Senate Eyes Five Year Extension For Legal Services
The Senate weighs a five year renewal of the Legal Services Corp allowing tax funded lawyers to represent parents and children in school integration cases. House action includes a $200 million oil spill damage fund and a plan to streamline House operations.
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Soviet Cosmonauts Fail to Link Up With Orbiting Lab
Soviets Vladimir Kovalenok and Valery Ryumin failed to dock with the Salyut 6 lab after a day in orbit aboard Soyuz 25. Tass said deviations from the docking plan canceled the linkup, with the mission returning to Earth. The episode follows a history of docking difficulties in the Soviet space program.
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Miss America of Aviation Ruth Elder Dies at 73
Ruth Elder an aviation figure and actress who sparked fame in 1927 by attempting to fly across the Atlantic died in San Francisco at age 73. She had suffered from emphysema and lived with her husband Ralph King who plans to scatter their ashes over the sea from an airplane after cremation.
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Virginia Governor Race Uses Fierce Howell Attacks
In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial campaign Virginians face a spread of attacks on Democratic nominee Henry Howell. Governor Mills Godwin and Lt. Gov. John Dalton vie for voter attention as independent group ads target Howell, while Dalton seeks to avoid being overshadowed by the anti Howell campaign.
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Two Irish Women Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Amnesty International won the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize while Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, both from Northern Ireland, were named 1976 laureates for their nonsectarian peace movement between Catholics and Protestants in their homeland.
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Sniper attack at synagogue premised as unplanned
Investigators say a sniper opened fire outside Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel in Richmond Heights killing Gerald Gordon and wounding another. no motive or suspects yet identified. A hunting rifle found at the scene had its serial number fired off, and bullets narrowly missed a third man. Police describe the attack as highly premeditated yet lacking solid leads.
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William Lee Ash
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Yankees and Dodgers Reach World Series Clash
The Yankees and Dodgers will meet in the World Series after yesterday's results. Washington Redskins defeated Tampa Bay 10 to 0 in another game. Page 16 covers sports with notes and season stakes.
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