Somoza Orders Martial Law as Troops Battle in Leon
Somoza declared martial law and began calling up reserves to fight Sandinista guerrillas in five cities including Leon. A Somoza column failed to break Sandinista lines to relieve Leon�s garrison. Leon, Nicaragua�s second largest city with 205,000 people, was reported under Sandinista control by about 400 guerrillas, many teenagers, with no confirmed casualties after four days of fighting.
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House OKs Mideast peace funds
The House approved a supplemental appropriations bill to fund the Egypt Israel peace treaty. Totals $11.3 billion in extra federal spending this year, with $1.5 billion allocated to treaty measures including $300 million in economic aid for Egypt and $800 million for Israeli air base construction. About $370 million finances up to $2.2 billion in military credit sales for Israel and $1.5 billion for Egypt.
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Senate votes to require approval to end Taiwan treaty
The Senate, with 59 votes to 35, mandates congressional approval before terminating the U S Taiwan mutual defense pact, a rebuke to Carter's China policy. Judge Gasch dismissed a lawsuit by 23 congressmen and one former member, saying the issue is not ripe yet but could become so if the Senate asserts its treaty termination powers.
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Barry Goldwater
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Airlines grounding DC-10s causes millions in losses
About 65,000 travelers daily face delays as the DC-10 fleet is grounded pending engine wing inspection. U.S. carriers lose an estimated 5.3 million dollars daily. Chicago O'Hare reports over 80 cancellations. United, Western, Continental, and others curtail flights while passengers await rescheduled travel.
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Carter keeps sanctions on Zimbabwe Rhodesia China?
President Carter will not lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe Rhodesia and will reconsider only if the Salisbury government widens its support. The black majority government led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa took power recently ending white‑minority rule, while a Senate vote favored lifting sanctions by 75 to 19.
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Sanandaj City Council Members Held by Guards
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized Sanandaj City Council members in the Kurdish city, directing calls to dissolve the council as negotiations unfold. The 10-member council plus one woman had formed in March to run Sanandaj amid Kurdish militancy that left about 200 dead in five days of fighting.
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Truckers blockade pumps and roads across states
About 300 trucks parked four abreast, blocking a mile-long section of the Indiana Toll Road in a protest over rising fuel costs. Six drivers were arrested in Milford Connecticut after leaving rigs at the Mayflower Truck Station for six hours. The action spread to Colorado and other states, with stops on Interstate 70 near Denver and a nationwide shutdown call by the Colorado Independent Truckers.
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Mayflower Truck Station Inc
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Denver
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Dan Hiexenbaugh
Burns Harbor
Lake Michigan
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Home-buying tax credit eyed in House proposal
The House Ways and Means Committee reviews a plan to grant 10 percent mortgage interest tax credits up to 400 dollars for moderate income buyers. Credits target single-family homes, phased by income under 28 thousand, and limited to those who have not owned a home in three years to aid young families.
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House
Ways and Means
Carter unveils pay hike changes
President Carter proposes to limit federal civilian pay raises to align with private industry wages. If approved, the plan would create regional pay plans, yielding higher salaries for New York workers than those in the lower South. The move aims to curb inflationary wage pressure cited by business leaders and local governments.
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Congress
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Southern Illinoisan publication details and rates
Public notices show office locations in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with carrier and mail subscription rates and contact numbers. It lists post office submission details and changes of address to Box 2108 Carbondale Illinois 62901.
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Southern Illinoisan
Nazis Demonstrate Against Illinois Religious Cult Probe
Springfield five Nazist protesters on the Capitol steps denounced House Resolution 121 supporting a state committee to investigate religious cults. Wearing black uniforms, they distributed leaflets, claimed the move infringes religious freedom, and refused to reveal names to reporters. The organizer joked about Pentecostal beliefs.
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Springfield
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