Carter names commerce chief
President Carter nominates Philip Klutznick of Chicago as secretary of commerce to succeed Jona Kreps. Klutznick, 72, is a World Jewish Congress president and longtime fund-raiser with U N and Roosevelt era ties. Luther Hodges Jr. is named deputy secretary. Senate confirmation required.
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Congress passes funding measure to avert government shutdown
Congress approved a continuing resolution to fund Defense, Interior, Labor, Transportation, Health, Education and Welfare after House and Senate compromise on federally funded abortions for poor women. The agreement allows abortions if the woman's life is at stake or in cases of rape or incest, ending a two year dispute.
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Bolivia elects Lidia Gueiler president ending military rule
Congress unanimously elected Lidia Gueiler 51 a long time lawmaker to a one year term as Bolivia's first woman president marking a move to end Col Alberto Natuschs 16 day dictatorship. Natusch resigned and Gueiler to lead until popular elections.
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FAA Fines Two Airlines Over DC-10 Maintenance
The FAA fined American Airlines 500000 dollars and Continental Airlines 100000 dollars for using a one step forklift procedure to remove and reinstall the DC 10 engine pylon, causing cracks in five American and four Continental aircraft. Both airlines paid the fines but denied violations.
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Nevada Airlines plane crashes near Grand Canyon airport
A Nevada Airlines Martin 404 crashed on takeoff from Grand Canyon Airport at 3:53 p.m. CST. All 41 passengers and three crew members survived, four injured. Early park and airline statements reported fatalities, later clarified as nonfatal injuries. The crash occurred in Long Jim Canyon after loss of power in one engine during an attempted return for landing.
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Elevator damage found on Aeromexico DC-10 in landing
An Aeromexico DC-10 carrying 312 aboard landed after reporting trouble in French air space. Inspectors found one to three feet torn from each of the two elevators, components at tail control surfaces, as investigators from the NTSB and FAA probe the incident.
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Senate drops plan to force 3.6 billion cut through reconciliation
The Senate voted 57 to 20 to approve a sense of Congress resolution rather than requiring six committees to cut 3.6 billion from their budgets. The move aims to break a House Senate budget deadlock over a 547.6 billion fiscal year 1980 package with a 29.8 billion deficit.
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Rhode Island Tax Break for Parochial Tuition Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge struck down Rhode Island's 1979 law providing a state income tax deduction for school tuition. UPI reports the ruling cites First Amendment church state separation. The decision prompts an appeal by state officials as supporters call it a setback for school-choice efforts.
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Soviet Europe peace plan shifts focus from United States
The Tass news agency reported a four point plan for Europe to reduce nuclear arms and urged NATO to drop plans for 572 Pershing 2 missiles. It warned new deployments would draw Soviet firepower away from the United States and urged talks on reductions if NATO abandons its missile plan.
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