspected ambush between Goswe and Que Que. The communique also notes six black nationalist guerrillas and one civilian killed by Rhodesian troops. Prime Minister Ian Smith warns an Anglo American plan for majority rule is unlikely to succeed.
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Rhodesia
Gokwe
Brand
Netherlands
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National
Protests in Palermo Clash Over Baader Meinhof Killings
Police clash with club wielding demonstrators in Palermo injuring a policeman and detaining twenty six as protests spread from West Germany Baader Meinhof deaths. A Milan councilman Carlo Arienti was shot eight times outside his home.
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UPI
Palermo
Sicily
West Germany
Italy
France
Milan
Carlo Arienti
Arienti
Brescia
Andreas Baader
Baader-Meinhof
Europe
Red Brigades
ANSA
Arienta
Christian Democrats
Stranded Family Rescued From Cable Car Over Magic Mountain
Maria Heard and her two year old son Jason were stuck in a Magic Mountain cable car at Vandenberg AFB for four hours before rescuers freed them. No injuries reported. The incident prompted an emergency response and investigation into the ride’s safety procedures.
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Maria Heard
Jason
Vandenberg Afb
Magic Mountain
Carter says Vietnam veterans deserve special gratitude at Arlington
President Carter told the nation Vietnam veterans deserve a special debt of gratitude for the scorn they faced. He spoke at Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Rosalynn and daughter Amy, laying a wreath at the Unknown Soldier and noting his family’s wartime service. About 2,500 spectators attended as he linked his family history to broader military service and the challenges of war.
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UPI
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Beliver
Arlington National Cemetery
Rosalynn
Amy
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Jack
Vietnam
Sadat urges end to Soviet actions against Egypt
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat asked the Soviet Union to halt provocative political moves, dubious alliances and large arms shipments aimed at Egypt and Sudan. He said Moscow still maintains a hostile stance and warned of consequences.
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Egypt
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
Sudan
Israel
Middle East
Sadat
LUSD to Approve Sack Lunch Site at La Mesa School
Lompoc Unified trustees plan to approve using La Mesa Elementary in Vandenberg Village as a cold lunch prep center. State law requires a daily nutritious meal. health and nutrition officials have approved the La Mesa site ahead of the district’s central kitchen project. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held at the district administration building.
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la Mesa
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc
California
Santa Barbara
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