Republicans Hammer Carter Tax Plans Across Campaign Trail
The GOP pressed attacks on Jimmy Carter's tax policies as he campaigned from New York to Pittsburgh with Walter Mondale aboard. Ford and Dole sharpened the line amid debate prep, while Carter urged tax relief for middle income families and assailed Ford's leadership as the debate looms.
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JPL to Move Mars Rock for Viking 2 Dig
JPL scientists plan to command Viking 2 to push or roll a large Martian rock to uncover soil beneath. The aim is to access shielded soil for organic chemistry tests while protecting samples from ultraviolet radiation, using the lander's scoop arm and limited Martian gravity.
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First bargaining session yields little progress in Ford strike
Detroit sources report the week old strike by 170,000 Ford workers shows no sign of narrowing on the key working time issue. The Monday talks lasted under two hours with leaders declining specifics as plants across 22 states face idling.
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Heavy fighting erupts as Beirut braces for power shift
War rages across Beirut as factions clash in southern suburbs and Chiad east of the city. Reports say at least 111 killed since Monday with fears parliament may fail to swear in president-elect Elias Sarkis in two days.
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Yugoslav Trains Collide in Dense Fog. 18 Killed
In northwestern Yugoslavia near Ljubljana the Orient Express successor rammed a local commuter train in heavy fog. Eighteen died including two engineers and two assistants. forty injured, fifteen seriously. The crash occurred as the 16 car Athens to Paris electric train passed a red signal.
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Amin orders Entebbe probe and hostage search
Ugandan President Idi Amin orders a probe into July 4 Entebbe airport raid and directs a military panel to study Ninety Minutes at Entebbe as source material. The panel will also investigate the fate of 57 year old British hostage Dora Bloch missing from a Kampala hospital during the raid. Israeli commandos rescued 100 hostages from the hijacked Air France airbus.
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Vet benefit bills near enactment in Senate
The Senate approved by voice vote two veterans benefit bills. One raises pension by 7 percent with a 25 percent boost for veterans aged 78 and older, costing about 432 million dollars next year. The other provides an 8 percent increase in disability compensation for about 2.6 million disabled veterans and 370,000 survivors, with an estimated cost of 389 million dollars.
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Harriman says Brezhnev open to any U.S. winner
W. Averell Harriman, adviser to Jimmy Carter, reports Brezhnev would work with any American president. After a private Kremlin meeting lasting nearly three hours, Harriman said the Soviet leader is ready to improve ties regardless of the election outcome. He described Brezhnev as an old friend and said he will brief Kissinger.
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Africa to dominate UN session with southern Africa tensions
The 31st United Nations General Assembly opens with Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe as president and Seychelles named as a new member. Debates set on disarmament Middle East Cyprus Korea and a world economic order. Terrorism debate expected amid Entebbe raid and a hijacking.
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