Congress curbs FTC consumer protection powers
Congress and the Senate voted to curb the FTCs ability to regulate business practices including proposed rules on television advertising to children. The 77 13 Senate vote halts the ad regulation plan and limits agency actions while President Carter cautions against overreach in conference talks with the House. Peggy Charren criticizes the move as pro industry and harmful to children's welfare.
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Miller repeats denial on 1978 testimony and Textron payoff suit
Treasury Secretary G William Miller defended his 1978 testimony saying he knew of no improper payments by his former employer Textron. The SEC suit claims 5.4 million paid to foreign officials to win business between 1971 and 1978.
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Federal Reserve Board
Flood Competent for Retrial in Bribery Case
UPI reports aging former Rep. Daniel Flood is deemed competent for a bribery retrial by U.S. District Judge Oliver Gasch after five days of hearings. Flood, 76, testified that he understands the charges and can assist his defense, with the judge noting his ability to spot discrepancies between testimony and his own understanding. Separate AP item notes Sen. Robert Packwood endorsing Sen. Howard Baker for the Republican presidential nomination, praising Baker’s Washington savvy and ability to unite Republicans.
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Howard
Packwood
Turkana tribesman charged in Joy Adamson murder case
Paul Nakware Ekai, 23, a former worker for conservationist Joy Adamson, faces murder charges in Nyeri Kenya. A friend said the act may be a revenge killing after an argument at Adamson's camp near Mount Kenya. Ekai appeared in court for a preliminary hearing and remains in custody awaiting further investigation and a February 20 court date.
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Ekai
Patrick O’connor
Nyeri
Viet Nam Holds Sweep in Government Housecleaning
A sweeping government housecleaning announced in Bangkok by Vietnam aims to remove aging and inefficient officials. The plan signals a broad reshuffling in Indochina governance with De- named as the most prominent replacement.
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Police raid shuts down drug storefronts in Manhattan
A vast NYPD operation shut four Lower East Side tenements serving as a $250000 daily drug market. Fifty seven arrests left about 30 families homeless as officers seized heroin, cocaine, weapons and cash. The raid disrupted a 15-site operation feeding up to 500 buyers hourly across 15 hours daily.
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Iwo Jima
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Bush defends 106000 Nixon fund donation not illegal
Republican candidate George Bush says he is clean and that receiving 106000 dollars from a secret Nixon White House fund in 1970 did not violate laws. He notes the money was reported at the time and later reviewed by Leon Jaworski and Texas officials. Bush campaigns across New Hampshire ahead of the February 26 primary and draws large crowds.
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