Popular vote plan to replace Electoral College urged
President Carter called for abolition of the Electoral College and election by national popular vote with a constitutional amendment. Senator Birch Bayh and Senate leaders backed votes reform and public campaign financing. A universal voter registration proposal gained Republican support, allowing same day registration with ID, potentially enfranchising millions.
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President says open debate won’t derail US Soviet talks
White House rejects fear of debate over differences with the Soviet Union while Secretary Powell says serious negotiations to cut the arms race remain possible. Brezhnev criticized Carter’s stance on dissidents as interference in internal affairs. Carter told lawmakers he would not curb his criticisms.
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U S team doubts any MIAs alive in Indochina
The presidential commission on missing Americans in Indochina returned from Southeast Asia with an upbeat view on US Vietnam relations but offered no proof that any MIAs survive. They received remains for 12 Americans and were told two more, including a former CIA officer Tucker Gouggleman and an unidentified Air Force crew member, would be returned. The unknown airman was the "24th man" left in Hanoi's Van Dien Cemetery since March 1974.
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Supervisors press Bellino for Watson probe facts
Los Angeles County supervisors pressed investigator Car mine Bellino for more information to back up his critical report on Assessor Philip Watson. The board debated timing and funding for supplying backup data, with members split over immediacy and access while Bellino remained in Maryland and six weeks away from county return.
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Kenneth Hahn
Baxter Ward
James’ Hayes
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Iran quake kills 22 in Bandar Abbas region
AP reports at least 22 people died and 18 were injured in a strong 7.0 magnitude quake that struck southeastern Iran early Tuesday. Most casualties were centered around Bandar Abbas with hotels and buildings damaged. No foreigners among the victims.
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San Francisco adopts strict water rationing plan
San Francisco approved a mandatory water conservation policy effective April 1 aimed at a 25 percent cut in use. The plan sets a 37 gallon daily allotment per dwelling with staged reductions, bans on pool filling, and limits on watering cars and sidewalks. Industrial users must cut 10 percent, and resale purchasers must enforce rationing.
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Cross burned on lawn of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis
An 8 foot cross was set ablaze on the front lawn of Grammy winners Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis. Police report no suspects in the latest of a year long string of racially targeted cross burnings in white residential areas. The couple’s housekeeper was awakened by a neighbor's call at 2 a.m. and the Davises were traveling in Florida at the time.
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Odd flaming balices light up Southern California skies
A Griffith Park Observatory spokesman identified two diamond shaped objects trailing blue fumes as flaming balices, large meteors seen briefly over Whittier Hills and Firestone areas. Observers included seven March Air Force Base airmen, sheriff's helicopter crews and CHP officers who tracked the fast moving signals across Southern California before they vanished.
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Secret Witness tip solves three Compton murders
A Secret Witness tip led Compton detectives to arrests in three murders from 1975 76. Timothy Evang 20 and Spencer Johnson 21 were convicted in two cases and a third, William Carter 19, faces trial for the Watts murder. The informant may receive a $200 reward. total rewards tied to the program reach $51000 with 74 suspects helped since 1972.
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INDEPENDENT 4 U.S. SENATE ethics code clears two major hurdles
The Independent reports that the U.S. Senate ethics code has cleared two major hurdles as part of ongoing reforms. The article outlines potential implications for lawmakers and the enforcement framework shaping ethical conduct in the chamber.
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