Reagan Canal Stand Ignorant Draws Fire From Goldwater
Reagan defended keeping full U S control of the Panama Canal saying the risk of guerrilla conflict would be necessary to defend sovereignty. Goldwater attacked Reagan’s Panama stance as ignorant and potentially dangerous, urging alternative foreign policy approaches. The remarks came at a Charleston audience as both candidates campaigned ahead of upcoming primaries.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Panama Canal
Alaska
West Virginia
U.S
Reagan
Panama
Canal
Nebraska
Washington
Goldwater
Arizona
Ron
Ford
Co-Op Drug Network Busted In Southeast Arrests Hit 85
A large cocaine and heroin operation centered in Jacksonville was dismantled with 85 arrests and up to 120 possible. The co op used planes trains and trucks to move drugs from Florida to Illinois and across multiple states. Middle level members reportedly cleared about $2000 daily and the operation handled importing wholesaling and distribution.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Southeast
Florida
Ilinois
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolinas
Mike Gould
Gould
Co-Op
Amtrak
Jack Tabbot
Mexico
South America
Miami
Canada
Europe
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Doctors Break Law by Treating Addicts with Narcotics
HEW officials say some doctors maintain addicts on narcotics like codeine or hydromorphone without registration. A report by NID director Dr. Robert DuPont notes methadone is the proven safe option and that exemptions may be needed within strict regulatory limits.
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Washington
UPI
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert DuPont
NID
HEW
Institute
Robert Dormer
Stuart Nightingale
Journal of the
American Medical Association
The
Drug Enforcement Administration
Justice Department
DEA
Rhodesia Warns War Will Worsen and Expand
Rhodesia's Army Commander Gen Peter Walls said the guerrilla war would worsen before improving and announced mobilization of civilians for a broader assault. He vowed cross border action into Mozambique to crush militants while predicting quick success in civil and military efforts.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Walls
African National Council
Nation's Death Row Population Up by United Press International
A UPI survey shows 544 inmates on death rows in 30 states, 21 more than the prior month. The article notes the racial makeup and legal debate as the Supreme Court weighs abolition, with states including California and Florida reporting new residents in April.
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United Press International
Supreme Court
UPI
Trailways
United States
Calfornia
Delaware
Florida
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Woman Becomes First Female Firefighter Test Taker in Massachusetts
Cathy Lynch, 26, became the first woman in state history to pass the Civil Service firefighter test. She tackled 50 pounds of gear, a 60 foot ladder, a 120 pound dummy, hose drags, obstacle courses, and pulley lifts to qualify for a local fire department appointment. Five other women passed the written test but failed the final challenge.
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Boston
UPI
Cathy Lynch
Massachusetts
Civil Service
Soviet Union Buys 625000 Tons Wheat and Corn
The Agriculture Department announced the Soviet Union purchased 625000 metric tons of American corn and wheat, boosting weekly Soviet grain orders to nearly 5 million tons. The sale includes 300000 tons of 1975 crop corn, 200000 tons of 1976 crop corn, and 125000 tons of 1976 crop wheat, with shipments after October 1.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Louis Dreyfus Corp
U.S
Bill to cut unemployment aims at 3 percent by 1980
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a Humphrey Hawkins bill 25 to 10 to cut the jobless rate from 7.5 percent to three percent by 1980. It would grant all Americans 16 and over willing and seeking work the right to a job, using coordinated fiscal and monetary policy within a free enterprise framework.
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Washington
UPI
House Education and Labor Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Augustus F. Hawkins
D-Calif
Hawkins
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Experimental TV Can Do Wonders
Tama New Town in Japan hosts a 250-family test of a Ceefax like cable information service. Families receive news, classes, shopping and weather via home TV screens with two way audio, plus newspaper facsimile delivery. Trials run to March 1977 with potential 1,000 families and costs around $2,000 per unit.
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New York
UPI
Tama New Town
Tokayo
Japan
Ministry of Postal Administration
Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Chujo Watanabe
Japanese Newspapers and Editors Association
Ceefax
England
Watanabe
Tama
Cable Information System
CCIS
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Jewelers
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