Prime Minister Quits as Janata Seeks Next Leader
Morarji Desai resigns as prime minister after 28 months in office on the eve of a no confidence vote. Jagjivan Ram and Charan Singh vie to lead the crippled Janata Party and succeed Desai amid defections in Parliament. The Janata retains the largest seat total despite losses, and defections may reverse.
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New Delhi
India
Jagjivan Ram
Charan Singh
Janata Party
Morarji Desai
Desai
Janata
Terrorists In Court In Ankara Turkey
Four Palestinian gunmen who seized the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara for 45 hours killed two Turks and will face a Turkish military court today. Premier Bulent Ecevit said no concessions were made and the militants would be tried if the public prosecutor deems it necessary. He noted the captors freed the remaining nine of 17 hostages including Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Kamal Olema.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulent Ecevit
Ahmed Kamal Olema
Ecevit
Floods Sweep Three Kentucky Mountain Towns
Eastern Kentucky communities in Pike County faced flash floods that forced hundreds from homes and prompted an emergency declaration. A child was missing and presumed drowned as search teams scoured a four square mile area in the pre-dawn floodwaters.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
Pike County
Oil Slick Expands as Gulf Teams Track Runaway Well
Corpus Christi officials and engineers prepare to monitor a growing Gulf oil slick from the Ixtec I well blowout off the Yucatan. The spill, cited at 30,000 barrels daily, threatens marine life and may reach Texas shores as relief wells may take about two months to seal.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Cambodians Find New Home in Fort Wolters Duplexes
After four years in a Thai refugee camp, 71 Cambodians will move to Army duplexes at Fort Wolters near Mineral Wells. The 15 refugee families face language barriers, but jobs await at a local factory making aluminum cots.
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Mineral Wells, Texas
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Fort Wolters
Hawaii police strike ends safety fears in Honolulu
Honolulu police officials urged residents and visitors to stay off streets as nearly 1,800 officers statewide walked off. The Hawaii Public Employment Relations Board planned to seek a temporary restraining order after ruling the strike illegal. Supervisors handled only emergencies such as ongoing murders rapes and robberies during a Sunday hearing.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Hawaii Public Employment Relations Board
Public Employment Board
Four detained in Texas judge murder probe linked to holdup
AP reports four suspects arrested after a bar holdup and shootout with FBI agents are questioned in the murder of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio. One suspect, Donald Ray Elliott, 27, may have ties to a group linked to the slaying and access to evidence. Salt Lake papers say officials would not discuss the case.
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Salt Lake City
FBI
Texas
Salt Lake
Donald Ray Elliott
U.S
John H. Wood Jr
San Antonio
Carter Pushes Windfall Tax to Fund Energy Security Plan
President Carter outlined a 140 billion energy security program to be funded over a decade by a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. He urged Congress to enact a strong permanent levy as he campaigned for national unity to address energy woes and pledged to keep oil imports below 1977 levels through conservation and increased domestic production.
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Carter
Kansas City
United States
Congress
National Association of Counties
U.S
Carter energy plan draws praise and doubts overseas
President Carter's energy policy drew praise from the Common Market, Japan, West Germany, and a Western energy planning group, but criticism from foreign officials and newspapers over details. Investors pushed gold to a Zurich record as critics questioned feasibility. Carter warned against oil dependence, while Guido Brunner of the Common Market welcomed the plan and predicted an 8.2 million barrel a day import cap for 1979. He urged action and unity, while Carter pressed Americans to join the effort.
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Associated Press
Carter
Zurich
Common Market
Guido Brunner
U.S
What GOP Stands For In U S Political Use
The term GOP stands for Grand Old Party a nickname adopted by Republicans in the 1890s. It is commonly used interchangeably with the Republican Party in news coverage and public discourse.
Snyder trustees set 8 PM special session agenda
Snyder school trustees will meet in special session at 8 tonight in the board room of the administration building. Two items on the agenda: food service proposals and agricultural ad valorem taxes.
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Snyder
Big 3 Automakers Open Negotiations
The Big Three automakers begin talks to replace the three year UAW contract expiring Sept 14 with General Motors first, then Ford, then Chrysler. Union demands focus on pension increases for retirees, more time off, and sizable wage gains amid rising medical costs and absenteeism.
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United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Carter energy plan labeled unrealistic and pipe dream
Texas Governor Bill Clements called President Carter's aim to hold oil imports to 1977 levels unrealistic and a pipe dream that would slow growth and risk a recession. He urged specific policies and argued for expanded energy production including nuclear and synthetic fuels, warning near term conservation cannot solve supply.
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New York
Texas
Bill Clements
Carter
NBC
Clements
Tom Brokaw
Weather Summary for West Texas and Big Bend Region
The forecast reports highs near 98 Saturday and 80s to 90s through Tuesday with scattered afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms across West Texas. Cooler conditions in the north with 60s to 70s lows, and highs near 105 in the Big Bend area. Precipitation is listed as none today with 10.25 inches total for 1979 to date.
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Snyder
Texas
Big Bend
Gasoline crunch hits Amish in Maryland town
In New Market Maryland an elderly man beside a horse and buggy watches long lines of cars at a gas station as motorists struggle with a gasoline shortage. Amish residents like Ben Yoder say their conventional transport is limited to horse drawn buggies and adapt by using gas for essential tools water and washing. The shortage also cuts tourist traffic to Amish shops and the market at Charlotte Hall, reducing sales of crafts and baked goods. Yoder and his wife Katie describe the impact on daily life and livelihood as the gas crisis continues.
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Chrysler Corp
Fraser
UAW
New Market
Maryland
Charlotte Hall
Yoder
Katie
Rufus Hosteler
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Lee
Big 3 Automakers
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