Travel Chaos Hits Yule Plans With Airline Strikes
United Air Lines and National Airlines strikes disrupt holiday travel across the United States. United cancels flights through Jan. 5. National in court over a 107 day strike while American pilots and crew volunteer extra trips. Widespread crowding and reservation delays persist as travelers scramble amid the disruption.
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Bush faces doubts on CIA nomination amid partisan concerns
President Bush faces Senate Armed Services Committee skepticism over appointing him to head the CIA. Some liberal Democrats question his ability to keep politics out of the agency, while Bush defends his record and pledges nonpartisanship.
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Beirut cease-fire shaken by sporadic shooting clashes
In Beirut sporadic firing broke the two day old cease-fire as violence flared between leftist Muslims and right wing Christians. Nine people were killed in renewed clashes, raising two week casualties to over 600 dead and 900 wounded. Security forces tried to enforce the truce in the seafront hotel district. The civil war toll since April exceeds 5,500 dead.
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Warsaw Pact cool to U S troop withdrawal proposal
Warsaw Pact nations gave a cool reception to a U S proposal to withdraw 1000 tactical nuclear warheads from Europe if Russia pulls back 1700 tanks and 68000 soldiers NATO and Warsaw Pact reps will meet again before a six week Christmas recess with an answer expected then.
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Labor secretary may quit if Ford vetoes union bill
Labor Secretary John Dunlop may resign if President Ford vetoes a controversial bill on union rights. The measure would let picketing workers shut a construction site via a single subcontractor, a pact Dunlop helped forge. White House signals a veto as GOP pressure mounts.
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FEC moves to divide nearly 6 million in federal campaign funds
The Federal Election Commission aims to distribute about 6 million dollars among nine presidential candidates and issue initial payments to the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee for next summer's conventions. Former Senator Eugene McCarthy vows to block Treasury disbursements pending Supreme Court ruling on the new election law.
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Stevens assured of confirmation to the Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens, a 55 year old U S Appeals Court judge from Chicago, won Senate Judiciary Committee approval and was poised for confirmation as William O Douglas’s successor. Opposition came from some women’s rights groups over ERA remarks and prior rights rulings. Stevens vowed no bias and signaled a conservative, strict constructionist approach. The FDA announced a renewed bid to ban DES as a cattle growth promoter due to cancer risk.
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UPI
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UN Assembly Nears Adjournment After 14 Weeks of Debate
The United Nations General Assembly, after 14 weeks of debate, moved toward adjourning its 30th annual session. President suggested future sessions should be shorter and handle fewer items as 144 nations wind up the year’s work.
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