Dissident Shcharansky Surrounded by Plainclothes Followers
Anatoly Shcharansky, a prominent Soviet Jewish dissident, is followed by plainclothes watchers in Moscow, including at the central synagogue and foreigner residences. He faces arrest threats after a government accusation of links to an American spy ring, while continuing human rights advocacy and past detentions.
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Restoration Of Chrome Ban Heads To Congress Soon
Washington AP report says a bill to restore a ban on Rhodesian chrome imports will come before Congress this week. The Senate plans action on an ethics code and a proposal to halt further construction of large nuclear powered aircraft carriers. The chrome measure, backed by the Carter administration as part of its human rights policy, would reverse the Byrd amendment of 1971 allowing imports despite a UN embargo. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance expected to be involved.
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Fairfax school board ordered to pay lawyers in censorship case
Fairfax County school board must pay $10.4N in legal fees to lawyers who won a censorship ruling over a student newspaper article at Hayfield High School The Farm News. Judge Bryan temporarily blocked publication while the board appeals, and further fees could follow depending on the appeal outcome.
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Survivors Named in Sugar Loaf Mountain Helicopter Crash
Marine Corps officials released the names of three survivors and five killed when two CH-53 helicopters, called Jolly Green Giants, crashed on Sugar Loaf Mountain south of Chimney Rock. Killed were Capt. Larry Burra, Lt. Randall Burns, Cpl. John Northutt, Pfc. Lucien LaRue, and Sgt. Charles Morrison. Survivors were Lt. Kenneth Wayne Smiley, Lt. Joan Suhand, and Sgt. Boya Farrington. The crash occurred en route from New River to Knoxville. rescuers lowered bodies from a sheer cliff by rope and winch.
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Carter Becomes First President At Full Ballet In D C
Washington AP Carter becomes the first president to attend a full length ballet in D C joining a full house for the closing performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream by the New York City Ballet Rosalynn and Amy attend with him Dancers crowd him for autographs as he signs programs and a dancer offers a slipper prompting a joke about signing shoes The president praises Puck performer Jean-Pierre Frohlich and jokes about listening to music all day while working
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Twice-Purged Chinese Official Seeks Return to Work
Hong Kongs Ming Pao reports Teng Hsiao-ping the twice-purged vice premier seeks reentry, with Chinese party chair Hua Kuo-leng backing a return and absolving him of blame for the Tien An Men violence. The radical Gang of Four era figures are accused of engineering the unrest. Teng asks to be assigned to work, stating health is good and offering help to defeat the radicals, while Hua notes his errors but says he is not responsible for the incident and should continue frontline work and assist investigations.
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Girls and Boys Adjust To Coed Phys Ed Classes Des Moines
Des Moines area high schools faced fresh adjustments as girls and boys adapt to federal sex discrimination guidelines in coed physical education. Students recall early awkwardness, with some girls embarrassed by public weight checks and boys noting uneven competition.
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East High
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Knudsen
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Ex Nursing Supervisor Claims She Killed Two
Detroit and Ann Arbor reporting tie Betty Jakisn a former nursing supervisor who later died by suicide to a claimed confession about 1975 deaths at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital. Two Filipino nurses face murder and poisoning charges related to a string of respiratory failures at the facility while a note cited as a possible confession is deemed unreliable.
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Detroit Free Press
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Miller Seeks Navy Help for Bridge Traffic Aid
Democratic candidate Andrew P. Miller proposed using Navy landing craft to ferry river traffic after the Benjamin Harrison Bridge collapsed due to a damaged support. He warned residents faced almost two years without a crossing at Virginia's James River link and urged swift action to ease congestion.
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Drought Forecast Shrinks Water in Western Basins
Forecasts show severe drought across Nevada and Colorado basins with Humboldt River basin at 92 percent below normal and Green River snowpack down from February to March. Water inflows to Green Mountain Reservoir expected at 42 percent of average and Lake Powell at 34 percent of normal, while Fort Peck Reservoir may see an 81 percent drop.
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