Californians Start Flood Clean-Up
Flood warnings persisted as Southern California residents began cleanup after weekend rains killed eight people and damaged about 250 homes. Los Angeles County reported four deaths, with others in Orange Ventura Riverside and San Diego counties. Across the border in Mexico at least 26 died and Baja California faced widespread homelessness and up to one billion dollars in damage.
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Chinese Leadership Proven Stable
TOKYO AP reports the fifth National People's Congress solidified Hua Kuo feng as Mao’s successor by retaining the premiership. Hua stabilized power within a mixed coalition and backed moderate reforms, dismantling radicals, expanding industry and modernization plans toward 2000.
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Teng Hsiao-ping
Yeh Chien-ying
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Teng
Marshal Hsu Hsiang-chien
Chou
Congress
Dollar Up With Hope Carter Entering Strike
The US dollar rallied in European markets amid expectations that President Carter would invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to force coal miners back to work. It rose against most currencies after sliding to a Tokyo record low, rebounded past Friday’s levels, and gold prices in London and Zurich climbed to around $184 per ounce.
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Women May See Combat in Defense Push
A Defense Department plan to lift bans on women in combat aircraft and aboard Navy ships aims to widen roles for women as the all-volunteer force faces manpower shortages from a declining birth rate. Antonia H. Chayes says legislation will be filed to grant service secretaries discretion over military roles.
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