Paris frets over Abu Daoud release irking Israel
Israel denounces the Paris court decision to release Palestinian leader Abu Daoud calling it a surrender to Arab pressures. Foreign Minister Allon summons the French ambassador and hints at possible steps including recalling diplomats and revisiting extradition pacts. Relatives of Munich victims react with disgust at France.
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Yosef Romano
Shmuel Tamir
Convicted killer pins hopes for life on federal court
Texas killer Jerry Lane Jurek faces execution after Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused a stay. If federal relief is sought, the case could go to the 5th Circuit or Supreme Court. Jurek, 25, was sentenced to die for the 1973 murder of a 10 year old girl in Huntsville.
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Cuero
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Summers
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Supreme Court
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High Court
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Carter weighs lifting Cuban trade embargo early in Carter
Boston reporters say President elect Carter contemplates a partial lift within 100 days. He would consult the Senate Foreign Relations and House International Affairs committees before action. The plan would end the ban on sale of food and medicine to Cuba to spur reciprocal steps and exchanges.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
United States
Cuba
Boston Herald American
John P. Wallach
Erald
Washington
Senate Force Relations Committee
House International Affairs Committee
China
the Herald
Carter
Bell confirmation lone ripple in new cabinet pond
Washington reports muted opposition to Carter cabinet picks beyond Griffin Bell and W Michael Blumenthal. Senate hearings touched civil rights records as Bell defended past decisions and promised a vigorous civil rights division and a diverse judiciary as Vance Brown Bergland and Schultze faced questions and praise from committees.
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Supreme Court
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Georgia House
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Detroit
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Snort
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Cyrus Vance
Harold Brown
Robert Bergland
Charles Schultze
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Bergland
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gilmore Enjoys Brief Reunion As Execution Nears
Gary Gilmore after 13 days in solitary met with his brothers Frank and Mike in a one hour visit at Utah State Prison. Officials said he was cheered and in good spirits, facing execution by firing squad on Monday. a judge also allowed depositions from the widow of one victim.
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UPI
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Milwaukie
Ore
Gilmore
Bennie Bushnell
Provo
Ford urges melding of federal energy agencies into cabinet department
President Ford asks Congress to create a Cabinet level Department of Energy by absorbing the Federal Energy Administration Energy Research and Development Administration Federal Power Commission and two Interior Department bodies the Bureau of Mines and Rural Electrification. The plan shifts Energy Resources Council duties to the new department with a 7.2 billion budget and about 22 860 employees.
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UPI
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Energy Research and Development Administration
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Rural Electrification Administration
Energy
Carter
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Kuwaitis work multiple jobs to cope with inflation
Kuwaitis enjoy high per capita income yet inflation of over 150 percent in three years forces many to hold two or three jobs. An electrician moonlights as a handyman and private taxi, earning 865 dollars monthly, while rents and food rise sharply. Government plans to ban second jobs face weak support.
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Kuwait
UPI
Civil Service
Zarb pledges action if New England heating oil price tops limit
Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb told six New England senators he would take appropriate action if heating oil prices in the region exceed the FEA ceiling. The meeting, called by Senator Edward Kennedy, followed claims the limit was already surpassed, with further talks set to resolve data discrepancies.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Zarb
New England
Zarb
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harness Racing Methods Distinguish Trotting and Pacing
The article explains harness racing gait differences with trotters moving diagonally and pacers moving legs on one side in unison. It clarifies how each gait appears and functions during races.
Indigent women seek access to free abortions before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hears three appeals from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and St. Louis over whether states may deny free abortions to poor women. Justices clash with lawyers on moral and constitutional grounds as Pennsylvania and Connecticut defend funding only when doctors certify medical necessity.
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UPI
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Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Judd Crosby
Pittsburgh
Potter Stewart
Edmund Walsh
Walsh
Pew
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Stewart
Lucy Katz
Bridgeport
Conn
Norman J. Watkins
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