Vance to quit after one term
The New York Times reports Secretary of State Vance plans to leave after one four year term. He told reporters he needs rest and will resign regardless of the 1980 election. Carter understands. Other cabinet members, including Attorney General Bell and Treasury Secretary Blumenthal, also plan departures.
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Carter
Air Force
Middle East
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Washington
Griffin B. Bell
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Soviet urges Turkey to disallow U-2 flights
A Soviet official stated Moscow would welcome Turkey turning down the United States request to fly U-2 reconnaissance planes over Turkey to monitor compliance with the arms treaty. The remark came during Aleksei Shitikov’s Izmir visit, signaling a possible cautious Soviet stance while noting further talks are needed. White House aides noted it as the first official Soviet position on the monitoring plan.
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Aleksei Shitikov
Iran
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Central Asia
Venus shown as dynamic world with towering features
AP reports Pioneer Venus radar images reveal Everest scale mountain unofficially named Maxwell, a vast rift valley and a giant plateau. NASA scientists say Venus has a layered atmospheric circulation and a dramatic, driving weather system. Pioneer missions orbited and probes touched the hot surface as findings were unveiled at the AGU meeting.
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Pioneer Project
American Geophysical Union
Harold Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
District judge John H. Wood Jr. slain in Texas
U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr., 63, was shot and killed outside his San Antonio apartment as he stepped from his car on the north side. A witness described a young man with curly hair firing at close range. Wood had recently ended protection by federal marshals. The motive remains undetermined.
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Northeast Baptist Hospital
Jim Spears
Adrian Spears
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Spears
Teenager Drowns at Carlyle Lake Memorial Day Incident
East St. Louis youth Lemont King, 16, drowned while swimming at Carlyle Lake during a Memorial Day outing. His body was recovered from about 10 feet of water four hours after the accident as Clinton County Sheriff's deputies and conservation officers searched the main west-side swimming area. Coroner Dr. James Platt said the skilled swimmer appeared to overextend in the cold water.
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Lemont King
Clinton County
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James Platt
Young King
Woman Recognized as WWI Vet in Detroit
82 year old Oleda Joure Christides was honored as a World War I veteran on Memorial Day in Detroit AP. She served as a telephone operator with the US Army Signal Corps in France and welcomed the Pentagon confirmation that World War I women veterans receive recognition following earlier WWII pilots' acknowledgment.
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Oleda Joure Christides
Iday
Army Signal Corps
France
Christides
Pentagon
Southern Illinoisan evolves as successor paper notice
Public notice lists carrier delivery rates and subscription terms for the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale Illinois. It notes monthly and prepaid mail options, carrier service limitations, and directs postmaster address changes to Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62901.
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Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
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Gasoline shortage takes a holiday
Americans faced the Memorial Day weekend hopeful for fuel but found supplies adequate in most areas. Weather kept travelers at home and public transit use rose, with Amtrak riders standing in aisles. Traffic deaths stayed below forecasts, and diesel fuel shortages troubled Wyoming truck services as Blair Nebraska driver Del Livermore cut costs by mixing waste oil to extend diesel supplies.
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Amtrak
National Safety Council
New York City
Wyoming
Blair
Neb
del Livermore
Livermore
China balks on limits of exports to U S
The United States and China face a potential breakdown in a trade pact after China refused to accept limits on textile exports. Trade Ambassador Robert Strauss pressed Chinese leaders Deng Xiaoping and Huang Hua to agree by Thursday, warning that without an accord Congress may not ratify the May 14 initiative.
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Robert Strauss
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Huang Hua
Li Qiang
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Juanita Kreps
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