Bakke Case Hinges on Viewpoint in Supreme Court Hearing
Supreme Court justices explore whether race conscious admissions violate equal protection in Allan Bakke's challenge to UC Davis medical school. The hearing weighs whether affirmative action can continue to address past discrimination without denying individuals equal treatment.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Allan Bakke
Thurgood Marshall
Allan Paul Bakke
Marshall
Bakke
University of California
California Supreme Court
California
University of
Ohio House panel backs rewritten tax break bill to attract industry
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a rewritten bill that would cut tangible property taxes by over 50 percent for new machinery and equipment, aiming to lure new plants and keep existing ones in Ohio. Chairman George D. Tablack noted the move could tip the scale for industries considering other states, citing recent layoffs in his district.
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House
Ways and Means
Ohio
State
George D. Tablack
Campbell
James A. Rhodes
Tablack
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Rhodes’ Taxation Department
Robert J. Boggs
Jefferson
Boggs
U.S. Steel Corp
Ohio Energy Bill Faces Redraft as Hearings Continue
Senate committee chair says energy measure is unworkable and will be rewritten. EPA and Ohio electric companies push alternatives, including merging energy and environment functions, while concerns rise over a new Department of Energy and potential tax changes affecting coal use and school funding.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Energy
Neal F. Zimmers
Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee
Frances McGovern
Ohio Edison
Air bags become federal requirement for new cars
Senate and House votes clear a path to mandatory passive restraints in all new cars. By 1982 full sized models must have protection, with 1984 deadline for other vehicles. Adams calls it life saving while Griffin argues against forced safety devices.
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Washington
Congress
Transportation Department
Senate
House Commerce Committee
House
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Sen
Robert Griffin
Reich
Three Americans win Nobel medicine prizes in Stockholm
Three Americans share the 145000 prize for medicine. Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally receive half for peptide hormone production research while Rosalyn Yalow gains the other half for brain peptide production. The report notes five US winners this year across Nobel prizes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Roger Guillemin
Salk Institute
San Diego
Calif
Andrew Schally
Veterans Administration Hospital
New Orleans
Rosalyn Yalow
The
Bronx
New York City
John H. van Vleck
Harvard University
Philip Anderson
Princeton University
Bell Laboratories
Nevill F. Mott
Cambridge University
England
Amnesty International
Riffe Calls Issue 1 the Key Democrats Face
House Speaker Vernal Riffe told Athens County Democrats that Issue 1 repealing Ohio voter registration reform is the most important issue for Democrats since the 1958 Right-to-Work vote, underscoring partisan stakes ahead of the vote.
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Ohio
Vernal Riffe
Athens County
Democrats
Home Fund Use Limit Sought by Athens League
The Athens League of Women Voters urges county commissioners to cap the Childrens Home Building Fund for Athens County Childrens Services projects only. The request appears on page 2.
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Athens League of Women Voters
Childrens Home Building Fund
Athens County Childrens Services
Athens County Budget Commission Rejects Penn Central Offers
The Athens County Budget Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to reject several offers from Penn Central Railroad to partially settle the $196,244 in back taxes.
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Athens County Budget Commission
Penn Central Railroad
Morrison Elementary Students Tour Parkersburg by Amtrak
Second graders from Morrison Elementary School rode an Amtrak passenger train to Parkersburg on Wednesday to learn about transportation.
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Morrison Elementary
Parkersburg
Dodgers Even Series in World Series Game
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to even the World Series at one game each. The home run ball powered the win as a surly crowd watched the matchup on Wednesday evening. The rest of the page notes forecast partly cloudy with light frost in low areas and highs in the mid to upper 50s.
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New York
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees
Carter blasts oil firms over energy plan in national address
President Carter warned energy profits could explode if federal price controls end. He defended a regulated approach to oil and natural gas prices, urged taxing crude oil, and argued that lifting controls would boost oil company profits without increasing supply. He contrasted proposed profits of 100 billion to 150 billion with no public gain, urging Congress to stay the course amid ongoing negotiations on energy tax and policy measures.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Finance Committee
Senate
Champion Commuter Brings Washington Work To Home in Virginia
AP profile follows Charles O Keeffe a 37 year old drug abuse specialist on Peter Bourne staff who commutes 110 miles each way from near Richmond to Washington DC. He explains the grind private time and dictation hours plus family ties horse interests and reluctance to move to Washington.
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Charles O’keeffe
Afghanistan
Charles O'Keeffe
White House
Carter
Thornburg
Dumphries
Virginia
Peter Bourne
South Asia
Richmond
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Bourne
O'Keeffe
Washington
Ann
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Ofttimes
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EPA
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Henry Jackson
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