Senate moves on tax, energy plans amid mixed reception
President Carter faces a Senate vote on a 4.1 billion tax incentive bill while the House prepares a 35.9 billion weapons package. GOP tax cut push risks a veto. energy package due midweek with hearings to follow. Byrd warns welfare reform and tax reform delays.
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Vietnamese leader arrives in Paris for four day visit
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong lands in Paris on a four day official visit his first trip to the West since the 1950s Communist takeover. He is greeted by French Prime Minister Raymond Barre reviews a guard battalion and Vietnamese expatriates wave flags. Diplomats say no contact with US officials is planned. Meanwhile Congressional negotiators seek final action on a $4 billion public works jobs bill tied to the economic stimulus package amid water policy disputes.
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Ethiopia moves to break with U.S. closes agencies
Addis Ababa reports the expulsion of five U.S. agencies affects 300 Americans. The first group departed aboard a charter flight as Ethiopia acts to sever ties with U.S. missions.
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Zaire recaptures Mutshatsha and presses rebel areas
AZAP reports Mutshatsha, former Katanga headquarters, fell to Zairean and Moroccan forces under heavy pressure. They began mopping up and launched offensives against other rebel held localities as Mobutu visited the frontline. Rebels, mostly Katangese militiamen, fled to Angola in 1963.
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Oil experts delay cap on spewing North Sea rig
In Stavanger Norway Phillips Petroleum officials said no attempt would be made to cap the runaway B-14 Bravo rig until at least Tuesday. The well has released 4000 tons of sludge daily, with a large oil slick spreading toward Norway and Denmark. Two Houston fire experts joined Phillips crews to plan capping operations as weather worsens and a relief well could take up to two months if needed.
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NOW pledges militancy to win ERA at Detroit conference
NOW members closed their three day session at Cobo Hall with a pledge to use economic sanctions high visibility and militancy to secure ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Eleanor Smeal emphasized a multipronged strategy and economic security for homemakers as NOW enters its second decade.
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Surgeons blamed in 78 percent of preventable surgical deaths
A study by surgeons shows operations caused 78 percent of preventable complications or deaths in seven states with hospital and patient factors making up the rest. Postoperative care and diagnosis gaps followed technique as key issues. The House subcommittee plans to resume its probe this week amid criticism from medical groups.
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