Old Woman meteorite recovered from California desert
A Marine helicopter retrieved a three ton meteorite named Old Woman from Old Woman Mountains near Los Angeles. Smithsonian curator Roy Clarke and UCLA geochemist John Wasson hailed its scientific value, while three miners seek compensation before removal to Riverside display and eventual Smithsonian study.
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Old Woman's Mountain
Calif
United States
John T. Wasson
UCLA
Smithsonian Institution
Roy Clarke
Los Angeles
Old Woman
Old Woman Mountains
Lost Arch
Friberg
Mike Jendruczak
Jack Harwood
California
Wasson
Energy tax plan trimmed for fewer industries
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a revised energy tax plan cutting the biggest tax by half and narrowing coverage to fewer industries and utilities. It targets oil and natural gas use with a staged 1979 start and 1985 cap, with rebates to aid coal conversion and energy savings projected near 3 million barrels daily.
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Washington
Carter
House
Ways and Means
U.S
Congressional
Briscoe Signs Spending Bill and New District Courts
Gov. Dolph Briscoe approved a 15.5 billion two-year general appropriations bill with no veto and signed a separate measure creating 25 district courts, including seven in Harris County and four in Dallas County. The budget raises state spending about 27 percent for 1978 79, funds a 3.4 percent pay raise for state employees and adds 5.8 percent to cover social security costs. Welfare dependent children also receive a small increase.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Harris County
Dallas County
Travis County
el Paso
Ector
Jefferson
Orange Bell
Hale-Swisher-Castro
Johnson Somervell
Jasper Newton-Tyler Potter-Randall
Chambers-Liberty
Amarillo Man Charged In Capital Murder Case
Kenneth Paulk, 21, of 107 Cottonwood, was charged with capital murder in the stabbing death of Leon Reeves at Mead's Bakery Thrift Store on River Road. Reeves, 59, was found with multiple stab wounds on May 31 after an apparent robbery. Paulk was denied bond and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Roy E. Byrd.
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Amarillo
Leon
Mur
Mead's Bakery
River Road
Reeves
N. Cleveland
Paulk
Dallas
David Gleason
Ireland election shocks as Lynch leads Fianna Fail to power
Dublin Premier Liam Cosgrave conceded defeat as Fianna Fail surged to a likely overall majority in Ireland's general election. Jack Lynch won a massive personal vote in Cork City, signaling a historic government change and the end of Cosgrave's two party coalition.
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Dublin
Ireland
Liam Cosgrave
Jack Lynch
Cosgrave
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
Labor
Lynch
Cork City
Conferees Agree On Weapons Bill
Senate and House conferees approve a $36.1 billion military weapons bill with options for future carrier size. The package raises overall armed forces strength to 2,085,100, trims generals and high level staff, funds a new carrier program, and authorizes $12.1 billion for aircraft including 12 A7 jets and 44 F14s for Navy and 108 F1s and 10 F16s for Air Force.
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Senate
House
Carter
John C. Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Navy
Air Force
Battered Wives Seek Help as Abortion Funds Barred
Wives beaten by husbands often have nowhere to turn though willing to discuss the problem. The House barred federal funds for abortion services or promotion, prompting discussion on page 21.
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House
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San Bernardino
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House Panel
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Tulik
Boston
Robert Markey
Chinatown
Chin Goon
Markey
Briscoe
Potter County
Kenneth Paulk
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