Vance fails to secure Saudi pledge amid Camp David talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance left Riyadh without a Saudi commitment to back the Camp David peace accords. A Damascus summit announced postponement of his visit as hard line leaders push rejection of the plan. Khadafy and Arafat traveled to Jordan while Sadat hinted at navigating West Bank and Gaza talks with Jordan and Palestinians. Israel faced a disputed settlement moratorium as West Bank tensions flare with renewed clashes at Nablus Maale Adumim and Kiryat Arba sites.
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Saudi Arabia
Cyrus Vance
Camp David
Syria
Vance
Damascus
Assad
Mideast
U.S
Prince Sultan
Jordan
Hafez Assad
Muammar Khadafy
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Gaza
Sadat
Carter Administration
Hebron
Nablus
Maale Adumim
Jerusalem
Land of Israel
Israel
Sinai
Bill McGhee Crowned Old King Coal at West Frankfort Festival
The 91 year old Bill McGhee, a 60 year miner in Scotland and Southern Illinois, was crowned Old King Coal at the West Frankfort festival. He emigrated to Boston in 1911 and moved to Southern Illinois, retiring from Old Ben Coal in 1954, with a large family continuing the coal mining tradition. The event includes a 7 to 9 p.m. talent contest, a parade on Saturday, a hot dog contest, an auction, and the Old King Coal Ball with the Johnny Moore Orchestra.
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William
Bill
McGhee
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Bill McGhee
Old King Coal
West Frankfort
Illinois
Frankfort Community High School
Lola McGhee
Boston
Old Ben Coal
Union Mines
Johnny Moore
Sloan
Oak and
Monroe Streets
Kissinger hails Camp David talks amid Brezhnev attack
Kissinger said Arab nations will accept the Camp David plan, while Brezhnev charged the accords risk fueling a new Cold War. In Rochester he urged patience in Mideast diplomacy and cautioned Carter against over–involvement. Begin returned to a hero’s welcome in Jerusalem with traditional rites.
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Associated Press
Camp David
Henry Kissinger
Leonid Brezhnev
Mideast
Soviet Union
Rochester
N.Y
Kissinger
Middle East
Carter
Fire at Hackberry oil storage site kills one in blast
A massive explosion at the Hackberry dome storage site of the nations strategic petroleum reserves near Hackberry Louisiana left one man dead and another critically injured. The blaze surged into a tall pillar of flame visible for miles and was fueled by 7 million barrels of crude stored underground. Fire crews battled for hours and set dikes around a 200 square foot oil pool as investigators traced the spark to a drilling bit during routine maintenance.
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Hackberry
Bill Parker
George LaBove
Clarence Simon Sr
Abbeville
Bradley Bergeron
New Iberia
Parker
Hackberry Dome
Gulf Coast
Welcome Fall Welcomes Autumn Weather and School Bus Contract
The article notes clear crisp weather across the nation from the Rockies to the Great Lakes with lows in the 40s to 50s and highs in the 70s to 80s as autumn begins. Johnston City school bus drivers and the board of education reached a new contract agreement.
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Great Lakes
Plains
Midwest
Lake
Illinois
National Weather Service
Johnston City
Board of Education
Grand Jury Probes Petition Fraud Reaches Governor’s Office
A grand jury investigation into petition fraud expands to the governor’s office as Thompson aides who circulated tax lid petitions are subpoenaed. Page 9.
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Thompson
Opat proves himself at Ford plant after rejection
Anthony Opat, after a failed employment application to Ford, showed up at the plant and worked for three days before being discovered. The item also notes the Senate Finance Committee studying automatic tax increases and mentions Lockheed’s Watts experiment, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis football opener vs West Texas State, and St. Louis Cardinal pitcher John Urrea benefiting from a salt-free diet.
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Anthony Opat
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
West Texas State
ST. Louis Cardinal
John Urrea
Blind rescue pilot from White Mountains faces uncertain future
Lt Col Russell Tilton, a veteran Army National Guard air rescue officer famed for dozens of perilous Arctic and mountain rescues, was left nearly blind after a routine eye exam mix up. A bottle labeled ophthalmic solution contained Hemocult, ending his flying career and prompting a Guard investigation while colleagues express support and concern.
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White Mountains
Russell Tilton
Army National Guard
Tilton
Col
Leon Parker
Pease Air Force Base
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Concord, N.H
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