Tax Break in Limbo Committee Halts Talks
Ohio lawmakers fail to reach a formula protecting local governments and schools from revenue loss as a business tax break for machinery and equipment faces House Senate conference stalemate. Representatives Tablack and Boggs clash over another approach, with Mussey criticizing the process.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
George D. Tablack
D-Campbell
Robert J. Boggs
Jefferson
Tablack
Carter to Send High Level Man to Cairo
President Carter announced a high level U S delegation will attend the Cairo peace conference on Dec 13 led by Assistant Secretary of State Alfred L Atherton The move aims to advance direct talks between Egypt and Israel and support a broader Middle East peace process. He noted Syria PLO and the Soviet Union rejected invitations and said the Soviets may still participate cooperatively. The White House also cited McClellan’s death and pending energy and Federal Reserve decisions alongside a dams safety program beginning soon.
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Washington
Carter
United States
Cairo
Middle East
Alfred L. Atherton
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Menahem Begin
Israel
Geneva
Sadat
Kissinger
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
U.S. Could Assume Major Role In Middle East Peace Problem
U S could resume as principal mediator between Arabs and Israel as Egypt invites talks but Washington shows lukewarm support. Kissinger urges going solo without Moscow while Sadat expands direct contact, risking a reduced U S role to a message carrier.
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U.S
Middle East
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Egypt
United States
Israel
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Opportunity Administration
Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
State Department
Syria
State orders feasibility study for new Athens 100-bed center
The state's assistant mental health director has ordered a feasibility study to create a 100-bed regional developmental center for the severely retarded in Athens. This item appears on page 3.
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Athens
Celeste Speaks in Athens on 1978 Governor Choice
Lt. Gov. Richard F. Celeste addressed students at United Campus Ministry in Athens stressing a future versus past choice in the 1978 governor race. The edition notes a second item about an Athens company seeking state approval for a $1.4 million county nursing home project.
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Richard F. Celeste
United Campus Ministry
Athens
Christmas Card Trends Reported by Local Store Managers
The manager and her assistant at Full House of Cards on Court Street in Athens report changes in Christmas card patterns this year. Page 5.
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Court St
Athens
Highway meeting on four lane link between Routes 33 and 7
Ohio Department of Transportation representatives met with area residents at the Meigs Museum to discuss a planned four lane limited access highway joining Routes 33 and 7 at Five Points. The forecast calls for rain tonight with lows near 40 and mild showers possible Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Department of Transportation
Meigs Museum
Urban Task Force Plan Centers on City Needs
A Cabinet level task force proposes an urban strategy to aid distressed cities including an unnamed large program and tax changes to spur investment. It calls for an Urban Bank, a $1 billion public works expansion, 500000 new jobs, continued revenue sharing, and broader funding in HUD Commerce Labor and Treasury to revitalize neighborhoods.
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Washington
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Carter
Congress
Economic Development Administration
Ton
Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, Labor
Treasury Departments
South Africans Go to the Polls
In Johannesburg voters begin the election as Prime Minister John Vorster seeks a landslide for his National party. Polls suggest 125 to 135 of 165 seats, with 18 million blacks barred from voting. Results due Thursday amid foreign policy tensions and defiance of critics.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
Vorster
National Party
Carter
Longshoremen End 59 Day Strike With Christmas Reopenings
Longshoremen across New England to Texas vote to end a two month strike against containerized shipping. In Newark Elizabeth Jersey City Weehawken and Staten Island work resumes at 7 p.m. as 910 men return. Wages rise from 8 to 10.40 an hour with job security and guaranteed annual income provisions amid automation concerns.
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Weehawken
N.J
Europe
Crystal
China
Nick Pasculli
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Joe Facchini
Pasculla
Manhattan
New England
Texas
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
International Longshoremen’s Association
Newark
Elizabeth
Jersey City
Staten Island
New York
Plane Crash Survivors Rescued in Colorado Rockies
In near zero temperatures, seven Oklahoma City residents were aboard a twin engine plane that crashed in the Colorado Rockies. Six survived after one teen, Charles Randolph, hiked to safety and guided rescuers back to the others. One victim, C B Cameron, president of American Fidelity Insurance Corp., was found dead. Randolph walked roughly three miles to reach a hunter’s cabin before being spotted and rescued by helicopter.
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Aspen
Colo
Colorado Rockies
Charles Randolph
Randolph
Oklahoma City
C.B. Cameron
American Fidelity Insurance Corp
Harry Stebner
Randolph Stebner
Stebner
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Isral
Developmental Center
Celeste
Rockies
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