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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1980
Page
4
Flight 707 carrying 74 people diverted 10 minutes after takeoff from Key West landed safely in Havana at 11 15 a m. All 68 passengers and six crew members were safe. Hijackers threatened to blow up the Boeing 737 with a can of gasoline.
Delegates waved Kennedy and Carter signs as roll call loomed amid Carter and Kennedy operatives. Powell said they sensed defeat and aides reported a deal on economic planks, except for wage and price controls. Speaker ONeill steered the convention, swiftly passing the control plank after voice votes.
Coleman Co Inc announced a planned week long shutdown of its Wichita outing products factories for early next month was canceled due to increased overseas orders. Frank Shaw said the move aims to support fall and Christmas merchandising activities. About 750 workers were to be laid off temporarily. Coleman markets outdoor recreation gear in the U.S., Canada, and about 100 foreign countries.
GOP candidate Pat Roberts has not decided whether to accept a spending cap for the general election. Democratic opponent Phil Martin renewed his call to restrict expenditures to a congressman's salary of 60,600. Roberts spent about 70,000 in the primary. Martin about 6,500.
Sen Edward Kennedy, defeated challenger, has not decided if he will join President Carter on stage for a unity moment at the Democratic convention. Carter phoned Kennedy to praise his speech but no meeting was set. Kennedy planned a quiet day with his wife and friends, reading papers, watching Carter’s arrival, and preparing for possible endorsement amid a convention era of debate over platform planks and economic policy.
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