What’s Going On Conservation Appeal Goes To Hill
Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger testifies before the House energy and power subcommittee on Carter’s call for conservation as Iran’s oil exports remain halted since December. Rep. John Dingell warns that voluntary steps may help but rationing could follow if exports stay suspended. Aide Jim Bishop says no assurances on restart date from the Khomeini government.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
Capitol Hill
Schlesinger
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Subcommittee
John Dingell
D-Mich
Jim Bishop
Bakhtiar Arrested as Iran’s Provisional Government Consolidates Control
Former Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar was arrested today by armed guerrillas as Iran’s provisional government edges toward stabilizing post-revolution unrest. Radio Tehran placed him blindfolded at the religious leader’s headquarters. six generals, including a paratroop commander, were also reportedly detained.
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Tehran
Iran
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Pars
Radio Tehran
Mehdi Bazargan
Khomeini
Mauncheh Khrosrowdad
Guerrillas Blamed In Commercial Crash In Rhodesia
Officials say a heat seeking missile fired by black nationalist guerrillas downed an Air Rhodesia Viscount shortly after takeoff in northwest Rhodesia. All 59 aboard died. Troops sealed the wreckage as speculation grew of a government raid on guerrilla bases in neighboring Zambia.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Air Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Zambia
Consumers Slow as Retail Gains Shrink in January
Washington AP reports that retail sales rose 0.4 percent in January, the smallest gain since July, suggesting consumer demand may be cooling. Economists note one month cannot indicate a trend while President Carter says inflation may have peaked with a 1.3 percent rise in wholesale prices.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Carter
Segregation Still Exists Still Intense
The U S Civil Rights Commission reports nearly half of minority children attend segregated schools and segregation is strongest outside the South. It blames Congress and the executive for weakly enforcing the 25 year old Supreme Court desegregation ruling and notes the Court itself may be retreating. The commission relies on a 1976 HEW survey of 3,616 districts from 16,000 nationwide.
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Washington
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
South
Congress
Executive Branch
Supreme Court
Commission
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Two Men Sought After Michigan Abduction and Slaying
In Grand Rapids Michigan two men are hunted in the abduction and death of Linda Vanderveen an 11 year old crossing guard from Mulick Park Elementary School. The girl was dragged into a dark car and found with her hands tied and no clear death cause given pending autopsy. Police described two suspects as black men ages 25 to 30 and 45 to 50 and sought a 1976 Grand Prix or Cordoba and a cream Ford wagon with wood paneling. Witnesses reported details near the school and roadblocks from Muskegon to Grand Rapids failed to locate the vehicles. Linda was a popular classmate and her father is the city personnel director.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
Linda Vanderveen
Mulick Park
Gary Miller
Police Juvenile Bureau
Chuck Elkins
Safety Patrol
Linda
Muskegon
Jack Hill
Grand Rapids
Hill
Miller
Andrew Vanderveen
Lettuce Leader Urges End to Halt in California
Cesar Chavez urged United Farm Workers to return to fields after a two day work stoppage mourning slain striker Rufino Contreras. About 7,000 workers at 30 farms walked out halting winter lettuce harvests across California and Arizona as three men were booked in the murder inquiry.
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EL Centro
Calif
United Farm Workers Union
Cesar Chavez
Mike Karger
Chavez
Rufino Contreras
Holtville
Imperial County Sheriff's Department
Leonardo Alfredo Barriga
Froilan Perez Mendoza
Anthony Andres San Diego
Strikers restrained in Kohler Co dispute
In Spartanburg South Carolina a court issued a restraining order against members of the International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers Local 387 to stop intimidating non striking workers at Kohler Co during a 12 day strike. Circuit Judge Paul M Moore set a hearing for 1 p.m. Friday on Kohlers request for a permanent injunction. The petition included 28 affidavits alleging harassment by union members including verbal threats at employees homes and as they crossed picket lines.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Kohler Co
Paul M. Moore
Spartanburg Company
Kohler
International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers
Moore
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