Truce failed in Southland charity war United Way AID battle
Mary Nelsweader Sal reports a charity conflict between Associated In-Group Donors and United Way in Southern California. AID withheld 424000 from United Way, sparking a funding split and fears donors will abandon giving. Officials say United Way consolidates gifts and accuse AID of improper solicitation. both sides claim shrinking donations.
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L A to host 1984 Olympic events in Los Angeles
Long Beach will host volleyball and fencing during the 1981 summer Olympic Games while Los Angeles vies to host the 1984 Games as bids face an Oct 31 deadline. The IOC will pick the host city in May with games planned for a two week summer window.
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Carter battles Senate over energy plan in press room
In Washington the Senate rejected key portions of President Carter s energy program, defeating his tax plan on oil and his gas pricing proposal. Carter urged lawmakers to resist oil and gas industry pressures and warned lawmakers that deregulation would raise costs for consumers and reduce new supplies. The clash highlighted a closed vote climate as Republicans and some Democrats opposed Kennedy backed moves.
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Cease-fire Begins as Israeli Forces Withdraw Across Border
Israeli armor rolled south of the border and shelling eased in south Lebanon as a US mediated cease fire took effect. The PLO condemned the move saying Israel continued aggression and bombarded south Lebanon, clouding the truce’s future.
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UC appeals ruling on Rita Clancy admission case
Rita Clancy’s husband Patrick says she is nervous on campus as UC seeks to reverse a judge’s order admitting her to the Davis medical school. The university challenges the order amid the Bakke case, with Clancy and Allan Bakke both arguing rights violations in minority admissions. Clancy remains on the waiting list with an admitted stay in limbo.
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N Y avoids second blackout after storm hits grid
Consolidated Edison narrowly avoided a replay of last July's system wide outage as a two mile line of thunderstorms knocked out transmission lines and generating stations supplying 40 percent of power. Power was cut across the metro area by up to 8 percent for about two hours with Westchester County and The Bronx selectively blacked out to prevent a larger collapse. Alternate generators were deployed immediately.
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Carter era canal treaties face Senate approval push
The Carter administration pressed Congress to ratify the Panama Canal treaties arguing they protect U.S. security and allow continued canal access after 2000. Secretary Vance and ambassador Linowitz defended intervention rights and head‑of‑the‑line access while Defense Secretary Brown warned against Panamanian resistance but backed increased U.S. access. The debate opened in the Senate caucus room as supporters seek to reverse waning ratification momentum.
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Los Angeles approves plan to integrate schools
The Los Angeles Board of Education voted 5-2 to adopt Concept L, a forced busing based integration plan tied to school choice and academic upgrades. It would poll 595,000 students by spring 1978 on fundamental, open, or specialty schools and adjust school assignments accordingly.
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Gunman wounds two then kills himself at Independent campus
A campus incident ends with a gunman wounding two people before taking his own life. The event prompted an investigative response as details emerged on page A-3.
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