Congress opens with hopes of peace under Carter
The 95th Congress convenes with optimism that President-elect Carter will deliver peaceful coexistence after eight years of vetoes under Nixon and Ford. The long term outlook hinges on the economy and Carter’s budget-balancing promises, affecting Democratic priorities. At 2 p.m. EST the body meets as 435 House members and 33 new and reelected senators take oaths. Democrats face a choice between Byrd and Humphrey for leadership.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House
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West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
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Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Jim Wright
Texas
John Rhodes
Arizona
Thomas P. O'Neill
National Health Insurance
White House
Consumer Protection Agency
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95Th Congress
Assassination probe fund renewal asked
Congressional investigators say 6.5 million is requested for the assassination committee this year, with more than half for a 170 member independent staff. The probes into Kennedy and King began in the 94th Congress and may run two more years.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
FBI
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Congress
Supersonic to hypersonic planes eyed for 8 to 12 times speed of sound
Maj. Gen. Robert A. Rushworth of the Air Force predicts next generation aircraft could fly eight to twelve times the speed of sound at 200000 to 300000 feet. He notes fighters bombers transports and passenger jets may be included and aircraft could launch vehicles into deep space with global cooperation and landing rights issues.
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UPI
Robert A. Rushworth
Aeronautical Systems Division
Air Force Systems Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Rushworth
NASA
Department of Defense
Department of Transportation
Katzir asks Rabin to form Israeli caretaker government
President Ephraim Katzir asked Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to form a caretaker government to rule until spring elections. Law and political maneuvering could delay or derail the effort as Rabin has 21 days to assemble a cabinet, with potential extension, while Knesset moves to dissolve for May 17 elections. Separate talks: Egypt and Sadat's Palestinian plan noted as a factor in Mideast peace. In Las Vegas, Redd Foxx marries Yun Chi Chung in a four minute ceremony.
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Rabin
Labor Party
Likud
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Redd Foxx
Episcopal Church ordains four women priests in historic move
The Rev. Carol Anderson becomes the first woman Episcopal priest in the Diocese of New York. Over the weekend Jacqueline Means Patricia Park and Nancy Wittig were ordained or officially recognized in Indianapolis Alexandria Newark. The General Convention approved women priests last September, effective January first.
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New York
Jacqueline Means
United State
Indianapolis
Patricia Park
Alexandria
Episcopal Diocese of
Newark
N.J
Nancy Hatch Wit
Washington
Miss Anderson
Horace W.B. Donegan
St. James Episcopal Church
Manhattan
Trinity Cathedral
Wittig
National Coalition For Women’s Ordination
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