Klan unity forms 6000-member Confederation of Klans
Stone Mountain Georgia UP I reports seven KKK factions merged into a 6000 member Confederation of Klans during Labor Day weekend meetings. The move unites eight state and Canadian sections, with Don Black declaring the new national order a major step toward unity amid cross burnings and fiery speeches.
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Stone Mountain
UPI
Ku Klux Klan
Confederation of Klans
KKK
Bill Wilkinson
Denham Springs
Don Black
Black
Tuscumbia
Ala
Dominica
China Adopts New Constitution Amid Political Shift
Peking reports the Communist Party approves a new constitution to curb Cultural Revolution remnants and bar any leader with Mao's absolute powers. Hu Yaobang will become general secretary as the party forms a expanded Disciplinary Commission and Advisory Commission. New York scientists discuss Duchenne muscular dystrophy advances and plan a research meeting on October 12 to map strategies.
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Peking
UPI
China
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Hu Yaobang
New York
Melvin L. Moss
Quirks in the News: Voters face multi candidate names in Florida
Florida voters may struggle with name overlaps as candidates run for multiple offices. Jim Smith appears in two roles, one from Tallahassee seeking re elections as attorney general, another from Clearwater running for secretary of state. Eight Smiths and several common names appear across federal and state races.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Florida
Jim Smith
Clearwater
World’s only clothing optional blood drive staged near Malibu
Ninety two nudists at the Elysium Institute hosted a blood drive for the Red Cross, yielding about 55 pints. Members teased each other with slogans and stickers while a clothed nurse joked with donors.
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Los Angeles
Elysium Institute
Malibu
Red Cross
Elysium
Mike Meyer
Dana Mia Lang Newman
Prairie Du Sac cows chip throw champs claim titles
Kurt Scott of Reedsburg won the Wisconsin state cow chip throwing title with a 172 foot 6 inch toss securing a trip to Beaver Oklahoma for the national championships. Sheri Krintz of Prairie du Sac won the state women’s crown with a 94 foot 7 inch throw and Kay Hawkins, the 1981 winner and four-time world champ from Prairie du Sac, tossed 83 foot 4 inches.
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Prairie DU Sac
Wis
Kurt Scott
Beaver
Okla
Scott
Reedsburg
Sheri Krintz
Kay Hawkins
Millions may lose jobs to automation and trade
A congressional study warns that millions of American workers will be displaced by technology and foreign competition. It urges a national retraining strategy and broader coverage beyond youth programs, while noting some progress in current training efforts.
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Merrill Hartson
Washington
Congress
Pat Choate
Commerce Department
Choate
America
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Robert W
Full Employment Action Council
National Policy Exchange
Ay Marshall
Preslie Reagan
US Festival ends with orderly crowds and Desert City dismantling
San Bernardino California workers began dismantling the free desert city as thousands left after three days of sun smog and rock at the US Festival. Fleetwood Mac closed the 57 acre Glen Helen venue as crowd estimates rose to about 175000 on Saturday. Steve Wozniak praised the event calling it a success and signaled plans for another festival. Jerry Jeff Walker Jimmy Buffett Jackson Browne and The Grateful Dead performed as exhibitors tout computer exhibits and market Visionary Electronics Inc. chair Brad McMillan expressed excitement over the festival outcome.
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Lisa Levitt
San Bernardino
Calif
Fleetwood Mac
Glen Helen
San Bernardino County
Robert Ault
Ault
Apple Computer
Steve
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jimmy Buffett
Jackson Browne
Grateful Dead
Wozniak
Brad McMillan
Visionary Electronics Inc
Labor leaders urge Reagan to steer economic policy change
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and UAW's Douglas Fraser urged President Reagan to alter his economic course to tackle unemployment. They argued government must mobilize resources and pursue reindustrialization, criticizing free trade with Japan and warning that auto industry unemployment remains high despite reassurances.
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Marshall
Jimmy Carter
Reaganomics
Reagan
National Economic Policy Board
Merrill Hartson
Washington
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Douglas Fraser
United Auto Workers
Kirkland
Fraser
Santa Barbara
Califranca
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Japan
Weather eases with cool night and rain chances high
Storms lash the Midwest and strong northeast winds churn the Atlantic off North Carolina forcing officials to bar 100000 Labor Day beachgoers from the water. Surfers are exempted. One near drowning is reported near Duck, North Carolina as temperatures dip across the region and winds reach near eighty mph.
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United Press International
Midwest
North Carolina
Plains
Rockies
Nags Head
National Park Service
Minnesota
New York State
Kentucky
Tennessee
Upper
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Carolinas
Atlantic
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National Weather Service
Dallas
Central Plains
Atlantic Coast States
Mbequereqn
Lee Vogue
Anchorage
Corver
Lee Angetes
Pheonta
Aorta
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Wew
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