Vance Outlines Realistic, Cautious Human Rights Stance
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance urged a realistic approach to U S human rights policy in a Law Day speech at the University of Georgia. He warned against rigid formulas and said aid withholding should be only one option while stressing three core rights: freedom from torture, basic needs, and civil liberties.
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United States
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Vance
University of Georgia
Carter proposes May 1 rebates for small cars
President Carter seeks cash rebates up to 473 dollars for cars achieving high mileage with a May 1 eligibility date, while a gas guzzler tax would be phased in later. The plan includes standby gasoline taxes, higher natural gas prices, insulation and solar credits, and an estimated 72 billion dollars in new energy taxes by 1985, with most benefits offset by rebates and credits.
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James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
U.S
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Senate
Senate OKs Higher Deduction Tax Bill
The Senate passed a tax bill to simplify returns and raise standard deductions for most filers, with 96 percent using simpler tables and 92 percent of benefits going to those under 20,000. The measure, 73 to 7, moves to conference with the House and omits the Carter rebate plan.
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Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
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Carter
House
Judges seek power to block government wiretapping
Federal judges would gain authority to halt wiretaps and bugs on U S citizens suspected of spying for foreign powers under a new administration proposal. Officials said the plan shifts from asserting presidential automatic authority to require court warrants, aiming to satisfy Congress and avoid past opposition.
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Griffin Bell
Briton Traces Carter Roots to 16th Century London Merchant
British genealogist Noel Carter-Briggs says President Carter can be traced to John Carter a London wine merchant whose son Thomas Carter born in 1610 sailed to Virginia in 1635 The Carter family ties extended to Chequers estate in the City of London and distant cousins who owned it from 1300 to 1700 Carter-Briggs notes a Mormon source also traces Carter lineage to 1635 in Virginia President Carter will travel to London for an economic summit and visit George Washington's ancestral home in northeast England.
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Texas Blowout Team Caps Ekofisk Oil Spill
A Texas well capping team halted the Bravo 14 gusher 168 miles southwest of Stavanger Norway ending eight days of oil spewing into the North Sea. Rams closed the flow while a four ton safety valve was bolted atop the assembly and mud pumped to kill the well. Paul Adair and colleagues supported Phillips Petroleum on the Choctaw II barge as the spill reached about 8.23 million gallons with a 70 by 60 mile slick.
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