ERA fails in Illinois as momentum hinges on one more state
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment lament Illinois’ defeat and vow to press on. They cite a March 22 1979 ratification deadline and hope a single state victory would rekindle momentum to gain two more, while opponents led by Phyllis Schlafly argue the drive is losing steam. Nancy Neuman of the League of Women Voters remains optimistic about future prospects.
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Trans-Canadian Highway Opens in 1943
A wartime milestone notes the Trans-Canadian Highway opening to traffic in 1943, followed by 1944 German flying bomb attacks on Britain. The sequence places major transport development before aerial offensive by Germany during World War II.
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Jarvis plans national tax reform group in wake of Prop 13
Howard Jarvis, the California tax reform advocate behind Prop 13, says he will unveil plans for a national organization to push for tax and government-spending reform. In a telephone interview from New York, he spoke of awaiting a Los Angeles news conference and weighing whether to form separate tax and political groups.
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California
Los Angeles Times
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Legionnaires disease not contagious says CDC experts
Researchers at the National Center for Disease Control say Legionnaires disease is not contagious and occurs in outbreaks and sporadic cases. They caution that key questions remain, especially where the bacterium exists in nature, as doctors seek ways to control the illness.
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National Center For Disease Control
David Fraser
Center
Bureau of Epidemiology
Ruling on Passman Expected Today in Korea Bribery Case
U S District Judge Barrington D. Parker held four days of medical testimony to decide if former Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman is mentally able to stand trial on bribery and conspiracy charges over rice sales to Korea. Passman turns 78 Tuesday.
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Otto Passman
Passman
Louisiana
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
Skokie residents honor victims as Nazis cancel march
In Skokie, Mayor Albert K. Smith and about 300 residents gathered at a synagogue to pay tribute to Nazi concentration camp victims. The crowd cheered speakers including Rev. Jesse Jackson as a planned neo Nazi march from Chicago was canceled amid fears of violence and counter demonstrations.
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Chicago
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Dollar hits record low in Tokyo market
The U S dollar sank to 204 50 yen in Tokyo trading and closed at 206 25 amid heavy turnover of over 1 3 billion dollars. Bank of Japan intervened with 150 to 200 million dollars but it failed to stabilize sentiment as American tourists found prices steep in Ginza and a cup of tea cost about 2 70 dollars.
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Congress Faces Spending Estimates and Key Bills for 1979
Congress processes next year’s spending requests as the Senate plans to take up the Treasury appropriation bill and a postal service funding provision for 1979 while the House already passed its version. Authorization bills for Justice and Energy are on the agenda, to be paired with appropriations. The Senate will also review a NYC debt relief package. Leaders weigh priorities for nine weeks of work before October adjournment, including energy, tax, employment, hospital cost containment, and foreign aid matters.
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Carter shifts focus to Britain amid Bonn summit plans
President Carter, after Texas attendance and LBJ reflections, heads to international talks with British Prime Minister Callaghan who arrived for a private White House visit. A Bonn meeting in July and a national news conference frame the day as Carter lauds restraint on spending and veto use.
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