Compromise with Arabs clears way for UN treaty on hostages
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. AP reports a Western Arab compromise clears the first major hurdle to a UN treaty forbidding hostage taking. A West German resolution to form a drafting panel next year is seen likely to pass the General Assembly legal committee and the full assembly. The accord drops a narrow scope and allows state suggestions, signaling cooperation despite potential later friction in drafting.
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Ford Seeks GOP Unity Summit To Shape 1980 Strategy
President Ford convened a White House summit with four GOP leaders including Reagan Connally and Rockefeller to form a coordinating committee for unifying the Republican Party ahead of the 1980 campaign. They plan a broad tent and will draft proposals for the national chairmanship format. Ford emphasized he aims to participate rather than dominate the process.
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Subdued Farewell At Ford Christmas Party
Washington AP report recalls President Ford’s emotional White House Christmas party for Congress with Betty Ford among 800 guests. Carter was across the street at Blair House preparing for Jan 20 transition. Senators, representatives praise Ford’s decency and transparency as the Fords bid farewell after 26 years in Congress.
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Birds Fly Meeting Promotes Flying Skepticism in Nags Head
In Nags Head North Carolina an 18 year old Man Will Never Fly Memorial Society plans an annual meeting to debate the reality of flying machines. Guest speaker James H Straubel Air Force Association director may persuade skeptics. Washington DC Congressman Harold Volkmer wins a caucus battle as he joins the 95th Congress.
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Caucus Opens On Nominee Vote For House Leaders
The Democratic Caucus approved a motion to vote in open session for Speaker of the House, House Majority Leader, and other officers by 168 to 5. Volkmer has been in Washington since December 2 handling preliminary tasks ahead of the 95th Congress in January.
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Bob Hope Bashes Starship Airliner In Brand Promo
Bob Hope struck National Airlines Starship DC10 with champagne bottles during a ceremony in Los Angeles. The event kicked off a celebrity named aircraft program with 14 planes to be named for stars as LB Maytag praised Hope. Dorothy Benham watched as Hope smashed the fuselage twice amid holiday TV plans.
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Investigators Check Leads In JFK Probe
Washington AP report notes two active leads in the House panel's Kennedy assassination probe. One concerns CIA surveillance of Oswald in Mexico City and a photographed man at the Soviet Embassy, the other a possible CIA transcript withheld from the Warren Commission of Oswald's phone calls to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City. Rep. Richardson Preyer said chief counsel Richard Sprague leads the inquiries. Sprague sought a $6.5 million budget for the two-year probe, which the panel advanced.
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State Consultant Visits Mexico Project
Missouri education consultant Mrs Jeanne Prentice traveled to Mexico to observe the Title VI Program staff who have tested a preschool screening plan. She outlined the Child Find Survey, training workshops, and the Missouri Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental Skills used statewide. About 10,000 children have been evaluated. screening in Mexico is tailored to local needs and will yield actionable results for parents.
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Americans Take All Nobel Prizes this Year in Sweden
United States sweep of Nobel Prizes claimed at Stockholm ceremonies led by Bellow Richter Ting Lipscomb Friedman Blumberg and Gajdusek with Carl Gustaf awarding seven Americans at the Concert Hall. Also notes two births at Audrain Medical Center and a missing Peace Prize this year.
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