Reaganites Urge Accelerated U S Challenge to Soviets
Washington AP report details Reagan advisers pushing a tougher path against the Soviet Union to force concessions on arms control. They favor abandoning SALT II, expanding and modernizing U S nuclear forces, and pursuing a rapid program to upgrade missiles and bombers, including Minuteman III silos and B 52 cruise missiles, with a hard negotiating stance.
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ERA Floor Fight For GOP Foreseen ERA
DETROIT AP Republicans anticipate a banner year as they finish a platform aligned with Reagan conservatism. A looming ERA plank faces committee debate while Reagan’s running mate search expands, with speakers like Milliken, Rumsfeld, Burns expected. Kissinger cancels. Ron Reagan backs broad unity, insiders say.
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Jack Kemp
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Pope visits Brazil as candomble faiths clash with Rome
In Salvador, followers of candomble complain Pope John Paul II ignores their cult during his visit. They note rituals and drums at Our Lady of Benfim contrast with the pope’s ascent of the church steps, while scholars highlight syncretism with Catholicism and the fake gap between faiths. The pope warned Latin leaders to pursue reforms amid unrest.
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Carter Hua meeting set during Tokyo visit to memorial service
President Carter will confer with Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng in Tokyo on Thursday as part of a 21 hour trip to attend Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira's memorial service. The White House says agenda not yet set, but the encounter is seen as symbolic for U S Japan China ties.
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Genetic Marvels Loom in a New Age of Patents
Ridgefield column ridicules unchecked genetic patenting after Supreme Court green light. It imagines living bacteria gobbling litter and mishaps, from road grime to hotel bottles, while lampooning biotech progress with satire and pop culture allusions.
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Pamida stockholders hear plan to shift control to ESOP
Pamida Inc stockholders in Lincoln heard that board proposes transferring control to a tax exempt employee stock ownership plan. Founder D J Witherspoon, 68, says employees made the company, while senior VP Ronald W Curtis cites price to shareholders as key. The Omaha based chain runs 195 discount centers in 13 states with 5500 employees as retirement plans loom. Wegener, 64, board vice chairman, also slated to retire.
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