Dollar rebounds as Tokyo closes lower for eighth straight day
In Europe the dollar rose modestly after a Tokyo close at 184.65 yen, down from 187.95, with gold easing but above 200 an ounce. Other regional items include Suffolk County dropping perjury charges against Sen. Edward Brooke, Ky lobbying for refugee aid in California, Iva Toguri D AQuino’s Japan visit plans, Richard Pryor pleading no contest to assault, Totie Fields' death, a billion-dollar budget error in Massachusetts, a Saginaw verdict awarding the Zimmermans for triplet delivery, and calls for a federal probe of higher leukemia rates at Rocky Flats.
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Tokyo
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Deborah
Pryor
Edna Solomon
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Times lawyer plans final bid in Farber case
New York Times lawyer team vows last appeal to Justice Marshall after U S Supreme Court denial of delay. Myron Farber faces indefinite jail for civil contempt for refusing to surrender notes from Dr X hospital death probe. Farber jailed seven hours before stay. суд fine set at 5000 dollars daily unless notes turned over.
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Israeli Russian draw in seventh game of world chess match
Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov played to a seventh straight draw in the world chess championship in Baguio City. Karpov offered a draw after Korchnoi sealed move 42. Yasha Marek, an Israeli émigré born 38 years ago, crafted a bold variation that preserved the match for the Soviet champion.
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Chile orders house arrest for ex-DINA chiefs in Letelier plot
The Chilean Interior Ministry announced house arrest for retired Brig. Gen. Juan Manuel Contreras Sepulveda, Col. Pedro Espinosa Bravo, and Capt. Armando Fernandez Larios, all charged in the United States with conspiring to assassinate Orlando Letelier. They face a two month preventive detention as extradition unlikely.
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Associated Press
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Chile
United States
Orlando Letelier
Juan Manuel Contreras Sepulveda
Pedro Espinosa Bravo
Armando Fernandez Larios
Interior Ministry
Contreras
Espinosa
Fernandez
Augusto Pinochet
Juit
DINA
Washington
Michael Townley
Letelier
Pinochet
Arms ban lifted allows Turkish observation posts to reopen
Washington reports that key American intelligence bases in Turkey will be reopened within months after Congress lifted the arms embargo tied to Cyprus. Three bases will resume operations, a fourth at Karamursel is dropped, and a navigation station at Karga Barum may return within a week. The move follows a 208 to 205 House vote and faces conference committee resolution.
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Senate
Bar to become private voluntary group Texas Sunset panel told
The Sunset Advisory Commission heard that the State Bar of Texas should become a private professional organization and be regulated by the Texas Supreme Court. Staff recommendations also cover the Texas Real Estate Commission Turnpike Authority and State Board of Law Examiners. agencies may be dropped Aug 31 1979 unless extended. The panel heard arguments on centralizing regulation to curb overlaps.
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Sunset Commission
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Costanza Resigns as Carter Aide After Turbulent Tenure
Margaret Costanza, longtime White House liaison for minorities and women, resigns after a clash with President Carter and a period of reduced duties. The action followed weeks of internal shifts, staff cuts, and questions about her future. Carter accepted the resignation with regret after urging a respite and a cooling-off period.
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Associated Press
Washington
Margaret
Midge Costanza
Carter
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