Break In Deadlock Expected In Senate Election Reform Fight
Senate leaders reach a compromise on a substitute bill to end a weeklong deadlock over changing campaign finance law. The plan allows corporate and union PAC solicitations with anonymity for contributors and sets a $1000 reporting floor, while House leaders seek tight amendment limits and curb on internal communications amid partisan disputes.
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Princess Margaret Visits Guided Missile Destroyer
Princess Margaret toured HMS Hampshire on the Thames near Tower Bridge, the destroyer she launched in 1971. The outing follows her separation from the Earl of Snowdon and amid public scrutiny of royal finances and duties.
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Stocks Rally On NYSE Drive Dow To Two Week High
Drug and oil shares led a strong afternoon rally on the New York Stock Exchange as prices climbed to their best gain in two weeks. The market moved with broad gains and the Dow posted notable advances amid improved trade.
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Dow Near 1000 as Markets Rally Amid Investor Caution
The Dow Industrial Average rose 13.14 points to 995.43, within reach of its three year high of 1,003.31 set on March 11, with 942 advances and 550 declines among 1,862 issues. Volume neared 22.45 million shares as S and P rose to 102.24 and the NYSE index moved to 54.55. G.D. Searle led volume after announcing a scanner system and Baxter Laboratories rose on positive tests for intravenous solutions amid infection concerns.
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Israelis seal Arab hamlet for funeral amid Gaza West Bank unrest
Israeli forces sealed off the Arab hamlet near Bethlehem during the funeral of 10 year old Ali Hussein Afana killed as protesters clashed on the Jerusalem Jericho road. Authorities expelled foreign reporters and moved into Hebron to disperse rock-throwing crowds while villagers guarded the unburied body.
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Bowie Faces Rochester Court Date On Marijuana Charge
British rock star David Bowie must appear in Rochester city court Thursday on a felony marijuana possession charge after a Sunday arrest with three others in a downtown hotel. A three day postponement allowed Bowie to complete concert commitments before arraignment.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast Highlights Sunny Skies
Forecast calls for sunny days through Thursday with gentle winds. Today’s high 70 and low 40, yesterday’s high 80 and low 51. Humidity tight at 15 percent up to 5 percent, with sunrise at 5 39 and sunset at 5 56. A year ago today the high was 71 and the low 42.
Nation United Press International Weather Table
The 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific Time shows data prepared by the National Weather Service in San Francisco. Temperature and precipitation figures are reported for multiple locations within the service area.
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Democrats Propose $19 Billion Budget Increase for 1977
Rep. Brock Adams announces an alternative budget raising spending from Ford’s $394.2 billion to $412.8 billion. The plan rejects $10 billion in tax cuts, ends with a $49.8 billion deficit versus Ford’s $42.9 billion, and trims defense from $101.1 billion to $99.6 billion.
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Miners Decry Weak Enforcement Ahead of Safety Hearings
In Washington miners push Congress to strengthen enforcement of the 1969 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act as Scotia mine disaster deaths prompt scrutiny of MESA. The hearing room heard testimony on black lung benefits while United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller led calls for tougher action and more funding.
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Loner Held In Slaying Of Family In Trevose
George Geschwendt a 24 year old landscaper described as a loner was arrested for the March 12 vendetta slayings of six people including John Abt 50 his wife Margaret 50 their daughters Cathy 13 and Margie 19 son John Jr 12 and Margie fiance Garson Engle 20. Police say victims were shot in the head as they entered the Abt home across from Geschwendt’s home. Authorities call it a personal vendetta and not drug related.
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