Diplomatic ranks show less cronyism in Carter era
Washington officials assess President Carter’s ambassadorial picks as mostly career diplomats with a minority of noncareer appointees. AFSA notes 21 percent noncareer ambassadors, cites concerns about confirmation hurdles and calls for stronger screening, while praising names like Mansfield and Brewster among the noncareer selections.
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Gas price could hit $1 a gallon with proposed taxes
Transportation Secretary Brock Adams said gas could reach $1 a gallon soon if energy taxes pass and oil costs rise. He warned Americans would cut fuel use as prices climb and favored a sharp pump price increase to drive change.
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GM Executive Seen At Gay Health Club Before Murder
Detroit police pursue leads from a strip of northside bars and clubs tied to hangouts for prostitutes and homosexuals. Carson McDowell, 43, an assistant merchandising manager for Chevrolet truck sales, vanished on the day he was to speak to dealers. his body was found in a Ferndale weed field with razor cuts and cigarette burns. Investigators questioned sex workers and area patrons as they probe the private life revelations upsetting coworkers after 19 years of marriage.
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Cataract Operation Success For Young Columbus Patient
Anthony Jason Amick, born July 22 in Columbus, underwent a cataract operation on his left eye. He rests at home after surgery, awaiting a soft high water content contact lens to be fitted Wednesday to replace the opaque lens material.
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Ohio State University
IRA Protesting Queen's Northern Ireland Visit
Thousands of Provisional IRA supporters staged a march from Andersonstown to Falls Road and a rally outside a Belfast police station to protest Queen Elizabeth II's first Northern Ireland visit in 25 years. The protest aimed to exhaust security forces and support jailed IRA members amid Britain’s large security deployment.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast Says Hot Dry Winds Through Monday
In Las Vegas the forecast calls for hot and dry conditions with windy southerly gusts of 20 to 30 mph through Monday. Today’s high about 105 and low near 80, with yesterday’s highs 107 and lows 83 and humidity ranging high.
Town Cleans Up In Wake Of Twister
Cleanup operations under way in Chatham Illinois after a Saturday tornado damaged at least 34 homes and caused about 2 million dollars in damage. Officials considered calling in the National Guard. Heavy rain and flood watches stretched across multiple states.
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Waterloo
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Extortion Attempt Fails at Van's Market
A masked man held a Canoga Park woman and four children hostage in Burbank as he tried to extort cash. Store manager Gerald Nussbaum coordinated with police who traced the ransom instructions to a Glendale area phone booth then a school yard. The suspect fled without harming the hostages. woman and children were found bound but safe.
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