House Demos debate ethics issues secretly
Washington, UPI. House Democrats voted to discuss in secret actions regarding members censured or indicted. The caucus considered five proposals to curb powers of troubled members as Diggs, Flood and others faced inquiries. The session followed earlier rule changes affecting committee chair powers and spending controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Party
Congress
Peter Kostmayer
D-Pa
Fortney Stark
D-Calif
Henry Waxman
Thomas O'Neill
Charles Diggs
D-Mich
House International Relations Committee
Africa
House
Daniel Flood
Diggs
Flood
California
John McFall
Edward Roybal
Charles Wilson
Tongsun Park
McFall
Postal deficit shrinks despite ongoing losses
The Postal Service reports its seventh annual deficit since creation, posting 379.4 million dollars for the year ending October, down from 688 million last year and 1.2 billion the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Service
Post Office Department
California firm debuts non nicotine cocoa leaf cigarette Free
International Brands Inc. chairman Lee Danna announced distribution of Free, a cocoa bean outer layer cigarette substitute. He said the non tobacco product will cost about the same as regular cigarettes and carry no Surgeon General warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lee Danna
International Brands Inc
Los Gatos
General George Brown Dies at 60 in Maryland
Gen George Brown retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died of cancer at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland He was 60 and had served as military assistant to the secretary of defense from 1959 to 1963 and later commanded the U S air war in Vietnam under the Johnson administration His controversial remarks about Jews drew national outcry and calls for his firing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Andrews Air Force Base
Secretary of Defense
Vietnam
Sub theft trial delayed in submarine plot case
UPI reports the trial of Edward Mendenhall and James Cosgrove on charges of plotting to steal the USS Trepang was postponed indefinitely as prosecutors weigh reducing charges from conspiracy against the United States to attempted wire fraud. The defendants deny any hijack intent and say the plan sought only $300,000 from a businessman.
Spain votes in historic constitution referendum
Spaniards vote on a new constitution as 120000 police patrol streets to deter Basque and other disruptors. More than 25 million are eligible. four major parties back the charter and polls show about 75 percent support it amid Basque tension after ETA killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
ETA
NATO approves U S radar system for warning advantage
NATO defense ministers in Brussels formally approved an American airborne radar warning system costing about 1.8 billion dollars. The program aims to add about a half hour of warning time against a potential Russian sneak attack, with officials saying doubts were overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
NATO
Russia
Kennedy and Carter avert health insurance clash
UPI reports Senator Edward Kennedy and President Carter reached a tentative agreement on wording for endorsing the national health insurance plan at the upcoming Democratic mid term convention. But Kennedy's aide says they remain divided on the plan type Congress should enact and the rift is not resolved. The piece recalls a 1975 Senate action authorizing a $2.3 billion emergency loan to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Carter
Kennedy
Tary
Tom Southwick
Congress
Southwick
U.S. Senate
New York City
Carter Reaffirms Human Rights Stand Worldwide
President Carter declared no force on earth can alter the U S human rights policy. He pledged to speak out against violations, tying aid and relations to nations following a democratic path and stressing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a universal standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
United States
White House
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
House Demos
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keoku
Mercy
John Dolphin
Sprucewood Drive
St. Luke's
John Berry
Culver Drive
Daryl Austin
D St
Kenneth Allers Jr
30Th St
Gregory Rogge
Pineview Drive
Pat Borschel
Willowood Ave
Marion
Michael Elmore
East Clark St
Hiawatha
Joseph Jilovec
Mechanicsville
Theresa DeWolfe
15Th St. SE
Timothy J. Goode
Dolores S. Woodcock
Cedar Rapids
Terry N. Trimpe
Mount Vernon
Karen L. Nosek
Mary Evelyn
Edward D. Holliday
Donna J. and
Ross Edward Athey
Highway 30
Sixth Street
35Th St
Second St
Town and Country Shopping Center
Cheyenne Road
Ridgeview Drive
Seventh Ave
Sixth St
First Ave
National Weather Service
Seattle
Denver
Atlanta
UPS Weather Forecast
Central Plains
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lakes
Coralville Lake
Anchorage
L.A
Bismarck
Miami
Boston
Nashville
Chicago
New York
Orlean
Cincinnati
Duluth
Phoenix
Des Moines
Honolulu
Houston
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
C.R. Weather
St. Paul
Omaha
St. Louis
Gen. Brown
Fukuda
Tokyo
Takeo Fukuda
Liberal- Democratic Party
Masayoshi Ohira
Ohira
LDP
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Europe
Norway
Turkey
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
1St Ave
United Air Lines
Oahu
Kauai
Maui
Hawaii
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Naniloa Surf
Travel and Transport, Inc
Undale Mall
P.O
Iowa
Dial
Dial Finance
S.E
Bed & Bath
2Nd Ave. S.E
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!