Young in Africa dances with Zanzibar crowds during political bash
Ambassador Andrew Young joined 500 islanders at Zanzibar a week long political event and danced a stiff hustle with locals as African leaders were to visit. Experts say thaws should avoid major floods in the Northeast as snowpack melts from late February into spring.
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Zanzibar
Tanzania
Andrew Young
Merrymakers
Carter
Washington
Weather Service
Georgia murderess who nursed Amy Carter gets reprieve
Mary Fitzpatrick 33, serving life for Johnny Bynum’s murder, will travel to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to resume nursing Amy Carter. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles granted a two month early reprieve, with supervision similar to that at a minimum security facility where she has spent two years.
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Atlanta
White House
Amy Carter
Georgia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Fitzpatrick
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
Johnny Bynum
Postal Service cancels planned mail rate hike
Washington AP report says the Postal Service will cancel plans to raise first class letter rates from 13 cents to 16 or 17 cents this year due to improved finances. Officials expect an official announcement after posting a second straight quarterly surplus.
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Washington
Postal Service
Primary Tuesday in Seventh District special election details
Voters in Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District go to the polls Tuesday February 8 to choose among DFL contenders led by Mike Sullivan and other candidates including Coya Knutson and Arlan Stangeland with Republican challenger Richard Franson. Polling hours vary across towns and townships from 3 to 9 p.m. in several Bemidji area precincts.
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Seventh Congressional District
Dfl’ers
Bob Bergland
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Sullivan
DFL
Sullivan
Bergland
Walter Mondale
Motley
Beltrami County
Bemidji
Arlan Stangeland
Independent Republican Party
Barnesville
Coachman
Northland Apartments
Stangeland
Secretary of Agriculture
Park Rapids
Blackduck
Stangeland Campaigns in Bemidji Area Before Primary
Arlan Stangeland of Barnesville campaign stops in Bemidji and nearby towns as he presses for the district primary. He meets businessmen at coffee spots and cites tourism, regionalism, energy ideas, and disaster relief as key issues.
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Sportsmans Club
Bagley
Hallock
Bemidji
Stangeland
Impasse Declared in State University Faculty Talks
The State Bureau of Mediation Services declared an impasse between the State University Board and the Inter-Faculty Organization representing about 1900 faculty across seven universities. The union seeks binding arbitration over unresolved issues in a proposed two year contract starting July 1, 1977, with a salary and benefits package including increases, dental and health coverage, travel allowances, and tuition waivers. The Board emphasizes performance in evaluating faculty quality. negotiations paused by impasse.
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Iner-Faculty
Ifo-Mea
Garry D. Hays
Kennedy Embraces Senate Focus As Carter Era Begins
Edward M. Kennedy says he is done being seen as a potential presidential candidate and will focus on the Senate. He outlines priorities including national health insurance welfare tax reform arms control energy and economic measures and prepares to chair the antitrust subcommittee while leading the Office of Technology Assessment board of governors.
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Stangeland
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Carter
White House
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Office of Technology Assessment
Congressional Research Agency
Carter reps push need for $50 rebate in broad plan
The Carter administration defended the $50 per person rebate as the start of a broader economic program. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal and aides testified before the Senate Budget Committee amid doubts about timing and debt, aiming to expand tax reform and help business raise capital.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Congress
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
U.S
Blumenthal
Senate Budget Committee
House Budget Committee
Carter
Senate
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Charles L. Schultze
Bemidji city employees vote against signing wage study forms
In a Bemidji meeting 38 of 95 city workers refused to sign five page forms for a personnel study aimed at linking wages to job position. Fourteen attended undecided or disagreed while four chose to complete forms. city officials plan to discuss the issue with the group.
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American Legion Club
League of Minnesota
Don Dougherty
Dougherty
Doug Peterson
Dennis Johnson
Johnson
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