Carter opposes national scholastic standards testing plan
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano says the Carter administration will back state efforts to improve educational testing but opposes any federal national standards. He warns voluntary nationwide tests would misdirect and cites gaps in basic knowledge among high school graduates. He favors basic competency tests as a useful tool to measure and guide education.
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Justice Dept aims to flip two Korea scandal witnesses
The Justice Department plans to pressure former Rep. Richard Hanna and Hancho Kim to testify in the Korean influence buying case after fugitive Tongsun Park refused to meet in Seoul. Prosecutors seek threats of stiff sentences to unlock payments to congressmen and officials.
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UPI
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Seoul
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Congress
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Eskimo bowhead ruling tests global whale ban impact
Eskimos sue to force U S objections to the IWC ban on bowhead hunting claiming their culture is at stake while conservation groups warn a challenge could invite wider attacks on whale protections. Courts consider if the United States should object to the ban and allow a regulatory plan for Eskimo harvests.
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UPI
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Barrio Club counters KKK border patrol plans in Crystal City
Mexican American Barrio Club members say they will tolerate no harassment from the Ku Klux Klan which plans to patrol the Texas Mexico border for illegal aliens. A 12 man patrol watched a 60 mile border stretch from Quemado to El Indio reporting no Klansmen or aliens. They warn violence could occur if the Klan harasses residents, stressing pride and readiness to defend their community.
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UPI
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Gonzales
Texas
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Submarine Reclaims Atomic Waste Barrel Near Farallons
A research dive recovered a 1950s atomic waste barrel from 3000 feet off the Farallon Islands near the Golden Gate. The Velcro IV hauled the barrel using a hook as Pisces VI located it with a sub. The operation begins a 6,000 foot retrieval effort with EPA coordination and ongoing scene stays through Wednesday.
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Tarradellas Reclaims Catalan Presidency In Spain
Josep Tarradellas, 78, took the oath as president of the reestablished Generalitat in Barcelona after 38 years in exile and pledged loyalty to King Juan Carlos. He said he will faithfully fulfill the post and support human rights and the rule of law.
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UPI
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Polanski to explain beer photo in Munich to judge
Film director Roman Polanski, on special leave to finish Hurricane, will tell Superior Court Judge Laurence J. Rittenband why he was photographed drinking beer in Munich during a Tahiti shoot pause. His lawyer cites a pilots strike delaying travel.
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UPI
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Rittenband
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United Press International
Humphrey Returns to Washington With Carter
Sen. Hubert Humphrey, battling inoperable cancer, flies back to Washington aboard Air Force One with President Carter returning from a Midwest trip. Carter praises Humphrey as the nation’s steadfast Democrat while Humphrey plans a brief Senate appearance and further chemotherapy in Minnesota.
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UPI
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Minnesota
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ILA Strike Talks May Break In 48 Hours At Port Areas
The Inter national Longshoremen's Association CEO Thomas Gleason said a contract could be reached in 48 hours and work resume in four to five days. NYSA withdrew from CONASA over job security as talks with ILA continue in New York and New Jersey ports.
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UPI
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FDA seeks grocery standards model ordinance nationwide
The FDA proposes a model law governing 200000 grocery stores including store cleanliness, meat cutting block materials, storage height above floor of six inches, and roast beef cooking at 130 F. It bans live animals in stores except guide dogs for the blind and calls for personal hygiene standards, with a 90 day public comment period after Federal Register publication.
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UPI
Federal Register
FDA
Last Vets Day Observed This October Under Legislation
Washington observes Veterans Day this October for the last time before a return to November 11 as the fixed date. Congress passed a 1968 Monday Holiday Law moving holidays to fixed Mondays, with veterans groups led by the American Legion seeking to restore the Nov. 11 observance through state legislatures.
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UPI
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