Kennedy wins on issues in New York and Connecticut primaries
AP NBC polls show Kennedy trusted on policy and won key states as voters favored his positions on wage and price controls in New York and a nuclear moratorium in Connecticut. Jewish Democrats backed Kennedy heavily, while Carter trailed in trust ratings. Bush edged Reagan among Connecticut Republicans.
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Carter proposes budget cuts exceed previous target
White House spokesman Jody Powell said the Carter administration will seek budget cuts for the coming fiscal year that are significantly greater than 13 billion dollars, aligning more with a 16 billion dollar cut seen in Congress. Powell spoke after Carter told senators progress toward a balanced budget, but more work remains.
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Prison siege in Mexico ends with hostage deaths
A 30 hour siege at the Nuevo Leon State Penitentiary ended in a firefight as police stormed a prison cafeteria. Three inmates were killed, three hostages freed unharmed, one hostage died, and the prison warden was killed earlier. Lead inmate Carlos Lopez Atensio, a Cuban exile, claimed Bay of Pigs veteran status and was reportedly wanted in Fort Worth, Texas, for armed robbery.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Senate to limit spending cuts under 1981 budget plan
The Senate Budget Committee backs a 1981 federal spending plan with a possible partial freeze on Social Security taxes. The panel will limit deep spending cuts to fight inflation and rejected a Republican proposal to tie spending to the gross national product as a Democratic resolution to balance the budget advances 56 to 41.
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Muskie Proposes $613 Billion Budget Cap for FY Begun Oct 1
Senator Edmund S. Muskie, chairman of the Budget Committee, sponsors a Democratic plan to set a spending limit near $613 billion for the new fiscal year starting Oct 1. The proposal envisions roughly $16 billion in reductions from President Carter's January budget submission.
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Boeing Wins Missile Contract After Eight-Year Race
The Air Force named Boeing Aerospace Co. prime contractor for an air launched cruise missile project. After eight years of development and three years of competition with General Dynamics, the deal could total 1 to 2 billion dollars depending on production. A fleet of 3,400 missiles is planned for deployment from B 52 bombers with nuclear warheads to travel up to 1500 miles at low altitude to evade radar.
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Cedar Rapids School Board Seeks Judgment on Building Code
Twenty years ago the Cedar Rapids school board sought a judicial determination of its stance on the building code and school construction challenges.
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Cedar Rapids
Pope Plans May Visit to Six African Nations
Pope John Paul II announced a May pilgrimage to six African countries from May 2 to May 12. The tour covers Zaire now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Upper Volta now Burkina Faso, and the Ivory Coast. The announcement came at his weekly general audience in Vatican City with about 12,000 in attendance, marking his second African visit and fifth worldwide trip.
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Exiled Cuban links in Romero assassination in El Salvador
U S and church officials say a right wing Cuban exile may have murdered Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador firing a single shot from about 100 feet away through the chapel door. U S Ambassador White and church sources call the act an expert marksman job tied to Cuban exiles.
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British Olympic group votes against boycott
The British Olympic Association voted 15 of 20 federations to compete in Moscow. Prime Minister Thatcher urged a boycott, while the government urged athletes to stay away if they chose. The decision upset Carter’s drive for an inter national quarantine and kept Britain open to participation.
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