Commission council form challenged in federal appeals court
A three judge panel of the seventh U.S. Circuit heard arguments on four suits seeking to uphold or abolish the commission council form in Mobile Alabama and Shreveport Louisiana. The case centers on whether at large elections dilute minority voting rights. The court noted this form may shield whites, while minority groups seek to elect candidates. The rulings may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Commission Council
U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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John Minor Wisdom
Appeals Court
Mobile
Ala
Shreveport
Carter to create blue ribbon panel on retirement inequities
President Carter plans a blue-ribbon commission to study disparities in retirement benefits. He cites 1.5 million retired government workers who double-dip by full-time outside employment, 141,000 military retirees in civilian jobs, and 30 million Social Security retirees risking benefits with earnings above threshold. The commission will assess what should be done to correct inequities.
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Washington
Carter
New Yorker Freed From Cuba Reunites With Family
Albert Palange, 43, of Wheatley Heights, returns to New York from Mexico City after release from Cuban jails. He landed at Kennedy with officials, recounting a perilous Cuban airspace landing in a twin engined Cessna. Ten Americans were freed, while twenty remain jailed, per State Dept. notes. Palange hugged his daughter Lisa and brother Paul, saying it felt good to be home.
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UPI
Albert Palange
Palange
Cuba
Wheatley Heights
N.Y
Fidel Castro
U.S
Kennedy Airport
Mexico City
Havana
Lisa
Paul
Florida
Aruba
Former Legion commander Gleason charged with bank fund theft
A federal grand jury in Chicago charged John Gleason Jr. with misapplying 528745 dollars of Mercantile National Bank funds to his own use. Gleason, 62, of Winnetka, was former national American Legion commander and former head of the Veterans Administration.
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UPI
John
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National American Legion
The
Veterans Administration
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Gleason
Mercantile National Bank of Chicago
Winnetka
House committee approves Clinch River breeder reactor project
The House Science and Technology Committee endorsed continuing construction on the Clinch River breeder reactor near Oak Ridge Tennessee with a 19 to 11 vote and authorized 150 million dollars for initial build. In separate action Senators Bentsen and Pearson urged deregulation of new natural gas prices to curb shortages, arguing price controls harm supply.
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House
Carter
Clinch River
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Science and Technology Committee
Capitol Hill
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Dtexas
James B. Pearson
Moluccans bury six hijack hostages mourners in Assen
In Assen South Moluccans buried six dead terrorists in a common grave near the site of the 19 day train hostage crisis. Thousands joined a procession from the South Moluccan Evangelical Church to Boskamp cemetery as police watched. In The Hague Premier Den Uyl said troops would rescue the hostages after intermediaries warned of death if they departed abroad.
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Netherlands
UPI
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Hague
Joop den Uyl
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