Ford Men Draft Bill On Gun Control
The Ford administration plans gun control legislation including mandatory sentences for firearm felonies, bans on some sales, tighter licensing for dealers, and federal checks for handgun buyers. The bill mirrors White House crime proposals, with a pending waiting period and dealer licensing changes amid last minute White House involvement.
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White House
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Eastland Injures Ribs in Fall at Home
Sen James O Eastland 71 of Mississippi is hospitalized after breaking three ribs in a fall at his Doddsville home. His wife said he is uncomfortable but the injury is not serious. He rose Sunday morning and did not turn on lights.
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Russians Build Military Base in Somalia Claim
U S intelligence reports say about 3000 Soviet specialists man a growing Somali military complex centered near Berbera with underground facilities and a new airfield. A Russian admiral is said to command, and a fuel farm and communications station near Mogadishu support the fleet in the Indian Ocean as Suez reopening boosts Soviet operations.
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U.S
Somalia
Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett
Rokla
Pentagon
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Berbera
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
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Suez Canal
Grain Inspectors Oppose U S Government Involvement
Washington AP grain inspectors group opposes more federal role in export inspections citing performance records. Indictments in New Orleans and Houston involve inspectors in a federal probe amid concerns of misgrading and bribes.
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Houston
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National Association of Chief Grain Inspectors
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U.S
Justice Department
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Rabin Begins Historic Talks With German Leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin arrived in Bonn for the first official visit by an Israeli premier to West Germany. The talks with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt focused on the Sinai withdrawal and Middle East diplomacy while both sides pressed for improved ties and frank discussion of the past. Rabin said he carried mixed feelings as a Jew and Israeli, but emphasized moving forward to build bridges.
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Sinai
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Israel
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Black gravedigger becomes Roslyn's first Washington mayor
William Craven, 36, a gravedigger and school janitor, was unanimously appointed mayor of Roslyn, Washington, a town of 1,031, becoming possibly the state’s first Black mayor. A 12th child of a Texas coal miner, Craven has served on the City Council since 1971 and vows to run on merit, not race, with election expected in September.
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William Craven
Washington State
Tom Mayer
Washington State Library
Yolanda Williams
Seattle Urban League
Seattle
Sam Smith
Craven
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