Indira Gandhi set to resign after election rout in India
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appears ready to resign after losing her seat as the Congress party suffers major defeats in the general election. The Janata party leads with 135 of 283 counted seats, while Gandhi’s Congress lags with about 103, fueling a push to end the state of emergency and restore civil liberties.
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India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Gandhi
Faee
Janata
People’s
Sanjay
Ossey
Jawaharlal Nehru
Oh A Congress Party
Morarji Desai
Jagjivan Ram Desai
Congress
Congress For Democracy
Uttar Pradesh
Raj Narain
Tanker Claude Conway Split After Explosion Off North Carolina
A 676 foot Panamanian tanker with a 40 member crew broke in two off Morehead City after an apparent explosion. Four merchant ships assist as 16 survivors reported. stern section to be salvaged. Vessel Claude Conway built in Japan, owned by Cosmopolitan Shipping Co of Panama.
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Portsmouth
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Claude Conway
Japan
Morehead City
N. C
Moss Point
Plains land auction ends in confusion over ownership
In Plains Georgia a weekend land auction of 1056 acres by William Cochran left bidders and residents unsure who owns any portion of the parcels. Bids ranged from 14 000 per acre near town to 975 per acre. Cochran accepted 16 400 for a four acre tract and rejected the rest. He later declined a 1 250 000 bid for a 1052 acre package, then said no offer was accepted.
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Plains
Carter
William Cochran
Cochran
Forsyth, Ga
Farmersville
Billy Carter
Walter Spann
Bomb blasts strike FBI and bank notes offices in New York
Two bombs exploded in Manhattan and the Bronx targeting FBI offices and the American Bank Note Co. A bystander was lightly injured by a shoulder cut. The Puerto Rican FALN claimed responsibility saying the actions targeted repression.
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New York
FBI
American Bank Note’ Co
FALN
Manhattan
Bilding. Jn
Capone
Bronx
Anki
Congress weighs tax simplification amid errors surge
Congress debates a simplified tax system built into tax tables replacing the standard deduction. The plan, backed by Treasury skeptics, would affect 1977 returns and include personal exemptions and a $35 per person credit.
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Senate
Nance Committee
Carter
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Study urges nuclear power emphasis slash
A Ford Foundation funded panel urges the United States to deprioritize civilian plutonium use and delay reprocessing plans. It calls to abandon the Clinch River breeder project, strengthen plant security, retain government control of enrichment, and bury nuclear waste deep while noting uranium supplies may outpace demand.
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Washington
United States
Ford Foundation
Nuclear Energy Policy Study Group
Carter
Clinch River
Tenn
Weather outlook with rain and cool lows across period
Forecaster warns of cloudy skies tonight with a 90 percent chance of rain or snow and temperatures around 30. Tuesday highs near 45 with a 50 percent rain chance. Recent totals show 0.28 inches since Friday. Extended forecast shows showers Wednesday then fairThursday and Friday with teens to 50s highs.
Indochina Commission Returns With Assurances From Vietnam
Honolulu AP President Carter's Indochina commission paused here for rest before flying to Washington with assurances from Vietnam that procedures can clarify the status of missing Americans. Hanoi handed over remains of 12 pilots for identity confirmation. Leonard Woodcock led the group toward possible U.S Vietnam normalization.
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Honolulu
Carter
Indochina
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
Washington
Commission
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Leonard Woodcock
United States
Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Honolulu Air Base
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Finance Committee
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Mitre Corp
Ann Landers
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