Washington ABM defense unlikely around capital
Washington defense official says the Safeguard ABM around the capital is unlikely to be deployed as planned. He expects Congress may approve a smaller Site Defense system, removing the Spartan missile and keeping the Sprint, while NATO and Moscow ABM developments push for a dynamic program.
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UPI
Congress
Robert L. Johnson
Army
Johnson
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Site Defense
Pentagon
Safeguard
Moscow
Soviet Union
Senate Delays Defense Nominee Over Vietnam War Protest
An antiwar senator warned Elliott Richardson his defense secretary nomination could face a filibuster to press Congress to end the Vietnam War. Richardson argued for a negotiated ceasefire as the Armed Services Committee considered his nomination.
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Washington
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Harald E. Hughes
D Lown
Richardson
Congress
North Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Indochina
William P. Clements Jr
Clements
William Proxmire
D- Wis
Armed Services Committee
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Okaloosa Digest Notices From Local Groups
Local announcements list OKaloosa County school menus, church and civic events, choir rehearsals, county commissioner meeting, Bass Anglers Club, Eglin Youth Center classes, Shrine Club, Jaycee Auxiliary, needlepoint classes, hospital auxiliary, and Rotary Club meetings. Details include times, venues, and contact numbers for participation.
Eternal flame snuffed amid Ohio gas shortage
In Bellefontaine Ohio the eternal flame in front of a veterans memorial was snuffed due to a natural gas shortage. Dayton Power & Light district manager Firman Knipp noted the flame consumes enough gas to heat two houses for a year and is on the courthouse lawn by the Memorial Bay. In Washington the State Department said hijacker talks with Cuba face remaining hurdles with limited disclosed details.
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Bellefontaine, Ohio
UPI
Memorial Bay
Firman Knipp
Dayton Power & Light
Knipp
Ohio
Bipartisan Group Plans Hanoi Visit by Four Congressmen
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey Jr. of California will lead Rep. Pete Stark and two Southern allies Rep. Sonny Montgomery of Mississippi and Rep. Bill Young of Florida on a trip to Hanoi to assess the impact of bombing. They seek North Vietnamese permits for a February visit to learn about POW camps and returns from the war.
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Washington
UPI
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Rcalif
Nixon
Hanoi
McCloskey
Sonny” Montgomery
Dmiss
C.W
Bill’ Young
R-Fla
F.H
Pete” Stark
D-Calif
Stark
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnam
Government Moves to Spur Meat and Grain Production
Washington reports major measures to ease rising food costs by boosting output. The Agriculture Department will bring about 15 million acres of wheat farms back into production and lift grazing bans on idle land. It will also release nearly 400 million bushels of grains from extended storage loans to the free market.
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Washington
UPC
Agriculture Department
Department
British Protest Controls Hit Civil Servants Across London
Tens of thousands of civil service workers including Heath cabinet office staff walked out to protest wage price controls freezing Jan pay raises. The protests closed the British Museum and created long lines at airports as officials indicated the 90 day freeze may extend to end of April.
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London
UPI
Edward Heath
British Museum
Britain
Central Hall
Bill Kendall
Civil and Public Services Association
Second Sniper Manhunt In New Orleans After Hotel Shootout
Police and FBI pursue a reported second sniper as 170 officers question Essex associates across New Orleans and Harvey while the gunman, Mark Essex, is buried in Kansas. The Navy veteran was killed by Marines on the hotel rooftop after a deadly spree that claimed six others.
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Louis Sirgo
New Orleans
Sirgo
UPI
Mark James Robert Essex
Emporia
Kan
FBI
Essex
Harvey
Kansas
Navy
Howard Johnson Hotel
Harvey Apartment
Holly Navarre Chamber Elects First Officers at Navarre Beach
The newly formed Holly Navarre Chamber of Commerce held its first officer election at Carl's Cafe Navarre Beach. Officers elected include President Jim Parker and Executive Manager Vida Sutton. A 7 p.m. installation meeting is planned at the Holiday Inn on Navarre Beach with public invited.
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Holly-Navarre Chamber of Commerce
Carl
Navarre Beach
Jim Parker
Bill Pullum
Capt. R. Slye
Jereld Willis
Vida Sutton
Buford Earnhardt
Orion Parker, Jr
Danny Stephens
Carl Coleman
Edna Harvell
Rk, Lyle
Holiday Inn
NAACP Threatens State Over Crime Control Team
The NAACP will try to block a federal grant for a Florida crime control unit unless a black attorney is among the two overseers. RN Gooden criticized nonblack-led recruitment, while Gov. Askew and aides insist race is not a hiring factor and emphasize qualifications.
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NAACP
Tallahassee
UPI
RN. Gooden
Golden
Askew
Don Pride
Gooden
Pilots threaten indefinite strike over hijack crisis
World airline pilots warn governments they will strike indefinitely in collective self defense if ICAO fails to adopt effective anti hijack measures. IFALPA president Capt Ola Forsberg says nations must act to bar havens for air pirates, with possible bans on countries and sanctions under ICAO.
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Montreal
UPI
Ola Forsberg
International Federation of Airline Pilots Association
Ifalpa
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO
Forsberg
Canada
United States
Acrobats View Zoo Panda Visit Delight Audience
The Chinese troupe of 77 acrobats toured the National Zoo with Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing the pandas drawing crowds. They watched as Ling Ling rolled and chewed bamboo while Hsing Hsing climbed boxes. About 20 acrobats crowded the elephant cage and failed to grab the elephant's swinging trunk. Miss Chen, 23, said the panda visit was the month’s highlight.
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Washington
UPI
Ling-Ling
Hsing-Hsing
United States
National Zoo
Shenyang
China
Miss Chen
Panda House
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