US Policy Muddle A Tough Task
Washington reports the Carter administration faces ASEAN doubts over U S policy toward Southeast Asia. It works to reassure allies while resisting human rights concerns, China and Vietnam relations, and Korea troop withdrawals. Aid shifts to Indonesia and Thailand aim to reassure partners amid regional unease about disengagement and a Vietnam direct aid question.
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ERA Claims Weekend Win In Wichita Gathering
Marcia Poell of Topeka said Kansans for the Equal Rights Amendment won a solid victory at the Kansas Women's Weekend in Wichita as a resolution supporting ratification passed by a large majority. She praised Kansas legislators and noted 13 of 20 Kansas delegates to the national conference in Houston sided anti-ERA, but predicted nationwide pro-ERA forces would prevail.
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Bell Rejects 17 Percent Homeowners Insurance Hike
Topeka Kansas AP Fletcher Bell state Insurance Commissioner rejected a 17 percent homeowners insurance rate increase proposed by 200 member companies. He said the request was excessive and discriminatory, would raise premiums by about seven million dollars, and covered about 65 percent of Kansas policies. Bell criticized expense and loss data and warned current rate formulas overstate the need for higher premiums.
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Justice Department Expects Prosecutions In Korean Scandal
Attorney General Griffin Bell said prosecutions are expected from the Justice Department probe into the Korean influence buying on Capitol Hill. President Carter refused to appoint a special prosecutor, and Speaker ONeill will personally lead the House ethics committee inquiry, seeking a quick new chief investigator to bypass the panel.
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