Conferees abandon natural gas compromise for year
Washington AP conferees halted efforts to merge House and Senate positions on natural gas in Carter's energy plan. Senator Bennett Johnston said the proposal would gain only two of 18 votes. With recess upcoming, no further talks are planned until 1979 session.
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Washington
House-Senate
Carter
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Senate
Conference Committee
Turkey
Johnston
House
Harley Staggers
Dw.va
James R. Schlesinger
Capitol Hill
Farm pickets halt Bunny Bread trucks at Anna bakery
About 150 protesting farmers kept six Bunny Bread semi trailers from leaving the Anna bakery for six hours until company officials telegrammed support to the American Agriculture Movement. Trucks resumed at 2 a.m. after negotiations. no injuries.
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Anna Bakery
Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Bunny Bread Company
Anna
Bread Company
American Agriculture Movement
AAM
Missouri
Illinois
James Dalbey
R. J. Lewis
Lewis
Florida
Dalbey
Carter
Robert Bergland
U.S
Charlies Percy
Adlai Stevenson
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
James R. Thompson
Riculture Movement
Roger Menees
Mt. Pleasant
Menees
Union County
Larry Tripp
Weather outlook and vandalism incident on coal dump near Lesser
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Friday will be warmer with a high in the lower 50s as clouds increase. Saturday through Monday remain cloudy and mild with rain or snow possible Sunday and Monday. Highs 35 to 50, lows mostly in the 30s. VANDALS dumped coal from a train near Lesser. officials won’t disclose the quantity. Page 2.
Federal funds may have aided school reunion at nightclub
Chicago school officials reportedly used federal funds for a class reunion held at a nightclub. The notice notes potential allocation questions and seeks clarification on the event and funding sources.
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Chicago
Bears Hold Hands in Prayer Before Playoff Clash
The Chicago Bears prepare for a first round NFL playoff game against Dallas, holding hands, studying the Bible, and praying for guidance. The subcommittee led by Sen. Adlai Stevenson notes oil nation activity predictions alongside the press.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Chicago Bears
Dallas
Shelter care home to close after 30 years in Du Quoin
Frances Miller leads Miller Sheltered Care Home as state fire code rulings force closure on January 1. Thirteen residents face relocation while Perry County agencies seek nearby long term facilities with limited openings. Miller aims to sell the property for 71 500 dollars and pursue boarding house plans until moving back to Greenville.
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Karen Rothe
The
Southern Illinois An
Frances Miller
South Line St
du Quoin
Mental Health Department
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Miller Home
Margaret Whiteman
Department of Public Health
Illinois Children’s Home
Miss Miller
Southern Illinois
Greenville
Ralph Ridgeway
Sadat rejects plan and pushes for broader settlement
President Sadat rejected Begin's West Bank self rule proposal and said talks are moving fast. He claimed he remained firm on Israel withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands while discussing a comprehensive settlement with Israel. The Cairo peace talks paused after the first phase and await a December summit.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Hostage taker killed by enraged captors at Subic Bay bank
At Subic Bay Philippines enraged hostages beat their gunman to death after he threatened to burn a pregnant woman. The 48 hour captivity occurred in a small bank on the U S Naval Base. The gunman died from a skull fracture two hours later. All 14 hostages were Filipino bank workers auditors and a businessman.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S. Naval Base
Navy
Michael Sherman
Sherman
U.S
Vatican averts priests strike over Christmas in Castel di Sangro
Fifty priests slowed church duties in Castel di Sangro and Alfeden a refusing Mass and bell ringing. They challenge a Vatican decree moving their four parishes to the diocese of Sulmona as part of a diocesan reorganization.
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Vatican
Italy
Castel di Sangro
Alfedena
Sulmona
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Crossw Bridge
Nine-Mile
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Sinai Desert
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Ismailia
Ezer Weizman
Weizman
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Syria
Lebanon
Nicomedes Villaluz
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