Britain Postpones Loan Installment Payments to 2002
London AP reports Britain postpones $175.8 million in installment payments under a 1957 financial agreement for 1964 loans. Chancellors James Callaghan says the move uses a deferment provision due to a severely adverse trade balance. US and Canada accept the decision. this is the third postponement since 1957.
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London
Britain
James Callaghan
House of Commons
United States
Canada
Pressure Mounts for U N Peacekeeping Dues Settlement
A 59 nation Asian African group urged the United States and Soviet Union to resolve the UN peacekeeping dues dispute. They push a rescue fund plan allowing Soviet bloc contributions without dropping the bloc’s stance on paying peacekeeping costs.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
General Assembly
Big Powers
Children’s Library Day Events At Handley Library
eS is set for tomorrow at Handley Library with events starting 10 a.m. Mrs William Watkins presents a puppet show and at 11 a.m Wayside Children’s Workshop stages Racketty Packetty House in the auditorium. Foreign doll display, free book drawing, for six years and up, refreshments served.
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Handley Library
William Watkins
Wayside Children’s Workshop
Racketty Packetty House
West Seeks New Path on German Unification Talks
In Washington the four foreign ministers of the United States Britain France and West Germany plan a renewed approach with the Soviets on German unification. Paris discussions touched on coordinating NATO nuclear policy and a broader reorganization to include British V-bombers and a U.S. Polaris fleet.
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West
Germany
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Dean Rusk
House
Robert
McNamara
Johnson
Paris
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
NATO
Two Convicted Spies Given Long Prison Terms
An American engineer John W. Butenko and Russian Igor Ivanov received lengthy sentences for conspiring to spy for Russia. Butenko got 30 years plus two five year terms. Ivanov received 20 years plus a five year term. Both men were also convicted of conspiring to violate foreign agent registration and Butenko of acting as an unregistered Soviet agent. They protested their innocence before sentencing.
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Newark
N.J
Russia
John W. Butenko
Igor Ivanov
Butenko
Soviet Union
Four Guardsmen Die In Tanker Plane Crash Near Dallas
At Greater Southwest International Airport a KC97 tanker crashed during a training approach in freezing weather. Four of 11 crewmen were killed, seven survived and were hospitalized in Dallas area hospitals. Dead are M. Sgt Roy Supert, M. Sgt Robert Weeks, T. Sgt Emil Trojacek, and S. Sgt Charles Elmore.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air National Guard
Greater Southwest International Airport
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
136Th
Hensley Field
Grand Prairie
Air Force
Roy R, Supert
Hurst
Robert E. Weeks
Arlington
Emil J. Trojacek
National Guard
Greater Southwest International
Saigon braces for weekend amid Buddhist burnings and Viet Cong threats
Saigon police prepare for possible weekend unrest as Buddhists threaten self immolation to revive protests against Premier Tran Van Huong. Viet Cong activity rises with rumors of planned burnings near the U S embassy as the National Front for Liberation in South Vietnam marks its fourth anniversary.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Tran van Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Front For the Liberation of
South Viet Nam
Saiegon
U.S
Severe cold grips nation with record lows and snow
A severe cold spell drives subzero temperatures from Washington to Wisconsin and Nebraska, with 15 states under cold-wave warnings. Freezing rain and heavy snow strain roads. Montana reports thousands in livestock losses as the National Guard clears snow. More than 200 sheep die in North Dakota blizzards. dramatic rescues occur near Flasher and Marmarth as residents face subzero dangers.
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Associated Press
Washington State
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Ohio
Delaware
New England
Kentucky
Great Lakes
Montana
National Guard
Miles City
Mont
Thursay
Shbelee
Butte
Wesstone
Near Zero Reading Forecast for Area
A cold wave pushes temperatures down to near zero tomorrow morning with a forecast low of two to five degrees. Snow is not expected for now and winds will ease through the day. Berryville reported 21 today, with highs in the 20s expected and a fair Sunday. The five day outlook shows average temperatures four to five degrees below normal and little or no precipitation.
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Toa
Mt Fruit Research Laboratory
Berryville
Montana
Robbins
Glendive
Kxgn- TV
Fifteen saved as nursing home fire claims sixteen lives
In Fountaintown Indiana a nursing home fire in bitter cold killed sixteen residents and left two inmates dead with two missing. Attendants and a nurse's aide evacuated thirteen patients, one critically burned, as firefighters and volunteers battled the blaze. The cause was not immediately known and rescue efforts continued.
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Fountaintown
Ind
Indiana
McGraw Nursing Cinie
Myrtle Donahue
Shelbyville
Paul Whittingston
American Soldier Flees to East Germany with Girl
West German police report a 20 year old U S Army private driver in civilian clothes and a girl crossing toward the Iron Curtain near Mansbach on Wednesday, entering Communist territory. U S Army confirms a private first class is missing pending family notification.
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Fulda
Germany
U. S Army
Iron Chain
Mansbach
Front sweeps Virginia with strong winds and 20 degree drop
A powerful weather front moved rapidly across Virginia bringing gusty winds and a sharp temperature fall. Rain fell ahead of the line as temperatures plummeted by about 20 degrees after the front's passage.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Ward
Ward Plaza
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Butler’s Packing House
Winchester
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T.V. Kresge
Anthony T. Augelli
S. Sgt
Charles W. Elmore
L of
N.D
Dickinson
Jerry Robbins
E. Germany
Poinsettia
Winchester Seed Co
Elms
Oleg Cassini and
van Raalte
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