Dominican vote counting halted amid reports of coup rumors
In Santo Domingo troops seized the National Electoral Commission headquarters and halted vote counting as leftist Antonio Guzman led incumbent Joaquin Balaguer by about 100000. Beauchamps denied a coup though reports said police chief Nivar Seijas ordered action. Balaguer urged a peaceful transition.
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Balaguer
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Neil Rafael Nivar Seijas
Guzman
Dominican Revolutionary Party
National Electoral Commission
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Texas clergyman elected United Presbyterians moderator
The Rev. William Lytle of San Antonio won the moderator post on the third ballot at the 190th General Assembly amid a heated debate on whether to ordain avowed homosexuals. His rivals opposed such ordination, while Lytle stayed neutral. The session also included discussion of plea bargaining and shifts in prison term lengths for violent, white collar, and drug offenses.
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United Presbyterians
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General Assembly
William Lytle
San Antonio
California
New York
Teresa White
Duarte Rotary Club Expelled For Admitting Women
Duarte California Rotary club faces expulsion from Rotary International after admitting women. President Dr Richard Key vows possible legal fight as Tokyo convention votes 1060 to 34 to uphold board decision. Affected chapter may challenge the ruling in court.
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Calif
Duarte Rotary Club
Rotary International
Richard Key
Tokyo
Duarte Club
House approves insulation safety standards bill
The House passed a bill establishing temporary federal safety standards for home insulation after complaints the CPSC was slow to act. President Carter urged action as homeowners insulate widely, tests showed some insulation burned easily and corroded pipes while federal standards were lacking.
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UPI
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Carter
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Alaska plea bargaining ban speeds trials and stiffens sentences
A three year Alaska study finds plea bargaining outlawed, leading to quicker trials and tougher sentences. State Attorney General Avrum Gross ordered the ban during a crime rise, with results showing intensified judicial action.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Avrum Gross
Ohio Supreme Court orders new trial in Ruppert mass murder case
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered a new trial for James Ruppert, who was convicted in Butler County in July 1975 of 11 counts of aggravated murder. He received 11 life terms run consecutively for the Easter Sunday killings, the largest known mass murder of a single family. The court ruled the three-judge panel erred by not requiring unanimous verdict as required by state law.
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UPI
Ohio Supreme Court
James Ruppert
Ruppert
Butler County Court of Common Pleas
United States
Supreme Court
Soviet advisers killed in ambush near Vientiane
Fourteen Soviet military advisers and a Vietnamese driver were killed in an ambush by rightist Laotian rebels near Vientiane, the Laotian capital. Thai authorities say reports were received but could not confirm. Laotian broadcasts had not mentioned the attack.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vientiane
Births and brief city incidents reported in May
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr and Mrs Larry D Ray and others plus sons for multiple families. Incident notes include assist area ambulance on Jacelyn Drive NW, a stove fire on F Ave NW, radio short at Fourth Ave SE, resuscitator call on First Ave NE, gas flash at an accident scene on First Ave NE, and an electric socket short on 14th St SE.
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Larry D. Ray
Brentwood Drive
Daniel G. Rickels
Suburban St. NE
Philip Tucker
Springville
David G. Fauser
Atkins
James W. Branam
Palo
Beverly Dennis
Ohio St. SW
Jacelyn Drive
F Ave
Fourth Ave
First Ave
14Th St. SE
Weather outlook with varying temperatures and precipitation
The forecast shows high temperatures Tuesday and low overnight readings with measurable precipitation. Winds from the northeast at 6 mph at 10 am, sunrise at 5 44, sunset at 8 23, and a trend toward partly cloudy skies Friday with a chance of rain over the weekend.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Description and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 notes daily and Sunday publication at 00 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids with local postal details. Subscription by carrier $1.15 weekly and by mail $5.174 per 7 issues and $56 per 52 weeks. out of state $80 per 52 weeks. AP exclusive for local news republication.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Associated Press
Personal income up 1.4 percent in April
The Commerce Department reports total personal income at an annual rate of 1.68 trillion dollars in April, up 23.3 billion from March. Average annual income per person stands at 7,706 dollars, with about half of the gain offset by inflation around 0.7 percent monthly.
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Commerce Department
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