GE Layoffs Continue After PAVE PAWS Bid Ruling
GE Electronics Defense Systems will extend weekly layoffs as the protest against the PAVE PAWS radar contract award remains unresolved. About 300 to 400 local workers will be affected as some are laid off or transferred while others stay on salary under income extension pending the final decision. The $80 million contract was awarded to Raytheon, and GE bid about $6 million lower.
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General Electric
Electronics Defense Systems Department
Air Force
Raytheon Co
Massachusetts
ESD
Raytheon
Kissinger Ends Africa Peace Mission With Hope
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger wraps up a 10 day Africa peace shuttle and departs for London with a warm feeling and sense of hope. He met Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta in Nakuru to seek support for peace proposals on Rhodesia and Southwest Africa. Kenya reaffirmed pro Western ties as Kissinger received a traditional dance display and artifacts before leaving.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
Rhodesia
Kissinger
London
Crete
Jomo Kenyatta
Nakuru
Kenyatta
America
Snow hit Whiteface Mountain ushers autumn start
Four inches of snow blanketed Whiteface Mountain in northern New York as autumn began. Forecasters predict 30s overnight with frost in the central Southern Tier, Adirondacks, and St. Lawrence Valley. Hancock Airport’s weatherman notes a 40 percent chance of showers tonight, then clearing with a low near 40. Tomorrow, partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the mid 50s and a 20 percent rain chance.
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Whiteface
New York
Southen Tier
Adirondacks
St. Lawrence Valley
Hancock
First Swine Flu Vaccine Shipment Heads to States
The first batch of swine flu vaccine for a nationwide immunization drive has been dispatched from West Point Pennsylvania and should reach U S states in about three days. Some people are already planning for next summer while others recall last summer's delays.
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West Point, Pa
Tanker derailment at Martisco spurs cleanup and precautions
A propane tanker derailed near Martisco causing track damage and a brief power cut. Crews from ConRail and local firms cleared the 500 foot washout while L P Transportation siphoned propane to a tank truck for Auburn Tex Gas. Firefighters vigil kept the scene safe overnight with monitors training on the tanker.
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Martisco
Winters Railroad Service of
North Holland
Erie County
L. P. Transportation Company
Watkins Glen
DeWitt Con-Rail
Camillus
Marcellus
Fairmount
Penn Central
Wallace Rockwell
Rockwell
Martisco Road
Nine Mile Creek
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Increase in thefts raises crime rate
The FBI reports theft up 11 percent while violent crimes fall 6 percent in the first six months of 1976, lifting the national crime rate 3 percent from 1975. Syracuse total serious crimes rose to 6,383, with burglary and larceny driving most increases.
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Margaret Gentry Washington
U.S
FBI
Edward H. Levi
Syracuse
Ford Carter debate pits two rivals in landmark 1976 clash
President Ford and Jimmy Carter prepare for the first presidential campaign debate seen as pivotal to the Bicentennial election. Carter will face the coin toss for the first question, Ford the last answer, with a 90 minute domestic issues focus and a potential huge TV audience.
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Clay F. Richards
United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Richard Nixon
Experts to judge Ford Carter debate with AP scorecard
Five university debate coaches will rate the Ford Carter debate for the Associated Press. A self scoring option lets readers compare their results with experts using a ballot prepared by James J. Unger of Georgetown. Panelists include O'Connor Parson Southworth Wade and others.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Herald-Journal
American Forensic Association
James J. Unger
Georgetown University
Unger
Harvard Law School
Barbara O'Connor
Department of Communications Studies
California State University
Sacramento
Dana Parson
University of Kansas
William Southworth
University of Redlands
Redlands
Calif
Far West
Melissa Maxcy Wade
Emory University
Atlanta
South
SCORECARD for evaluating a speaker across five criteria
This card assigns 1 to 5 points per category ANALYSIS REASONING EVIDENCE ORGANIZATION REFUTATION PRESENTATION. Each category rates relevance, logical steps, supporting data, clarity, counter-argument effectiveness, and delivery. Use 1 for Poor through 5 for Superior, reflecting performance in a structured, objective rubric.
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Carter
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