Ungainly Polish Jet Crop Duster Sparks Air Show Talk
At the Paris air show a large Polish crop duster with a Soviet Yak-40 engine draws chatter. Officials note it carries a huge payload and is designed for Soviet pilots while the creator, Andrzej Abramowicz, discusses its production and usage in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
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Kazakhstan
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Abramowiecz
Abramowicz
Poland
Dutch Gunmen Hold Hostages On Train In Siege Crisis
Dutch police and soldiers surround a hijacked train and a nearby school where eight to ten gunmen hold captives including 105 children from a Moloccan separatist group. Mediation efforts have stalled and officials consider a government decision on a possible assault.
Carter Rips Solons Over Energy Plan
President Carter accused Congress of bowing to oil and auto lobbies as it gutted key energy plan elements. Powell said decontrol of natural gas prices could cost consumers 86 billion over eight years, while the phased plan would cost 15 billion, and lawmakers warned the fight was just beginning.
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Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
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Energy and Power
John Dingell
D-Mich
Commerce Committee
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Bob Krueger
D-Tex
Krueger
Philip Sharp
Dind
Senate approves major revision in Clean Air Act
The Senate narrowly approves a sweeping rewrite to extend auto emission delays to 1980 and regional deadlines to 1987 under certain conditions. It also adds a coal use amendment and new penalties for tampering with emission controls, with House action to reconcile differences forthcoming.
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Senate
House
Senate Conference Committee
Carter Administration
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Wuter
Senate Panel Delays Action on Government Crimes Office
The Senate Judiciary Committee deferred action on a May 16 bill creating an Office of Government Crimes to investigate government corruption. The measure would also establish a temporary special prosecutor and require full financial disclosures, with key provisions referred to the committee for further recommendations.
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Gatlin B Bell
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Justice Department
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James O. Eastland
D-Mass
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Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Ethics
Civil Servie Commission
Congressional Legal Counsel
Congress
Willum Scott
R-Va
Mastland
Motley Trial on Hestl Capital Murder Indictment
Motley County faces a capital murder indictment in the Wilson killing. County officials expect indigent defense costs from 50 000 to 100 000 prompting a potential tax burden if a state agency grant is not secured.
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Hestl
Wilson
Motley
Forrest Campbell
Former Madam Wins Lunch With Governor
Rebecca Rae Rand a 29 year old former madam known for promoting decriminalizing prostitution will have lunch with Governor Rudy Perpich and his wife Lola at the executive mansion next Wednesday with her 9 year old daughter Lara. The event follows Rand's February speech to the Hennepin County Bar Association and her charity raffle win at the Minnesota Opera Ball that funded the lunch. Rand previously admitted past prostitution work and sauna ventures while asserting the profession should be legal where adults choose it.
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Hennepin County Bar Association
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Lara
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Lola
Minneapolis Society
Warren Spannaus
Neil Riley
Bar Association
Texas crime study shows steady rise in violence and property loss
DPS analyst Al St. Louis reports statewide findings on crime risk with samples accurate to within one percent. The study notes violence victims are spread across ages and both genders, while property crime skews toward men. Blacks and Mexican Americans face higher violent crime victimization than whites.
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Chierington
Disturbances End In Soweto Calm After Riots
In Soweto South Africa a large black township was calm after three days of disturbances by youths protesting segregation. Militant students called for a two day work boycott next week to mark last year's riots. more than 600 blacks were killed during weeks of rioting. Brig Jan Visser Soweto white police chief said his men would suppress any violence.
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South Africa
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