Berkowitz Found Insane Tests Set for Next Step
New York AP report says David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam suspect, was found unfit to stand trial after psychiatric exams citing paranoia and delusions. Prosecutors expect further testing could lead to a trial. court notes his competence is guarded and may be restored.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Sam
Brooklyn
Atty
Eugene Gold
Berkowitz
New York City
Gerald Held
State Supreme Court
Daniel W. Schwartz
Kings County Hospital
Richard L Weidenbacher
Neysa Moskowitz
County Officials Clash Over Sheriff Efaw Salary Fund
County Commissioner Max Adkins says Sheriff Gary Efaw mishandled the salary account predicting a 12500 dollar year end deficit. The dispute surfaces on page 2 of the edition.
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Athens County
Gary Efaw
Max Adkins
Breathing Clinic Expanded At O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
The breathing treatment and diagnostic clinic at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital now serves all with respiratory problems, expanding beyond its original focus on miners with black lung disease.
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O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Barn proposal due soon at Athens center grounds
The citizen task force pushing to save the dairy barn at the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center said it will submit a formal proposal to state officials within a few weeks.
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Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Meigs Teachers Strike Continues Amid Open Schools
Meigs Local Teachers Association keeps strike going as schools stay open. Details on Page 17.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs Local Teachers Association
Carter Takes Steps to Revise Inflation Plan
Washington AP reports the Carter administration is weighing new anti inflation measures including voluntary wage and price standards. Officials say April program likely won t cut inflation below 6 or 7 percent, with standards possibly ready in six months and varying by industry. The plan hinges on Labor Management Group support and broad cooperation from unions and business leaders.
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Washington
Carter
Labor Management Group
Labor-Management Group
Carter Pushes Aides On Cities Issues
President Carter, under pressure from black leaders and urban groups, orders his domestic policy team to finish a comprehensive strategy to slow city decline. The plan aims to spur private investment with tax incentives and loans, with HUD and a proposed urban development bank guiding funding.
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Carter
Washington
Stuart Eizenstat
Patricia Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Eizenstat
National League of Cities
HUD
Vernon Jordan
Urban League
Benjamin Hooks
NAACP
Afl-Cio
U.S Conference of Mayors
Treasury Department
Congress
Commerce
Junita Kreps
Carter Builds Support for Panama Canal Treaty Sales Push
President Carter mobilizes endorsements from key figures like Dean Rusk and Henry Kissinger as he prepares a major White House event with civic leaders from Florida and Georgia to advocate for the canal treaty. AFL-CIO and United Auto Workers back the pact while planners target a state dinner with visiting heads of state at the OAS to mark the signing.
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Carter
White House
Panama Canal
Florida
Georgia
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Afl-Cio
Western Hemisphere
United Auto Workers Union
Organization of American States
Ethics Committee Sets Rules for Phone Uses
The Ohio House Ethics Committee approved guidelines to curb abuse of state telephones. Members will get monthly call copies and 14 days to reimburse personal calls. Credit cards will be issued for state business while a limited number of personal calls to family or district interests are allowed.
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Columbus, Ohio
House
Arthur Wilkowski
House Ethics Committee
Columbus
Wilkowski
Rhodes
Administrative Services
Richard Jackson
Do Nothing Is Goal of Class Do Nothing Is Goal of Class
Glen Miller launches a course titled The Art of Doing Nothing through Mariemont’s adult education. The eight week program starts September 26 at $15, aims to teach relaxation amid tension, with no textbooks and no guaranteed enrollment.
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Cincinnati
Glen Miller
Mariemont
Miller
Cleveland
Anita Nears Gulf Coast Evacuation Under Way
Hurricane Anita churns westward in the Gulf of Mexico, about 300 miles from New Orleans with 90 mph winds. Thousands evacuate inland as offshore oil rigs shut down and high tides threaten bayous along 430 miles of coast.
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Anita
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Texas
Louisiana
Vermilion Bay
New Iberia
Weather Service
Gulf Coast
Cameron Parish
Ple
Audrey
Grand Isle
Baytown
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Jackson
Bill Vale
Associated Press
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