Treaties Signed Amid Strong Opposition In 2000
President Carter signed treaties relinquishing the Panama Canal in the year 2000 but called it treason and rallied to the battle cry We built it, we bought it, we own it, drawing strong opposition from critics.
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Washington
UPI
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Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos
Teddy Roosevelt
Panama
Mickey Okla
Capitol
Sol Linowitz
Bert Lance
Wisconsin judge ousted in recall election
Dane County voters recalled Judge Archie Simonson in a six way recall race after his controversial remarks on a boy charged with sexual assault. Maria Krueger, 33, was the only woman in the field. Simonson said he would resume private law practice and defended his remarks as within the same context. The recall followed a May 2 sentencing in a case involving three youths.
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Archie Simonson
Maria Krueger
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West High School
West Germany Concedes to Part of Baader Meinhof Demands
Bonn confirms it will meet two unspecified demands by the Red Army Faction kidnappers of industrialist Sieglinde Schleyer while withholding decision on freeing 11 imprisoned terrorists. The letter reportedly referenced by authorities mentions Baader and a plan to release leaders, pay bounties, and fly them out of the country.
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West Germany
UPI
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Baader- Meinhoff Gang
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Federal Police Office
Liddy Leaves Danbury Prison Silent After Release
G Gordon Liddy walked out of Danbury Federal Prison on first day of freedom after 52½ months, carrying a few boxes and remaining silent to reporters. His wife Frances drove him away toward their Maryland home as authorities note he is now officially a pauper after being pardoned by President Carter. Liddy’s refusal to testify or cooperate with Watergate investigations extended his time in prison.
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UPI
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Washington
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Oxon Hill
John Dean
Senate
House
CIA
Williamsport
U.S
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E. Howard Hunt
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Congress Faces Party Split Over 1978 Budget and Energy Plan
Congress returns to work after recess as House Republicans attack the 1978 federal budget claiming higher taxes for Americans. The debate centers on energy policy with a Senate committee hearing witnesses urging no federal rate controls for utilities. A coal bill advances while a vote on extending natural gas price controls remains uncertain.
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Washington
Waterbury man indicted in eight child killings
Lorne Acquin, 27, a roofer, was indicted for slayings of a mother and eight children beaten and burned to death in Connecticut’s worst mass murder. After seven hours of testimony, a nine by nine grand jury returned the indictment in Waterbury. Acquin, held on 250000 bond, sat emotionless as the clerk read the charge. His attorney said he will plead innocent at the next Waterbury Superior Court hearing.
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UPI
Lorne Acquin
Connecticut
Acquin
Francis Butler
Waterbury Superior Court
John Williams
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