Japanese Democrats retain control
The Liberal Democratic Party retained control of Japan's upper house, winning 63 of 126 seats, despite losing its majority by 22 years. Final results show LDP 124 seats with independents, Socialist 56, Komeito 28, Japan Communist 16, Democratic Socialist 11, New Liberal Club 4, and others 12, signaling a possible shift toward coalition politics. Misako Enoki dissolved her Japan Women's party after failing to win a seat.
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UPI
Japan
Liberal Democratic Party
LDP
House of Councilors
Takeo Fukuda
Fukuda
New
Komeito
Democratic Socialists
New Liberal Club
Misako Enoki
Japan Women's Party
Laetrile shown ineffective in new cancer tests
Government funded tests at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus found Laetrile ineffective against human breast and colon tumors implanted in nude mice. Tests included Laetrile alone and with beta glucosidase. conventional anti cancer drugs regressed tumors, while Laetrile showed no activity. The findings precede a Senate hearing with FDA and NCI leaders testifying.
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UPI
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Food and Drug Administration
National Cancer Institute
Ernst Krebs
Battelle Mémorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
Artermi Ovejera
Battelle
Overara
Carter Proclaims Space Observance Week To Honor U S Space Program
President Carter designates next week as U S Space Observance Week urging Americans to reflect on the space program achievements from satellite launches to moon landings. He cites space exploration as a peaceful technology driven path to a better life for people worldwide and calls for national participation with NASA.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Prosecution’s evidence hit in Chowchilla case
In Alameda Superior Court defense lawyers pressed for exclusion of state evidence from the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping, arguing warrants were illegal. They may focus on testimony from the 26 children and bus driver Ed Ray if the evidence is ruled inadmissible. The trial involves Frederick Woods and brothers Richard and James Schoenfeld, charged with kidnapping.
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UPI
Alameda Superior Court
Woods
Richard Schoenfeld
James
Yanowitz
Ed Ray
FBI official eyed for top bureau post
Los Angeles Times reports President Carter added John A. Mintz FBI chief counsel to the list of candidates to head the bureau. Mintz would be a backup if the commission’s five picks are rejected, with backing from top commission members and current FBI Director Clarence Kelley.
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UPI
Los Angeles Times
Carter
John A. Mintz
FBI
Griffin Bell
Bell
Washington
the Times
Mintz
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District of Columbia
Terry Lenzner
Senate
Watergate Committee
Irving S. Shapiro
Mary Lawton
Commission
Clarence Kelley
University of Chicago
Tampa
Fla
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Memphis
Jackson
William Lucas
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
John van de Kamp
Massachusetts
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John J. Irwin Jr
Neil Welch
Philadelphia
Chicago
Harrington A. Wood Jr
Riots and gunfire shadow a plant standoff in Indiana
State troopers guard the Essex International Corp plant amid a three month labor fight after a woman picket was shot. Negotiations resume Friday as police and union members watch, with management and strikebreakers leaving the site. Meanwhile in California a hormone Depo-Provera controversy prompts demands for informed consent and recalls.
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Ind
UPI
Indiana
Essex International Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Gates
Otis R. Bowen
Indianapolis
Robert Davis
Anderson
Essex
FBI
Los Angeles
Food and Drug Administration
Institute For the Study of Medical Ethics
Herschel Rosenthal
FDA
Investigators check Alaskan pipeline before flow resumed
Federal investigators tested pipes and valves at Alyeska Pump Station No 8 to gauge if crude oil flow can restart this week after Friday’s explosion. Officials met with Alyeska to determine piping integrity and any needed repairs before resuming operation.
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Anchorage. Alaska
UPI
Alyeska
Alaska
Jack Turner
Interior Department
John Ratterman
Turner
Three Die in Vegas Blaze On Eighth Floor
A second fire in five days at the Mark I Apartments near the Las Vegas Strip killed three people and forced the evacuation of more than 200. Two victims were tentatively identified as Andrew and Lois Dieterman. Fire officials said the blaze began after midnight on the eighth floor with arson and homicide investigators on scene. Dozens were treated for burns and smoke inhalation, including George McQuarn of the University of Las Vegas coaching staff who reportedly saved his life by leaping to the apartment below. Investigators, aided by Alyeska and federal officials, pursued whether a pipe failure or human error sparked the disaster as crews cut pipes in the pump‑house area and checked the oil manifold.
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Nev
UPI
Las Vegas Strip
Andrew
Lois Dieterman
George McQuarn
University of Las Vegas
Sunrise Hospital
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
McQuarn
China admits past persecution of intellectuals in policy shift
China concedes past mistreatment of about 20 million intellectuals and pledges more freedom and protection from political attacks. Red Flag Magazine links earlier abuses to the Gang of Four and urges end to oppression to support economic modernization toward 1999.
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UPI
China
Carter
Communist Party
Red Flag Magazine
Gang of Four
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