Carter Faces Long Senate Fight Over Canal Treaty
President Carter must win broad Senate support to ratify the Panama Canal treaty. An AP poll shows 17 for, 17 against, 62 undecided or unwilling to commit, with 4 unavailable. He aims for a 1977 vote but Sen. Sparkman says no floor action before 1978 after hearings and final text.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Associated Press
U.S
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Sparkman
Prin
Ciple
Speeders Targeted by State Patrol on I-85
Two troopers Sgt Ned Wilson and Ray Adkins surveyed I-85 from an entrance ramp as state patrols crack down on speeding. The article directs readers to Page 10 for the full crackdown story and a look at how troopers catch speeders.
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State Highway Patrol
Ned Wilson
Ray Adkins
Voyager 2 Troubles Overcome
Voyager 2 sped from Earth toward the outer planets in better shape than feared. John Casani said the craft looks healthier though a nonlocking boom raised questions about the test of its equipment. The mission aims to image Jupiter and Saturn and study atmospheres fields and cosmic rays on a $500 million program.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
John Casani
Jupiter
Saturn
Evergreens nursing home hires: positions and contact details
Evergreens director James Saylor says apply to personnel director Felton Wooten at 3301 E Bessemer Greensboro NC 27405 or call 275 9181 for an application. Facility may need 90 to 100 staff including nurses assistants housekeepers cooks and maintenance.
Elvis Presley’s Death Sparks Reflections on Cultural Breaks
In Los Angeles, public figures and fans compare Elvis to Valentino, noting his rock n roll legacy reshaped sex norms and youth culture. Publicist Paul Wasserman says Elvis pioneered cultural shifts, inspiring future acts like the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
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Los Angeles
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Paul Wasserman
Rolling Stones
George Washington
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
James Dean
Barbara Esensten
Ms. Esensten
Robert Zimmerman
Hibbing
Minn
Bob Dylan
Los Angeles Times
Robert Hilburn
Son of Sam letter claims love yet urges harm
The New York Post reports a four month old letter attributed to the Son of Sam killer expresses love for people but says the writer is commanded to cause fatal harm. It allegedly addresses Capt. Joseph Borrelli and references a Bronx incident involving Valentina Suriani and Alexander Esau.
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NEW York
New York Post
Sam
Valentina Suriani
Alexander Esau
Bronx
Joseph Borrelli
Queens Homicide
Iam
French Library Ends Inferno Section for Public Access
The National Library in Paris drops its Inferno section after nearly two centuries. Any cardholder can borrow 2,000 largely erotic works, though there is little rush to read them as most are tame by today’s standards.
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Paris
Marquis de Sade
French National Library
Georges le Rider
France
Netherworld
Reading EDSEL Editorial Highlights in Section B
Highlights from Inside Reading EDSEL Collection include editorials on women’s news and television. Page references indicate features across multiple pages with commentary on current events and cultural topics.
Carter sends Vance to Peking to explore relations
President Carter dispatches Cyrus Vance for a four day trip to China to explore the possibility of normalizing relations with the People's Republic. Officials caution the visit is exploratory with no expectation of breakthroughs due to the Taiwan issue.
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Washington
United States
China
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Peking
People's Republic of China
U.S
Taiwan
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