Major Battle Looms As Vietnamese Press Attacks Lang Son
Vietnamese forces report destroying a Chinese regiment and two battalions in Lang Son area as analysts predict a decisive border war battle. China says Vietnamese units penetrated into China at three points but were repelled. The Lang Son clash follows fighting in Quang Ninh and Cao Bang with hundreds of casualties reported on both sides.
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Thailand
Vietnam
Lang Son
Peking
China
Voice of Vietnam
Hanoi
Dong Dang
Munan Pass
Seacoast
Quang Ninh
Cao Bang
Hsinhua
Senate moves to take most secretary of state offices
The Senate Administration Committee voted 5-0 to seize all but two of the secretary of state’s 11 Capitol rooms for Senate offices, leaving Secretary George Strake with only his personal office and a first floor anteroom. The plan aims to consolidate space but would force Strake to relocate many staff, prompting objections from Strake who warns it could harm efficiency and isolate him from the governor.
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Texas
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Senate Administration Committee
George Strake
Senate
Strake
Bob Vale
House
Clements
Vale
Bob Jenkins
State Board of Control
Capitol Complex
Jenkins
Railroad Commission
Texas senators weigh credit insurance bill at Austin
Senator Carl Parker seeks to allow in-store credit insurance for installment purchases aimed at covering debt risks if income is lost due to illness, strikes, or dismissal. Montgomery Ward backs the bill, which would not force coverage but faces opposition over consumer impact and subtle pressure concerns.
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Austin
Texas
Montgomery Ward
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Senate
Parker
Bill Patman
D-Ganada
Voyager 1 Poised for Jupiter Flyby and Outer-Planet Mission
NASA scientists describe Voyager 1’s Jupiter encounter, passing within 172 750 miles after a decade in space. The craft, with 11 instruments, reveals a complex atmosphere, Great Red Spot, and polar caps as it heads toward Saturn. Voyager 2 will reach Jupiter July 9 and Saturn in 1980, with Pioneer 10 and 11 earlier pioneers providing context.
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Robert Locke
Pasadena
Calif
Jupiter
Voyager
Frank Bristow
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Yeager
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Earths
Saturn
NASA
Uranus
Spaniards Vote in Second Free Election of Modern Spain
Polls show up to 40 percent may abstain in Spain's second free election in 43 years. Premier Suarez’s Union of the Democratic Center leads seats but likely no majority, with predictions of a Centrist Socialist coalition possible but uncertain.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Union of the Democratic Center
Felipe Gonzalez
el Pais
Suarez
Francisco Franco
Basque
Franco
Juan Carlos
Chamber of Deputies
Manuel Fraga
Blas Pinar
Cortes
Dallas officer awarded $4,000 in libel case
A Dallas state district court jury awarded Police Investigator Barry Anderson $4,000 after finding he was libeled by assertions of misconduct by Robert Potter. The 10-2 verdict upheld liability though jurors split on damages, with Anderson seeking $75,000. Potter plans an appeal.
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Dallas
Barry Anderson
Robert Potter
Anderson
Potter
Roots related genealogical search fees considered by state
The North Carolina Division of Archives and History asked the Senate Finance Committee for the right to charge out of state residents for genealogical searches as demand has tripled in three years. Last year it received about 13 000 requests. ABC acquires rights to Hanta Yo to be developed as a two year TV project based on Ruth Hill novel about a Sioux life from 1800 to 1830 as historians call it a major work. Oklahoma bill seeks castration of certain sex offenders in cases with two aggravating factors, aiming for the harshest punishment.
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Raleigh
N.C
Alex Haley
State Division of Archives and History
Larry Tice
Senate Finance Committee
Los Angeles
ABC
Network
Ruth Hill
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank Shurden
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