Soviets May Need More Troops in Afghanistan
A State Department official warned the Soviet Union faces a protracted, difficult period in Afghanistan and may have to send more troops to quell resistance. Potential spillovers include crossborder actions into Pakistan and expansion toward warm-water ports on the Arabian Sea, though not imminent. The shift from Amin to Karmal is cited as a turbulent political change.
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Across Nation Reports Busy AP News Highlights
AP reports multiple parallel items: American Cyanamid closes part of a plant after sterilization allegations by female workers. Missouri ERA opposition rally at the state Capitol. Navy overturns plan to station two female pilots on USS Kalamazoo. California wells shut over suspected cancer-causing contaminant. and international notes on Afghanistan and Soviet actions with regional reactions and policy cautions.
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Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force
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American Airlines resumes schedule after wide ground strike
American Airlines returned to schedule late Tuesday after brief wildcat strikes by about 7,000 TWU ground workers disrupted 100 flights nationwide. The stoppage affected Los Angeles San Diego New York Chicago Dallas Fort Worth San Francisco Salt Lake City and Tulsa with five to ten minute delays and some cancellations. A TWU spokesman cited disciplinary action over union lapel pins as the trigger. company officials disputed that claim noting no systemwide cancellations beyond minor delays.
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Fort Worth
Ernest M. Mitchell
Air Transport Division
Jackson
Courts rule Hyde Amendment unconstitutional funding abortions nationwide
A federal judge held Medicaid payments for medically necessary abortions unconstitutional and ordered the government to provide matching funds. The ruling, by Judge John Dooling after 13 months of deliberation, would apply nationwide if upheld and is expected to reach the Supreme Court on appeal.
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Henry Hyde
R-Il
Supreme Court
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Elvis Presley Had Two Detoxes Before Death
Dr George Nichopoulos testified at a malpractice hearing that Elvis Presley underwent drug detoxification twice before dying of a heart attack and that harmless placebos were used to manage his drug problems. He described packing three suitcases of drugs for tours and dispensing about 10 000 pills to Presley between 1976 and 1977.
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Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
George Nichopoulos
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Presley
Nichopoulos
Jerry Lee Lewis
Thieves seize jewels from Zurich bound Swissair jet
In Rome two men in airport outfits used a two way radio to halt a Swissair DC-9 set for Zurich from Leonardo da Vinci Airport. They opened the cargo hold and took a pouch of jewels worth 3.6 million dollars after signaling the pilot. The plane then departed and arrived in Zurich before the loss was noted.
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Swissair
Leonardo da Vinci
A.R
Zurich
Refugee Boat Lift Returns to Thailand as Weather Clears
Reports from Bangkok indicate nearly 500 Vietnamese refugees landed in southern Thailand over the past week seeking asylum. The exodus, which had lessened in winter storms, rose again with the better seas, despite Vietnam's government tightening outbound controls. The weather, not policy, appears the chief factor in the renewed flow.
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