Congress Approves Neutron Bomb Production Authorization
The House voted 297 to 109 to authorize President Carter to spend money for the neutron bomb with Senate approval already in place. Proponents say it offers a less destructive nuclear option while opponents warn it lowers the threshold for nuclear war.
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House of Representatives
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Weiss
Ron Dellums
D-Calif
Bob Carr
D-Mich
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Debt Ceiling Becomes Tactic in Gas Price Filibuster
Senate filibuster leaders shift focus from deregulating natural gas to blocking the debt ceiling vote. If the debt limit is not set by Saturday, the government cannot borrow to pay bills. The Jackson compromise, supported by Democratic leadership, would relax price controls but keep limits, while Abourezk Metzenbaum oppose. Washington legislators eye parliamentary means as House and Senate clash.
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Senate
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Robert C. Byrd
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Carter
House
Senate Finance Committee
French Jet Hijacked Stuns Paris as Stewardess Wounded
A Japan Air Lines DC8 with 107 aboard was hijacked to return to Paris after a stewardess was shot. Police and fire units lined the runway as the plane landed at Orly and the period of hostage drama continued in Dacca with five gunmen demanding ransom.
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Orly
Lyon
Dacca
Bangladesh
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Japan
Dobraki Hussain
Radio Europe No. 1
Radio
Air Inter
France
Champs Elysees
Richmond Man Threatens Self on Capitol Statue Over Son
An armed Richmond man climbed the Hunter Holmes McGuire statue in Capitol Square and threatened to die by his own hand to gain his son Antonio's release. He surrendered after his wife and son spoke with him. no immediate charges were filed while seeking psychiatric evaluation.
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Capital Grounds
Richmond
Louis
Anthony
Capitol Square
Lewis Wilkins
Antonio
Henrico County
Wilkins
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Ralph Selph
Richmond Commonwealth
Aubrey Davis
Vance Strives To Convene New Mideast Peace Conference
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets with Soviet and Israeli leaders to push a new Geneva peace conference and discuss a future Arab delegation. Carter urges negotiations while debates over Palestinian representation and a possible PLO role surface amid UN debates on Israel’s UN status.
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Mideast
United Nations, N.Y
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Carter Administration
United States
U.S
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Carter
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Dayan
NBC Today
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State Department
Osman Hodding Carter
United Nations
Handley and James Wood Set Tilt Tomorrow
In the Star sports section Handley and James Wood prepare for a matchup scheduled for tomorrow. The Orioles and Red Sox remain contenders in the AL East race as Shavers continues to power the outfield attack. Country Roads feature and education items fill pages with regional notes.
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James Wood
Orioles
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