Military Leaders Back Canal Pacts Deny Pressure
Defense Secretary Harold Brown and top military chiefs rejected claims of pressure to support the Panama Canal treaties. Gen. George Brown said officers must share honest views while backing treaties aimed at defending the canal, with Pentagon planners noting potential needs for up to 100,000 troops in a worst‑case attack.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Washington
UPI
Harold Brown
Panama Canal
Brown
Dick Clark
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Panama
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
Gen. Brown
United States
Frank Church
Didaho
U S
United
Canal
D.P. McAuliffe
U.S. Southern Command
McAuliffe
Defense
House
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Adm
James Holloway
Naval Operations
Fuel convoys roll as Addis Ababa shows no shortage
Western diplomats in Nairobi report no fuel shortage in Addis Ababa despite Somali backed rebels claiming to cut routes to Assab. Gasoline rationing continues, streets jammed, bridge damage repaired, Jijiga and Harar seen as contested fronts with Eritrean separatists active in the north.
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Charles P. Wallace
Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Ethiopia
Red Sea
Addis Ababa
Assab
Somalia
Jijiga
Harar
Western Somali Liberation Front
Violence Flares Anew In Spain In Political Killing
In Madrid a 55 year old police captain Florencio Herguedas Carretero of the national security police was found shot dead on a suburban street. The killing, on the second anniversary of Basque and Maoist executions, marks a renewed wave of extremist violence aimed at Spain's fragile democracy. Officials said the act bore left wing guerrilla marks and prompted widespread protests and tightened patrols.
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Madrid
Juan Roson
Florencio Herguedas Carretero
National Security Police
Herguedas
Spain
Barcelona
Cigarette Sales Seen Rising in Population Boom
Agriculture Department economists estimate total U S cigarette consumption will reach a record 620 billion this year aided by population growth, though per capita use will fall to about 20 packs or 4 060 cigarettes for adults. The drop stems from higher prices and health concerns, while production declines push prices up and European demand weakens.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Paul McKee Appointed to Northern Lights Board
Paul McKee of Noxon is named to Northern Lights Inc board replacing Jesse W. Lee who retired in August. McKee, a longtime Noxon resident and former director, previously ran a general store and served as Sanders County Montana county commissioner Lee joined the board in February 1957 and became president in 1965 after serving as vice president.
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Paul McKee
Noxon
Northern Lights, Inc
Jesse W. Lee
McKee
Northern Lights
Lee
Sanders County
Montana
Brazil Faces Pressure as Coffee Prices Stay High
At the International Coffee Council in London, Brazil fights to keep exports low for a $3.20 per pound target while other producers and buyers push for market stability. Delegates foresee no quick decisions, with debate centered on a Mexican proposal for a price buffer and possible study group to develop a future stock system.
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Gregory Jensen London
UPI
United States
Brazil
International Coffee Council
London
Colombia
Brazl
U.S
Hungary
Malawi
Wheat crop set asides explained by Idaho official
Bonner County ASC chairman George Anderson outlines the 1978 wheat set aside plan with a 2 percent set aside and a shift to base acreage. He notes farmers may plant within bases, loan and deficiency programs available, and the elimination of historical allotments in favor of farm-specific normal crop acreages. Meridian Idaho school district to add eight new schools in five years per August Hein.
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Bonner County
ASC
George Anderson
Anderson
White House
John White
White
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Meridian, Idaho
UPI
August Hein
Meridian
Oil Profit Rates Defended by Senator Tower
Senator John Tower accuses the Carter administration of suppressing a Federal Energy Administration draft. The report argues oil company profits are not excessive and may need to rise to fund continued capital expenditure and energy development, noting heavy external borrowing and debt rise through 1976.
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Washington
UPI
John Tower
R-Tex
Carter Administration
Federal Energy
Tower
Federal Energy Administration
Senate
Prison Seeks Deputy Warden in Boise Job Ad
The Idaho state prison seeks a deputy warden with a salary from 19824 to 74108 depending on experience. Mike McGreer, personnel director, said the new post aids Ward en Alderson and will not increase staff. The bureau chief for probation and parole is being abolished.
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Boise
UPD
Mike McGreer
Richard Alderson
Idaho Couple Killed In Oregon Mishap
An elderly Idaho couple Alvin Larson 70 and Jean Larson 69 died in a headon crash with a pickup driven by Roger Bather 28 seven miles east of Salem Oregon on Highway 2 near the 214 interchange. Bather was listed in serious condition at Salem Hospital. The deaths occurred shortly before 7 am.
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Salem
Ore
UPI
Idaho
Alvin Albert Larson
Jean Constance
Baise
Larsons
Larson
Murphy
Oregon
Roger J. Bather
Scio
Bathern
Salem Hospital
Livestock Market Report From Joliet Ill
UPI reports Joliet Illinois sales show cattle light with few utility cows at 23.50 while hog trade is active. Barrows and gilts gain 50 to 7 cents with No 1-2 200-240 lbs at 42.75 or 43.00. Wednesday receipts: cattle 2,500 hogs 1,300.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
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