Carter cites Israeli settlements as obstacles to peace at news conference
President Carter called new West Bank settlements obstacles to a comprehensive Arab Israeli peace but said they can be overcome in negotiations. He praised Geneva talks groundwork and outlined parallel moves toward a nuclear test ban with the USSR and Britain. He urged cooling tensions and defended arms sales to Egypt, Sudan, and Somalia.
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Carter
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Jordan River
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Geneva
Mideast
Palestine Liberation Organzation
Israel
PLO
Middle East
Menahem Begin
Begin
Egypt
Sudan
Somalia
Patible
Senate
Libya
Congress
House
Department of Energy
Johnstown Devastation and Rebuilding After 1977 Flood
In Johnstown Pennsylvania residents face the massive task of rebuilding after the 1977 flood that killed 55, left 100 missing, and caused over 200 million dollars in damage. Marines and local authorities organized relief using helicopters to reach isolated areas while a major rescue effort unfolded at Bel-Air Shopping Center.
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Louis Hearrell
Bel-Air
Richland Township
Johnstown
Fractious Senate Cloture Vote Looms On Public Financing Bill
Democratic sponsors press for Friday cloture in a Senate battle over public funding of campaigns. Hatfield amendment widening financing to primaries fails 56 37, with backers hoping for 60 to end debate. Several key senators split, with several undecided or wavering. substantial party divisions and strategic votes shape the week ahead.
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Washington Star Syndicate
Washington
Senate
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Hatfield
Herman Talmadge
Sam Nunn
Georgia
John Stennis
James Eastland
Mississippi
James Allen
Alabama
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
Russell Long
Louisiana
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Jacob Javits
New York
James Pearson
Kansas
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Schweiker
George McGovern
South Dakota
Mund Muskie
Maine
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Charles Mathias
Maryland
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
John Chafee
Rhode Island
John Danforth
Missouri
John Heinz
Milton Young
North Dakota
Robert Stafford
Robert Morgan
Morgan
Bellman
Errant Kite Ignites Santa Barbara Fire Causing Massive Damage
A brush fire near Santa Barbara California started by an errant kite contacting a power line burned 740 acres, destroyed 250 homes and damaged 135 more, injuring 22. About 3000 residents fled as Gov. Brown declared a state of emergency and sent 500 National Guard troops to assist firefighters.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Dennis Orbus
U.S. Forest Service
Sycamore Canyon
Orbus
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Santa Ynez
California
Dist. Atty
Stanley Roden
Edmund Brown Jr
National Guard
Clarke County planners begin county administrator search
Preliminary planning for the county administrator post is underway in Clarke County with details on the Area News Page. A Clarke Compass feature takes a look at old houses in Clarke County, and the American Radio Relay League president is set to attend the annual Hamfest in town.
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Area News
Clarke Compass
American Radio Relay League
K-Mart
Abby
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Adidas
Wilkins Shoe
Bank of France
Paris
Dalton
Richmond
Henry Howell
Democratic Party
Howell
South Richmond
Democratic National Platform
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