Civiletti blocks release of FBI evidence to ethics panels
DOJ refuses to turn over FBI material on eight congress members amid a political corruption probe. Heymann warns indictments may come in 90 to 120 days with trials in four to six months. Heflin contemplates court action to force cooperation while noting risks to prosecutions and rights.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congressional Ethics Committees
FBI
Congress
Bureau
Philip Heymann
House Ethics Committee
Benjamin Civiletti
Heymann
Criminal Division
House
Justice
Ethics Committees
Cbs-Tv
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
Senate Ethics Committee
Heflin
Senate
Charles Bennett
D-Fla
Jury Asked to Sentence Gacy to Electric Chair
A Chicago jury trial for John W. Gacy Jr. is underway with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the serial killer of 33 boys and young men. Defense plans to pursue insanity as a verdict path as Judge Garippo cautions a lengthy six to eight week process. Meanwhile the White House indicates no final decision on registering women yet, with a probable announcement late this week.
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Chicago
John W. Gacy Jr
U.S
Louis B. Garippo
Cook County
Offshore rig capsizes in Gulf tow, 42 rescued
The Topper jackup rig towed to a new site capsized in 54 feet of water seven miles off Martagorda Peninsula after a tow line broke and the load shifted. All 42 aboard were rescued, with seven injured. Zapata Offshore Inc. of Houston owns the rig.
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Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Zapata Offshore Inc
Houston
Martagorda Peninsula
Carter to include women in draft registration says Zumwalt
Former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt reported that President Carter intends to include women in the draft registration. Zumwalt said Carter told him during a meeting last week of his decision and an announcement was to be made today.
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Richmond
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
Carter
Zumwalt
Military splits on women's draft in Senate hearing
The Navy and Air Force oppose including women in the draft registration program announced by President Carter while Army officials support registering women. All three services warn a strict 50-50 pool would complicate military missions. Carter has not stated whether he will push for female registration.
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Washington
Armed Services
Navy
Air Force
Senate
Carter
Army
Clifford Alexander
Communists Held by Right-Wing Group Then Freed in El Salvador
In San Salvador, three communist leaders from the Nationalist Democratic Union were kidnapped by the ultra right group Struggle Against Communism. The group threatened to execute them and burn the Spanish Embassy if LP-28 members did not withdraw within 24 hours, but the captives were released unharmed with no clear reason given.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
For
Struggle Against Communism
Mario Avinada Carranza
Nationalist Democratic Union
Communist Front Party
LP-28
Mugabe Eludes Grenade Attack as Violence Rises in Rhodesia
In Salisbury two hours after a rocket strike on a political associate, Marxist guerrilla Robert Mugabe escaped injury when a grenade exploded outside his home. Police arrested two black men whose names and affiliations were not known. Lord Soames issued a tough ordinance warning parties of penalties ahead of the Feb. 27-29 elections.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Robert Mugabe
Lord Soames
Mugabe
Bolshoi Dancers Defect to United States During Tokyo Tour
31 year old Mikhail Messerer and his 71 year old mother Soulamir defect from the Bolshoi in Tokyo seeking greater artistic freedom. They spent a night in Japanese custody and asked the U S embassy for entry to the United States.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
United States
Bolshoi Ballet
Mikhail Messerer
Bolshoi
Maya Plisetskaya
Soulamir Mikhailovna Messerer
Mikhail
Messegers
U.S
Alexander Godunov
John Ohta
Messerer
America
Foreign Ministry
Kremlin
Afghanistan
Andrei Sakharov
Japan
FTC bill could curb agency authority and invite veto
Senate debates a bill to curb FTC powers while President Carter backs pro consumer activity. The core dispute centers on a floor amendment allowing veto of FTC regulations by either house of Congress, which Carter and consumer groups deem unconstitutional.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Carter
Commission
Capitol Hill
House
Consumer Federation of America
White House
Senate Commerce Committee
Harrison H. Schmitt
R-N.m
House of Congress
Schmitt
Poland dissidents' verdicts upheld by appeals court
An appeals court in Warsaw upheld misdemeanor convictions of four men who helped organize a dissident led demonstration marking Poland’s 61st independence anniversary. They faced charges for unauthorized ceremonies and speeches with anti-Soviet overtones amid government scrutiny.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polityka
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American Institute of Family Relations
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