Carter says no changes in arms sale proposals
President Carter declared he will not alter the Middle East arms package selling jet fighters to two Arab nations and Israel. A State Department spokesman said Congress’s concerns will be considered, but no specific changes will be accepted as opposition grows in both chambers ahead of the 30 day rejection window.
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UPI
Carter
Middle East
Israel
Carters
Portland
Ore
State Department
Congress
Ken Brown
Menachem Begin
United States
Saudi Arabia
Capitol Hill
Boy Scouts drop age limit for handicapped advancement
The Boy Scouts of America remove the 18 year age cap for handicapped youths seeking Eagle Scout rank after initially denying a wheelchair bound cerebal palsy victim. The retroactive rule affects eight more applicants and offers expanded chances for several disabled scouts to complete required merit badges and hikes.
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Boy Scouts
North Brunswick
N.J
UPI
Gregory Wittine
Baldwin, N.Y
Hostage walks free in 12 hour Chelan County case
Apple farmer Rod Keller, 32, told captors he was finished and walked out of his home in Wenatchee. Within 30 minutes, two men and a woman surrendered weapons and left with hands in the air. Keller reported the condition as sick and scared. Authorities noted three suspects—Robert Otis Washburn, 29, Spanaway. Robert Stanley Green Jr., 23, Los Angeles. Caroline Jackson, 21—had entered Keller's home around 8:30 a.m. to demand a jail release for a second woman. The scene drew a large law enforcement response including Chelan County deputies, state patrol, city police, and FBI sharpshooters.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Rod Keller
Keller
Chelan County
Shirley
Robert Otis Washburn
Spanaway
Robert Stanley Green Jr
Los Angeles
Caroline Jackson
Fonz Bride Won't Hurt Popularity in Happy Days Star
New York UPI reports Henry Winkler married Stacey Weitzman in a Jewish ceremony at Congregation Habonim on Manhattan's West Side. The couple, who met while shopping for a shirt, honeymoon in Europe and Winkler previews promoting his films Heroes and The One and Only. His fans, including The Fours, reportedly support him.
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UPI
Henry Winkler
Winkler
Stacey Weitzman
Manhattan
West Side
Congregation Haboaim
St. Regis
Los Angeles
Arthur Fonzarelli
Betty Ford Leaves Navy Hospital for Rancho Mirage
Betty Ford is back home in Rancho Mirage California after a stay of three weeks and three days at a Navy hospital for alcoholism and drug abuse treatment. Former President Gerald Ford and their children welcomed her upon arrival as reporters captured the moment.
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Calif
UPI
Betty Ford
Navy
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Desert
Gerald Ford
Ford
Betty
Mistrial in case of doctor tied to baby death
In Santa Ana California AP reports a mistrial in the abortion related case of Dr William Waddill after a 7 to 5 deadlock over brain death and whether he failed to save a baby who briefly survived a saline abortion. Jurors disagreed on murder by omission and the defense claims no direct strangling occurred.
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Calif
William Waddill
Waddill
John Thomas
Superior Court
James K. Turner
Janet
Orange County
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