Byrd Out In Front For Senate Leader
The Senate majority leadership race shapes up with Sen. Robert Byrd D West Virginia leading early. Sen. Hubert Humphrey D Minnesota and Sen. Edmund Muskie D Maine mount bids while Sen. Ernest Hollings D South Carolina remains a dark horse. Mansfield's January retirement accelerates jockeying as allies seek commitments ahead of the caucus vote.
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Mail-Order Catalog Used As Textbook In English Classes
Tacoma community college uses the Sears catalog as a text book in a survival English course for Vietnamese refugees and newcomers. Karen Bollard leads 90 federally funded classes with 60 more on a waiting list, teaching vocabulary through catalog sections and field trips to supermarkets and hardware stores.
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Urges Prison For Gun Crimes
Jefferson City AP reports Rep James Symington urges mandatory prison terms up to 30 years for using a firearm during a crime. He argues punishment deters crime and calls for prison capacity to hold dangerous criminals, noting federal and state bills seek firearms as separate offenses with consecutive sentences.
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Simon Urges Egypt Signal On Investment
Treasury Secretary William Simon urged Cairo to send a clear signal that Egypt is safe for large scale U S investment. He cited uncertainty and need for further liberalization of exchange controls as main obstacles and noted talks with President Sadat and other regional stops.
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Pound Sterling Dives Below $2 Again in London Trading
Britain's ailing pound slipped below the $2 level for the first time in history on Friday and fell further in early trading today before stabilizing near $1.95. Dealers cited heavy selling from Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East with little sign of Bank of England intervention or immediate support to reverse the decline.
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ERA Author Still Waiting for ERA to Become Law
Ninety one year old Alice Paul, author of the Equal Rights Amendment, recalls writing the measure in 1923. With 34 states ratified, four more are needed by March 1979 to avoid death. She spoke from a nursing home where she is recovering from a stroke.
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Patman the Dean of the House Dies in Bethesda
Rep Wright Patman longtime chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee dies at 82 after influenza and pneumonia. A Texas Democrat in his 24th term, Patman announced plans to retire next January. Ford and Speaker Albert offer tributes. He campaigned against Federal Reserve policies and big banks, born in Patman Switch Texas, survived by his wives and three sons. Funeral services set in Texarkana.
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Caroline Kennedy in UK tabloids with cricket player
Caroline Kennedy, aged 18, graces British papers for a second day, shown with her mother Jacqueline Onassis who is upset by Caroline's hectic social life. The Sunday Mirror features her photographed in a van with John Barclay, a 22 year old British cricketer.
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