Eight cities in financial trouble say Brookings study
Brookings researcher David T. Stanley identifies Boston Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Newark New York Philadelphia and St. Louis as failing urban economies due to mismanagement weak long range revenue and low spirits. He cites risks to borrowing health public safety and services and proposes emergency grants stronger state control and new taxes.
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Academy of Contemporary Problems
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National League of Cities
King Sr. killed in crash drank before driving wrong way
Lebanon Tennessee reports from State Safety Department say Leslie H. King Sr. was intoxicated and legally unable to drive when the Ford half-brother died in a Thursday Interstate 40 crash. The fatal collision occurred as King drove the wrong way along a divided highway.
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Bayport plant suspends Phosvel production amid worker illnesses
Houston reports Velsicol Chemical Corp Bayport plant halted Phosvel production after a five year run due to illnesses among workers. Scientists compare symptoms to multiple sclerosis or encephalitis, noting possible nerve tissue damage from exposure. Risks of death seem unlikely but full recovery appears doubtful.
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UPI
Velsicol Chemical Corp
Bayport
Tex
China replaces foreign minister in NPC shakeup
Former U.N. envoy Chiao Kuan hua is fired and Huang Hua, ex ambassador to the United Nations, named new foreign minister in a government shakeup backed by Premier Hua Kuo feng and approved by legislators. The move comes during the 4th National People's Congress Standing Committee session in Peking, signaling a return to constitutional processes after years of neglect.
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UPI
Chiao Kuanhua
Huang Hua
United Nations
Hua Kuo-feng
Standing Committee of China
National People’s Congress
Peking
NPC
Marshal Chu Teh
Offshore oil and gas could bring billions to New England
A UPI report says offshore discovery could prompt up to 3.5 billion dollars in investments over 30 years, creating about 9,500 jobs and a 150 million dollar annual payroll. Drilling rights on Continental Shelf acreage to be leased next spring may attract up to 60 bidders amid a 7 million dollar test well.
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Stockbridge
Mass
UPI
New England
Georges Bank
Carter to review Ford B1 move before production
President-elect Jimmy Carter said he would have final say on the B1 bomber after Ford ordered production. Air Force contracts totaling 704.9 million were signed for the first three models and long lead items for eight more, allowing Carter to halt the program at an early stage.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Air Force
Thomas C. Reed
Uniform sentencing guide developed by LEAA explored
Washington reports the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration says a new sentencing guide to standardize punishment is being tested in Denver and eight states. Judges rate offenders 0 to 13 on personal factors and 1 to 6 on offense seriousness, then use a chart to select recommended sentences. If not followed, reason must be written. officials hope to balance justice.
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UPI
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Denver
LEAA
Probation Office
Classified Rate Card for The Bennington Banner
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and legal holidays. Rates: home delivery by carrier 15c per issue or $4.00 per month. Mail subscriptions: 3 months $9, 6 months $18, 1 year $36 for Vermont within 50 miles. elsewhere in U.S. 3 months $9.75, 6 months $19.50, 1 year $39.00. Second class postage paid at Bennington Vermont.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press Iternational
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
Vermont
U.S
36 States Studied for Nuclear Burial Sites
ERDA plans to study 36 states for potential nuclear waste repositories with 13 states flagged as high potential including Colorado Indiana Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Nevada New York Ohio South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah and Washington. Six sites to be chosen by 1979 with operations by 1985. six repositories cost about 200 million each.
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Washington
UPI
Energy Research and Development Administration
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