Watson Jr as Ambassador to Moscow Signals Trade-Focused Shift
President Carter reportedly plans to name Thomas J. Watson Jr. IBM former head and son of IBM founder to succeed Malcolm Toon as ambassador to the Soviet Union. Watson, 65, does not speak Russian and is not a Soviet affairs specialist, but could be welcomed by Russians for promoting trade. Toon is seen as a hard-liner and expected to leave Moscow this summer.
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Vienna
Austria
Carter
Soviet Union
State Department
Thomas J. Watson Jr
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
Malcolm Toon
Cyrus R. Vance
Watson
U.S
Toon
Moscow Post
Uniroyal URW Tentative Three Year Contract Agreement
Uniroyal and United Rubber Workers reached a tentative three year contract after a late night session in Akron. URW officials say the pact surpasses the Goodrich settlement in value though financial details remain undisclosed.
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Akron, Ohio
Uniroyal
United Rubber Workers
URW
Janis Froelich
Union
B.F. Goodrich
Washington
Froelich
Goodrich
Peter Bommarito
Carter
Tulsa driver puzzled by asphalt under car during road work
In Tulsa a motorist faced an odd situation as a paving crew found a car under a fresh 2 inch asphalt layer. Police ticketed the vehicle for illegal posting but could not tow it due to it being improperly parked for hours. A worker moved the car after it started, leaving questions about the unusual incident.
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Tulsa
Okla
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