Carter urges unity to advance platform for 1980 election
President Carter pressed Democrats to adopt a unified campaign platform offering realistic solutions for the poor and working people. He spoke to the platform committee outlining goals on defense, economy, foreign policy, ERA ratification, energy, farming supports, Middle East peace, and SALT II.
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Carter
Democratic National Convention
Stuart Bizenstat
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Peter Edelman
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
John Anderson
United States
Europe
Japan
Middle East
Afghanistan
Explosion in the Bronx Kills Infant in Gas Blast
Emergency medical staff and two NYPD officers removed a victim from rubble after a possible gas explosion in a Bronx building housing a dry cleaner and laundromat. A 9 month old girl died and 14 people were injured as Fire and heavy smoke followed the blast. Con Edison crews investigated strong gas odors in the area beforehand.
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New York Police Department
Bronx
Consolidated Edison
Mayors Back Carter Amid Debate at Conference
Mayors from across the nation voiced concern over unemployment and summer violence while at their annual convention. While supporting Carter publicly, they also endorsed Reagan and urged major federal relief to ease the recession affecting many cities.
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Seattle
Carter
Smoking low-tar cigarettes may not reduce health risks
Washington experts at a three day conference warned that switching to light or low-yield cigarettes may not lower heart and lung disease risk and could increase damage by deeper inhalation. They urged stronger warnings, especially for pregnancy, as Surgeon General Richmond reviews the 1966 stance and prepares the 1981 Congress report.
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Washington
Stern
Julius Richmond
Congress
Navy doctor Jean Cloutier sentenced for sexual assaults
Navy doctor Capt. Charles Cloutier received six months hard labor and a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to sexual assaults and related charges involving three women at the Naval Regional Medical Center. Cmdr. Philip Roberts ruled the sentence two days after the 45-year-old medical officer admitted indecent assault and related counts. he will retire from the Navy in August.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Navy
Charles Cloutier
Naval Regional Medical Center
Cmdr
Philip Roberts
Cloutier
California first spousal rape rulings set probation and jail
In Hayward a 25 year old man received three years probation and 30 days in jail after a guilty verdict under California spousal rape law. In Livermore a 23 year old San Ramon man got three years probation and 25 days community service for raping his estranged wife. Both rulings came Tuesday as the new law took effect January 1.
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Hayward
Calif
UPI
California
Livermore
San Ramon
Budget compromise edged toward 1981 spending plan
House and Senate negotiators ended a 12 day stalemate over defense and social spending and agreed to a $613.6 billion fiscal 1981 budget. They trimmed long term defense increases but left the $153.7 billion 1981 military portion intact amid doubts about balancing the accounts.
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House
Senate
Congress
House Eyes Revised Budget Package After Defeat
Lawmakers consider a revised health and domestic program package that restores 300 million dollars in domestic funding and drops outlays from the original compromise. The House planned a late day vote with Senate final approval as the next step.
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Carter
Senate
Hanoi doctor cites Agent Orange study on birth defects
A Hanoi physician says research shows children of North Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange have high birth defect rates. The study by Dr Ton That Tung was mailed to the Eau Claire Leader Telegram and translated by a UW Eau Claire professor for a medical journal submission.
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Viet Duc
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
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Agent Orange
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New York Builds Tax Break for Young Worm Sellers
The New York Legislature approved a bill exempting under 18 entrepreneurs from collecting sales tax on the first 600 dollars they earn yearly. The measure, already passed by the Senate, heads to Gov. Carey for signature. The bill arose after a 64 cent tax audit of 13 year old Jody Gerard who sold worms in Ulster County.
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Albany
N.Y
Jody Gerard
State Assembly
State Senate
Hugh Carey
Jody
Department of Taxation and Finance
Ulster County
Panel Severs Ties Over No Fat Diet Benefit Report
A consumer advisory panel in Washington says the National Academy of Sciences nutrition board erred in claiming no link between low fat diets and heart disease prevention. It accuses the board of change resistance and undisclosed industry ties among members and announces a break with the parent academy.
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Washington
UPI
National Academy of Sciences Nutrition Board
Philip Handler
Direct Action bombs Orly locker injuring seven workers
A bomb planted in a locker by the leftist Direct Action group exploded at Orly Airport injuring six cleaning women and one janitor, blowing apart a car exhibit. The group claimed responsibility, linking to the Red Brigades, as police noted the rarity of injuries in their attacks.
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UPI
Italy
Red Brigades
Orly
Direct Action
Iranian Foreign Minister Hopes Hostage Crisis Ends by July
Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh told NBC in Oslo he hopes the hostage crisis will be resolved next month or as soon as possible. He said a parliament file with hostages recommendations is being prepared and could be ready in weeks.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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Ghotbzadeh
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Socialist International
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Kreisky
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Cambodian rebels kill 150 on train
Cambodian rebels ambushed a crowded train near Srok Ek Romeas, 42 miles northwest of Phnom Penh, killing between 150 and 200 passengers. More than 200 were wounded, with many in serious condition, and hospitals in Phnom Penh and Kompong Chnang struggled to cope with the casualties.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Srok Ek Romeas
Khadafy orders halt to attacks amid Europe killings
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy urged a stop to his death squads roaming Europe after a ninth assassination, while warning Libyans abroad to return home or face revolutionary justice. The halt targets only killings of those not condemned by Libyan revolutionary courts.
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UPI
Muammar Khadafy
Italy
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