Senators seek to restore federal marijuana criminal penalties
Washington AP two senators oppose the judiciary committee move to replace criminal sanctions with a 100 dollar civil fine for marijuana possession. Orrin Hatch and Paul Laxalt argue against legalizing marijuana and consider keeping possession up to 10 grams as a criminal offense with a 100 dollar fine. current law calls for up to 5000 dollar fines and up to one year in jail.
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Washington
Senate
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Judiciary Committee
Paul Laxalt
Nev
Hatch
World Leaders Urge Change In Middle East Policy
Jewish leaders who met with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance voiced concern anger and outrage over U S policy in the Middle East their spokesman said after a two hour closed meeting. Americans broadly disapprove of the Carter administration's approach.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Middle East
Alexander Schindler
New York City
Vance
Radar crackdown on speeding cyclists at CWU campus
Central Washington University police plan speed tickets after a hit and run involving a bicyclist last night. Police say several bike related injuries occurred over two weeks as the radar program on campus moves from warning to ticketing to deter speeding.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Central Washington University
CWU
Adolph Brickley
Brickley
U.S. Allies Clash Over South Africa Arms Embargo
At the United Nations the United States and allied Security Council members debate an immediate arms embargo against South Africa versus a warning resolution. Britain and France favor a warning approach while Soviet Union and China veto dynamics loom. African states pushed two resolutions after apartheid actions. debate paused with vote unlikely before Monday.
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United States
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
U.S
Andrew Young
Britain
France
Soviet Union
China
Council
Pneumonia Vaccine Boosts Defense For High Risk Groups
San Francisco researchers announce that a pneumonia vaccine could be approved by year end to protect the elderly, children with spleen defects, and about 50,000 people with sickle cell anemia. A UCSF team reports two years of safe results in 77 Bay Area black children.
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San Francisco
America
Federal Food and Drug Administration
San Francisco Bay Area
University of California At
Arthur Ammann
UCSF
Ammann
Adair to Fight Burning Oil Geyser at Elk Hills
Red Adair, famed for extinguishing oil fires, will use plastic explosives to cut off oxygen to a burning oil and gas well at Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve near Taft California. Three workers died when the explosion sent flames hundreds of feet into the air. Adair arrived with one assistant to access the wellhead and sever the piping to halt the blaze. Fire officials estimated the well leaks 12 000 barrels daily while the effort continues. The three victims, George Vanhoozen Mark Morvant and Bobby Fuqua all from Louisiana worked for Hydraulic Workover Inc.
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Taft
Calif
Red Adair
Adair
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Here
Houston
Navy
Roger Martin
Elk Hills
Kern County
Martin
Alaska
Texas
Charles Connor
Packer
George Vanhoozen
Mark Morvant
Bobby Fuqua
Louisiana
Hydraulic Workover Inc
Enterprise makes final carrier launch test at Edwards AFB
The space shuttle Enterprise and Boeing 747 completed their last together test flight, landing on a concrete runway at Edwards AFB. Prince Charles watched as Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton piloted the 93 ton craft in a one minute fifty five second test, the shortest of five. The craft bounced on touchdown before a smooth final stop with 2000 feet of runway left.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Aerospace
Outer Space
Britain
Prince Charles
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Santa Rosa seeks federal funds for water plant upgrade
Santa Rosa officials urge Sen. Edward Kennedy to help obtain about 350000 dollars in federal aid to rejuvenate the town's water system. Mayor James Cameron cites Crystal City and Harlingen grants as precedents while noting 12 health violations and a failing well. The town pays 3.50 for bottled water or drinks salty well water as it fights a weak tax base.
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Miller Bonner
Santa Rosa
Tex
Jimmy Carter
Rio Grande Valley
Crystal City
James Cameron
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Cameron
South Texas
Harlingen
Carl Arnold
Arnold
Texas State Department of Health Resources
Carter stirs Texans ire over canal remark
President Carter, defending the Panama Canal treaty, implied the U S bought Texas from Mexico. Texans and historians note Texas gained independence in 1836 and was annexed in 1845. White House aide says payments were made to both Texas and Mexico after the Mexican War.
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Carter
United States
Texas
Mexico
Podnuh
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Panama Canal Zone
Alaska
Lone Star
Republic of Texas
Great Britain
L. Tuffly Ellis
The
Texas Historical Association
White House
Claudia Townsend
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