First votes seen in Panama Canal treaty battle this week
Senate debate resumes after a recess with focus on two Panama Canal treaties and the energy price control stalemate. secret session planned to discuss drug trafficking allegations involving Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos as U S officials report possible surrender of his brother. Carter shifts campaign to Delaware aiding Sen Biden’s bid for a second term.
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Energy Conference Committee
Philip Sharp
D-Ind
Omar Torrijos
Drug Enforcement Administration
Senate Intelligence Committee
U.S
Torrijos
United States
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Panama
Carter
Rhode Island
Delaware
Wilmington
Sen
Joseph Biden
Biden
Tentative P M Pact Could Break Coal Strike Impasse
United Mine Workers have reached a tentative contract with Pittsburg and Midway Coal Co. Gulf Oil unit P M awaits union approval to allow production. The deal aims to raise wages to 10.80 an hour over three years and cover health and pension benefits. Carter plans to brief Congress on definitive action to end the 77 day strike.
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United Mine Workers Union
Carter
Congress
Administration
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Co
P&m
Gulf Oil Corp
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
UMW
Merlin Breaux
Gulf Oil
Union
City Cutbacks Ordered for Winchester Departments
City Manager Wendell Seldon issues a mandatory 30 percent energy cutback across all Winchester departments unless the governor orders different measures. Departments must submit written reduction plans by tomorrow and limit outdoor lighting, while Fire Chief Dailey plans additional staffing in fire houses during outages. The SCC urges residents to conserve, urging 68 degree thermostats and reduced nonessential lighting.
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Winchester
Wendell Seldon
Chamber of Commerce
Seldon
Dalton
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Gene Dailey
Dailey
Egyptian commandos to be released in Cyprus dispute over assailants
Cypriot government says surviving Egyptian commandos will be released and return home with arms. Arab killers of Cairo editor Youseff el Sebaei will be tried by Cypriot not Egyptian courts, with two terrorists identified as Samir Mohamed Qatar and Zayed Hosni Ahmed Alali facing murder charges.
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Youssef el-Sebaei
Larnaca
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Ibrahim Kamel
West Germany
Spyros Kyprianou
Benjamin
Kamel
Bonn
Germany
Kyprianou
Middle East
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Youseff el-Sebaei
Nicosia Hilton
West Virginia horse racing hits winter troubles
Area News reports a difficult winter for the nearby West Virginia horse racing industry with details and photos on the area page. The piece notes ongoing issues affecting the sector and previews related coverage.
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Richmond
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