Postal aid bill heads toward Senate test amid service cuts
The Senate Post Office Committee is to vote after Easter recess on a hefty federal aid package for the financially troubled Postal Service. Hearings wrapped up with Chairman Gale W. McGee forcing sessions during a congressional recess after Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailor resisted calls to halt service cuts.
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Washington
Postal Service
Senate
Senate Post Office Committee
Congress
Gale W. McGee
Capitol Hill
McGee
D-Wyo
Benjamin F. Bailor
Radioactive Water Leak at Tokai Plant
Officials report 960 tons of radioactive water leaked into the Pacific from the Tokai nuclear plant between January and March after a foot long crack appeared in a 90,000 kilowatt reactor coolant tank. The leak’s impact on marine and human life is described as negligible, with local exposure at one twenty eighth of the permissible level.
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Tokyo
Ahn
Pacific
Tokai
Science and Technology Agency
Black Women DDT Levels Higher in Milk Study
Medical researchers report DDT in the milk of poor Southern black women well after the 1973 ban. In the April issue of the American Journal of Diseases of Children, Bennie Woodard and colleagues found milk samples from 38 impoverished women in Bolivar County Mississippi and Lee County Arkansas showed concentrations nearly ten times the WHO limit for cow’s milk, versus 14 white urban mothers in Nashville in 1974.
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Chicago
Tennessee
World Health Organization
American Journal of Diseases of Children
American Medical Association
Bennie T. Woodard
Meharry Medical College
Bruce B. Ferguson
David J. Wilson
Vanderbilt University
Bolivar County
Miss
Lee County
Ark
Nashville
Premier Hua attacks U.S. policy in Middle East address
Hua Kuo-feng denounced US and Soviet Middle East policy in his first public speech as premier and CCP leader. He warned the superpowers are exposed by aggression and hegemony, criticizing oil as a weapon and backing Egypt and Arab nations against Israeli Zionism.
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Tokyo
Hua Kuo-feng
Middle East
Chinese Communist Party
Hua
Peking
Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Agnew Novel Nears Release With Global Cast
The upcoming Spiro T. Agnew novel features a rival ambitious politician a liberal adviser a striking Cabinet officer and international players from Israel Arabs Russia and China. The jacket notes the author lives in Arnold Maryland near Washington and that he formerly served as vice president.
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New York
Spiro T. Agnews
Spiro T. Agnew
Arnold
Maryland
Washington, D.C
United States
Buffer Force Planned as Beirut Truce Fails to Halt Fighting
In Beirut a buffer force intended to separate Muslim and Christian gunmen is announced by the new truce supervision committee. Mortar and rocket fire kill about 100 and wound 160 overnight. The 16-year-old grandson of Pierre Gemayel dies, as ceasefire deadlines pass without effect amid distrust among rival groups.
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Beirut
Lebanon
New
Truce Supervision Committee
Negotiation Push From San Francisco Transit Strike
San Francisco city employees threaten intensive 24 hour talks to end three week transit shutdown. A half-page ad accuses the Board of Supervisors of seeking unconditional surrender and ducking collective bargaining. Union leaders planned an official review of the city’s rejection of a good faith gesture to reduce picketing.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Baby Francis Marion Thomas II Born at 4.15 A.M.
Farmers and Merchants Bank manager Frank Thomas Jr. rose at 4.15 a.m. yesterday as his wife gave birth to Francis Marion Thomas II weighing nine pounds two ounces. Mrs. Laura Page bought an Easter bunny amid rabbits headed to a slaughterhouse, choosing the one that looked the most scared.
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Frank Thomas Jr
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Thomas
Francis Marion Thomas II
Laura Page
Benton cites Russell Dam benefits at Sertoma Club meeting
Walter B. Benton of the U S Army Corps of Engineers outlined advantages of the Russell Dam project including increased power capacity, new recreation areas and expanded fishing facilities. He defended the projected cost at 231 million with annual updates and noted wildlife impacts on Georgia and South Carolina lands while acknowledging ongoing concerns from opponents.
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Lin Smithwick
Russell Dam
Sertoma Club
Walter B. Benton
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Trotter Shoals
Benton
Russell Lake
Georgia
Ford Behind In Texas Says Connally
Former Texas governor John Connally says President Ford trails Ronald Reagan for Texas GOP delegates but could swing in the final days before the May 1 primary. Connally spoke at a Austin fund-raiser and warned 10 percent changing minds could alter the outcome while promising to explain his neutrality before May 1.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Austin
Tex
Connally honored at $50 plate GOP dinner as Nixon echoes resurface
Local and state GOP officials praised Connally at a $50 per plate event attended by about 500. Meanwhile Ford challenged Reagan on panama talks and Nixon's legacy drew play in editor circles. Jackson urged human rights tied policy and US leverage on emigration. Church attacked Ford on Nixon pardon and CIA probes. Udall seeks Idaho primary win as Indiana ballot fight ends with Supreme Court decision keeping him off.
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GOP
Connally
Nixon
Peking
Ford
White House
Reagan
Canal Zone
Len Henry Jackson
Washington
Woodbridge
Conn
Jackson
United States
Soviet Union
Ella Grasso
Connecticut
Frank Church
Idaho
CBS
Church
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
Boise
Asice
Morris Udall
Arizona
Jimmy Carter
Wisconsin
Udall
Supreme Court
Indiana
Several Firms Interested In Old Aiken Hospital
The Aiken County Board of Commissioners weighs options for the shuttered Aiken County Hospital seeking buyers or lessees to convert it into an extended care facility. Seventeen inquiries have potential, with a plan to present the hospital, dormitory and equipment as a package. County departments’ equipment requests may be considered.
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Old Aiken Hospital
Aiken
Harold V. Graybeal
County Commission
Graybeal
Sheriff's Department
Tax Assessor's Office
Gressette
Summer weather To Stay Rain May Be On Its Way
Temperatures will rise into the upper 80s tomorrow while tonight cools to the upper 50s. A weather break is forecast by Thursday with widely scattered showers and a possible dip in temperatures.
Governor Edwards veto on unified court plan stands
South Carolina leaders say Governor Edwards veto of the unified court plan is likely to be sustained by the General Assembly. Speaker Carter and Sen. Gressette both expect the veto to hold, with a revised plan possibly pursued before adjourning.
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Columbia
South Carolina
James B Edwards
General Assembly
House
Rex Carter
Senate
L. Marion Grossette
Carter
Edwards
Littl
Caster
Grossette
Poor Communication Blamed For Nuclear Power Attitude
MIT professor Dr. Norman C. Rasmussen says public opposition to nuclear power stems from poor communication and emotional reactions. He argues safety communication, not the technology, is the main obstacle to public acceptance at a ERDA press conference.
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Lin Smithwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Norman C. Rassmussen
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