McGovern Withdraws Cuba Trade Proposal Fetches Senate Debate
Senator George McGovern pulled his Cuba trade amendment from a fiscal 1978 bill, saying the plan to sell medical and food supplies to Cuba had been watered down and would spark long debate. The Senate then halted the provision, as it votes on aid to Ethiopia and Argentina and advances a $4.8 billion aid package to the House.
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UPI
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National Broadcasting
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U.S
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South Korea
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Argentina
House
Senate panel kills eight water projects to avoid veto fight
A Senate Public Works subcommittee voted to cut eight water projects Carter deemed environmentally or economically unsound breaking with Senate House votes and aiming to avert a presidential veto. Projects affected include locations in Colorado Wisconsin Oklahoma and Kentucky.
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Carter Ahead of Congress in Gallup Poll on Energy Clash
Gallup finds 64 percent approve of President Carter while 40 percent approve of Congress, a 24 point gap amid clashes over energy policy and spending. The nationwide poll of 1,548 adults in 300 localities was conducted May 20-23.
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British diplomats exit Uganda amid Amin subversion claims
Britain pulls its last two diplomats from Uganda after Idi Amin accuses subversion. Ian Glasby and Victor Welborne flew to Nairobi with families. Britain also seeks to remove Ugandan diplomat Idi Osman from its embassy space in London.
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Kampala
Amin
France
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