Carter optimistic on canal pact amid congressional doubt
President Carter, facing criticism of the Panama Canal treaty, says it will be “pretty decent” and urges Congress to wait for his input. Spokesman Jody Powell said negotiators progress suggests a solid treaty, while Rep. David Bowen criticized administration outreach and Panama’s ability to fund canal upkeep, arguing the canal is a break-even US asset.
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Mondale outlines new charters to curb FBI CIA abuses
Vice President Mondale said the Carter administration will issue new charters for the FBI and CIA to limit abuses such as domestic spying wiretapping and mail opening. He told the American Bar Association that covert operations would end and warrants based on probable cause would be required for surveillance.
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Nuclear material diversion alleged at power plants
A congressional staff investigator says one agency believes there was a diversion of nuclear material from a power plant. Officials from two agencies maintain no 8,000 pounds of weapons grade material was stolen, testifying to a House subcommittee on safeguards.
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CIA sees Soviet 1980s slowdown from oil, population
The CIA predicts oil shortages and a shrinking working age population will slow Soviet growth in the 1980s. Energy resources lie east of the Urals, forcing difficult choices like potential military cutbacks amid an imminent slowdown.
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Canada legislators call end to air strike
MPs flown in by military aircraft met in Ottawa for an emergency session to push through legislation aimed at settling the crippling air traffic controllers strike. The three day old walkout by 2,200 controllers has emptied Canadian skies and forced layoffs, delaying mails and disrupting travel. Air Canada set up a skeletal route system as U S ports handle rerouted flights. The Liberal government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau faced broad support to pass the bill.
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