Iran oil strikes ripple as workers return to Abadan
Oil refinery workers trickle back to Abadan while strikes continue at other sites. Airport workers halted flights and butane gas distributors joined protests demanding higher pay and political concessions. Government warns of dangerous repercussions for oil exports and the economy.
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Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Persian Gulf
Jaafar Sharif Emami
Mohammad Reza Ameli
United States
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Hodding Carter
New York
John Lidblau
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
United Sates
Dallas sheriff arrests reporter sparks editorial wrath
Dallas County Sheriff Carl Thomas arrests Dallas Morning News staffer Bruce Selcraig over a critical story. The Dallas Morning News calls the act a dictator like move and defends press freedom, while the Dallas Times Herald accuses Thomas of abusing power and lacking judgment as Selcraig plans to continue covering the sheriff.
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Dallas
Carl Thomas
Dallas Morning News
Bruce Selcraig
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Selcraig
U.S
Dallas County
Times Herald
1968 freeze spurs new outlook for Washington apples
Washington experts say a 1968 freeze that killed about a million apple trees accelerated a modernizing shift. Younger orchards and new technology increased production by 42 percent vs 3.5 percent nationwide, boosting the state’s market share from 23 to 30 percent.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington State
United States
Washington State University
A. Desmond O'Rourke
Leaders show caution on predicted turnout in November elections
At the National Press Club, Republican Chairman Bill Brock and Democratic head John White said they cannot predict November results and warned that low turnout could hurt their parties. Brock argued average citizens feel little influence over government affairs. In Tanzania, Ugandan forces and Tanzanian defenders clash near Bukoba by Lake Victoria, with 67 foreigners fleeing the violence.
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Bill Brock
Republican National Committee
John C. White
National Press Club
Brock
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Bukoba
Uganda
Lake Victoria
Cold Shoulder Seen for Israel in Carter Lobbying Shakeup
The Carter administration will not have President Carter meet Israeli Prime Minister Begin this week. Begin arrives in the U S for a private visit and will only meet with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. The White House cites strategic reasons as talks on an Egyptian Israeli peace proceed. Western diplomats report regional fighting with Tanzania and Uganda amid a broader war zone. Swedes and Dutch evacuated, alongside several researchers and missionaries. Kenya urges cease fire and troop withdrawal and offers mediation.
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Pakistan
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New York
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Negev Desert
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Mutukula
Kyaka
Tanzania
Brown University
Linda and
Ben Robertson
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Robin Pitterman
Karla Evans
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Schmidt
Santa Rosa
Calif
Pitterman
Rhode Island School of Design
Miss Evans
Connecticut College
New London
Providence Journal Bulletin
Uganda
Kenya
Hammond youth persuades gunman to surrender on school field
Michael Cuevas, 19, walked onto Bishop Noll High School football field in Hammond and threatened to shoot himself. Ernest Malatinka, off duty officer, unidentified clergy, police and a girlfriend talked him into surrendering. Authorities describe Cuevas as despondent over unspecified issues.
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Cuevas
Fatal yacht scam leads to wife murder charge in Ulm
Police arrest 47 year old Werner Blass in Ulm for the murder of his wife Doris after salvage of the Calypso showed the yacht was scuttled not exploded. Body of Mrs Blass not found.
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West Germany
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Hans Heinz Grob
Werner Blass
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