Soviet TU-95 Bears Near U.S. East Coast Alarm Not Raised
A Soviet TU-95 Bear penetrated within 60 miles of the U.S. East Coast on April 14. Two F-4 fighters were scrambled from Seymour Johnson AFB, but Defense Secretary Brown was not alerted. NORAD tracked the bomber briefly before it vanished from radar, and officials say no crisis followed.
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Mand Center
Pentagon
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
North Carolina
Defense
Harold Brown
Brown
Carter
NORAD
Charleston
8.C
U.S. Navy
Cuba
United States
U.S. East Coast
U.S. Naval Training Area
Carter admits plan will fuel inflation and raise costs
President Carter warned his energy plan would have an inflationary impact though he believes overall growth stays positive. He cited studies showing less than a half of one percent annual inflation and noted a projected 6.7 percent rise in prices for 1979, with GDP growth near 4.9 percent.
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Carter
Washington
Bert Lance
Budget Office
House
John J. Rhodes
Congress
El Salvador Faces Kidnapping Crisis
President Molina faces a widening crisis as the Farabundo Marti Popular Liberation Front abducts Foreign Minister Mauricio Borgonovo amid growing accusations of torture by the government. The church urges an end to threats against priests while rightist groups warn against negotiating with the kidnappers.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Arturo Armando Molina
Communist Party
Mauricio Borgonovo
Communist Party of
Borgonovo
Roberto Poma
Iden
Farabundo Marti Popular Liberation Front
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Mexico
Venezuela
Molina
White Warriors Union
Roman Catholic Church
AMA Faces Million Dollar Postal Bill Looming
The Postal Service demands the American Medical Association pay about 1 million dollars in back postage for alleged undercharges over three years. The agency warns of litigation if unpaid, amid a Justice Department fraud probe related to AMA weekly magazine mail reports.
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Washington
Postal Service
The
American Medical Association
AMA
Arthur S. Cahn
Mail Agency
Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph Breu
Cahn
Justice Department
Clocks Move Ahead Ahead Sunday Across Nation
Elton Louis Howe a horologist adjusts a clock in the Old Post Office tower in Washington as clocks edge forward for Daylight Saving Time. Standard time resumes on Oct 30.
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Elton Louis Howe
Justments
Post Office
Washington
Public approves of energy plan boosts Carter rating
New York ABC News Harris poll shows strong public approval of most energy program points and a rise in President Carter's job rating after his address to Congress. A Sindlinger survey reports widespread financial anxiety and surprise among Americans about the plan.
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Carter
ABC News-Harris
Philadelphia
Sindlinger & Co
Albert Sindlinger
Citicorp
Congress
United States
Liquor By The Drink Bill Heads To General Assembly
Supporters plan to introduce liquor by the drink legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly next week after UNC poll shows broad public backing. Rep. Ben Tison and Sen. Craig Lawing push for local option with ABC systems, allowing service in grade A restaurants with 36 seats, while urban and rural voters alike show support.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Journalism
Ben Tison
D-Mecklenburg
House
Craig Lawing
Senate
Lawing
Mecklenburg County
Tison
ABC Liquor Systems
UNC
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