Ian Smith Plans Chicago Visit With Rhodesia Officials
Rev. Paul Lindstrom says Ian Smith and the Rhodesian interim government ministers will apply for visas to visit Chicago area in early August. He cites a State Department source as predicting approval and notes the full group of black and white ministers accompanying Smith.
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Rhodesia
Paul Lindstrom
State Department
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Celebrities square off in seventh Robert F. Kennedy tourney
Dolly Parton Dustin Hoffman Cheryl Tiegs Muhammad Ali Walter Cronkite and Arnold Schwarzenegger headline a pro celebrity tennis event at Forest Hills August 26 joining stars Billie Jean King Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe Bjorn Borg Rod Laver Ilie Nastase and John Newcombe. The funds go to youth programs in memory of the late Senator Robert F Kennedy. Ethel Kennedy and Senator Edward M Kennedy announced plans for the tourney.
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Dolly Parton
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Cheryl Tiegs
Muhammad Ali
Walter Cronkite
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Forest Hills
Billie Jean King
Jimmy Connors
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg
Rod Laver
Ilie Nastase
John Newcombe
Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
GOP blocks civil service plan in congressional vote
Washington Republicans blocked a part of the civil service reorganization bill by attaching a constraint on a proposed Senior Executive Service. The panel voted 14 to 7 to limit the 13 month trial to three federal agencies and oppose broader, permanent reform. The move protests the earlier Hatch Act liberalization.
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Washington
House
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Munoz Marin Campaigns Against Puerto Rico Statehood
Luis Munoz Marin, 80, a veteran Puerto Rican politician and former governor elected in 1948, says he will return to public life after a 14 year absence to campaign against U.S. statehood for Puerto Rico. He announced on Monday that he will campaign nationwide and in towns but did not specify a start date.
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Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
U.S
Island
Sex bias case review sought in Passman firing
Shirley Davis, former deputy administrative assistant to Rep. Otto E Passman, asks the Supreme Court to review her sex discrimination complaint. Davis testified that although Passman praised her as a hard worker, he said a man was needed for the heavy workload, arguing the decision could affect thousands of congressional employees.
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Otto E. Passman
Dla
Supreme Court
Shirley Davis
Passman
Congressional
Tax credit boost urged to cut taxes for families
The AFLCIO asks Congress to raise the general tax credit from 35 to 150 per taxpayer, aiming for an 11 billion dollar payroll relief. In a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, George Meany says the plan would cut an average family of four’s income tax by over 400, with most benefit going to families earning 30 thousand dollars or less.
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Aflcio
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
George Meany
Court clears records access in abortion clinic suit
Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan ruled to grant Texas officials and Claudia E. Lott access to records of other patients who suffered abortion complications while protecting the privacy of those individuals. Lott had sued Reproductive Services Inc. alleging misrepresentation of care at its abortion clinics.
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Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Texas
Brennan
Claudia E. Lott
Reproductive Services Inc
Fluoride Mouthwash Promoted In School Program
Government scientists say weekly fluoride mouthwash in schools could cut decay by about one third, offering a cost effective alternative where fluoridated water is unavailable. The three year study across 17 communities with 70,000 children showed average 35 percent decay reduction at 32 weeks per year. Costs ranged 50 cents to $8.17 per student depending on supervision.
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Washington
National Institute of Dental Research
Ann J. Miller
Jarvis Jury Deadlock Clears Misdemeanor Charge
In Oxnard California AP Howard Jarvis co author of Proposition 13 escapes a drunken driving misdemeanor after an 11 to 1 deadlock for acquittal. Municipal Judge Charles McGrath praised the jury system as Jarvis, 75, fought off tears amid supporters and flowers. A holdout juror kept his guilty stance as deliberations continued.
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Oxnard
Calif
Howard Jarvis
Jarvis
Charles McGrath
Leukemia legal duel continues in Boston court
The parents of 2-year-old Chad Green press a federal appeal to overturn state court orders for chemotherapy, seeking Laetrile and a natural diet, despite the child being in remission. Attorney George Donovan said the appeal would be filed in U.S. District Court today. the boy’s grandmother confirmed the remission.
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Chad Green
Gerald
Diana Green
George Donovan
U.S. District Court
Vera Green
Scituate
Donovan
Ohio lawmaker seeks ballot for federal, appellate judgeships
Rep. Alan Norris of Westerville proposes a constitutional amendment to require elections for federal district and appellate judges, aiming to apply a Missouri Plan style review with retained judges via periodic votes. He formed a national coalition after NCSL declined a similar resolution and notes impeachment remains the current removal path. The National Portrait Gallery in Washington will display 110 daguerreotypes of notable Americans from Sept 22 to Feb 4, 1979 in Facing the Light.
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Ohio
Alan Norris
Westerville
Norris
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver
Legislative Coalition
Missouri
National Portrait Gallery
Washington
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