Zenith Plant Closes Strains Small Company Town
In Watstown, Pennsylvania, Zenith Radio Corp plans to shut its plant, moving production to Taiwan and Mexico. About 1,800 American jobs vanish, along with the town’s income and tax base, leaving workers like Jim Smith facing long-term unemployment as residents await federal trade adjustment aid for up to 18 months.
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Zenith Radio Corp
Zenith
Sioux City
Iowa
Taiwan
Mexico
Jim Smith
Pennsylvania
Smith
Limburger
White Deer
Possum Clemens
Watsontown
World and Local News Roundup From Across the Nation
In Brownsville two men Don and Clarence Gray agreed to turn over requested information to auditors as a court of inquiry considers union program relations. Cairo hosts end of first phase peace talks with a Christmas summit seen as decisive between Israel and Egypt. Winter weather slows Christmas mail delivery nationwide. A Texas jury adds a Christmas tree to a $100 million butane suit deliberation in Del Rio. Wheat production data to inform 1978 planting discussed in Washington with Dole skeptical of strike activity reports. Conroe reunites a man with his long-lost siblings after 33 years. A trademark dispute forces Carnation to halt Tater Pops packaging similarity to Tater Tots. Deer antlers found in Laredo after a 31-point buck. A Houston appellate court upholds fraud and malpractice verdict in a former Texas Supreme Court justice case. Baton Rouge port talks continue as longshoremen strike constrains shipping.
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Brownsville
Texas
Don
Clarence Gray
Darrell Hester
Hester
del Rio
United States
Houston
Texas Supreme Court
Donald B. Yarbrough
Court of State District
William N. Blanton Jr
Rex Cooper
Douglas Ford
Hostages kill gunman during Subic Bay incident
At Subic Bay on a Philippine base, 14 hostages drew free as the captor threatened to burn a pregnant woman. Hostages and Marines overwhelmed the gunman, who died of a skull fracture two hours later. Only the bank manager and a captive were injured.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S. Naval Base
Navy
Cmdr
Michael Sherman
Sherman
U.S
Nicomedes Villaluz
Frosty Texas shivers from Panhandle to Gulf coast
The Associated Press reports Texans faced frosty conditions across the state as dawn temperatures ranged from 18 degrees in Marfa to 38 in Brownsville. Winds shifted southwest in West Texas with a warmup forecast, while lower Rio Grande Valley saw unusually cold but citrus-safe readings.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
West Texas
Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Lufkin
East Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Abilen
Lubbock
State
Cotulla
Corpus Christi
Longview
Houston
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Waco
Dallas- Fort Worth
San Angelo
Texarkana
College Station
Palacis
Alice
Beaumont- Port Arthur
Midland
Endangered Bald Eagle Halts Dredging on Texas Canal
A lone mother bald eagle nesting near a 22 mile canal in Port Lavaca forces King Fisher Marine Services to redirect dredging work. Dennis Brown of Texas Parks and Wildlife says the 7000 foot wide right of way will be avoided while the eggs hatch. The company will work other canal sections and promises to stay clear of the nesting area until the eaglets can fly.
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Port Lavaca
Texas
Dennis Brown
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Victoria
King Fisher Marine Services
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brown
Corps of Engineers
One Man's Reminiscence Becomes Another's Hind Sight
A reflective piece contrasts personal memory with later judgment, exploring how past choices are reevaluated as time passes and perspectives shift. It examines the gap between intention and outcome through a solitary narrator's aging viewpoint.
Braniff gains Dallas to London route approval
Braniff Airways wins exclusive rights to operate Dallas Fort Worth to London for three years, reversing a Civil Aeronautics Board choice. The White House cites competition in international aviation and Braniff's Texas market strength, despite Pan American lobbying and political scrutiny.
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Braniff Airways
Dallas- Fort Worth
London
Carter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American
Houston
Braniff
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Europe
White House
OPEC Holds Price Line As Overproduction Squeezes Gains
In Caracas the 13 nation OPEC group fails to raise prices, keeping the $12.70 per barrel base, citing a current surplus of about 2 million barrels a day and six percent of total output. Saudi minister Yamani notes market realities necessitate a freeze until surplus is reduced. Jardah cites higher Alaska and North Sea output as further eroding OPEC’s share.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
International Oil Cartel
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Caraballeda
Ali Jaidah
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Jardah
Alaska
North Slope
North Sea
Trash bag killer sentenced to life
Riverside California AP Patrick Wayne Kearney received a life sentence after pleading guilty to three first degree murders. He described the killings as a way to vent frustrations and gain power. A gag order was lifted and doctors revealed grisly details and his near-capture incidents.
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Riverside
Calif
Patrick Wayne Kearney
Kearney
Albert Rivera
Los Angeles
Arturo Marquez
Oxnard
John LaMay
el Segundo
John Hews
Ings
David Hill
Riverside Press-Enterprise Today
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Israel
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Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
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Agriculture Department
Dole
ACS
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Conroe
Charlie Odom
Odom
Bud
Carleen
Oregon
Tater Pops
Finis E. Cowan
Carnation Co. Inc
Ore-Ida Foods Inc
Boise
Idaho
Ore-Ida
Carnation
Laredo
Travis Kelly
Kelly
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Yarbrough
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Ralph Hill
Baton Rouge Steamship Association
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