Mexico installs Portillo as president amid land reform shifts
Jose Lopez Portillo was sworn in as Mexico’s 69th president. He inherits a partial land-redistribution regime as outgoing Echeverria awards 1.1 million acres to peasants and orders 8,668 acres into 60,200 small plots. Portillo vows austerity and a shift toward private investment, warning of potential unrest and promising banking reform and reduced expenses.
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Southwest Airlines Route Plea Okayed
Southwest Airlines route plea was approved with a 50 to 0 vote and Rex Cauble abstaining. Cauble said his abstention was not due to bias cited by Fort Worth city attorney S G Johndroe Jr. Fort Worth opposed the plan because the airline uses Love Field.
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Toll from multiple fires climbs to sixteen fatalities
Fire deaths across Tennessee New York and Pennsylvania push toll to sixteen with 28 injured after two fatal homes in Maryville near the Smoky Mountains and Kingston area burn. Victims include Larry Mereidieth and seven relatives and James Avery and his five children.
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Del
Willian Jarrell
Nurrow
Great Smoky Mountains
Randall Kidd
Larry Mereidieth
Joseph
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Wendy Lee
Sherry
Phyllis Marie Pitts
Raymond
James
Blount
Charles Courtney
James Avery
Connelly
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Linda
Thomas Mayone
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Tremors Shake Peking Detected Aftershocks Reported
Kyodo reports a weak earthquake barely felt in Peking early this morning with no damage. Authorities warned of aftershocks following the major quake that hit Tangshan and the northern Hopet region, with a prior quake dated November 15.
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Carter Seeks Restraint as Prices Drive Inflation Fears
President elect Carter faces rising inflation as he meets with senior economic minds. Attendees include Bertram Lance, Walter Heller, Michael Blumenthal, Andrew Brimmer, A.W. Clausen, Richard Cooper, John Dunlop, Lawrence Klein, Juanita Kreps, Laurence Lynn, Arthur Okun, Joseph Pechman, Alice Rivlin, Robert Raosa, Charles Schultze, and Irving Shapiro. The group reviews current economic developments and argues for restraint from large administered price sectors including steel.
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Bank of America
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University of Pennsylvania
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Duke University
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Arthur Okun
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October Economic Index Holds Flat Amid Revisions
The leading indicators index for October was unchanged, signaling a possible end to the slowdown though not an improvement. Seven of eleven components fell while four rose, with extensive revisions from prior months influencing the outcome.
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Judge Sets Gilmore's Execution
The judge schedules Gilmore's execution while inmates argue it could hasten their own cases. Richard Giauque plans to intervene for ministers opposing the death penalty and appears before the pardons board. Gilmore remains on hunger strike after not speaking with Nicole Barrett, who took sleeping pills in a suspected death pact and is in a mental hospital. Barrett’s guardian petition seeks control over her affairs as hospital officials withhold comment on her condition. A hearing on guardianship is set for next Wednesday at 3 p.m., with another hearing Friday to decide if Barrett stays in the mental hospital.
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Pardons Board
Sam Smith
Nicole Barrett
Robbery Suspects Captured After High-Speed Chase Near Tulsa
McRoberts said the suspects fled five miles east of Tulsa before a high-speed chase through winding country roads. Bank teller Leota Porter was held as a hostage but freed unharmed, and all loot was recovered.
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Hospital District officers may quit board this month
Board chairman pro tem Jack Strong and member Pennington said they may decline reappointment as terms expire this month. They criticized stalled negotiations with Texas Tech over shared services and joint ventures while hoping the teaching hospital gains funds and state aid to open. Flygare noted Pennington's departure would be a great loss and plans to discuss staying.
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Jack Strong
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Jack Flygare
Dickerson Released On Bond In Burglary Case
Detective Captain Wayne Love confirms authorities may seek more information from Dickerson while noting no case is closed. Dickerson's extradition to Polk County is planned with an indictment and complaint mailed to Texas officials. an extradition hearing is set for December 22.
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