Carter pledges rules to ban relatives' influence on policy
President Carter, in a White House news conference, said his administration bore no impropriety in Billy Carter's Libya dealings and vowed new rules to stop relatives influencing policy. He claimed he learned of Billy's Libya trips and the $220,000 payment from the press and defended his attorney general while a Senate subcommittee probes potential improper influence.
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Allen hurricane Allen aims for Jamaica after Caribbean strike
Hurri cane Allen, the most dangerous storm in a century, is in open water gaining strength and heading toward Jamaica while the Windward Islands tally deaths and begin cleanup. A hurricane watch remains for Jamaica and a possible brush with Hispaniola looms as the storm intensifies with a 916 millibar pressure and a roughly 190 mile wide eye.
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Carter Handling Carter Opinion Split In Chronicle-Telegram Poll
A Chronicle-Telegram poll found about a third of respondents watched Jimmy Carter's televised news conference on Billy Carter's Libya connection. Viewers largely felt Carter handled himself well, though some remained skeptical, saying the media overplayed the issue.
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Police, fire curtail service calls amid city layoffs
Elyria police and fire departments will reduce nonemergency service calls after layoffs. Police will respond slower to private property incidents and may refer locked-out residents to locksmiths. firefighters warn fewer hands slow major fires. Departments lost 11 and 6 workers respectively, with 72 laid off citywide.
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