Kennedy placed under Secret Service protection
President Carter ordered Secret Service protection for Senator Edward M. Kennedy after threats rose following his hint he might challenge Carter. Agents arrived at Kennedy’s Dirksen Senate Office Building suite before 6 p.m. Thursday to establish security measures.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Carter
White House
Kennedy
Dirksen Senate
Administration
Jody Powell
Massachusetts
Tom Southwick
Powell
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Ford shuts radiator plant week due to high inventory
Ford Motor Co plan to shut the radiator assembly plant in Green Island New York for one week starting Monday affects 750 to 800 workers with about 100 kept for maintenance. The move follows high stock levels at the plant as unions say.
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Green Island
N.Y
Ford Motor Co
James Roti
United Auto Workers
Ford
Nationwide teacher strikes disrupt classes in 11 states
Across Ohio and Pennsylvania districts join the wave as 32,500 teachers walk out. In New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1,500 students sent home as contract talks stall. Spokane educators appeal a back-to-work order while San Francisco opens with partial attendance.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
New Castle
Middletown
Board of Education
Court of Appeals
Donald Olson
Washington
Arafat meets U S black delegation in Beirut
Palestinian guerrilla chief Yasser Arafat greeted and kissed a group of American blacks in a three hour closed door meeting at Sabra refugee camp Beirut He rejected their message of non-violence and spoke of Palestinian struggle and opposition to Camp David while offering options for a democratic secular state or an independent Palestinian state. The delegation led by Rev Joseph Lowery sang We Shall Overcome as the meeting ended.
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Stephen K. Hindy
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
Sabra
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Joseph Lowery
Lowery
Arafat
Palestine
WAFA
Camp David
Israel
Egypt
U.S
PLO
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Jordan
Menachem Begin
Washington
Jesse Jackson
Aid pours into Alabama as Hurricane Frederic victims seek help
Gov. Fob James urged residents to donate food for Mobile and Baldwin Counties victims. Armories across the state reported large crowds with nonperishable goods as hundreds lined up for relief. The civil defense emergency followed Frederic’s 145 mph winds, 12 foot tides, and at least five fatalities with about 1.25 billion in damages.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Guard Armories
Fob James
Alabama
Mobile
Baldwin
National Guard
James
Willie Barrow
Montgomery Armories
Barrow
Charles Rocell
Huntsville
Gulf Coast
Selma
National Weather Services
Carter to take steps on Russians in Cuba
President Carter signals readiness to use any appropriate actions beyond talks to remove Soviet forces from Cuba if high level negotiations fail. Officials deny military options and note possible economic, trade, and diplomatic steps including ties to China, with further NSC options under review.
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Carter
Cuba
Washington
United States
White House
Soviet Union
Cyrus R. Vance
Anatoly Dobrynin
Vance
Dobrynin
Andrei Gromyko
New York
State Department
Senate
Powell
National Security Council
Moscow
Congress
China
House Rejects Panama Canal Treaty Bill Amid Transfer Clock
The House voted 203 to 192 against a compromise bill to govern the United States operation of the Panama Canal until Panama takes over. Senate approval earlier that day stood 60 to 35, with fears of a October 1 closure as the canal shifts to Panamanian control by December 31, 1999, amid debate over executive actions and security risks posed by Soviet and Cuban links.
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Washington
House
United States
White House
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
State Department
John M. Murphy
D-N
R-Kan
Thanksgiving Service at Trinity Church After Hurricane Frederic
The Trinity Episcopal Church congregation in Mobile Alabama holds a service in the hall due to the church roof loss and half of the building being unsafe. A baby named Adam is baptized during the service, symbolizing a new beginning for Mobile residents.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Mobile
Ala
Hurrican Frederic
Adam
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Cape Cod
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Schenectady
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Madeline Cooper
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Grisel
Bal Harbour
Fla
Allen A. Beck
Miami Beach
Beck
Valencia
Calif
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