Haley Receives Begin Book Exchange at Hebrew University
American author Alex Haley exchanged books with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin during a ceremony at Hebrew University where Haley was made an honorary fellow. Haley praised direct exposure to a people seeking their roots. The event featured Begin’s The Revolt and Haley’s Roots.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Alex Haley
Menahem Begin
Haley
Begin
The
Hebrew University
Storms Cause Tornado Damage Across North Texas
Heavy rain and storms hit Plano and Collin County with at least one tornado tearing a boat shed roof at East Fork Harbor on Lake Lavon. A 17 year old football player was killed by lightning nearby and a Terrell power outage followed by a football field fatal strike. Four airplanes were damaged at a small La Grange airport as the system tracked across North Central Texas.
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Plano
Collin County
County Sheriff's Dept
East Fork Harbor
Lake Lavon
Texas
Gulf Coast
Terrell
Bernard Derrick
la Grange
TSTA District X Workshop Set for Plano High School
District X leaders from seven counties plan a Saturday workshop at Plano Senior High School with 37 local associations present. District president Russell Owen Jr. leads the event with Grace Grimes as a featured speaker for 1977-78 program input. Next week English teachers from 15 counties join a Joint Council District X XI workshop chaired by Marsha Foster.
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Texas State Teachers Assn
TSTA
Plano Senior High School
District X
Collin
Dallas
Ellis
Fannin
Grayson
Kaufman
Rockwall
Russell Owen Jr
Dallas Independent School District
Grace Grimes
Marshall
Texas Joint Council
Marsha Foster
Plano Independent School District
YMCA Drives Weekend Paper Drive For World Service
Plano YMCA sponsors a weekend paper drive with a donation truck in the YMCA lot at 2601 Glencliff. Residents may donate papers magazines catalogs and other paper to support YMCA World Service activities and global YMCA programs.
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Plano Ymca
YMCA
Glencliff
Chamber Endorses Bond Vote for Plano City Bond
The Plano Chamber of Commerce board unanimously backs a $1.8 million municipal bond issue to be decided by voters Saturday. President Roland Dickey says the bond will ensure efficient city government and is the most cost effective option recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee.
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Plano Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Plano
Roland Dickey
Board of Directors
Citizens Advisory Committee
Dickey
Congress Reopens With Budget Battles and Lance Probe
Congress returned from recess amid partisan fights over the 1978 federal budget and the Bert Lance investigation. Republicans urge cuts and warn of higher taxes, while Democrats tout jobs gains. The Senate weighs energy policy on natural gas and coal and debates nuclear waste storage.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Bert Lance
House Republicans
Bruce Caputo
R-N.y
South Korea
Tongsun Park
United States
Senate
Lance
John Heimann
Carter
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy Committee
Senate Energy Conservation
John Moss
Daniel Price Daniel Jr Seeks Texas Attorney General Post
Former House Speaker Price Daniel Jr announces a bid for attorney general of Texas. He vows to focus on the nuts and bolts of the office and criticizes excess bureaucracy while citing a Dallas poll placing him ahead of Secretary of State Mark White. Daniel, 36, says he will stay independent and awaits court rulings on the AGs power to sue state agencies.
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Austin
Tex
UPS
Price Daniel Jr
Texas
Daniel
Dallas
Mark White
White
Houston
Carol Vance
Supreme Court
Price Daniel Sr
Tornadoes and Severe Storms Cross North Texas and Surrounding Areas
Weather reports from Fayette and Lytle cite a 3 20 p m La Grange tornado that damaged Guenther Airport hangar and nearby homes. A 5 15 p m Lytle tornado struck a lumber yard and car lot, with downed lines and trees. Funnel clouds were observed in Houston suburbs Bellaire and Alief and near Rockwall and Austin briefly. Storms extended to Paris Greenville Mount Enterprise Madisonville and across the lower Gulf Coast and into Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Lytle
Fayette County
R.W. Sullivan
la Grange
Guenther
Sullivan
Austin
Lytle Police Department
San Antonio
Houston
Bellaire
Alief
Orange County
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth
Rockwall
Dallas
Paris
Greenville
Mount Enterprise
Madisonville
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
Louisiana
Treaty signing sparks treason label over canal handover
President Carter and General Torrijos sign treaties relinquishing control of the Panama Canal amid protests calling the move treasonous. Critics like Rep. Mickey Edwards and Ronald Reagan decry the pact as risky, while supporters note Senate ratification is required for effect.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos
Teddy Roosevelt
Panama
Senate
House
Mickey Edwards
R-Okla
Capitol
Lo] Linowitz
Bert Lance
International Negotiation
Ronald Reagan
Senate Judiciary
Latin America
Torrijos
U.S. Senate
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Investigator On Hand At Crash
An accident investigator was on the scene Wednesday afternoon and one of the drivers. Police officers Mickey Hand and Lonnie Carter met on Avenue H in front of the station. Hand and the Traffic Division investigate accidents and causes. Hand rated both drivers for improper lookout. No injuries. patrol car and one unmarked vehicle were damaged slightly.
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Mickey Hand
Lonnie Carter
Avenue H
Hand
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