Soviet Union rails against Western music invasion
Pravda condemns Western pop and rock as "commercialized pseudo art" and urges the Soviet Composers' Union, choral societies, publishers, studios, and broadcasters to bar such products. It cites portable recorders, Beatles, Ray Conniff, Simon and Garfunkel, and Tijuana Brass as distractions while praising socialist realism and Leninist themes. Khrennikov warns pseudo music harms public taste, beauty, and tradition.
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Who Gets The Most Money in Campaign Reform Bill
Senate reform bill faces question of who benefits from public funds in campaigns. Humphrey and Dole clash over use of tax dollars to finance elections while Stevenson argues for partial financing and warns against eroding citizen participation.
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Trade Commission Sets 1980 US Romania Goal
The Romanian American economic commission in Bucharest agreed that $1 billion is a realistic and desirable trade target by 1980. In 1973 two way trade was $173 million. The session chaired by Commerce Secretary Frederick Dent and Ion Patan concluded with a communique urging MFN legislation and noting that plant and equipment purchases for the 1975 80 plan will be decided this year.
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Romania
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Ion Patan
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Congress
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Satellite Westar 1 launched for space mail relay
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a new communications satellite named Westar 1 lofted into space from Kennedy Space Center at 7 33 p m EDT. It will be operational in August and relays commercial traffic within U S borders using three transponders for up to eight million words per second. The launch marks a shift to domestic commercial satellites alongside a later satellite due in June and signals cost reductions in transcontinental communications for Western Union customers.
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Bomb hits Lebanese consul in Los Angeles
A bomb exploded in front of the Lebanese consul general's office in Los Angeles on Saturday. Firemen reported no injuries and minor damage. An unidentified woman phoned the AP to claim responsibility, saying, We will not stand by while Israeli women and children are killed, Never again.
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Associated Press
Cuban exile leader Jose Torriente slain in Miami home
Homicide detectives call the case monumental as they investigate the murder of wealthy Cuban exile businessman and anti-Castro leader Jose de la Torriente. He was shot Friday night through a living room window, with neighbors reporting four shots. Torriente, who fled Cuba in the 1960s, had faced criticism over raising funds for an invasion raid and was previously linked to a Boca de Sama raid in 1971. His grandson noted he was hit in the back while watching TV. Authorities offered few details on motive or weapon.
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Arthur Felton
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Boca de Sama
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Mexican government cracks down on pistol-toting gangs
The Mexican government announces a nationwide campaign against caciques gangs led by six brothers in Tapachula near the Guatemala border. The Black Hand gang is tied to 200 to 300 killings. about 50 people including the mayor and former police chief are detained. Officials say officials may collude with gangs as federal action focuses on troubled areas.
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Pedro Ojeda Paullada
Tapachula
Black Hand
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Nuevo Laredo
Texas
Nogales
Three Navy Officers Killed at Subic Bay Philippines
In Manila, unidentified assailants killed three U S Navy officers inspecting a security road around Subic Bay. Cmdr Leland R Dobler Lt Charles H Jeffries and Capt T J Mitchell of Naval Construction units were identified by a Gulfport spokesman. The 133rd Naval Construction Battalion deployed to the Philippines in February.
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Gulfport
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133Rd
T. J. Mitchell
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Subic Bay
Mitterrand Favored In France In First Poll
Paris AP report shows Francois Mitterrand leading the first round with 38 to 40 percent of votes on May 5 depending on opponent. Voters doubted he could win the runoff against Gaullist rivals Jacques Chaban-Delmas or Valery Giscard d Estaing on May 19 if no majority is reached.
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Harlow quits White House returns to Procter & Gamble
Bryce N. Harlow, long time Nixon adviser, leaves White House counsellor post to become vice president at Procter & Gamble. The Oklahoman, 57, ends a two stint run, finishing this Sunday after 10 months in Cabinet rank role.
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