Carter urges NATO to boost strength against Soviet bloc threat
President Carter, in his NATO debut at a London summit, urged a major effort to strengthen alliance forces and create a formal defense ministers committee. He warned Warsaw Pact forces are stronger than needed for defense, called for expanded cooperation in weapons development and procurement, and pledged U.S. support for European defense equipment. He noted talks on human rights, troop reductions, and nuclear arms depend on credible deterrence. Carter arrived from London after meetings in Geneva and economic summits.
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Switzerland
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Syria
Carter faces clash with Democrats over Social Security changes
President Carter's Social Security proposals, including higher taxes for workers and employers, draw mixed reaction in Congress. House Ways and Means chair Al Altman questions changes, while Senate Finance chair Russell Long supports parts and Byrd calls for action to shore up the system. Mondale and Califano outline details as AFL-CIO backs the plan and Chamber of Commerce opposes short-term revenue uses.
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Ways and Means
Robert C. Byrd
Howard Baker
Congress
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Policies May Spark Nationwide Coal Strike
Morgantown West Virginia AP reports that a National Labor Agreement clause once used by John L. Lewis could trigger a nationwide coal strike. The United Mine Workers executive board, by a 128 vote, decided to send a previously isolated issue back to negotiations as a matter of national character.
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West Virginia
Mineral Workers consider nationwide coal strike over absentee policy
UMW leaders weigh notifying the Bituminous Coal Operators Association 24 hours to respond as miners from District Six press for action. They warn a possible 60 day notice to the Labor Dept if no settlement, while wildcat strikes continue and union officials debate legality.
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Arnold Miller
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West Virginia
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Jim Russell
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Harrison Combs
Defense head urges year long cut in Pentagon spending
Defense Secretary Harold Brown calls for a one year spending reduction and outlines a five year defense program for fiscal 1979. The plan would cut each service budget by about 1 billion to 2 billion in the first year with similar cuts over the next four years. Inflation could push the 1979 defense budget above 120.4 billion, even with savings. The budget process targets Congress next January with fiscal 1979 starting October 1, 1978.
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Air Crash Survivors Find Second Chance After Tenerife Tragedy
Longview Washington survivor Roland Brusco recounts the Tenerife 1977 disaster as life changing. He, his wife, and mother survived the crash that killed hundreds as they fled a burning Boeing 747. Brusco credits renewed family focus and changed priorities after the ordeal.
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Roland Brusco
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Tenerife de Santa Cruz
Pan American World Airways
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Cleo
Teri
Seattle Times
Washington
Election Day registration debate in Ohio Senate bill
Sen. Tony Hall defends his measure allowing election day registration in Ohio as former presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and Chicago officials warn of fraud. Hall cites Minnesota tests showing no major fraud and higher participation, noting secretary Joan Grove testified similarly. McCarthy to testify before the House committee.
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Tony P. Hall
Dayton
House
Hall
House Committee
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
McCarthy
Joan Grove
Senate
House Elections Committee
Ohioans For the
Critics say competency tests in schools are a mistake
Washington DC researcher Arthur Wise argues state competency tests do not improve learning and may force schools to focus on test-taking. The Ohio conference on basic education features Wise and about 500 educators debating whether testing trumps broader teaching, with lawmakers considering a competency commission.
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Washington, D.C
Arthur Wise
Educational Policy Research Institute
Wise
Department of Education
Ohio House
National Institute of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dick Hussart
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Denver
Colo
Council Eliminates Median Strip from East State Street Plan
Athens council votes to remove the median from the East State Street widening, a surprise move. Also on page 2 Ralph Nuzum resigns as city auditor effective June 15 to join the Ohio Department of Transportation. Health officials seek state aid to immunize school children amid measles concerns. Route 33 relocation OK’d by Nelsonville council in a 5-2 vote. Weather: clear with frost tonight, sunny and warm tomorrow.
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Ralph Nuzum
Ohio Department of Transportation
Athens City
Nelsonville
Doctor seeks dead donor skin for burned girl in Virginia
Norfolk AP report: Dr Willcox Ruffin Jr asks relatives of deceased to grant permission to harvest skin for 6 year old Kathy Thornrose, burned over 45 percent of her body. Grafts delay infection and weight loss but are not permanent. Kathy’s father volunteers as donor. legal rules require written next of kin consent within eight hours of death and skin use within three weeks.
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Kathy Thornros
Willcox Ruffin Jr
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Thornrose
Ruffin
Howard W. Thornrose
America
Norfolk General Hospital
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