Candidates at home bases in race backfires and moves
The article surveys mixed political and social items from U S politics to Texas education. It notes Ford resuming White House duties after a southern campaign swing, Carter reassessing strategy, and McCarthy appearing on Texas ballots. It covers a garbage to energy bill, charity drives, oil theft cases, gas rule changes, court actions, Lebanese war updates, anti smoking efforts, bank failure probes, and a push against social promotions in schools.
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Jimmy Carter
President Ford
Ford
White House
Carter
Washington
South
Gerald Ford
U.S
Eugene McCarthy
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Texas
Mark White
McCarthy
Rhodesian front lines seek constitutional talks changeover
Rhodesian nationalist Ishua Nkomo heads to Gaborone with Henry Kissinger aide William Schaufele and Ted Rowlands to press a constitutional conference demanded by the five front line states as the next step in transferring power from Rhodesia's whites to its blacks. Nkomo, a leading candidate for Rhodesia's first prime minister, denied the Lusaka meeting rejected Kissinger's plan and said Britain must call any conference. the five presidents issued a joint statement opposing an interim government as outlined by Prime Minister Ian Smith.
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William Schaufele
Ted Rowlands
Rowlands
Rhodesia
Nkomo
Lusaka
Zambia
Kissinger
Britain
Botswana
Zaire
Mozambique
Tanzania
Ian Smith
Smith
Joshua Nkomo
Downey Forgives All Sides After 21 Years In Chinese Prison
John T. Downey, once a famed Cold War prisoner held for 21 years in a Chinese jail, says he bears no bitterness toward either captors or U.S. officials. He reflects on a clash of politics that shaped his fate, notes his shift in views on China, and discusses his post release life including Harvard Law study and passing the Connecticut bar. Downey joined the CIA in 1951 after Yale.
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Wallingford, Conn
John T. Downey
U.S
China
United States
Downey
America
Harvard Law School
Lord Friday
Connecticut
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Richard M. Nixon
Yale University
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Small towns hire joint city manager to tackle regional issues
Eddyville Iowa and six nearby communities formed a joint city management plan to share resources, coordinate programs, and pursue federal grants. Vatter earns 15 500 a year overseeing cooperation including water treatment and equipment sharing, while locals hail the move as boosting small cities to act like larger municipalities. Separately, border gun running along the Rio Grande is attributed to licensed US dealers and cross border demand with a Villa Verde Store in Brownsville cited as a top supplier in surveys, and the co-owners Ignacio Reyes and David Dominguez were convicted of falsifying ATF reports with probation and fines.
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Eddyville
Iowa
Gene Watter
Vatter
Robert Richards
Lewis
Rio Grande
Villa Verde
Brownsville
Hondo Crouch dies at Luckenbach Texas
Hondo Crouch, longtime Luckenbach figure and self styled mayor, died at 60 from a heart attack after visiting the home of Ken and Kathy Morgan who owned the town with him. Luckenbach, near Johnson City, has a legendary weekend population and a history tied to progressive country music.
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Johnson City
Tex
Hondo Crouch
Luckenbach
Hondo
President Johnson
Ken
Kathy Morgan
Morgans
Texas
Mrs. Morgan
FDA orders stronger warnings on estrogen menopause drugs
The FDA requires doctors to use new estrogen warning labels within 60 days to curb overuse and misuse while keeping the drugs available for severe menopausal symptoms. Commissioner Alexander M. Schmidt notes these hormones help some women but carry risks that must be weighed against benefits, as many experience mild or no symptoms.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Alexander M. Schmidt
Hearst's jail dorm looks like college campus at Pleasanton
Patricia Hearst begins a seven year bank robbery sentence at the Federal Youth Correction Center in Pleasanton. She will have a private air conditioned dorm room, wear street clothes, and may take courses or work in campus jobs while housed with dozens of young inmates in a designed to resemble a college setting. She faces three main rules: no drugs, no sex, and no escape.
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Pleasanton
Calif
Patricia Hearst
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Miss Hearst
Steven Weed
University of California
Meko
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