Carter pledges blanket pardon if elected
In Seattle Carter said as president he would grant a blanket pardon to draft evaders to end the Vietnam era’s damage and division. He argued pardoning those who violated Selective Service laws forgives but does not excuse and urged a lean muscular defense with reduced waste and arms talks.
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Seattle
UPI
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Congress
Soviets End Attempt To Break U S Space Record
Two Soviet cosmonauts Boris Volynov and Vitaly Zholobov on day 49 of the Salyut 5 mission prepared to return to Earth without attempting new endurance records. Tass reported the flight nearing completion after Izvestia cited sensory deprivation and increased Earth news, music sessions, and psychological guidance.
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Boris Volynov
Vitaly Zholobov
Tass
Izvestia
Orbital Scientific
Salyut 5
Space
Moon
Goodyear, UAW Reach Tentative 3 Year Pact
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers Union announce a tentative three year master contract with wage gains totaling 2.04 per hour over the term. The deal includes immediate 80 cent, June 6 1977 30 cent, and May 1 1978 25 cent raises plus skilled trade supplements and higher night shift differentials pending ratification at 15 plants including Akron.
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UPI
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United Rubber Workers Union
UAW
Goodyear
Akron
Americans Plead Guilty To USSR Smuggling Charge
Three Americans admitted in a Moscow court that they smuggled 62 pounds of heroin into the Soviet Union via Amsterdam Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Gerald Amster Paul Brawer and Dennis Burn faced up to 10 years in prison as they testified about paid courier roles for Chinese brokers.
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Moscow
UPI
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dennis Robert Burn
Whitestone
N.Y
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Hong Kong
Singapore
Turkey
United States
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Burns
David Lee
Mars
Lev K. Mirov
U.S
Television Schedule Highlights and Nightline Lineup
TV listings show Partridge Family and Merv Griffin at 4:00 followed by Misterogers Sesame Street and Hogan's Heroes. Evening hours feature CBS and ABC News, Star Trek Nimah, Bewitched, The New Centurions film, and Tonight Show style segments with public affairs and classic comedies.
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Avenue J
Fires Strike Southern Norway In Severe Drought
Troops and firemen battled four major forest fires in southern Norway amid a monthlong rain shortage. Over 1000 acres burned in 48 hours, with 500 acres in a Kristiansand area fire. A flare up hindered trains while Oslo and border-area fires drew Swedish fire crews.
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Norway
UPI
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House votes to ban PCB within two and a half years
The House approved a bill to give EPA power to regulate or ban toxic chemicals including a PCB ban. The measure carries a two and a half year deadline for prohibition and sets funding of 46 million dollars through 1980.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Misused federal funds for urban aid in affluent areas report
Southern Regional Council official Peter Petkas testified that federal Community Development Block Grant funds intended to aid urban poor were spent on projects in affluent neighborhoods. Examples include a central fire station in Gulfport Mississippi a tennis complex in Chattanooga Tennessee a parking garage in Spartanburg South Carolina and bicycle paths near the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The study covered 26 southern cities and questioned how grants were allocated.
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UPI
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Peter Petkas
Council
Gulfport
Miss
Chattanooga
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Petkas
Senate Banking Committee
Millionaire's Wife Testified From Wheelchair In Slaying Case
Priscilla Davis testified at Cullen Davis bond hearing that her estranged husband shot her and killed her lover Stan Farr and her 12 year old daughter Andrea Wilborn during a break in at the 161 acre estate on Aug 3. She described Davis in black with a wig emerging from the basement and fleeing after the shootings.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
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Cullen Davis
Davis
Farr
Andrea Wilborn
Callaghan appoints drought chief as Britain faces water crisis
Prime Minister James Callaghan named Denis Howell as drought coordinator to marshal water-saving measures amid Britain s worst drought in 250 years. Markets closed morning trades with the index down 8.2 points and the pound weakening as unions warn of three day weeks to conserve water.
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John Jones
London
UPI
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Denis Howell
Britain
Lax Bail Procedures Tied to Drug Problem, DEA Chief Says
DEA head Peter Bensinger told a Senate hearing that current court and bail practices fuel the U S drug problem. He urged Congress to pass bills allowing bail denial and asset forfeiture for drug offenders. Senators Nunn and Percy pledged action with the judiciary and Supreme Court.
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UPI
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Congress
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Immigration Service
Internal Revenue Service
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Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Judicial Conference
Charles Percy
R-Ir
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