Plane crash investigator won’t fly DC 10s says questions remain
A National Transportation Safety Board member said he would not fly on a DC-10 until key safety questions are answered after a Chicago crash tied to an engine pylon bolt. Investigators ruled the bolt fracture was fatigue not fracture, prompting FAA groundings of 138 DC-10s for engine mount checks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Philip A. Hogue
National Transportation Safety Board
Michael Marks
Chicago
O'Hare
Marks
Hogue
NTSB
Federal Aviation Administration
Safety Board
FAA
Edward Slattery
Slattery
McDonnell Douglas
New York City
National Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Nader Decries DOT Move on Car Fuel Standards
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says the Transportation Department is caving in to auto industry demands to lower mileage rules. He notes the current law requires 27.5 mpg by 1985 and urges stricter standards amid long gas lines. New York City reaches a compliance deal with the Treasury, avoiding loss of $300 million in federal revenue sharing funds.
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Associated Press
Ralph Nader
Transportation Department
Nader
Carter
Department of Transportation
New York City
Treasury Department
Kennedy Leads Carter In California Poll Says Melvin Field
A California poll shows Sen Edward M Kennedy beats President Carter by at least 15 points against the same GOP opponent in one on one matchups. Field polls released Thursday highlight Kennedy’s stronger standing in national race head to head comparisons.
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Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Carter
California
Kennedy
Melvin D
Thatcher urges urgent U N conference on Vietnamese resettlement
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher calls for an immediate UN led conference to organize an international operation to resettle thousands of Vietnamese refugees. She criticizes member states for inaction while Hong Kong strains under inflows and Britain limits placements.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Indochina
Thatcher
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Hong Kong
China
Britain
Poles prepare to welcome Pope John Paul II home Saturday
Poles flock to Warsaw for the pontiff’s return, expected to draw at least a million visitors amid citywide traffic bans and public transit appeals. Krakow and Czestochowa host events as security and abstinence measures aim to curb crowds. Halina Kwiatkowska recalls youth era links with the pope.
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Warsaw
Poland
John Paul II
Sochaczew
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Victory Square
Poznan
Gniezno
Czestochowa
Jasna Gora
Wadowice
Auschwitz
Krakow
Nowy Targ
Holy Cross
Mogila
Rome
Halina Kwiatkowska
Muzorewa Extends Hand of Fellowship at Zimbabwe Rhodesia Birth
Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, the first black leader of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, witnessed the swearing in of 11 black and five white Cabinet ministers including Ian Smith. He urged guerrillas to accept amnesty, announced swift policy changes, and took defense minister duties as the new nation declared independence at midnight.
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Serge Schmemann
Associated Press
Salisbury
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Africa
Ian Smith
Cecil John Rhodes
Victoria
Muzorewa
America
Lockheed Pleads Guilty to Payoff Charges in Japan Case
Lockheed Corp pleads guilty to 8 federal charges over payoffs to former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and officials. The company agrees to pay 647000 in fines after admitting guilt to wire fraud and false statements. Payoffs occurred from 1972 to 1974 totaling millions.
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Lockheed Corp
Kakuei Tanaka
Justice Department
U.S
Lockheed
Anaka
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