Reagan backs voting rights extension with caveats
President Reagan endorsed a 10 year extension of the Voting Rights Act while urging changes to key provisions in the House version. He suggested either a direct extension or a modified bill, drawing praise from Sen. Kennedy but disappointment from civil rights groups and continued Senate inaction. The act, first passed in 1965, targets discrimination in nine states and parts of 13 others.
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British Irish leaders form Anglo Irish Council for peace
Prime Ministers Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher agreed to establish an intergovernmental Anglo Irish Council to end sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. They pledged increased economic cooperation and condemned 12 years of violence while facing Protestant opposition to any Dublin involvement.
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Korchnoi Edges Karpov In Tactical World Match Game
Viktor Korchnoi won game 13 in a tactical battle against Anatoly Karpov in Merano Italy. Karpov leads 4 2 in the world championship with game 14 set for Saturday at 10 a m Iowa time amid talk of a possible postponement.
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Italy
UPI
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Anatoly Karpov
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Iowa
Brady to Return for White House Press Room Reopening
White House press secretary James Brady will appear Monday for his first official public appearance since the March 30 shooting. Larry Speakes said Brady will help President Reagan cut the ribbon to reopen the West Wing press room while Brady remains hospitalized for brain injuries.
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United Way accused as charity OPEC by critics
U S United Way was attacked as a monopolistic charity OPEC denying minority run and advocacy groups a fair share of the 1 billion dollars workers contribute through payroll deductions. Robert Bothwell urged leaders of 150 charities to oppose the arrangement while Rosendo Gutierrez defended local democratic decisions on included charities.
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United Way
Robert Bothwell
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Ariz
United Ways of America
Hispanic cancer rates lower by one third study says
A Washington Post report notes a National Cancer Institute study finds Hispanic Americans develop about one third fewer cancers than other groups. The research covers 1973 to 1977 across Puerto Rico and 10 areas including Connecticut Iowa New Mexico Utah Hawaii Detroit Atlanta New Orleans Seattle and San Francisco Oakland.
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Swedes mock Soviet peace move as sub leaves Baltic
Swedes and Danes jeered the Kremlin policy after a nuclear armed Soviet submarine was escorted out of Swedish territorial waters. A U S official accused Moscow of hostile espionage as Nordic leaders warned the incident damaged the Soviet Union credibility. Olof Palme called the grounding near a major naval base a risk to peace. The sub was refloated and uranium detected, and Denmark urged credibility concerns over Soviet Baltic intents.
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Soviet Union
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Walesa Cancels U.S. Visit Amid Poland Concessions
Polish union leader Lech Walesa canceled his planned address to the AFL CIO convention in New York due to conditions in Poland. He will still receive the first George Meany Human Rights Award. Solidarity leadership agreed to negotiate reforms with the government as strikes and tensions continue across the country.
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UPI
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Walesa
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Shuttle oil change aims to reset mission timeline
Cape Canaveral technicians on round the clock shifts changed the dirty oil in Columbia's power units Friday in an effort to restore the shuttle's readiness. If the units prove flight worthy, lift off could come as early as next Wednesday after Wednesday's scrub.
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