Senate holds secret session on manpower and draft arguments
The Senate went behind locked doors for nearly three hours to review Pentagon test results showing shortages in equipment and personnel for wartime. Sen. Sam Nunn pressed for compulsory draft registration for men 18 to 26, arguing it would speed mobilization though opposition remained strong.
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D-Ga
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Defense
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Massachusetts man convicted of raping wife faces life
James Chretien, 33, an unemployed bartender from Lawrence, was found guilty in Essex County Superior Court of raping his wife in her Haverhill apartment last February. He also was guilty on one count of breaking and entering and faces a minimum of 10 years on that charge. The verdict marks the first Massachusetts conviction for spousal rape.
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Essex County
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Exhumation ruling halts Elvis Presley autopsy plan
Shelby County DA says state law bars any second autopsy to determine Elvis Presley death cause. Tennessee Attorney General weighs whether to subpoena unreleased findings to prosecute Dr. George Nichopoulos. District judge in Utah issues restraining order on a $56 million tax rebate program, claiming constitutional concerns.
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Nuclear fuel missing from plant prompts shutdown review
Federal inspectors at Nuclear Fuel Services Inc. in Erwin Tennessee report a total loss of about 245 pounds of bomb grade uranium since 1968 while searching for 20 pounds missing from a processing plant. NRC officials did not rule out permanent shutdown, citing safety as a prime factor and the risk of terrorist misuse.
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Beatles reunion urged for Southeast Asia relief concert
United Nations spokesman says Waldheim may back a four hour charity show to reunite the Beatles Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr and John Lennon with Elton John and Leonard Bernstein, to aid refugees in Southeast Asia. Negotiations circulate with mixed replies from participants and promoters.
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Gasoline deliveries drop 8.4 percent from year ago
New York UPI report says domestic gasoline deliveries fell 8.4 percent in August from 1978 levels as pump prices cut demand. Oil production slipped 1.9 percent while crude imports surged 8.7 percent and refineries ran at 86 percent capacity. Unleaded gasoline rose 3.1 percent, capturing about 41 percent of total deliveries.
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UPI
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House postpones fourth vote on pay raise for lawmakers
The House delayed until Tuesday a fourth vote on a 5.5 percent pay raise for congressmen and top officials. Majority Leader Jim Wright cited low attendance on Friday as the reason for postponement, noting the measure is tied to spending legislation needed by Oct. 1 to keep the government operating.
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House
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Texas
Senate Approves McHenry and Goldschmidt as Ambassadors
The Senate confirmed Donald McHenry as ambassador to the United Nations succeeding Andrew Young and Neil Goldschmidt as transportation secretary replacing Brock Adams. The votes were 830 in favor.
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Senate
Donald McHenry
Neil Goldschmidt
McHenry
Andrew Young
United Nations
Young
Goldschmidt
Transportation
Brock Adams
Federal government rejects Chicago desegregation plan
The federal government rejected Chicago's public school desegregation plan stating deficiencies render it unacceptable and warned it may be turned over to the Justice Department if changes are not made by October 17. HEW Secretary Patricia Harris held talks with School Superintendent Joseph Hannon.
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HEW
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UPI
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Joseph Hannon
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Fiat executive gunned down in street ambush in Turin
In Turin an executive of Fiat, Carlo Ghiglieno 51 head of automobile planning, was killed by four gunmen who fired seven bullets as he approached his car. A caller claimed the attack was by the Prima Linea group linked to the Red Brigades.
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