DC-10 safety doubts rise after Chicago crash
NTSB member says he would not fly a DC-10 until safety questions are answered. A bolt failure was ruled not the cause, and FAA ordered grounding of 138 DC-10s to inspect engine pylon attachments. McDonnell Douglas will test wing engine loss viability with NTSB help. National Airlines DC-10 lands safely after left engine loss at JFK.
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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
Thatcher calls for immediate conference on Vietnamese resettlement
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher urged an international conference to organize a mass resettlement of Vietnamese refugees, criticizing many member states for doing little despite capacity. Hong Kong has taken in about 38,000 this year as 1,654 more arrive.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Indochina
Thatcher
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Hong Kong
China
Britain
Poles prepare for welcome papal visit to Warsaw
Poles converge on Warsaw to greet Pope John Paul II returning home for a nine day itinerary. Officials set traffic blocks and mass transit plans to manage one million visitors and avoid chaos while Krakow and other cities enforce liquor restrictions to curb crowds. Halina Kwiatkowska recalls a long friendship with the pope in Krakow.
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Poland
John Paul II
Sochaczew
Krakow
Norbert
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Victory Square
Poznan
Gniezno
Czestochowa
Jasna Gora
Wadowice
Auschwitz
Nowy Targ
Holy Cross
Mogila
Rome
Halina Kwiatkowska
Zimbabwe Rhodesia births first black premier in historic swearing in
Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, the first black leader, sworn in alongside 11 black and five white ministers including Ian Smith. He offered a hand of fellowship to guerrillas and urged acceptance of a government amnesty. Muzorewa, defense minister, spoke of unity as Zimbabwe Rhodesia began amid sanctions and ongoing war.
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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 in Japanese Payoff Scandal
Lockheed Corporation pleaded guilty in U S District Court to ten federal counts for wire fraud and false statements tied to bribes paid to Japanese officials including former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. The company agreed to pay 647000 in fines for payoffs made between 1972 and 1974, totaling about 1.8 million to Tanaka.
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Washington
Lockheed Corp
Kakuei Tanaka
Justice Department
U.S
Lockheed
Bome
Anaka
Nader blasts DOT caving in on car mileage rules
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says the Transportation Department is yielding to auto industry demands to roll back fuel economy standards. He cites the 27.5 mpg by 1985 goal and warns that the DOT is weakening long standing efficiency rules. New York City reaches a compliance agreement with the Treasury Department to avert 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 tops Carter in California poll for GOP matchups
In California a Melvin Field poll finds Edward Kennedy leading Carter by at least 15 points in one on one contests against likely Republicans. The nationwide taste test shows Kennedy outperforming Carter in these head to head matchups.
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Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Carter
California
Kennedy
Melvin D
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