Carter Presses Beef Import Plan to Ease Prices
President Carter announced a plan to ease beef import restrictions by renegotiating with 13 countries, adding 200 million pounds of hamburger and low-grade beef. Officials estimate prices could rise overall but the extra supply may trim hamburger costs by a nickel or more, while critics doubt a sharp impact.
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Washington
Carter
Australia
New Zealand
Bob Bergland
Christiansen
Area COUNTY FORECAST
Clear and not as cool tonight with lows in the low to mid 60s. Saturday will be sunny and hot with highs in the low 90s. Southerly winds will range from 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Inside Man Faces Backfire in Waterfront Probe
MIAMI AP Joey Teitelbaum helped obtain indictments in the FBI's largest labor probe. Government undercover agents posed as his new friends for 28 months, with up to 17 marshals protecting him as 21 people including ILWU officials and shipping executives were arrested in seven cities on charges of payoffs extortion and threats. Teitelbaum may lose protection unless he joins the federal witness program, risking a new life under an assumed name.
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Miami
Joey Teitelbaum
FBI
Teitelbaum
Wckt-Tv
U.S
The
International
New York
Atlanta
Charleston
S.C
Savannah
Mobile
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Israelis Raid Palestinian Base In Lebanon
Israeli commandos attacked a Palestinian guerrilla base near AAQBIYE Lebanon, killing five and wounding seven according to Palestinians. Israel says eight soldiers were wounded and two lieutenants killed, and claims eight attackers died. Abu Jihad toured the site, denying the base trained for sea assaults.
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Aaqbiye
Lebanon
Tel ‘Aviv
Israel
Beirut
Abu Jihad
al Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hughes Defense Denied Two Requests in First Degree Murder Case
District Court Judge Floyd H. Coffman denied defense motions in the Shirley Hughes case. He refused demand and discovery of two written statements by Dennis Brush and denied separate juror examination, citing Kansas law. Coffman granted reciprocal discovery to County Attorney James Clark, allowing inspection of defense documents. The trial remains set for September 12 at 9 a.m.
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Jay Bemis
Floyd H. Coffman
Robert L. Pinet
Shirley Hughes
Stanley
Pinet
Dennis Brush
Hughes
Brush
Coffman
Kansas
Clark
Ottawa Herald
Topeka
Capital
Nellie Schoonover
Michael Barbera
Bennett selects Montgomery as KDED running mate
Gov. Robert F. Bennett announced Larry Montgomery of Kansas as his lieutenant governor running mate. Montgomery, 40, directs international development at the Kansas Department of Economic Development and hails from Stafford and Garden City. He holds a law degree from George Washington University and spoke at a Topeka hotel news conference ending weeks of speculation.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Larry Montgomery
Kansas
Montgomery
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Garden City
Southwestern College
Winfield
George Washington University
Bennet
Shelby Smith
Kansas Supreme Court weighs Doyen campaign finance case
The Kansas Supreme Court took under advisement the criminal charges against Senate President Ross Doyen over his 1976 campaign activities. The justices heard that the case is not a political prosecution and consider reversing a district court’s dismissal. The matter tests the 1975 Campaign Finance Act and whether penalties apply to Doyen’s treasurer’s report.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Ross Doyen
Doyen
Attorney General's Office
Shawnee County
Philip A. Harley
Robert Hecht
House Takes HEW To Task On Budget Cut
The House voted 290 to 87 to require saving 1 billion by cutting fraud and waste in HEW programs as part of a 58 billion HEW Labor Dept and eight agencies spending package. Rep David Obey linked the move to California Prop 13, saying lawmakers seek first in nation to cut spending amid Prop 13 victory.
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Washington
House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
California
Labor Department
David Obey
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