Consumer protection agency debate moves through House
Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal argues the federal consumer aid program wastes billions yearly due to biased regulatory hearings. He contends a new agency would improve outcomes while opponents denounce the plan as harmful meddling with the economy.
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UPI
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
DNY
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Rosenthal
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Ford
Senate
Robert Michel
Ill
Robert Bauman
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Viking battery reactivated on Mars probe mission
Scientists revived a backup battery charger aboard Viking 2 by sending radio signals 15.5 million miles from Pasadena to the spacecraft. Electricity from two nuclear generators fed the first storage battery as Viking heads toward Mars landings next summer, with engineers at JPL and Denver coordinating the fix.
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Calif
UPI
Mars
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Denver
Maravich Escorted Through New Orleans Floods For Jazz Game
New Orleans star Pete Maravich was nearly stranded at his Metairie home as eight inches of rain flooded streets. Police escorted him to the Jazz game at the Superdome where 26,511 fans watched a 113-110 win over the Lakers. Other weather: fog and rain across the Mississippi Valley with record warm November temperatures in multiple cities. Cardinal Heenan hospitalized after a mild heart attack in London.
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Carolina
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California
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New England
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Havre
Mont
Bangladesh Army ousts president and installs Sayem
The army top generals forced President Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed to resign after a three day power struggle that followed last summer's coup. Supreme Court Chief Justice A M Sayem was sworn in as president with Sayem seen as a figurehead while Maj Gen Khaled Musharraf runs the government.
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India
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A.M. Sayem
Khaled Musharaff
Sayem
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Dacca
PTI
Ahmed
Mujibur Rahman
Thailand
Mujib
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