Steelmakers edge toward price hikes after strike
Pittsburgh AP report notes major producers U.S. Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh plan a $10.50 per ton price rise, following the winter coal strike. Carter criticizes the increases as excessive, warning they far exceed cost rises and could lift appliance and auto prices. The hikes take effect Saturday on sheet steels, shapes, plates, tin plate and tubes.
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Five die in farm house fire near Hamilton
A predawn blaze at a wood frame two story farm house killed five people and injured others. Victims include Sharon White 26 and her son James 8 plus guests Carl Haggerty Springfield Betty Sue Bettis 18 and her 18 month old Tommy. Terry White husband hospitalized with burns. Two preschoolers Billy Joe Hopping 5 and Robert Lee Hopping 4 treated for minor injuries.
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Town Evacuated as Toxins Linger After Train Derailment
Lewisville residents remain barred from homes despite road openings as noxious fumes from a chemical explosion on a Cotton Belt freight train derailmentcontinue to blanket the town. The incident began when the derailed train spilled a chemical that erupted into flames, prompting Wednesday morning evacuation.
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Ray claims set up man in King assassination case
James Earl Ray says he has identified a man he believes set him up in the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He says the person could be a common criminal or another party, and the identification was made about two or three months ago.
Illinois bus firms push record 15 percent fare hike
Ten private intra Illinois bus firms filed a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking a 15 percent general fare increase, the highest ever for intrastate passenger service. A hearing will be scheduled within 45 days, according to ICC officials. The list includes Greyhound, Continental Trailways, Gulf Transport Co, and others, with three firms also pursuing separate package-rate hikes.
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Weizman and Sadat meet with no progress reported
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman met President Anwar Sadat in Cairo but Cairo radio said no progress toward resuming peace talks. The two-hour session focused on Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and Lebanon, with no new basis for negotiations.
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Egypt Israel contact marked by Cairo meeting
A Cairo radio report said Gamassy and Egyptian Vice President Hosny Mubarak attended a meeting with an Israeli aide present as photographers noted. It marked the first direct contact between Egypt and Israel since Weizman’s last visit on February 1.
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Poll finds public opposes Panama Canal treaties
An AP NBC poll taken March 21 and 22 shows about half the public opposes the second treaty turning canal control to Panama by century’s end, with 55 percent of those aware of the treaties opposing and 35 percent in favor. Prior polls showed similar opposition, though amendments preserving U.S. defense rights boosted support.
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Carter Says Begin ‘Completely Capable’ In Talks To End Middle East Dispute
President Carter expressed confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin as a leader capable of negotiating peace in the Middle East. He said Begin’s government can reach terms with Egypt and Arab states, while offering no definitive solution to the region’s intractable disputes. Carter denied reports that Begin blocks a settlement or should be replaced, and noted ongoing human rights concerns in Brazil alongside a U.S. view on Brazil’s nuclear power deal with West Germany. He stressed friendship and shared interests bind the two nations, and emphasized his readiness to meet with diverse voices during his Brazil visit.
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West Germany
Carter backing Louth Chicago in Illinois Senate race
AP reports Jimmy Carter, rare for a president elected without Illinois, throws support to Alex Seith in the Democratic bid against Republican Charles Percy. Carter plans Chicago fundraising event and may signal cabinet and senator involvement as the campaign tightens with Leith.
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Alex Seith
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Leith
Sesame Street creator wins French education prize
Paris AP reports Joan Ganz Cooney, president of the Children's Television Workshop, awarded the 1977 prize for education by the Institut de la Vie for her remarkable work in education as exemplified by Sesame Street.
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Children’s Television Workshop
Institut de la Vie
Moro letter fraught with possible kidnapping demand
Officials say a letter from Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democrats and former prime minister, appears to prefigure a ransom or prisoner exchange with Red Brigades. Prosecutors note Moro's line hints at exchanges between opposing factions, while authorities anticipate a demand including Renato Curcio and 14 others on trial in Turin.
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Moro
Christian Democratic Party
Red Brigades
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Renato Curcio
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