Common Cause Challenges Carter FEC Pick McGarry
Common Cause accuses President Carter of shabby politics by naming John McGarry, a ONeill ally, to the Federal Election Commission vacancy. The group sues to block the appointment, arguing it undermines the watchdog agency. McGarry serves via a recess appointment until the end of the next Congress, while Staebler remains, and the suit contends Congress inaction violated the law.
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Smokers See Long Term Health Discount in Life Insurance
New York based Manhattan Life Insurance Company said smokers who quit for at least a year will receive discounts on the cheapest form of life insurance. Premiums can fall as much as 12.5 percent to align with non smokers rates. Cigar and pipe smokers receive the same lower rates.
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Two Women Climbers Die on Nepal Everest Peak Approach
In Nepal, two female climbers Vera Watson and Alison Chadwick-Onuszkiewicz fell to their deaths during a summit assault on Mt Anna purana. They were roped together as Sherpa guides located their bodies 2,000 feet below the fall. Watson, from Stanford California, and Chadwick-Onuszkiewicz, from Leeds England, were part of a Mt Anna purana expedition with Christy Tews managing the base camp. Earlier, Irene Miller and Vera Komarkova had become the first women and first Americans to reach the summit.
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Woman fakes labor to steal rib roast in Covington
Covington police say Rochino Mason of Newport tried to steal a 14 pound rib roast from Kroger aided by a man described as her fiancé. She pretended labor pains to avoid payment but was caught when the roast was found under her poncho. convicted of theft by unlawful taking and fined $75 plus costs.
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Strike Pact Reached in New York City Newspapers
After 14 hours of talks, negotiators from the New York Times Daily News and striking pressmen agreed on manpower levels amid a 79 day strike. Mediator Theodore Kheel announced a fact finder will issue a binding decision, not an arbitration, to resolve the dispute. The finder will compare Newark Star Ledger pressroom staffing with Times 43rd Street plant levels.
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