Computer sale to Russia rejected by U S officials
The Carter administration refused an export license sought by Control Data Corp. to sell a Cyber 76 computer system worth 13 million dollars to the Soviet Union citing serious concern it could aid military and missile guidance. Interagency review found the system far more powerful than Soviet computers.
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Washington
UPI
Carter Administration
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
Control Data Corp
Minneapolis
Carter
Bauer Meyer
Commerce
Office of Export Administration
U.S
Meyer
William Schneider
United States
House cuts Carter foreign aid bill amid veto warnings
The House approved a 5 percent across the board cut to Carter's foreign aid request, reducing nearly $1 billion in a $6.7 billion bill by 208 to 174. The measure, dubbed a meat-ax cut, was backed by Rep. Clarence Miller and opposed by the White House. A Cuban aid ban amendment passed 214 to 168, while a Vietnam Cambodia Laos ban faced White House criticism.
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House
Carter
Clarence Miller
Ohio
Cuba
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Car plunges into pool after high speed drive
Four young men from Wichita and Downs illegally dipped into a Salina pool after a 100 mph flight through a service area. The car crashed through a wall into the motel swimming pool. the driver, 20, was charged with driving while intoxicated. The others face potential charges. A crane later hauled out the totaled vehicle.
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Salina
UPI
Wichita
Downs
Occupations in Demand highlights widespread job openings
Labor Department's new monthly Occupations in Demand lists 105 plentiful jobs by industry and location. May data show openings up 64 percent since 1977 start with 1,829 typist posts averaging 6 581 yearly, 332 weaver posts at 3 13 hourly, and 1 755 high school teacher posts across seven areas.
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Washington
UPI
New York
South Carolina
South Dakota
Labor Department
U.S. Employment Service
Fragmented OCR Note Hidden in Noise
A partial OCR fragment presents illegible strings and broken segments with no clear names places dates or events. The readable bits offer little determinable information suitable for a proper newspaper item or summary.
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William Broadhead
D-Mich
Martha Keys
D-Kan
AVAN
Childrens Shirts
H.P
EDGER
W. Main
LowAs
Montgomery
National mm Bank
David M. Jones
D.D.S
Christopher H. Morton
West Cherry
Plummer Road
Chanute, Kansas
Pontiac
AMC
JEEP
Oldsmobile
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Rte
GM & Amc
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