California to split federal prisons by sex due to crowding
A Los Angeles Times report says two California federal prisons will revert to one-sex institutions. Terminal Island near San Pedro will become all male, Pleasanton near Oakland will become all female, amid overcrowding plans spanning weeks.
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Carter to take Panama Canal treaty to public fireside chat
The Carter administration drums up support for ratification with a planned fireside chat as Hamilton Jordan leads a task force to win the 67 Senate votes. Reagan’s calls for alternatives are called productive by officials who push to debate the two new agreements and secure public backing. The Sept. 7 signing in Washington will involve foreign leaders from Chile, Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. Public polls show broad opposition to the treaty.
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Vance says Chinese leaders secure in their power
A White House statement outlines Cyrus Vance's briefing to President Carter. An unnamed official says Beijing officials feel confident and relaxed, signaling a propitious moment for renewed high level contact. No Carter trip to Peking planned soon. full recognition remains a long-term goal with gradual results.
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Lottery Winners Less Happy Than Controls Says APA Study
The Northwestern University study at the American Psychological Association meeting compared Illinois lottery winners with accident victims and a normal control group. Winners reported less pleasure in ordinary events than controls, while accident victims showed even lower happiness, suggesting happiness is relative.
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Laetrile tops new laws that take effect today
Dozens of new Texas laws from the 65th legislature took effect today covering life and death, consumer rules, and daily life. Laetrile manufacture legality, lethal injection replaces the electric chair, living wills, and room service drinks, plus voter and tax changes, auto rules, and Sunset Act impacts. The article notes health inquiries, program funding for hemophiliacs, and broader state reforms with delayed effects.
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Ambassadors search for Rhodesia peace in Pretoria talks
Ambassador Andrew Young and British Foreign Secretary David Owen met four hours with Prime Minister Vorster in Pretoria seeking a peaceful Rhodesia settlement. A second talks session was planned with potential delay of their Kenya departure. Observers see slow progress and fear the plan may fail amid opposition from black African leaders and Zambia’s backing of guerrilla movements. Young avoided comments on civil rights, stating limited time for Rhodesia during the visit.
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Associated Press
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South Africa
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David Owen
John Vorster
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Young
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Ian Smith
Zambia
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Roaming storms soak Texas amid lingering heat
Impulsive thunderstorms roamed across most of Texas from Sunday night into Tuesday. One inch rainfall fell in parts of the Panhandle, South Plains and North Central Texas. Patchy fog appeared in the Panhandle and Gulf Coast areas. Forecasts show sun in the northern third with storms breaking in the night. Temperatures near 80s and 90s though a bit cooler. Tropical wave activity in the Gulf requested caution, though no severe weather expected. Scattered showers spanned from the Great Lakes to the southern Plains with the heaviest in central Arkansas to southern Illinois. Light showers touched the Gulf coast and Pacific Northwest.
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