Senate considers neutron bomb plan amid defense funding dispute
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected Sen. Hatfield's bid to ban neutron bomb production and backed a 10.4 billion public works and energy research package that funds nuclear weapons development. The panel also approved continued Clinch River breeder reactor funding and cut eight of 17 House war projects, signaling further clashes with President Carter.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Public Works and Energy Research
House
Senate
NATO
Europe
Hatfield
Congress
Carter
Clinch River
Oak Ridge Tenn
White House
Energy Committee
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Vehicle Registration by Mail Bill Near Passage
A bill in Columbus would stagger motor vehicle registration over 12 months and let motorists obtain license plates and validation stickers by mail. The measure caps a publicized, costlier process with a central computer system to speed licenses, cut costs, and curb deputy registrar abuses.
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Columbus
Ohio
James L. Baumann
Senate
House
James A. Rhodes
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Thomas E. Carney
D-32
Girard
BMW
Former South Korean spy chief alleges KCIA paid to influence U.S. lawmakers
Kim Hyung Wook testified before a House subcommittee that the KCIA deposited 3 million dollars in a U.S. bank in 1967 68 to back a Washington social club run by Tongsun Park. He said the agency targeted 15 to 20 congressmen for payoffs and that another 600000 was sent for lobbying through diplomatic pouches.
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Washington
South Korea
Seoul
U.S
Kim Hyung Wook
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Tongsun Park
George Town Club
Kim
KCIA
House Inter
ECIA
Park
Kim Han Cho
Justice Department
Saccharin Ban Delay Probable in Congress
Congress shows readiness to delay action on a saccharin ban amid mixed signals from officials. FDA Commissioner Kennedy urges removal from the food supply citing new Canadian tests linking saccharin to bladder cancer in men, while AMA supports continued sales with labels warning of cancer risk.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Donald Kennedy
FDA
Portland
Ore
Kennedy
American Medical Association
San Francisco
AMA House of Delegates
Prisons Far From Country Clubs For Nixon Aides
Former White House aide Charles Colson says prisons housing Nixon aides are harsh and depressing. John Mitchell and H R Haldeman, both serving multi year terms for Watergate, began serving time this week at Maxwell Air Force Base and Lompoc respectively. Ehrlichman remains jailed in Safford. Colson spoke to Winchester High School juniors after a four week Watergate class.
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Winchester
Mass
Nixon
White House
Charles Colson
Colson
Boston
John Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
U.S
Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Building
Washington
H.R. Haldeman Sur
Lompoc
Calif
John Ehrlichman
Safford
Ariz
Haldeman
Richard M. Nixon
Winchester High School
Watergate
Washington, D.C
Wayne Hays Seeks Peace After Congressional Scandal
Wayne L. Hays, former U S representative and bank chairman in Steubenville area, says he wants a peaceful life while continuing local work. He reflects on his resignation due to ill health and denies long lasting guilt from the 1976 payroll scandal involving Elizabeth Ray.
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Steubenville, Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
U.S
Hays
Citizens National Bank of
House
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Marian Houser
Steubenville Herald-Star
Congress
Rebels Attack Harar and Damage Rail Bridge
Rebels from FLWS attacked the provincial capital Harar, repelled by government troops, and blew up a railway bridge north of Diredawa. Four bridges on the Addis Ababa Djibouti line damaged. repairs may take about two weeks.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Somalia
Liberation Front For Western Somalia
FLWS
Harar
Diredawa
Addis Ababa-Djibouti
Vacation Pak offer and regional transport issues in Ethiopia
The Messenger promotes a Vacation Pak delivery at half price and urges readers to call for details. Separately, Ethiopia reports Sank activities with rail, road travel disrupted by rebel attacks and accusations against Somalia and Sudan of sabotaging its revolution. The government denounces preplanned provocation by neighboring states and asserts responsibility for its actions.
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Messenger
Ethiopia
Somalia
Sudan
Ministry of Information
Benefits Strike Shows Signs Of Abatement
Wildcat strikes idled at least 23,000 Appalachian coal miners as union officials urged a return to work and five southern West Virginia locals agreed to come back. UMW District 17 sought a Washington meeting to reverse health fund cutbacks and demand the dismissal of trustee Harry Huge.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds
UMW District 17
Washington
UMW
Harry Huge
District 17
Jack Perry
Perry
Dan Fields
West Virginia Coal Association Funds
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
Adrian Kenney
Fayette County
Mt. Hope
Kenney
United Mine Workers
U.S
Ray Marshall
Johnson to Receive Founder's Citation at OU
Johnson, an Ohio University trustee for 30 years, will be honored with the Founder's Citation Friday. Ann Algeo resigns as secretary of the Athens Area Chamber after 15 years of responding to inquiries and distributing maps. EMS expands in Athens County with two new emergency vehicles joining Southeast Ohio EMS.
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Fred Johnson
Ohio University
Ann Algeo
State Development Board
Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
EMS
Athens County
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Culligan junior bowling team wins AA Mixed Class title
The Culligan junior bowling team of Athens captured top honors in the AA Mixed Class at the Ohio State Junior Bowling Tournament held in Youngstown last Saturday. The report appears on Sports Page 14.
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Culligan
Athens
Youngstown
Bees Defined as Livestock by California Assembly
The California Assembly unanimously approved a resolution to redefine livestock to include honeybees. Assemblyman Carmen Perino noted that 21 fruit and nut crops, 10 forage crops, and 20 vegetable crops rely on bees for pollination and urged federal help through livestock programs. the measure was sent to the Senate on a 68-0 vote.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Assembly
Carmen Perino
Perino
Congress
Senate
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