Prison Walk-Away Captured at Dawn
A Michigan State Prison inmate, William Babcock 19 of Sturgis, led a 130 mile chase through Athens Nelsonville and Washington counties before surrendering at dawn to a Vincent resident. Deputies pursue kidnapping theft and larceny charges as Michigan authorities decide on charges.
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Michigan
Athens
Washington
Vincent
William Babcock
Sturgis
Mich
Marietta
Nelsonville
Washington County
State Highway Patrol
Richland Avenue
Babcock
Michigan State Prison
Mineral
Athens County
Gary Efaw
Sheriff's Office
Zaleski
Carriage Hill Drive
Mineral Boy
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Dennis Lemon
Efaw
Lemon
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Leader Says GOP Hurt by Election Bill
Democrats push instant voter registration in Ohio while GOP critics warn the measure invites fraud. John M. McElroy accuses the bill of designed to destroy the Republican Party as an effective force in Ohio, saying the real aim is boosting Democratic turnout. He notes Republicans opposed it for political reasons and recalls reapportionment fights tied to court battles.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
John M. McElroy
GOP
James A. Rhodes
House Elections Committee
McElroy
Rhodes
State Central and Executive Committee
Republican Party
Senate
Frank J. Battisti
Cleveland
GOP Oil Price Freedom Plan Seeks Windfall Tax Backed by GOP
Senate Republicans unveil a major energy bill to lift price controls on oil and natural gas to boost domestic production. Firms would face a windfall profits tax if they do not reinvest gains, while conservation incentives and breeder reactor development at Clinch River Tennessee are urged to continue with a delayed decision on plutonium use.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
U.S
GOP
Associated Press
Clinch River, Tenn
Congress to Vote on Record 460.9 Billion Budget Plan
Negotiators from the House and Senate reached agreement on a defense budget totaling 111 billion dollars within a record 460.9 billion overall next fiscal year. A Senate vote was set for Friday while the House test was tentatively next Tuesday amid budget tensions and liberal opposition.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
House-Senate
Conference Committee
Congressional
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
House Democrats
Robert N. Giaimo
City Committee Pushes Outsourcing Athens Garbage Pickups
The Environmental Services Committee asks the city to end in house trash collection and award a franchise contract to a private hauler. This item appears on Page 2.
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City Council
Environmental Services Committee
Athens
Athens plans 75 unit low income housing in The Plains
The Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority aims to submit a federal funds application next week to finance a 75 unit two and four bedroom townhouse complex for low income families in The Plains. In Gallia Vinton and Meigs counties firms seek to save Chessie System service with a public hearing on Wednesday. One option is partial underwriting as Chessie plans to discontinue the service.
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Athens
Kanauga
Chessie
Gallia
Vinton
Meigs
Union Sues Coffman Stair Co Move Ban
Logan union Local 1179 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters sues Coffman Stair Co to stop moving materials from the Logan plant until contract end and seeks 1 million dollars in damages. Coffman plans a Marion Virginia move.
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Logan
Coffman Stair Co
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Coffman
Marion
Vance Meets Spanish Leaders on Spain's Road to Democracy
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance held a nearly hour long talk with King Juan Carlos and Spanish officials at Zarzuela Palace. He voiced greatest admiration for Spain’s efforts to restore democracy after four decades of dictatorship. The audience marked Vance's first meeting with the king since his accession 18 months ago.
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Madrid
Spain
Cyrus R. Vance
Juan Carlos
Zarzuela Palace
Vance
U S Secretary Vance Sees Spain Move Toward NATO bid
Secretary of State Vance meets with Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez in Madrid amid Spain’s push toward free elections and party legalization. He says Spain’s democratization could lead to NATO membership if progress continues while touring the U S Spanish Council talks and economic summit plans. He then heads to Tehran to finalize a deal for eight nuclear plants worth 16 billion dollars to Iran, shaping U S nuclear export role.
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Francisco Franco
Communist Party
Vance
Adolfo Suarez
London
U.S
Madrid
Spain
NATO
Tehran
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Iran
United States
Woman Sheriff Doing 'Just Fine' in Belmont County
Belmont County Sheriff Kathy Crumbley, the nation’s only elected woman sheriff, has solved a murder and managed a wild coal strike. She handles a flood of mail from across the country and 17 foreign nations while leading a 17-member staff and facing a personnel dispute from eight former employees.
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ST. Clairsville, Ohio
Belmont County
Kathy Crumbley
Associated Press
Crumbley
Ohio
Ballfield
Bellaire
Sam Warbel
Columbus
Ohio Personnel Review Board
Community fights Kennedy congestion over Concorde flights
Angry Kennedy neighbors vow to shut the airport twice weekly after U S District Judge Pollack rules the Concorde ban illegal. Protest costs and plans to greet tests spotlight tensions as British Airways and Air France prepare new flights and a potential injunction fight looms.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Bryan Levinson
Concorde Alert
Kennedy
U.S. District Court
Milton Pollack
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Pollack
Port Authority
Patrick Falvey
British Airways
Air France
Paris
Alice Costello
Howard Beach
Queens
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J. F. Cusick
Steve Mender
Lia
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Defense Department
Union Sues Stair Co
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Norway
Denmark
Costa Rica
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