Europe seeks unity as invite row disrupts market birthday
The European Common Market marks its 20th birthday amid a dispute over invitations to President Carter's London summit. Smaller members protest absence while major powers prepare for talks with Giscard d Estaing and the UK West Germany Italy Canada Japan leaders. Defense chiefs press for 3 billion Boeing patrol planes to speed Soviet threat warning as Germany may resist funding share. In Mexico City a federal judge dismisses charges against ex Sonora Governor Biebrich for robbery fraud and abuse of authority, citing constitutional rights. appeal window five days.
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Chickens show surprising problem solving skills say Rutgers expert
Rutgers nutritionist Robert Squibb notes chickens can perform tasks once thought to require monkeys if they must, suggesting feathery farm creatures may not be so dumb after all. The findings are presented amid a roundup of U S news.
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Rutgers University
Robert Squibb
Potter County Atty Knorpp indicted on five felonies
Potter County District Attorney Kerry Knorpp faces five felony indictments alleging he misapplied county funds and stole more than 5000 dollars between November 1974 and March 1976. The grand jury returned the indictments listing 31 thefts and official misconduct charges.
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House backs optional full day kindergarten bill
The Texas House advanced a bill to end state funding for full day kindergarten, but an amendment would provide aid for districts choosing full-time programs. The measure faces a final vote Monday as debate centers on early education funding and district needs.
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Carter shifts toward substantial nuclear cuts with fallback plan
President Carter outlined a negotiating strategy for arms talks calling for major reductions in US and Soviet missiles while preserving a fallback position with far less ambition. He also forecast inflation around 6 percent and urged anti inflation measures. He would push Vietnam's UN entry and Hanoi relations if Americans missing in action are accounted for, as Cyrus Vance heads to Moscow for SALT and demilitarization talks.
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Labor suffers wage defeat
Labor faces setbacks as Congress rejects a bill to expand construction unions' picketing rights and the Carter administration proposes a minimum wage rise to 2.50 from 2.30. AFL CIO president George Meany calls the move a shameful disappointment, while labor leaders vow a push for a 3 minimum wage and note some earlier gains.
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San Antonio loses solar research site
San Antonio failed to attract the Solar Energy Research Institute as the contract went to Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City in Colorado. The ERDA project, valued at 4 to 6 million dollars in year one, would have employed about 75 professionals and boosted local technical jobs.
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Herbert preps techno peasantry future on Washington six acre homestead
Science fiction author Frank Herbert and his wife live on six acres on the Olympic Peninsula. They grow vegetables in a lean to greenhouse, use methane from chicken manure, and plan rooftop solar hot water. He envisions a future where families produce most of their own food and energy with simple tech and a windmill design seeking patent.
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Halbouty Says Energy Policy Risks Socialism and War
Houston geologist Michael T. Halbouty told the North Texas Oil and Gas Association that federal regulation endangers the oil industry. He blasted the Carter administration and lawmakers advocating controls, warning the nation risks socialism and a war over energy. He called major oil company breakup efforts the greatest threat to free enterprise.
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Women train with men for combat in Marines
Lt. Gayle Hanley and 21 other female officers began combat training at Quantico as the first women in Marine history to undergo such exercises. They train alongside male officers in patrolling amphibious operations terrain use and weapons during a two day simulated war, with women ranking mid to low in the company of 266 officers.
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