Cox Defends Affirmative Action in Bakke Case
Former Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox told the Supreme Court that a University of California Davis medical school special admissions program is necessary to aid minorities harmed by discrimination. He argued the program is constitutional and not a quota, addressing concerns raised by Justice Potter Stewart and contrasting with past stigmatizing practices.
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America
Wade McCree
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Warren E. Burger
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Davis Medical School
Action Line helps readers with oil tanks and debt tips
Readers ask about installing oil tanks for upstairs heating and how to obtain oil. Answers explain dealers can install tanks with a pump, small-claims limits and filing fees, and guidance on referrals for learning disabilities. Paragraphs also preview legal arguments before the Supreme Court on race and admissions.
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Afton
South Hamilton
Janie Carroll
Low Lake Michie water level still far from full
Durham area reservoir Lake Michie sits 17 feet below full as weekend rain fails to fill the lakes. Orange Water Sewer Authority serves Chapel Hill and Carrboro and stopped borrowing water from Lake Michie at 5 p.m. Monday. University Lake also remains dangerously low.
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Lake Michie
Orange Water Sewer Authority
Chapel Hill
Carrboro
OWSA
University Lake
Public House expense report reveals varied 1977 uses
The first public accounting of a 2000 dollar House expense fund shows payments for concert tickets bar association dues car insurance and even a rented tuxedo. Requests for guidelines and an administrator and auditor surfaced as reforms considered aim to oversee such accounts for proper use.
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Washington
Chamber
David Obey
D-Wis
Obey
Joseph McDade
R-Pa
Charles Wiggins
Wiggins
Jerome Ambro
D-N.y
Donald Pease
D-Ohio
Henry Reuss
Richard Ottinger
Carter Optimistic On SALT Amid Possible Congress Clash
Washington analysts say a new SALT accord with the Soviet Union would reduce nuclear stockpiles slow new arms work and place ceilings on major missiles. Carter aides note Geneva talks progress but expect Capitol Hill scrutiny as Cyrus Vance testifies on weapons talks and a Middle East conference.
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Kremlin
Cyrus Vance
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vance
Senate
Henry Jackson
Dash
Eee
Carter Signs Housing Bill Aims to Aid Needy
President Carter signed a 14.7 billion housing and urban aid measure describing it as a giant step forward for low income elderly and disabled families. The bill includes 1.2 billion for rent subsidies and extends the city revitalization block grant program to three years with a 10.9 billion funding level.
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Carter
South Bronx
New York
White House
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Senate
Suspect Arrested in Maryland Girls Murders
Anne Arundel County police announce arrest of a 20 year old Elvaton area resident in the deaths of Deborah Hogan 10 Theresa Hogan 8 and Ann Marie Brzeszkiewicz 8. Investigators say the suspect is from the Southgate neighborhood where bodies were found near a wooded stream. Police showed a knife sheath as a clue and plan door to door inquiries plus photos of the victims.
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Elvaton, Md
Anne Arundel County
George Wellhan
State Attorney's Office
Southgate
Urb
Jack Rayhart
Deborah Ann Hogan
Theresa
Ann Marie Brzeszkiewicz
Burnsville Group Allocates 30000 For Haney Family
In Burnsville North Carolina a fundraising group releases 30000 to the Haney family. Lisa Haney 16 was paralyzed in a school bus wreck last November with 20000 to buy a new house. The remaining 10000 will cover incidental expenses.
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Burnsville
Lisa Haney
Kathleen Haney
Lisa
Reuben
David
Social Security
Veteran's Administration
Frank Phillips
Haney
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