Senate Debates Gas Price Controls and Canal Treaty
Senate leaders press to end a filibuster on natural gas price controls as Carter weighs a veto and Panama Canal treaty hearings proceed. Byrd seeks TV coverage of ratification debates while Banking Committee weighs reform amid Lance banking scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Virginia
Henry Howell
Norfolk
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
Senate Committee
Byrd
Senate Banking Committee
Bert Lance
Henry M. Jackson
Senate Energy Committee
Struggle Toward Truce In Lebanon
Beirut reports a tentative cease-fire in southern Lebanon as Israel begins withdrawing armor from the border. The agreement involves Israel, Lebanon, and Yasir Arafat, with a radical guerrilla group reportedly rejecting it. Israeli spokesmen say the truce is in effect and requires guerrillas to pull back from northern border positions. Arafat's command says talks continue to finalize terms preserving Lebanon's territorial integrity.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Yasir Arafat
Israeli Defense Ministry
Tel Aviv
Arafat
State Management Group Sees Bundle of Savings for Kansas
Gov. Bennett's Task Force on Effective Management reports potential statewide savings of more than 100 million dollars over five years by adopting its 117 recommendations. The document, based on 14 months of study by 70 leaders, notes 21 actions doable by the governor and nine requiring legislation, with immediate steps to start in the current year. Jack Crocker is hired as a fulltime special assistant to head implementation.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Bennett
William W. Martin
Task Force
Jack Crocker
Herald to Adopt Six-Column Front Page October 1
The Herald announces a front page redesign to a six-column format this coming Saturday October 1. The change aims for wider readable columns and a more attractive overall appearance, aligning with a trend gaining popularity among newspapers nationwide and favored by readers and advertisers.
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Herald
Area Weather County Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of showers low tonight mid 50s to lower 60s. Mostly sunny and not quite as warm on Tuesday with a high in the mid 80s. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph this afternoon becoming light and variable tonight.
Vance argues Panama Canal treaty shows partnership and safety
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Panama Canal treaty creates a peaceful, efficient partnership with Panama. He rejects charges of imperialism, says the United States will keep canal access while gradually transferring control by 2000, and cites Joint Chiefs support to keep the waterway open. Linowitz and Bunker warn that rejection could threaten canal defense and provoke regional condemnation.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vance
Carter
House
Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
Harold Brown
Gen
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House International Relations Committee
Carter Administration
Senate Committee
Panama
United States
Joint Chiefs
Latin America
Bunker
Gen. Brown
U.S
JCS
U.S. Navy
Trade Deficit Grows as August Exports Fall
The Commerce Department reports August exports at 9.6 billion and imports at 12.2 billion, creating a 2.7 billion trade deficit the 15th consecutive deficit and the second largest in history after June. Petroleum imports fell to 3.3 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Carter
U.S
Economic rally urged by IMF head at world bank meeting
WashingtonAP The IMF chief H Johannes Witteveen urged decisive correction of anti inflation policies by industrial nations saying unemployment can fall only with higher growth. He cited the US Germany and Japan as bearing international responsibility for global economic health ahead of Presidents Carter address to delegates from 141 member nations. The world economy slowdown dominates discussions at the IMF World Bank gathering.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
H. Johannes Witteveen
IMF
World Bank
United States
Germany
Japan
Carter
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