Talks On Panama Resuming Today
Washington AP says Panama Canal talks resume as Panamanian negotiator Romulo Escobar Betancourt meets U S rivals Sol Linowitz and Ellsworth Bunker after Omar Torrijos warned of consequences if a new canal accord is not reached. The 16th extension since 1966 follows tense comments and Mexican talks with Jose Lopez Portillo.
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Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Romulo Escobar Betancourt
U.S
Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
Panama
Carter
Escobar
Amsterdam Hotel Fire Kills Three
AMSTERDAM The Netherlands AP Fire swept a fashionable Amsterdam hotel mostly occupied by Americans and foreigners killing at least three and injuring about 30. The Polen hotel four stories tall, with 105 guests, saw two women die after leaping from top-floor windows. Police feared more bodies in the ruins as flames spread rapidly around 6:40 a.m. Guests, many foreigners including Americans, were awakened by the blaze. One American, Seymour Shapiro of Teaneck New Jersey, described a corridor filled with fire and people shouting as they fled or leapt from windows.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Polen
Seymour Shapiro
Teaneck
N.J
Doris
Shapiro
Traditional Uniforms Return For Sailors
Admiral Holloway nears recommendation to revert to bell bottom trousers jumpers and white hats after a Navy poll shows strong enlisted support for the old style. The plan could apply to the five lowest ranks while senior petty officers retain the coat and tie for now.
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Washington
James Holloway
Naval Operations
Navy
Holloway
San Diego
Calif
Norfolk
Charleston
D.C
Yokosuka
Japan
Rota
Spain
Subic Bay
Philippines
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
W. Graham Claytor Jr
Three Births Announced From Missouri Families
Amanda Jo Walton born Sunday at 10:09 a.m. at Audrain Medical Center to Charles J. Walton and wife in Middletown. Brian Joseph Kempker born today at 7:22 a.m. at Audrain Medical Center to James Kempker and wife in Centralia. weighs eight pounds four ounces. Matthew Brent Peters born Saturday at 4:04 a.m. in Abilene, Texas to Wayne Peters and wife. weighs eight pounds two ounces. siblings Aaron Wayne Peters and two sisters. grandparents named Peters, Stowers, Bremer. great grandmother Myrtle Keeling. Peters family ties to Mexico and Clinton area.
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Amanda Jo Walton
Charles J. Walton
Middletown
Audrain Medical Center
Walton
Carson Equipment Co
St. Ann
James Kempker
Centralia
Brian Joseph Kempker
Lawrence Kempker
Leonard Bremer
Jefferson City
Matthew Brent Peters
Wayne Peters
Abilene
Texas
Aaron Wayne Peters
Bernard Peters
Mexico
Lester Stowers
Clarksburg
Myrtle Keeling
Peters
Lynn Delene Foster
Anti-Nuke Protesters Battle N.H. Governor In Damage Suit
In Concord, Gov. Meldrim Thomson fights a civil suit alleging mistreatment of anti Seabrook demonstrators. A federal hearing targets Thomson and five officials over custody rights while civil cases proceed in Derry and Hampton districts. Seventeen convicted last week, fines set, appeals in progress.
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N.H
Concord
Meldrim Thomson
Battle of Seabrook
Thomson
U.S. District Court
Hugh Bownes
Derry
Hampton District Court
Seabrook
Clamshell Alliance
State Supreme Court
Kreps urges shifting growth goals at Duke commencement
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps told about 2,000 Duke graduates that unprecedented growth in power income and material goods is no longer an appropriate American aim. She urged moving beyond profits to broaden options and consider others.
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Durham
N.C
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Axe-Wielding Attendant Stops Hijack
A 21 year old American, Bruce Trayer of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin, attempted to hijack a Northwest Airlines jet near Tokyo with 261 aboard. He threatened the pilot and a Japanese stewardess until cabin attendant William Van Heuven struck him with a fire axe. The hijacking lasted about 10 minutes before the plane returned to Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Northwest Airlines
Moscow
Bruce Trayer
William Vanheuven
Trayer
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Honolulu
Homer Sutter
Minneapolis
Energy plan omission puzzling in Carter proposal
AP News Analysis notes a gap in the energy plan: no push to entice drivers to switch to mass transit. It cites transportation’s sizable share of energy use, potential savings from ridesharing, and calls for better transit funding and services to lure commuters away from cars.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Carter
Carter Energy Conservation Program
U.S
Brock Adams
Congress
James R. Schlesinger
Republican National Committee
National Energy Program
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