Carter Tops GOP Rivals In Rockefeller Poll
An AP Roger Seasonwein poll shows President Carter would defeat Ford Reagan Connally and Baker if election held today. Carter leads 54 35 over Ford 56 37 over Reagan 66 22 over Connally and 65 23 over Baker in the survey of over 2,000 people taken between Oct 22 and Dec 24 with a 2 to 3 point error margin.
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Texas
John Connally
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Stevenson to lead U S crown return delegation
Sen Adlai Stevenson joins a U S delegation led by Cyrus Vance to return the Crown of St Stephen to Hungary amid protests from anti Communist groups in the United States. The plan marks a 16 day visit with Fort Knox custody ending a millennium tradition.
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D-W.v
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Cyrus Vance
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Budapest
Austria
Fort Knox
Percy Plans Travel to Europe and Panama Trip
Percy and Stevenson prepare overseas journeys before Con returns January 19. Charles Percy will depart January 15 for a three day Senate Foreign Relations Committee trip to Panama, with debates on Panama Canal treaties unresolved. Stevenson leads banking committee international finance talks with Romania, Poland, and the Soviet Union, and will visit SALT talks in Geneva as advisor to SALT designated by Senate Majority Leader Byrd.
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Senate Foreign Nations Committee
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Reese
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Steel firms scan new import costs in Washington
The Treasury released trigger prices for about 75 percent of steel imports, aiming to protect U.S. producers from Japanese and European rivals. The target average is 330 dollars per ton, 5.7 percent below current domestic levels, with expectations prices will rise after a recent 5.5 percent domestic increase.
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U.S
Treasury Department
Helicopter Search Crash In Great Smoky Mountains
A military helicopter carrying seven people crashed during a search for a small plane that went down Tuesday night in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, killing five aboard the Cessna 421 charter flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago. An unconfirmed report said three helicopter occupants also died as investigators probe the crashes and cause remains undetermined. Authorities from Scott Air Force Base coordinated the search and AP dispatches supplied local news from Carbondale and surrounding cities.
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ICC charges secretary Oswald with witness-tempering
The Interstate Commerce Commission accuses its secretary and liaison Rob ert L. Oswald of trying to persuade a witness to lie in a Justice Department investigation tied to alleged organized crime links. Five charges include disclosing confidential information and improperly arranging for lawyers to represent trucking firms before the ICC.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
ICC
Robert L. Oswald
Oswald
A. Daniel O’neal
Commission
Ambrose & Casselman
Carlo Gambino
New York
O'Neal
Thomas Gambino
House ethics seeks Park to testify in person
The House ethics committee issued a promised subpoena for Tongsun Park to appear before the panel. Chairman John J. Flynt Jr said the subpoena requires Park's personal appearance. Flynt condemned a Justice Department immunity deal as a facade and warned Congress will not be insulted.
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House Ethics Committee
Tongsun Park
Committee
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Park
Justice Department
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U.S
Congress
Flynt
Pentagon Lines Up Base Closings Candidates for Closings
Pentagon leaders plan a new round of base closings and reductions aimed at saving 250 to 300 million dollars annually. Each service will list bases that could be eliminated or cut back, with announcements expected late this month or in February. Congress faces pressure from lawmakers whose districts would lose jobs, while environmental and procedural rules constrain blanket closures.
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Ford Administration
Carter
Northeast
Midwest
Chile Votes On Pinochet Dictatorship In Plebiscite
Chileans vote in a December plebiscite renewing support for General Augusto Pinochet and the four man junta that ousted Allende in 1973. Early turnout appears light though turnout could rise as holidays suppress work.
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Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Pinochet
Air Force
Gustavo Ee
Pino
Leigh
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