Prelude to war looms as Ethiopia breaks with Somalia
Diplomatic moves from Nairobi report Ethiopia orders Somali diplomats to leave within 48 hours, signaling possible war pressure to cut arms to Somalis. Other items mention breast reconstruction views, Elvis family plans, a decomposed body identified in Wharton, and Texas fiscal and political notes.
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Associated Press
Nairobi
Kenya
Ethiopia
Somalia
Kremlin
Addis Ababa
Military Council
Senate Inquiry Opens into Lance Bank Dealings
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee begins a full inquiry into Bert Lance's past financial dealings. Comptroller John Heimann testifies. Lance to appear next week amid pressure on his resignation. Clark Clifford says Lance and Carter will meet after his day before the panel. Five federal agencies join the probe.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Senate
Georgia
Lance
John G. Heimann
Clark Clifford
Cyprus
Clifford
Senate Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Hei
Mann
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Heimann
Corporation
Georgetown
Justice Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
House
Spotlight on opponents of Panama Canal treaty
The Carter administration faces Senate and public scrutiny as opponents plan to press their case. Ronald Reagan and Daniel Flood will testify before the Senate Judiciary subcom mittee on separation of powers while polls show limited public support for the pact. Carter counters with arguments highlighting international backing, hemispheric support, and the treaty’s neutrality provisions.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On
California
Ronald Reagan
Daniel Flood
D-Pa
Senate
Organization of American States
Omar Torijos
OAS
Latin America
White House
United States
Government to Seize Federal Student Loans for Delinquents
The United States plans to turn over about 430 million dollars in defaulted federally insured student loans to private collection agencies. About 390,000 borrowers who failed to repay will face collection actions and potential damage to their credit ratings.
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Washington
Sam
Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Leo Kornfeld
HEW
Kornfeld
FBI choice satisfactory judge Johnson in hospital
Houston AP reports Frank M. Johnson Jr., President Carter’s FBI pick, is in satisfactory condition at Methodist Hospital after August 26 surgery to remove an aneurysm in his abdominal aorta and replace it with a dacron graft. Hospital officials say recovery is going as planned with no complications.
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Houston
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Carter
FBI
Methodist Hospital
Montgomery
Ala
Gary Cottingham
Krueger defeats judge in recall over rape remarks
In Madison Wisconsin Maria Krueger 33 defeated Dane County Judge Archie Simonson in a recall election tied to his courtroom remarks on rape Krueger based her campaign on the right of everyone to know they will get a fair trial.
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Madison, Wis
Maria Krueger
Dane County
Archie
Simonson
Ms. Krueger
Wisconsin
Orendain sees justice in future for workers
Antonio Orendain leader of the Texas Farm Workers Union says it will take years for his drive for rights for farm workers to bear fruit. He spoke after meeting Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall as the group planned Washington lobbying.
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Washington
Texas Farm Workers Union
Antonio Orendain
Texas
Orendain
TFWU
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Anesthetic replaces Old Sparky in Texas executions
Texas officials retire the electric chair and plan lethal injection using sodium thiopental on September 16 for Kenneth Granviel. The change moves from Old Sparky to a hospital gurney, with three drug options reviewed and consultants unnamed. Granviel was convicted for the McClendon family murders in 1974 and 1975.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas
Department of Corrections
TDC
Ron Taylor
Estelle
Taylor
U.S. Supreme Court
Granviel
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Natasha McClendon
McClendon
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