Zaire Forces Advance in Shaba as Rebels Fall Back
Zaire government troops push into rebel-held Shaba crossing the Lufupa River 44 miles west of Kolwezi after rebels fail to destroy a bridge. Reports say casualties unknown but troops seized Soviet made weapons and counterfeit currency amid a broader confrontation linked to Angola Cuba and the Soviet Union.
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UPI
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Kolwezi
Shaba
Katanga
Angola
Soviet Union
Cuba
Luanda
United States
France
Morocco
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Maryland
Connecticut Supreme Court Finds School Funding Unconstitutional
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that financing public schools mainly through local property taxes deprives poorer towns’ students of equal educational opportunity and ordered the legislature to fix the system. Gov Grasso planned talks with leaders to draft a compliant plan amid statewide wealth disparity.
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Hartford, Conn
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Ella T. Grasso
Connecticut
New York
Fairfield County
Brown's school bill stalls in Assembly vote delay
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. faces a setback as AB65, the $3.7 billion school finance plan, delays floor action after sponsor Assemblyman Leroy Greene cites lack of enough votes. Greene says he may drop the urgency clause to win support, arguing the reform stems from state court mandates and aims to equalize funding within 200 per pupil over five years.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Leroy Greene
Greene
State Supreme Court
Leo McCarthy
San Francisco
McCarthy
Paul Priolo
Malibu
CDC seeks veterans exposed to atomic tests linked to leukemia
The CDC launched a nationwide search of soldiers near Yucca Flats Nevada during a 1957 44 kiloton atomic test. Dr Glyn Caldwell cites two veterans Paul Cooper and Donald Coe among 1100 exposed who developed leukemia, prompting a study to see if low level radiation caused delayed cancers.
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Atlanta
Caldwell
Paul Cooper
Salt Lake City
Donald Coe
Tomkinsville
Assembly tax relief plan faces opposition from two sides
In Sacramento the Brown administration opposed AB999 while Assembly Republican leader Paul Priolo challenged key provisions. The Revenue and Taxation Committee heard the measure backed by Speaker Leon T. McCarthy. Priolo attacked using 75 percent of local income tax for property relief and a new statewide business tax to fund welfare shift.
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UPI
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Assembly
Paul Priolo
Leon F T. McCarthy
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Willie Brown
San Francisco
Clifford Allenby
State Department of Finance
Jerome Smith
Saratoga
Smith
Priolo
Congress still wants to be convinced on water proposals
Eighteen multi million dollar water projects remain on President Carter hit list though Congress seeks persuasion. Rep. Tom Bevill notes the House Appropriations subcommittee will examine how to fund and modify or terminate projects including the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. White House aides defer veto risk as Carter seeks cost cuts and safety reviews. Sacramento aide Gray Davis says Auburn Dam could be restored if seismic study is favorable.
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UPI
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Congress
Tom Bevill
D-Ata
House Appropriations
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Tennessee River
Gulf of Mexico
White House
Stuart Eizenstadt
Bevill
Sacramento
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Auburn Dam
Gray Davis
Brown
Bruce Kirschenbaum
Dozen Feared Dead In Galveston Flophouse Fire
A downtown flophouse fire at the Central Hotel and adjacent Star Furniture Co. in Galveston, Texas, left 10 to 12 people feared dead. Fire under control by 6 a.m., with 16 treated at John Sealy Hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. The 60 year old building housed about 47 residents, some escaped.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Galveston County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Central Hotel
Star Furniture Co
John Sealy Hospital
FDA warns shocking dog collars may harm dogs and owners
The FDA says 33,000 bark shock collars could be dangerous as electricity levels may exceed claims, shocks may continue after barking stops, and triggers include car horns or human imitations. Legal action targets Tri-Tronics of Tucson and Relco Inc of Houston for refusing recalls. hunting dog collars are not involved.
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Washington
Tri-Tronics
Tucson
Ariz
Relco Inc
Houston
Tex
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