Soviet Dissidents Say U S Timid After Embassy Criticism
Moscow sources say the American Embassy has adopted a more cautious approach to dissident contacts after Izvestia accused staff of cultivating activity. The policy, endorsed by Ambassador Toon, aims to limit information flow and requires higher clearance for diplomat visits to dissidents, drawing fire from activists including Vladimir Slepak. Anatoly Shcharansky remains jailed on treason charges.
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Moscow
US S
U.S
Carter Administration
Vladimir Slepak
KGB
Malcolm Toon
Izvestia
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Anatoly Shcharansky
Three brothers buy house with paper route earnings
In Champaign Illinois three brothers aged 10 to 13 used four years of newspaper route earnings to make an $8,000 down payment on a $40,000 brick house. They raised $3,672, $1,900 and $1,100 respectively with their father funding the rest. They bought appliances at garage sales and rent the home while learning finances.
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Champaign, Ill
Herman Waisvisz
Netherlands
Vera
Max
Lehman
David
Waisvisz
Witch Allowed in Lions Parade in Fountain Valley
A Fountain Valley Lions Club Halloween parade faced protests over inviting real witches. After initial cancellation, witch advocate Babetta Lanzilli and others were invited again and rode with the mayor pro tem, amid church and civic objections and debates over religious freedom.
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Fountain Valley
Calif
Lanzilli
The
Lions Club
Lions
Thomas DeFraga
DeFraga
Lions Clubs
Orange County
Calvary Chapel
Costa Mesa
Amtrak to Stop Some Trains Despite Senate Funds
Amtrak will cancel 22 trains on Sunday and on November 6 despite a Senate subcommittee approving an extra 18 million dollars to maintain national rail passenger service. An Amtrak spokesman said future restoration depends on congressional action.
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Washington
Amtrak
Senate
Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee
Net blamed in death of 98 snail darters in Tennessee river
Biologists from TVA and the Fish and Wildlife Service say a dip net used to move 98 three inch snail darters upstream on the Little Tennessee River may have caused the deaths. Tests in Columbia Missouri and TVA tanks tracked the deaths after the relocation attempt. The snail darter is federally listed as endangered and TVA has halted Tellico Dam work while appeal continues.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Little
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jack Chance
TVA
Special Services
National Fish Research Laboratory
Columbia, Mo
Tellico
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
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