Ethics panel says four current congressmen face charges in Korean affair
The House Ethics Committee said it has reason to believe four members committed ethics violations over ties to South Korean businessman Tongsun Park who allegedly tried to buy influence. Two former members are suspected of perjury. Public hearings may follow with possible punishment up to expulsion.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Nick Galifianakis
D-N.c
John Rarick
D-La
Tongsun Park
U.S
Park
Seoul
Thomas O'Neill
O’neill
John McFall
California
Edward Roybal
D-Calif
Edward Patten
D-N.j
New Jersey
Middlesex County
Leon Jaworski
House
Justice Department
Carter urges extension of ERA ratification deadline
President Carter asks Congress to extend the March 22 deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment, calling the seven year limit an unnecessary obstacle. He sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging action and suggesting three more states might ratify by the deadline.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Senate votes to keep Gartner on Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Senate rejected President Carter’s bid to remove David Gartner from the CFTC by a two to one margin. Gartner, a Humphrey aide, was confirmed last May after Carter nominated him. Carter had urged resignation following disclosures that a leading agricultural businessman had given Gartner's children stock for education trusts. The 69 to 23 vote on tabling an amendment to a new charter was treated as a roll call on Gartner's nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
David Gartner
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Gartner
The
Trading Commission
Tax audit and SS chief shakeup linked to federal agencies
Sen. Herman E. Talmadge confirms IRS will audit his 1975 and 1977 federal returns amid reports of irregularities in his finances and campaign funds. Hale Champion is slated to become Social Security commissioner, with Don Wortman likely to stay as deputy.
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Washington
Herman E. Talmadge
Internal Revenue Service
Georgia Democrat
IRS
Talmadge
Washington Star
Hale Champion
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Champion
HEW
Don Wortman
Bruce Cardwell
Associated Press
Court orders new trial for DC jail escape trio
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that fleeing prisoners were entitled to a new trial. The court held the trial judge misinstructed on escape definitions and excluded relevant evidence, affecting a August 1976 jail break near Washington.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Pentagon study echoes wartime complaints about civilian role
A Pentagon analysis parallels generals and admirals who argued during Vietnam that Washington officials were too involved in day to day military decisions. The report highlights concerns about direct civilian control and its impact on operational autonomy.
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Washington
Pentagon
Study urges Washington to scrutinize war planning after air war
The report released Wednesday argues Washington was overly involved in operational details of the North air war. It warns that if the United States faces a protracted conflict again, its basic premises strategy and tactics must undergo rigorous analysis in Washington.
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Washington
North
U.S
Obscenity Convictions Reversed in Tennessee Trial
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed obscenity convictions for 11 people and four companies linked to the Tennessee screening of Deep Throat. The panel ordered a retrial after finding the trial court erred by instructing jurors to consider children among the offended community standards.
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Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee
Deep Throat
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
U S to Sell India Enriched Uranium for Tarapur Plant
The United States will supply India about 8.4 tons of enriched uranium for Tarapur, despite opposition arguing against fuel without full international safeguards. The House approved the measure 227 to 181.
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Washington
United States
India
Tarapur
U.S
House
Births and incidents listed in regional notices
National Weather Service forecast noted along with births at multiple addresses including Mercy and Washington DC. Also timelines of emergency calls list accidents and medical incidents at various streets and neighborhoods, with dates July 8 to July 12 and locations in Hiawatha Davenport and Manchester.
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Washington, D.C
John Mertens
Mertens
Abbott Lipsky
Cottage Grove Ave
Landstuehl
West Germany
Michael Ramsey
Mr. Ramsey
Leland Ramsey
Clover Drive
Ramsey
Frank Dvorak
26Th Ave
Bertha Dvorak
Davenport
Manchester
Gary Merkel
Weiner, Ark
Merkel
Neil Luettjohann
41St St
Lester Merkel
29Th St
Corrine Davy
Albert Lea, Minn
Weather Summary and River Readings for Local Area
Wind at 10 a.m. NW 13 mph. Sunrise Friday 5 43, sunset 74 at 4. High 93, low 62 a year ago. Extended forecast mild Saturday to Monday with a chance of showers statewide. highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Mississippi River stages show several locations rising or falling. Dubuque and Davenport reported rises, others steady or with small changes.
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LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
Anchorage
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarc Mols.ie
Chicago
Boston
Nashvil N
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
C.escrisee
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux Falls
Cavssio
Pere
Miller defends Fed and urges spending cuts
Fed Chair G. William Miller told the House Budget Committee that inflation remains a serious problem and calls for cutting federal spending while boosting business tax incentives. He warned high deficits threaten long term growth, urged trimming outdated programs, and suggested deferring the minimum wage increase due Jan 1, 1979.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
G. William Miller
Autonomous
Central Bank
House Budget Committee
Miller
Federal Reserve
Two arrested in Boston pub killings
Two men, William Seradi of Lynn and Robert Italiano of Everett, were arrested on charges tied to the June 28 execution style killings at the Blackfriars pub in Boston. Police say a sawed off shotgun and a .25 caliber pistol were used. Dwyer said the arrests involved 50 officers and that the case is linked to money and drugs.
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Blackfriars
Boston
Dwyer
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail and notes AP news dispatch rights for republication.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Democratic Organization
Charles Wilson
Wilson
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28Th Avenue
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Faschl
Austria
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Ezer Weizman
Sadat
Weizman
Middle East
Mohammed Gamassy
United Nations
South-West Africa
Namibia
South Africa
U.N. Security Council
U.N
National Weather Service
Joseph Byrd
Ave. NW
James Arnold
St. NE
James Loughren
Masonville
St. Luke's
Thomas W. Dvorak
Bever Ave
Larry J. Peden
Larry Drive
David D. Krumm
Center Point
Dennis W. Wilcox
Central City
Ted D. Martin
Daws Road
Hiawatha
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First Avenue
Fifth Ave
J St
Maple Drive
First Ave
10Th St
G Ave
J Ave
Ohio St
Vernon Drive
D Ave
Denver
Dallas
New Orleans
Ohio-Tennessee
mid-Atlantic States
At &4
Coralville Lake
Travelers
Fed
Henry Brooks Adams
Gazette
Bill Malloy
Diamond Store
Malloy Jewelers
Second Ave. SE
Chuck Cebuhar
Mike Earley
Rich Rheinschmidt
Linda Larson
Donna McGlynn
United State Bank
16Th Ave. S.W
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