Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Twenty at Manzano Base
An four engine Air Force plane crashed into a mountainside at Manzano Base near Albuquerque killing all 20 aboard. The craft took off from Kirtland AFB at 11 45 p m and exploded on impact three minutes later near nuclear storage facilities. Authorities said no survivors and bodies were being recovered in a predawn search.
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N.M
Air Force
Manzano Base
Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro
N.C
Lance testifies as investigations probe banker ties
Bert Lance defends his actions before the Ribicoff Committee and refuses to resign as OMB director while facing Senate scrutiny of his banking past. The hearings focus on connections between Lance led banks and large loans, with questions about concealed information and ties to major banks.
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Ribicoff Committee
Washington
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Senate
White House
Georgia
Carter
Congressional
Kent Gym Protest Fails To Garner Student Support
On Kent State campus a protest failed to win student backing as courts remain split over delaying construction. The ACLU seeks a stay citing historic landmark status and use of the site as evidence in a $46 million civil damages suit against Governor Rhodes and the Ohio National Guard. Higher courts denied requests citing lack of grounds for delay.
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Kent State
Bruge Golding
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
ACLU
U.S. Supreme Court
Senator Returns Unspent Office Funds Zorinsky Gives Back 313000
Freshman Senator Edward Zorinsky of Nebraska says he will return 313,016 in unspent office funds to the treasury when the fiscal year ends on September 30. He cites restraint on spending for aides, telephones, travel, and office expenses and plans to give staffers a 7.5 percent pay raise in October. He also declined 139,278 for hiring committee aides, arguing taxpayers cannot bear all federal services. He says his stance has stirred chatter among colleagues but denies being a crusader or lone ranger.
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Washington
Edward Zorinsky
Zorinsky
Nebraska
Treasury
Senate
Ohio election day registration law faces challenge
A taxpayer suit filed with the Ohio Supreme Court seeks to remove the proposed constitutional amendment from the ballot. Proponent Art Peterson of Ohioans for Honest Elections calls the lawsuit a plot by political bosses to block voter voice. The measure would require 30 days of pre registration and annual voting for those on the rolls, while the existing law allows election day registration with immediate eligibility. Mondale slated to speak at an Ohio Democratic dinner backing the current law. House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Jr. urged in school in in school registration projects to enroll eligible students through boards of election and school programs.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Art Peterson
Ohio Wesleyan
High Court
Jane Williams
Albany
Athens County
Peterson
Democratic Party
Organized Labor
Walter Mondale
Ohio House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Riffe
Franklin B. Walter
Carter Welfare Plan Faces Tougher Work Rule Hurdles
In a Seattle feature, welfare veteran Willie Williams questions how a mandatory work requirement can lift people out of poverty when pay in new public service jobs may be too low to cut reliance on welfare. Labor officials warn substitution risks and wage gaps threaten the plan as Congress weighs the Carter administration proposal.
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Jonathan Wolman
Urban Affairs Winter
Seattle
White House
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President Carter
Williams
Congress
Marshall
San Francisco
Baltimore
New York
George Washington University
Sar Levitan
East State Street widening design cost estimated at 40300 dollars
East State design team estimates about 40300 dollars to develop design alternatives for the proposed widening project. Marsha Beatty testifies about ex-husband Robert Trader's fatal shooting threat. Athens League of Women Voters hears Supt. Sam Henderson outline building plans funded by a possible city bond. Weather outlook shows showers tonight and Friday with highs in the mid to upper 70s.
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Sam Henderson
Athens League of Women Voters
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