Lance Files Locked In Closet During Confirmations
Washington AP reports files on Bert Lance bank exams were kept in a bathroom safe during his budget director confirmation. The IRS's 200 page report to the Senate pointed to no law violations, while Lance faces pressure to resign and testify amid ongoing questions about funds and use of bank airplanes.
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Lance
Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
Senate
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
John G. Heimann
IRS
Robert G. Bloom
Heimann
Calhoun First National Bank
National Bank of Georgia
Bloom
Comptroller
Charles Percy
Ill
New York City
New York
Peter Flaherty
Ribicoff
Percy
Justice Dept
Marvin Wall
Flaherty
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Eugene, Ore
Fifteen Ugandans Executed Under Amin at Clock Tower
Public firing squad at Kampala's Queen's Clock Tower executed 15 Ugandans including teachers and officials. Twelve were convicted of plots against Idi Amin and three of murder and treason. The event followed a military tribunal verdict and was broadcast by Radio Uganda.
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Kampala
Uganda
Idi Amin
Clock Tower
Radio
London
Radio Uganda
Nairobi
Amin
Summer Marked More Topless Sunbathing In Italy
The summer of 1977 saw more topless sunbathing on Italian beaches from Venice to Rome with both mono-kinis and some full nudity. The Vatican said nudity remains a wealthy class phenomenon while police detain some beachgoers for decency offences.
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Italy
Rome
Vatican
Raimondo Manzini
L’osservatore Romano
Venice
Retirement Age Rise in GOP Social Security Plan
The GOP plan to revamp Social Security faces early opposition over raising the retirement age from 65 to 68 by 2001 and letting retirees work without losing benefits. It would cut overall payments by 5 percent while boosting employer and employee taxes by 0.5 percent starting 1982 to keep the program solvent for at least 75 years.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Ullman
Social Security Administration
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano,Jr
House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Social Securiy
Typhoon Babe Strikes Amami Oshima Deaths and Destruction
Typhoon Babe, a powerful storm, hits Japan's Amami Oshima islands with winds over 100 mph. One dead and 77 injured as more than 1,000 homes destroyed or damaged and over 14,000 evacuees seek shelter.
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Tokyo
Babe
Japan
Amami Oshima
Kyushu
Okino Erabu
Amami Oshima Islands
Carter Memo Expands Defense of Persian Gulf Regions
The Carter administration issued a secret directive expanding U S defense planning to protect the Persian Gulf from a potential Soviet attack. The memo follows a National Security Council study and emphasizes safeguarding oil supplies while noting existing U S ties with Israel Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Persian Gulf
Iran
U.S
Carter
National Security Council
Pentagon
United States
Middle East
Soviet Union
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
CIA
Ussr
Europe
West
OPEC
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Indian Ocean
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Elias Okidimenya
al Altman
D-Ore
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