Two Congressmen Propose Four Date Presidential Primaries
Washington lawmakers John Ashbrook and Morris Udall drew support for a plan to limit presidential primaries to four dates, ban crossover voting, and require ballots and delegates to reflect broad support. The proposal would not create a nationwide primary. states could choose one of the four dates if they hold a primary, with proportional delegates for candidates exceeding 10 percent.
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Washington
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Morris Udall
Arizona
Udall
Bukovsky Urges Carter Rights Support at GWU
Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky urged backing President Carter for an active human rights policy abroad. He told a George Washington University audience that foreign pressure shapes the Soviet stance and warned against claims of worsened U.S.-Soviet ties. Bukovsky, 34, was freed last December in a Chile Corvalan exchange.
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Washington
Vladimir Bukovsky
Carter
White House
Bukovsky
George Washington University
Soviet Union
Luis Corvalan
Court orders breakup of same city newspaper and broadcast groups
federal appeals court orders FCC to break up cross owned newspaper and radio or television units in single communities unless public interest justifies keeping them together. ruling affects about 79 combos and bars future formations while allowing trades across cities under certain conditions.
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Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Communications Commission
Daniel Armstrong
FCC
FTC Lawyer Working To Cut Obsolete Rules
Washington AP says the Federal Trade Commission, led by Charles Slayman, will remove 27 archaic trade practice rules dating to 1931 covering corsets, steel bobby pins, milk caps, parking meters and more. The move aims to trim the CFR by 100 to 125 pages and streamline enforcement to modern, specific rules.
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Washington
Carter
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Charles Slayman
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Slayman
All-Volunteer Army Faces Trouble, Study Warns
A congressional study concludes the all volunteer force is in trouble and costly to sustain. Recruitment is short, attrition high, and reserves under strength as 18 year olds decline and civilian pay rises. King urged exploring options including national service and a more comprehensive draft alternative.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
William King
University of Pittsburgh
Senate Budget Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services
King
Carter
Pentagon
New York Faces Bankruptcy Crisis in Cash Struggle
New York City confronts its worst financial threat since a 1 billion lawsuit lost last November, triggering a three year moratorium that now demands payment. Banks unions and President Carter clash as negotiations end and no party yields.
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New York
New York City
Carter
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