Begin visits Bucharest as Israel’s lone Communist ally
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin arrived in Romania on an official visit. He said there would be no effort to use Romania as a mediator with the Arabs or to meet with the Soviet government. He noted his return to Romania after 39 years, recalling aiding and attempting to aid Jewish transit before World War II.
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Bucharest
Romania
Menahem Begin
Begin
Tel Aviv
Israel
Nicolae Ceausescu
Golda Meir
Anwar Sadat
Honecker at 65 solid East German leader of Berlin regime
East German leader Erich Honecker celebrates his 65th birthday as head of the Communist state. He built the Berlin Wall and followed Ulbricht as first secretary, maintaining hard line policies while East Germany becomes a top Eastern European industrial nation with Western goods available to those with hard currency.
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Berlin
Erich Honecker
East Germany
Honecker
Berlin Wall
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
Ulbricht
Soviet Union
Europe
Payment drive saves taxpayers hundreds of millions says HEW
Government officials report a federal program to collect child support from missing parents saved taxpayers money. HeW Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. said the effort brought in nearly 1 billion dollars in 20 months while costing about 318 million. States and counties collected 542 million in AFDC support.
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Washington
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Carter Administration Axes 176 Advisory Boards
The Carter White House abolished these boards and 172 others to save about 15 million dollars. Several panels failed to meet or issue reports, according to the General Accounting Office which found 26 percent did not meet in 1975 and 59 percent produced no reports.
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Underwater Sound Advisory Board
Board of Tea Experts
Advisory Commission On
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands Advisory Board
Carter Administration
Harrison Wellford
General Accounting Office
Park Testimony Looms in Korean Influence Inquiry
Suzi Park Thomson prepared to answer House ethics committee questions in a closed session to avoid contempt charges. Jaworski expects testimony from Korean rice dealer Tongsun Park, saying his stake is significant but not decisive for cases. Park refused cooperation, citing personal reasons, while Thomson denies knowledge of any payoffs or scheme.
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Washington
Suzi Park Thomson
House
Capitol Hill
Carl Albert
House Ethics Committee
Phillip Hirshkop
Thomson
Hirshkop
Jaworski
Watergate
Park
Kim Dong Jo
Congress
Interior faults blamed for near miss on Alaska pipeline
Interior Department officials say work crews repeatedly failed to follow safety procedures on the Alaska pipeline after a fatal explosion at Pump Station 8. A similar lapse nearly caused another blast at Pump Station 9, where a 1000 gallon spill occurred on Aug 15 due to ignored drain valve shutdowns and a design flaw.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Interior Department
Alaska Pipeline Office
APO
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Panama Canal Treaty Signing Set For Sept. 7 In Washington
A Panamanian official says the new Panama Canal treaties will be signed September 7 in Washington by President Carter and Gen. Omar Torrijos. White House aides confirm a phone talk but not the date. Senate approval and Panamanian referendum loom as hurdles. The pacts would hand control of the canal and zone to Panama by 2000 while preserving U.S. defense rights.
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U.S. Senate
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
White House
United States
U.S
Canal
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