House Appropriations panel backs Carter draft plan
The House Appropriations Committee approved 13.3 million dollars to fund nationwide draft registration for 4 million men aged 19 and 20, reversing a prior cut and paving a path for full House vote next Tuesday. President Carter supporters argue registration shows resolve against the Soviet threat.
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D-Mass
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D-Miss
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Crane exits GOP race to back Reagan in 1980
Rep. Philip Crane of Illinois withdraws from the presidential race after poor primary results and pledges to actively support Ronald Reagan. Crane says the Republican field has a mainstream conservative winner and vows to fight for conservative principles as a backer of Reagan.
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Illinois
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Wilson cleared on major charges but faces actions
Rep Charles H Wilson of California was found to have violated rules by converting campaign funds and taking cash gifts from a donor with legislative interests. The ethics panel cleared him of the charges that gifts influenced duties and payroll placement, and dropped a claim he lied under oath.
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Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
House
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Detroit Mayor Proposes 670 Police Layoffs Amid Deficit
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young calls for 670 police layoffs starting September 5 to close a 56 million dollar deficit. He warns the move could spark retaliatory strikes during the Republican National Convention and that crime may rise as a result.
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Liberian soldiers fail coup attempt and arrests reported
In Monrovia Liberian forces tried to overthrow Master Sgt. Samuel K. Doe, but most were rounded up. Dozens were detained as officials alleged an assassination plot against the new Camp Jackson commander on April 19, the date tied to disputed presidential voting.
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Sierre Leone
Samuel K. Doe
Monrovia
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William Tolbert
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Guerrillas hold U.S. envoy among 20 captives in Colombia
Guerrillas of the Movement 19 continue to hold U.S. Ambassador Diego Ascencio and 19 others in Colombia for nearly two months. They say they will free three more hostages on Saturday, but negotiations on the remaining captives appear at a standstill.
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Luis Leonardo Pierre
Angelo Acerbi
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Third exile group complains of harassment at arrival
A third planeload of 157 Cuban refugees arrived from Havana, reporting heckling, mobbing and robbed belongings by Fidel Castro supporters. A fourth flight of similar size was expected, with about 9,700 still awaiting departure from Cuba.
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