Regional home prices and buying trends in 1979 survey
An Associated Press summary of a 1979 U S League of Savings Associations study shows Western median home prices at 73 000 and South medians at 52 000, with strong regional differences and rising costs. The survey, based on 14 000 mortgages from 350 savings associations, notes older, higher earning buyers and more first time buyers from dual-income households.
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French Parliament weighs shortening draft to four months
Amid debate in Paris, Yves Lancien proposes a four month conscription to replace 12 months, arguing training remains adequate while studies and work suffer. Defense Minister Bourges backs a year, noting will to resist. Public opinion split with 64 percent favoring conscription but 50 percent view it inefficient.
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Begin to Move Israeli Premier Office to East Jerusalem
Prime Minister Menachem Begin plans to relocate his offices within three months to a government complex near Mount Scopus in East Jerusalem. The move signals Israel's intent to retain control of Arab-majority East Jerusalem and could raise protests from the United States, Egypt, and the United Nations as it complicates Middle East negotiations.
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Kennedy Backers Fight Platform Debates On Nuclear Clause
Kennedy supporters battle to keep an anti nuclear power plank in the Democratic platform while a pro abortion stance gains loosened wording. Full committee votes reflect Carter era tensions as divisions over energy taxes and environmental rules surface amid foreign policy notes on Jerusalem and Begin.
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iM Lot oe LOS ANGELES wizard and the NBC crisis
AP reports on Fred Silverman facing a cooling NBC as Brandon Tartikoff rises at the top. Bob Wood, former CBS mentor, declines a return, leaving Silverman to seek a remedy with an apprentice. Rumors say Silverman may resign when his contract ends next year.
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