End of Newfoundland seal hunt protest amid ice hazards
World News reports conservationists suspend protest against a week old seal hunt as money weather and ice danger end the action. Eleven hunting ships plan to shift focus to hooded seals at the Front as white pup fur boosts trade. In Mexico San Luis Potosi police seek Texas help for two Brownsville men wanted in the weekend killings of two officers.
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ST. Anthony
Canada
Newfoundland
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Texas
Brownsville
Here
Antonio Bocanegra Lopez
Mario
Tulsa women still missing as kidnapping charges filed
Two Tulsa women, Kendal Ashmore and Kathy Brown, have not been found since their abduction last Thursday. Larry Chaney, 34, of Jenks, is charged with two counts of kidnapping for extortion as search teams comb a 14 square mile area in southwest Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Larry Eugene Chaney
Jenks
Kendal Gaither Ashmore
Kathy Anne Brown
Senate committee backs emergency meeting calls by phone
Texas Senate State Affairs Committee advances a bill to allow telephone conference calls for emergency government meetings with only Sen. Ron Clower opposing. The measure aims to speed urgent decisions amid crises.
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Austin
Tex
Senate State Affairs Committee
Ron Clower
Garland
Carter bid to register voters on election day and end Electoral College
The Carter administration urged Congress to allow same day voter registration and push a constitutional amendment for direct national elections. Mondale described a bipartisan plan to fund registration and reform campaign finance while liberalizing the Hatch Act. He cited Minnesota’s election day registration as boosting turnout with no fraud. The plan proposes 20 cents per vote to states for registration costs, with total costs estimated at 15.5 million dollars.
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James Gerstenzang
Associated Press
Washington
Carter Administration
Congress
Mondale
Minnesota
Carter
White House
Tax bill faces tough going and gun violence in Houston
In Houston a dishwasher shot two co workers and then himself after a heated argument at the Pound Sterling Restaurant. Debbie Phifer and Clyde Nichols died while Johnny Joe Guerrero died from a self inflicted wound. The incident follows a broader tax measure update moving through Congress with rebates and permanent cuts under debate amid party divisions.
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Houston
Johnny Joe Guerrero
Pound Sterling
Debbie Phifer
Clyde Nichols
Lee Ann Boland
Guerrero
Nichols
Miss Boland
Island communities push secession over redistricting plan
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket threaten to secede from Massachusetts citing loss of two House seats. State Rep. Terrence McCarthy plans to file a secession bill proposing independence or a protectorate status while seeking a federal path if approved.
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Boston
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
McCarthy
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts House
Congress
United States
Indira Gandhi resigns as prime minister after election defeat
Indira Gandhi resigned today saying the people’s verdict must be respected. Her son Sanjay quit politics after his defeat. Morarji Desai and Jagjivan Ram jockeyed to succeed her as a caretaker government formed with acting president B D Jatti accepting resignations.
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Paul Chutkow
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Morarji Desai
Jagjivan Ram
Gandhi
George Fernandes
Desai
Janata
People's — Party
Ram
Congress For Democracy
Fernandes
Presi
Body Identified In New Mexico Canyon Search
The body found this week in Stone Canyon about 31 miles from Carlsbad is tentatively identified as James Edward Rawles, 31, of Virginia. Rawles had been missing nearly two months after his car was found January 23 near Carlsbad Caverns National Park. his jacket helped parents confirm the identification.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Stone Canyon
Virginia
James Edward Rawles
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Zaire seeks military aid amid tough policy choices
The State Department said Zaire battling Angola has made a supplementary request for U S military aid including ammunition for U S made rifles mortars and machine guns As a response last week the administration authorized two planeloads of non lethal gear valued under 2 million dollars and there are indications the Carter administration favors alternatives to meet Zaires needs while facing criticism over arms sales policy.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Carter
Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
India
Washington
Carter Administration
Zaire
State Department
Angola
United
U.S
Canadian man surrenders after 12 hour bank siege
Robert Hugh McLagan, 37, a Vancouver native described as a fan of Idi Amin, surrendered a sawed-off shotgun during a 12 hour siege at a downtown Toronto bank. He released the last four of 16 hostages and expressed a desire to join Amin's army, offering to borrow a C-130 for a trip to Africa. Police charged him with bank robbery and planned further charges.
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Toronto
Uganda
Robert Hugh McLagan
Idi Amin
Amin
McLagan
Vancouver
Montreal
Idn Amin
88 Year-Old Eula Weaver Joins Senior Olympics Champions
Eula Weaver, 88, reduces jogging to one mile daily and cycles 10 miles in living room when needed. After a stroke, arthritis, and a near paralysis, she regained mobility through gradual walking, a strict diet, and running. She became a senior Olympic champion in Irvine and credits Nathan Pritikin for her recovery.
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Stella Zadeh
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Eula Weaver
Santa Monica
Illinois
California
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