House panel approves Clinch River breeder reactor move
The House Science and Technology Committee voted 19 to 11 to finance $150 million to start construction of the Clinch River breeder reactor near Oak Ridge Tennessee. The panel rejected an amendment to end the project and continues momentum for nuclear fuel production amid Carter administration opposition.
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Carter announces five finalists for FBI director post
President Carter named five candidates after a nine member panel screened more than 200. finalists include William Lucas a Detroit sheriff John Van de Kamp district attorney of Los Angeles County Harrington Wood Jr. a Chicago circuit court judge and Neil Welch an FBI veteran. The group also lists John J Irwin Massachusetts judge and John Van de Kamp. The nominees reflect a mix of law enforcement and judicial backgrounds with diverse paths to the job.
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Chicago
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Los Angeles County
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Massachusetts Superior Court
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Kennedy
Gerald R. Ford
John Paul Stevens
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Supreme Court
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Springfield
Ill
Rennie Davis
Jackson
Miss
Irwin
Michael Dukakis
Soviet bars U.S. journalist from leaving country
Los Angeles Times correspondent Robert C. Toth is forbidden to depart the USSR and is taken to Lefortova Prison for interrogation over alleged collection of secret information. Embassy officials say the inquiry could last two to three hours as Toth remains in Moscow.
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Los Angeles Times
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Napper
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Holdup suspect lacks gun in downtown Pittsburgh attempt
A Pittsburgh man tried to rob a bus terminal ticket agent by claiming a partner had a gun. The would be robber demanded money and then left to fetch a weapon, prompting a nearby officer to be alerted.
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Cuba frees ten Americans from jail in Cuba
Ten Americans jailed in Cuba on drug charges were released and flown home from Havana to Mexico City, with the U S Embassy confirming further Americans remain jailed. Six of the freed faced sentences from three to seven years, four others had not yet been sentenced, and names were not released.
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