El Niño Winter Storm Drenches U.S. East and Plains
A major rainstorm drenched New York metropolitan area while the Rockies drove a first-season snow, with New Mexico mountains seeing up to two feet of accumulation and southern Colorado about six inches. Snow also affected Kansas Nebraska and Wyoming as the nation grapples with hazardous winter weather.
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Free-for-all air competition pitched for North Atlantic routes
Madrid Spain UPI Knut Hammarskjold head of the International Air Transport Association proposes a one month period of unrestricted competition among airlines on lucrative North Atlantic routes to counter a real mess created by government regulation of fares between Europe and North America.
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Congress Ruling on Social Security Prompts Fairness Question
The Supreme Court says Congress can set broad Social Security rules even if some cases face hardship. Justice John Paul Stevens warned during an opinion about secondary beneficiaries who marry and the potential unfair outcomes under such sweeping legislation.
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Security moves spike after hijack fears in 1970s era
United Press International reports West Germany halting flights to Algeria and Japan adopting strict security controls to deter hijackings. Lufthansa Bonn cancels Frankfurt to Algiers services as Algeria blocks police passenger checks. In Washington, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee debates a Panama Canal mission, with Burd Voedey leading six undecided Democrats to meet Gen Omar Torrijos while Sen. Sarbanes joins the delegation.
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Klan presence on Camp Pendleton Marines exposed a year ago
At Camp Pendleton a year ago a fight in a barracks revealed a KKK den among white Marines and a race driven assault by black Marines against the group they believed were KKK. Eleven defendants faced convictions or pleas on conspiracy and assault with penalties up to six months and fines.
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Brillig Yacht Crew Held on Drug Transport Suspicions
Three Americans aboard the Brillig yacht are detained in Saigon on drug transport suspicions after a South China Sea incident last month. Cornelia Ann Dellenbaugh, 28, owner, and crewmen Charles Affel, 30, and Leland Dickerman, 28, were named by travelers from South Vietnam. Vietnamese officials reportedly view trespass as minor but drug possession as serious.
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Byrne and Dalton win from behind in off year races
Democratic Gov Brendan Byrne won a second term in New Jersey as he and Republican Lt Gov John Dalton captured narrow leads. Virginia chose millionaire Republican John Dalton as governor and New York City backed Rep Ed Koch over Mario Cuomo. National impact was seen as minimal with Carter’s campaigns having little influence.
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Nixon tapes in dispute as networks seek broadcast release
Lawyers for networks and Warner urge Supreme Court to permit public access to Watergate tapes used in the 1974 trial. Nixon lawyers warn copies could embarrass him and cause mental anguish, arguing tapes should be used only for criminal trial purposes.
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