Sikes Vote Prompts Lobbyist Dissent and Ethics Debate
Congress split over James Sikes after a lobbying push by a local defense contractor surfaced. Rep. Mark Hanna Ford and Rep. Don Edwards criticized the effort, while Panetta and Wirth urged reform including ethics codes and financial disclosure. Minneta urged broader financial transparency beyond Sikes.
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McDonnell-Douglas Corp
Long Beach
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Wisconsin
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Michigan
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Mondale Visits Berlin Wall Aims for Arms Cuts
Vice President Mondale toured the Berlin Wall and urged substantial cuts in conventional weapon sales. He met Italian Premier Andreotti and pressed for global arms reduction while reinforcing four power rules on Berlin and stressing democracy.
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West Berlin
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State Department
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Pope Paul VI
London
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Carter
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Europe
Japan
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Italian Communist Party
Andreotti
Kenney
Cold Wave Strangles States Prompt Conservation Orders
Dozens of states face fuel shortages as freezing weather halts shipments on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Officials urge turning thermostats to 65 degrees by day and 40 at night, with Pennsylvania and Ohio enforcing cuts that threaten jobs and college closures. Virginia moves to stockpile heating oil, while federal agencies coordinate emergency supplies and conservation across the region.
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Hwe Wad
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EPA
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Rhott
Kentucky
Tom Duncan
Kentucky Coal Association
West Virginia
Mills Godwin
Federal Energy Agency
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnis
US Coast Guard
St. Louis
Carter
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Dummar swears truth on Bible in Hughes will case
Melvin Dummar, once a Utah service station operator, testified under oath in Las Vegas that his story of how the Howard Hughes Mormon will reached the Salt Lake headquarters is the truth. He admitted past lies about delivery and faced charges of perjury, while his wife Bonnie and others faced insinuations of conspiracy and forgery.
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Melvin Dummar
Utah
Howard Hughes
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Salt Lake City
Keith Hayes
Willard
Harold Rhoden
Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Dumiuvac
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Air Force
Freese
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