Gaullists Face Threat From Unified Left Front in France
In Paris, a Communist Socialist alliance challenges Charles de Gaulle’s 15 year rule ahead of March elections. The left calls to disband NATO and the Warsaw Pact and to end the Gaullists nuclear strike policy. Polls show lefts ahead 47 to 36, with center Reformists pivotal for a majority runoff.
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Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Western
Europe
Western Alliance
United States
Alain Peyrefitte
National Assembly
Reformists
Egypt Seeks Breakthrough in U S Egyptian Ties
Cairo sees Washington inviting a high ranking Egyptian official as a major step after two years of strained ties. Hafez Ismail will visit Washington after talks in London as U S Egypt relations drift toward a broader Middle East re alignment amid oil concerns. Ashraf Ghorbal named to handle presidential press duties in Cairo.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Washington
William P. Rogers
Anwar Sadat
Hafez Ismail
London
King Hussein of
Jordan
Golda Meir
Nixon
Middle East
Ismail
Israel
United States
Roger
U.N
New York
Rogers
India
Spain
Sadat
Ashraf Ghorbal
Russia opens first party purge in 19 years
Moscow reports a nationwide purge of 14.5 million Soviet Communist card holders as special panels review everyday behavior and ideological standards. Brezhnev says the move aims to refresh ranks, combat corruption, and bolster the economy, with two years slated for completion.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Mao Tsetung
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Stalin
POW father reunites with son who sparked Perot POW efforts
Lt Cmdr William M Tschudy returns home after nearly eight years as a POW. His son Michael, eight, greets him at Norfolk Naval Air Station as Perot recalls how a boy’s plight helped spark his campaign to free prisoners. Perot previously aided POW families and led missions to Laos.
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William M. Tschudy
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Janie Tschudy
Michael
Norfolk Naval Air Force Station
Perot
Dallas
Associated Press
Atlanta
Tschudy
Laos
Hanoi
Permian Historical Society to award publicizing prize
The Permian Historical Society announces the Permian award for writers publishers and media outlets that spotlight Permian Basin history. Submissions may include feature stories news items films or layouts with strong historical accuracy original research and significant historic facts. The society covers Texas counties Andrews to Yoakum and Lea County New Mexico.
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The
Permian Historical Society
Permian Basin
Howard, Loving, Martin
Midland
Mitchell, Pecos
Reagan, Reeves, Scurry, Upton, Ward, Winkler and Yoakum
Lea County
New Mexico
Fort Worth Dallas reclaim five million pounds aluminum cans
The Alcoa Yes We Can program has Fort Worth Dallas residents recycling more than five million pounds of all aluminum cans since November 1970. Local coordinator Gary Riviano notes the program paid about $500,000 to participants and that 110 million cans were involved to date.
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Alcoa
Dallas
Tarrant
Dallas-Fort Worth
Riviano
Florafax Ties Peach Pecos Florist to Global Network
Melba Toone and Mary Perea of Taylor Flower Shop in Pecos join Florafax linking to over 8 000 subscribers across all states plus coverage in South America and Canada. The affiliation extends to more than thirty countries with overseas partners, enabling sending flowers worldwide.
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Melba Toone
Mary Perea
Taylor Flower Shop
South Oak
Pecos
Florafax
United States
South America
Canada
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
AIME to Meet Tuesday at Sirloin House Crane
AIME will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday February 27 at the Sirloin House in Crane with a social hour at 6 30 p m and dinner at 7 30 p m Guest speaker Greg Carter heads Halliburton Cement Research in Duncan Oklahoma He holds a masters from the University of Oklahoma and discusses Mud Dis placement by Cement Slurries He works on cementing techniques large scale gas leakage projects and model studies and is a registered professional engineer in Oklahoma.
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Sirloin House
Crane
Greg Carter
Halliburton
Duncan
Oklahoma
Carter
University of Oklahoma
Halliburton Services
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Gas rationing may hit Texas less, expert says
C Howard Hardesty Jr of Continental Oil told the Texas Daily Newspaper Association that Texas would be less affected by gasoline rationing due to transportation factors. He warned the energy crisis demands prompt hard decisions and a long-term national priority through the mid-1980s, while noting U S energy resources could meet demand for 200 years at present consumption. TDNA expects about 200 attendees as Jack Nelson prepared to speak on the embattled American press.
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Tex
Texas
C. Howard Hardesty Jr
Continental Oil Co
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
F.E. Hoglund
Exxon Co
Houston
James E. Russell
Abilene
Hardesty
Ers
Stamford
TDNA
Jack Nelson
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Manitoba considers public inquiry over northern retail prices
The provincial government may hold a public inquiry into northern Manitoba retail prices if costs do not fall after government reduced freight rates. Northern affairs minister Ron McBryde expressed optimism that prices will drop, saying I get a feeling those prices are going to come down.
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Manitoba
Ron McBryde
Northern Affairs
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