US pledges hard line at Belgrade on Soviet human rights
At the Belgrade conference the United States vows to press concrete cases of human rights abuses and violations of the Helsinki Accords. Arthur Goldberg, leading the U S delegation, says the push will target Soviet practices while framing the discussion around rule of law and civil freedoms.
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Dayan backs peace talks paper to cabinet
Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan returns to Israel to urge Cabinet approval of a Geneva peace talks working paper. He reiterates Israel will not sit with the PLO and favors talks with West Bank Palestinians within a Jordanian framework and Gazans within an Egyptian framework if Egypt consents.
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Soviet influence argued in Senate canal treaty hearings
Adm. Thomas Moorer warned of Soviet and Cuban influence in Panama if the canal treaties are ratified. Adm. Elmo Zumwalt countered that Soviet presence would grow only if the treaties fail. Hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee explored the canal accords set to transfer the waterway to Panama by 2000.
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New Orleans Teamsters defy ILA strike at port
In New Orleans Teamsters refuse to honor an ILA strike, driving trucks through picket lines as three dozen ships wait. ILA members and locals press for a citywide stoppage while national leaders push a broader container ship focus. Economists warn the stoppage risks millions in losses daily across the local economy.
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FBI Director-designate Johnson delayed by surgery complications
FBI Director-designate Frank Johnson Jr faced bed rest after postoperative swelling from a stomach aneurysm surgery in Houston. Doctors said he overdid his recovery and will rest several days, with Senate confirmation hearings postponed to January. Johnson, 58, known for desegregation rulings in Alabama, remains in good overall health.
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Martha Mitchell Might Have Averted Watergate
Noted forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jonas B. Kobitscher argues Martha Mitchell could have exposed Watergate but was forcibly restrained and labeled mentally ill. He cites abuse of psychiatry in political power struggles, referencing Nixon era, Helen Thomas, and cases of other leaders, urging protection of individual rights amid mental illness allegations.
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Congress moves to ban child pornography nationwide
Senate approves bill outlawing production sale and distribution of kidporn and proscribing coercing or enticing minors across state lines for prostitution. debate centers on scope including interstate trafficking of boys 18 and under and distribution of explicit material involving youths.
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Civil Rights Commission backs affirmative action in professional schools
The U S Civil Rights Commission endorsed numerically based admissions in professional schools on the eve of the Bakke case hearing. It linked affirmative action in education to employment remedies, noting expanded slots but that most new opportunities favored white applicants.
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Tibetan Tribute Trumpet From Father’s Thighbone
A Tibetan craftsman honors his deceased father by carving a ceremonial trumpet from the thighbone, a revered but controversial tradition reflecting ancestral veneration and ritual sound offerings.
First Lady calls for Caribbean development aid coordination
First Lady Rosalynn Carter urged a Caribbean regional development approach at the 18th Annual UPI Editors and Publishers Conference in Dorado Puerto Rico. She proposed a group including all interested nations and institutions to coordinate aid, noting Cuba would likely be excluded and highlighting existing programs from the United States Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago Canada Britain France the Netherlands and Mexico.
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Governor calls for Puerto Rico statehood at press conference
Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo urged Puerto Rico to seek statehood, accusing the commonwealth of a semi colonial status and demanding full rights. He stated the island would accept gradual taxation while preserving its Spanish language heritage and sought editor support to shift a negative mainland image. The address opened the United Press International Editors and Publishers Conference near San Juan with First Lady Rosalynn Carter slated to speak.
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