Public opinion split over Panama Canal treaty in AP poll
The nationwide AP poll shows 40 percent oppose the treaty transferring canal sovereignty to Panama by 2000, 29 percent favor, and 21 percent undecided. Support varies by age, region, and income, with strongest backing among ages 18 to 29 and those earning over $25 000.
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Richard Pyle Washington
Carter
Senate
Associated Press
United States
Panama
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Omar Torrijos
Washington
Hemisphere
Canal Zone
South
Chilton Research Services
Radnor
East
Midwest
West
Bomb Nearly Misses Thai King and Queen in Attack
King Bhumipol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit escaped unharmed when a homemade bomb exploded near the royal party in Yale province as they awarded Moslem teachers. A few people were slightly injured. The royal couple and Princesses Sirindhorn and Chulaporn were on a southern goodwill visit.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Bhumipol Adulyadej
Sirikit
Sicikit
Yale
Sirindhorn
Chulaporn
Signs Point to a Bleak Winter Forecast
Folklore predicts a hard season as bears fatten and hoard, squirrels stock acorns, woolly bears darken, and katydids warn of frost. Reports from Wisconsin to Missouri tie woolly worm coats and bird migrations to severe winter, with some locals claiming near perfect accuracy for past winters.
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John Lesar
United Press International
Kady Riersen
Rhinelander
Wis
Corrine Smith
Galena
Jack Wingate
Bainbridge
Wingate
Alva Watson
Illngis
Missouri
Georgia
Indiana
Tr. Webb
Ellijay
Webb
Bill Sherrod
Elk River
Cole
Sherrod
High Ridge
St. Louis
Helen Wohlschlaeger
Syracuse records fifth wettest September with 5.19 inches
The National Weather Service reports Syracuse Hancock Airport records 5.19 inches of rain this September making it the fifth wettest on record. Tonight showers are possible with a low near 50, and tomorrow's high around 65 with light variable winds under 10 mph.
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Syracuse
National Weather Service
Hancock Airport
American nun expelled from Rhodesia amid security law tensions
Sister Janice McLaughlin an American nun was ordered expelled from Rhodesia and flown out as a Boeing 720 departed. Archbishop Chakaiba called the decision a relief while nuns and priests sang during the departure and McLaughlin had expressed sympathy for black nationalist insurgents. Her mother Mary Louise McLaughlin in Antisburgh Pa voiced relief and offered no objection to missionary work elsewhere.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Janice McLaughlin
Africa
Janice
Patrick Chakaiba
Antisburgh
Mary Louise McLaughlin
Misunderstanding Cited in Grand Jury Testimony Disclosures
Special Deputy Atty. Gen. Peter Andreoli downplays alleged misconduct by staff saying an honest misunderstanding may have occurred over witness privacy. He notes indictments published named two dozen past and present Audit and Control employees, and emphasizes trials belong in court, not newspapers. Beatrice Benedikter, a listed witness, says she believed her name would stay secret until trial.
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Jeff Rea
Peter D. Andreoli
Department of Audit and Control
Andreoli
Grand Jury
Beatrice Benedikter
Marine Midland Bank
Guido Visioni
Carter seeks Lance successor after resignation
President Carter begins vetting a new budget director as Bert Lance resigns amid long friendship and tenure. Senators, former officials, and budget experts surface as possible replacements, while Carter emphasizes an orderly transition and continued government operations.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Randolph
White House
Lance
Soviet and U.S. Seek Breakthrough in Arms Deadlock
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meet at the State Department to try to end the stalemate over long term limits on strategic weapons. They plan further talks with President Carter as the 1972 arms pact nears expiration.
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Washington
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Cyrus Vance
Gromyko
Carter
Vance
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Two Brothers Drown Near Troy Under Pool Cover
Police report two brothers, Robert Speenburgh six and Wayne four, found dead in a backyard inground pool behind a vacant apartment building near their home in Troy. They had been reported missing by their mother Donna Speenburgh a few hours earlier. The cause of death is under investigation.
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Troy
Robert Speenburgh
Wayne
Donna Speenburgh
Bubble Boy Turns Six Amid Germ Free Birthday
David, known as the Bubble Boy, marked his sixth birthday at Texas Children's Hospital after a germ free cake. He was born with a disorder that prevents his body from fighting germs and has lived in a plastic isolator, never touched by ungloved hands. His long awaited miniature spacesuit, intended to let him explore woods and beaches, was sent back to Johnson Space Center for minor fixes. His parents requested anonymity to protect their family’s privacy.
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Houston
David
Texas Children’s Hospital
Van
Johnson Space Center
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James T. McIntyre Jr
Office of Management and Budget
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
U.S
Alice Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
Hale Champion
California
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Chituario
Porter
Sylvia
Sienior
Wilson
Earl
Drews Air Force Base
Boy In Bubble
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