Kissinger urges plan to prevent hostage crisis repeat
In Fort Worth Texas former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged the United States to develop a policy to stop diplomatic immunity violations and hostage taking by foreign powers after the Iran crisis. He warned Americans abroad face constant blackmail and said outsiders should not offer tactical advice during the sensitive situation.
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Begin Government Loses Key Abortion Vote in Knesset
In Jerusalem the Begin administration faced a 54 to 54 roll call deadlock after Agudat Israel threatened to quit the coalition if the bill allowing abortions for social and economic reasons passed. The opposition cheered as Speaker Shamir declared the bill not accepted, signaling a possible government crisis and future decision from Agudat Israel.
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Yitzhak Shamir
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Moshe Dayan
Senators push to strengthen windfall profits tax debate
Eleven of twenty Senate Finance Committee members want to raise the windfall profits tax, while others draft amendments to curb it further. Debates loom as Congress weighs energy funding, inflation relief, and aid to lower income Americans amid rising fuel costs.
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Washington
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House
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
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Finance Committee
Sen
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Dconn
Winds spare coastline from further oil spill
Galveston, Texas authorities watched a crippled tanker burn in the Gulf of Mexico as a 17 mile oil slick spread at sea. Coast Guard observers cited favorable winds keeping pollution from reaching shore while salvage crews deployed containment booms and pursued off loading by burning after the Burmah Agate blaze. foam failed to quell the fire and hopes grew for salvaging oil from the wreck.
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Burmah Oil Co
London
England
United Way campaign under way in Pecos for 1979
Volunteers meet at Holiday Inn to launch a 1979 Pecos United Way Fund Drive with a $35 000 goal. Funds support Reeves County groups including The Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Planned Parenthood Pecos Day Care Nursery American Red Cross Pecos Little League Pecos Pony League Way Inn and Muscular Dystrophy Association Two more groups have requested funds. Campaign chairman Jesse Stephens says the target is realistic and pledges seek donations of one day’s pay from local workers. A United Way feature series will run in The Enterprise.
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Suzy Acosta
Robert Hinojos
Ken Dulaney
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Muscular
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Texas
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Stafford Boulevard
Weather outlook for West Texas Pecos area through Tuesday
Fair skies predicted for Pecos and vicinity with cooler temperatures today. Sunday high reached 77 and a 39 degree low. Clear to partly cloudy Panhandle with a chance of light snow in the north. Generally fair tonight through Tuesday with highs from the low 40s north to mid 50s south and near 70s in the Big Bend. Lows range from the low 20s in the extreme north to near 30 in the south.
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Big Bend
Reagan first to declare candidacy for 1980 GOP nomination
Ronald Reagan, the 10th Republican to enter the 1980 race, opens his third bid from a strong polling lead while staging a 12 city, five day campaign swing. He aims to quell worries about age and make a vigorous push through early primary states.
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Massachusetts
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