Risk in expanding exports to communists
New York United Press International report discusses the risk and debate over expanding U.S. exports to communist nations. Control Data Corp Chairman William C. Norris argues expanded technology exports help the global economy and counteract unemployment, while defense leaders fear national security and military consequences.
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New York
UPI
William C. Norris
Control Data Corp
Minneapolis
Congress
Norris
United States
ERA extension clears House Judiciary after tense vote
The House Judiciary Committee voted 19-15 to extend the ERA ratification deadline from March 22, 1979, to June 30, 1982, amid a dramatic near-collapse. Chairman Rodino rescheduled sessions to pass the Edwards amendment 17-16, with supporters cheering as final approval seemed within reach.
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Washington
UPI
House Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
House
Senate
United States
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
Rodino
Jim Santini
D-Nev
Santini
ERA
Capitol Police
Voight trains like a champ in preparation for role
Hollywood reports Jon Voight spent hours in a wheelchair and three weeks of physical training to portray Billy Flynn in The Champ remake. He sparred with undefeated heavyweight Randy Cobb and described intense in-ring work, recounting the exhausting shoot and his unsettling character immersion during production.
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Hollywood
UPI
Jon Voight
MGM
Billy Flynn
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Voight
Ryan O'Neal
Franco Zeffirelli
Jimmy Gambina
Kirk Douglas
Tony Curtis
John Garfield
Bill Holden
Wayne Morris
Robert Ryan
Sylvester Stallone
Gambina
Jon
Randy Cobb
Randy
Billy
Fugitive caught after high speed chase in Illinois
Melvin N. Johnson, 20, of Decatur, arrested in Jackson County after a high speed chase from Carbondale. He hid in a Dowell basement and was captured near a cornfield. He faces Macon County charges of taking indecent liberties with a child and deviate sexual assault, with possible transfer to Macon County after preliminary Jackson County charges. He also faces misdemeanor traffic counts in Jackson County.
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Decatur
Hood
Johnson
Jackson County
Macon County
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Department of Financial Institutions
East Capitol Avenue
Springfield
Illinois
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NEW Morris
The
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Emco
Manchester
Olympic
Redwood
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