Air rule compromise averts auto shutdown
After seven hours of bargaining, conferees reached a compromise on air pollution revisions to avert a threatened auto industry shutdown. The plan, nearing Senate approval, would meet major automakers’ deadline and delay 1970 antipollution standards for 1978 and 1979.
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House backs Hyde style abortion limit compromise
The House voted 238 to 182 to approve fiscal year 1978 language identical to the Hyde Amendment, barring federal funds for abortions except to save the woman's life. All Nebraska lawmakers supported it, while the Senate did not. a compromise path remains possible during a month long recess.
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Carter won't delay welfare plan
President Carter said he will submit his welfare reform package to Congress this week after meetings with Senator Russell Long and Representative Al Ullman. He pledged readiness for long negotiations and public hearings despite warnings from both lawmakers about elements of the plan, notably the family size based aid proposal.
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Schlesinger Hearing Set for Energy Agency Nomination
Senate Energy Committee schedules confirmation hearing for James Schlesinger to lead the new Department of Energy amid swift passage of the energy bill. White House hopes to inaugurate the agency by October 1, while the House backs modified price controls on natural gas and insulation incentives. Federal Energy Administrator John O’Leary warns of possible gasoline shortages in 1978 and 1979 if refinery output is disrupted.
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CIA used human guinea pigs in mind control programs
CIA Director Turner testified before Congress that for 11 years Americans were subjected to drug tests, electric shocks, hypnosis, and other experiments at colleges, prisons, and hospitals. He said the program ended in 1964 and that 149 MKULTRA sub projects and 185 non government researchers were identified, with some unwitting subjects and volunteer participants.
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World Trade Center bomb blasts rock midtown buildings
Two midtown Manhattan office towers were bombed killing one and injuring at least six as police warned of further blasts by the FALN group. Evacuations were ordered at nearby World Trade Center sites. In San Francisco voters rejected two measures over city elections. In Fremont California a yo yo fight escalated to a shooting spree leaving three girls dead and a 16 year old boy charged.
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U.S. Middle East Meeting Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat unveiled plans for an interim meeting of Middle East foreign ministers in the United States to lay groundwork for a Geneva peace conference. Israel welcomed the idea, the PLO offered no comment, and Libya ridiculed it.
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