Army Survey Finds Widespread Drug Use Among Enlisted
Army testimony to a House committee reports 31.2 percent of questioned enlisted personnel used marijuana and 7.3 percent used hard drugs including heroin, LSD and amphetamines. Br. Gen. Johns notes some frequent use but cautions causal links to readiness are hard to prove.
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Washington
Army
John H. Johns
House
Johns
House Select Committee On Narcotics Abuse and Control
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Slavs Plotter Pilot Ends Jailbreak At Marion
A former Vietnam combat pilot wrestled a gun from a would be hijacker and shot her to death as his helicopter spiraled 600 feet above the ground near the U S penitentiary in Marion Illinois.
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Marion, Ill
U.S
Marion
Allen Barklage
St Louis
Barbara Oswald
St. Louis
America
Barklage
Cape Girardeau
Arafat PLO pledges peace in southern Lebanon
Yasser Arafat's PLO pledged to end armed presence in southern Lebanon, withdraw non Palestinian volunteers, and peacefully coexist with U N peacekeepers to help Israel withdraw and restore Lebanese sovereignty. A three hour meeting with Premier Salim el Hoss produced a plan for a military committee with PLO, Lebanese security, and Arab League participation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.N
Salim el Hoss
PLO
Arafat
Hoss
Arab League
Crime Alert 425 7700 Contact Number For Tips
Public safety notice urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity. Authorities emphasize rapid reporting to aid investigations and protect the community.
Ice Cream Grading Proposal Dropped by Government
The Agriculture Department dropped plans for a three grade ice cream quality system from premium to Grade B. Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman said the plan drew 228 supports and 195 oppositions among comments, with 41 neutral respondents. The proposed ratings would have judged flavor body texture and color.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carol Tucker Foreman
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Nights Ahead
Tonight will be clear with a low near 60. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer, highs in the mid 80s. This morning’s low was 54 after yesterday’s high of 70. Saturday turns fair with a chance of showers, followed by Sunday and Memorial Day when highs stay in the 80s. Laws will be around 60.
Dying Tucson teen earns high school diploma
Christy Campbell, 16, dying of cancer, graduates with Canyon Del Oro High School amid family sorrow. Her father steadies her as she sits to receive her diploma while her brother and mother cope with the illness and pain. Peter Gannon, 19, visits daily to brighten her days.
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Tucson
Ariz
Christy Campbell
Canyon del Oro High School
Mother
Nancy
Christy
Peter Gannon
Hic
Energy package nears finish without oil tax centerpiece
President Carter pushes a five section energy plan toward final passage but faces doubt the crude oil tax will pass this year as elections approach. Senate negotiators approve a natural gas price deregulation compromise costing about nine billion dollars through 1985, while House negotiators move to resolve remaining issues before a Senate floor vote.
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Washington
Carter
House Senate
U.S
Senate
House
FTC challenged on use of powers in eyewear regulation
The Federal Trade Commission moves to regulate entire industries, starting with an eyewear rule aimed at injecting price competition and overturning state limits on price advertising by ophthalmologists optometrists and opticians. The American Optometric Association vows to sue, claiming the FTC oversteps its authority under a 1975 law.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mobi
Arizona
California
Colorado
Iowa
Maryland
Commission
American Optometrics Association
Association
FTC
Viaginson Moss
Wallenda granddaughter keeps high wire spirit alive
Cincinnati AP profile of 17 year old Rietta Wallenda, Karl Wallenda's granddaughter, who performs as an aerialist at an area amusement park. She recalls learning on the wire from childhood, stresses fearlessness with respect, notes the family glow, and admits occasional ground trips even after mastering difficult routines.
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Cincinnati
Rietta Wallenda
Karl Wallenda
Wallenda
Miss Wallenda
Spy case revived as wife accuses CIA of double agent murder
Eva Shadrin, wife of missing American cable agent Nicholas Shadrin, alleges the CIA recruited him as a double agent and may have sacrificed him to advance a rival Soviet spy. She says the United States has hidden the truth about his fate after Vienna sightings with KGB agents.
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CIA
United States
Nicholas Shadrin
Vienna
Austria
KGB
Shadrin
Eva
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