Plan Set For Energy Demise
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration plans to transmit a bill to Congress to dismantle the Energy Department. The plan moves most functions to Commerce, places the weapons program under a deputy secretary for defense production, and aims to cut overhead while facing House opposition over defense and energy policy.
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Martin Luther King III Shapes His Own Civil Rights Path
Martin Luther King II says he does not mind comparisons to his father and plans to chart his own course in civil rights work. He participates in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference pilgrimage to Washington to advocate for the Voting Rights Act extension, a cause rooted in the movement his father founded. The journey spans about 2,000 miles from Tuskegee, Alabama to Washington, led by the Rev. Joseph Lowery.
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ERA hunger strikers press for Equal Rights Amendment
Seven women entered day seven of a water-only hunger strike in Springfield seeking ERA ratification by June 30. Dick Gregory urged strength at a Sunday service. Sister Maureen Fiedler joined from Oak Park. Participants stay at a local church. the effort targets the unratified state of Illinois.
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Close Call for Two Jetliners Over Lake Michigan
A miscalculation by a overworked air traffic controller almost caused a collision between a TWA 747 and a Northwest Orient 727 over Lake Michigan, about 30 miles east of Milwaukee. The controller twice ordered a 360 turn, bringing the planes on a collision path. crews avoided disaster by leveling off. FAA later revised the closest approach to 300 feet. The controller, 46, had worked six days a week with only four days off since February 7.
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