Filibuster Threatens Panama Canal Ratification in Senate
The Carter administration faces a Senate filibuster threat and an aggressive ACA campaign as Panamanian treaty talks propose turning over canal control by century's end. Key opponents Helms and Thurmond vow to block ratification, while polls show only 17 in favor and 62 undecided.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
U.S
United States
Panama
Jesse Helms
Helms
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
ACA
Jackson
Miss
Fran Griffin
Associated Press
Helms Denies Veto Power Over 4th Circuit Judge Choice
Sen. Jesse Helms says he was unaware of any informal veto over 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals nominees. The Charlotte Observer reported he could act against a candidate if they were personally obnoxious to him, though he denied any formal veto and called such claims unfounded.
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James B. McMillan
Appeals Court
Helms
McMillan
Mecklenburg County
the Observer
Ellis
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
The
Observer
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Carter
Weekend Shower Threat Breaks With Mild Temps
The forecast shows a 40 percent chance of rain today and 30 percent Tuesday with showers possible through Tuesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s and lows around the upper 60s. Winds shift from southwest today to northwest tonight. Sunday's high reached 83 with a 65 low and no rainfall in the past 24 hours. The extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered showers Wednesday and Friday and highs in the high 80s. Sunset is 8 33 p.m. today and sunrise 6 20 a.m. Tuesday.
Weather Outlook North and South Carolina Regional
North Carolina has partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers. Highs today reach mid to upper 80s with lows in the 60s to low 70s. Tuesday brings highs in the upper 70s to low 80s in the mountains and upper 80s in the southeast. South Carolina remains partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers on the coast. Highs in the 80s, with coastal lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Moderates Dominate New Chinese Communist Leaders
Tokyo AP reports the 11th CCP Congress chose Hua Kuo-feng as party chair with four vice chairmen. The lineup favors Chou En-lai allies Yeh Chien-ying Teng Hsiao-ping Li Hsien-nien and Wang Tung-hsing, signaling a shift to pragmatic economic development and widened West contacts. Hua pledged stability and an all-around industrial push toward 1980.
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Tokyo
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Peking
Hua Kuo-feng
Yeh Chien-ying
Teng Hsiao-ping
Li Hsien-nien
Wang Tung-hsing
Mao
China
Hua
Western Airlines Flight 550 Hijacked to Salt Lake City
Passengers on Western Airlines Flight 550 from San Diego learned of a hijack when the pilot was told a passenger wished to stop in Salt Lake. The hijacker offered several destinations including Mexico and Milwaukee before Salt Lake City. FBI arrested Jerry Richard Mills, a 36 year old Escondido plant manager, on a federal air piracy charge after a safe landing in Salt Lake City. No injuries or explosives found. four passengers, including two newlyweds and an elderly woman, deplaned in Salt Lake City. Mills was described as a dedicated, quiet man who had recently shown strange behavior.
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Denver
Western Airlines
Dave Bender
Las Vegas
Salt Lake
San Diego
Bender
Mexico
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Salt Lake City
Jerry Richard Mills
Escondido
Calif
FBI
Mills
U.S
Chicago
Honolulu
Brian Chaffey
Roberts Irrigation Co
Michael
Jerry
Schlesinger Says Greed Drives Petroleum Profits
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger says oil companies seek more profits but will accept the House energy bill with price controls and taxes. He notes greed as a force of free enterprise and discusses uranium prices, Alaska gas pipelines, and potential profits reinvested in energy development. He sees no imminent moves against coal uranium or nuclear fuel tech.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
House
Senate
U.S
Canada
White House
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Columbia
Gonsboro
Guile S.C
Raleigh
Savannah
Mington
Hsinhua
Wang
Chiang Ching
A.F
A.M
Lawrence E. Walker
Steve Brumfield
Nmark
MARSH
Guilford Technical Institute
Jamestown
Barry Schultheiss
G. E
Pete Schultheiss, Clu
Wrenn ST. High Point
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
N.Y
Oak Ridge Education
Southern Association of College and Schools
N.C
College Preparatory
OAK Ridge Academy
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