House weighs compromise voter registration plan
Washington plans move a compromise universal voter registration bill through the House this week. The plan would allow election day registration for federal races and drop the mandatory adoption for states, in a bid to win Republican support while possible with Democrats. The session also tackles a farm food stamp reform bill, defense funding, and energy legislation.
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Nation swelters as heat wave sparks fires and crowds
Firefighters battled brush and grass fires in the West while Ohio hosted a large country music festival nicknamed a redneck Woodstock. Heat waves pushed millions to East Coast beaches and drought-stricken Georgia hired a rainmaker to save crops. Utah saw a 1400 acre blaze in Ashley National Forest. 3 men died. In Missoula a 250-person evacuation occurred as 2000+ acres burned.
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Carter Won’t Appoint Prosecutor To Probe Korean Influence
Washington reports President Carter has no plans to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate charges of South Korean influence buying on Capitol Hill. Republicans and 25 Democratic lawmakers press for an independent probe as House Ethics Committee continues its inquiry.
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Policeman Collars Looter During New York Blackout
In Bushwick Brooklyn a policeman arrests a looter as a citywide blackout continues. About 3,700 people were arrested amid a record power outage across New York City. Today around 1,500 remain jailed awaiting court appearances.
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Chinese pilot defects says Peking favors production not revolution
Fan Yuan-yen, a former Mig-19 squadron leader now with Taiwan, says China under Mao shifted to production emphasis, ordering longer factory hours and new goals while he notes food shortages and strained living conditions. He recounts self criticism, regime changes, and the military’s altered focus from revolution to production.
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