Rate Hike Hearing Suspended By PAC
The Maine public utilities case on New England Telephone and Telegraph finalizes a temporary pause in intrastate rate hike hearings. Gov Longley, two PUC members and company officials agree to resume hearings after a third PUC member is appointed. Consumers testify Wednesday. company witnesses may return. The case, filed Oct 8, must reach a decision by July 7.
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Augusta
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Maine
Public Utilities Commission
James B. Longley
PUC
Peter Bradford
Leslie Stanley
John Feehan
Feehan
Longley
Minnette Cummings
R-Newport
Executive Council
Gary Mayor Hatcher faces primary challenge in Gary Indiana
In Gary Indiana local politics Richard G Hatcher the first black mayor of a major Northern city seeks renomination as a Democrat for a third term facing Dozier T Allen Jr a black challenger who argues Hatcher ignored Gary s white minority and pledges a union of black political and white economic power to curb inner city decay Meanwhile other items cover Senator McIntyre urging focus beyond Vietnam and doctors warning of malpractice insurance hikes in Northern California plus other national briefs including a Portland murder trial a refugee resettlement office a sexism study and cultural notes from Milan and Moscow
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Gary
Ind
Gary, Ind
Richard G. Hatcher
Hatcher
Dozier T. Allen Jr
Allen
Lake County
San Francisco
Calif
California
Bruce Anderson
Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association
Gas guzzler tax plan allows leniency for efficient makers
Washington AP reports House tax writers move to let auto makers slip past penalties if their overall lineup meets fuel efficiency targets. For 1978 models 17 mpg or less taxed at 2 to 5 percent, rising to 2 to 7 percent by 1980. 18 mpg threshold in 1979 and 19 mpg in 1980. Rep. Joe D. Waggonner says the provision could save 80,000 barrels daily in 1978 and reach 340,000 by 1985 through more efficient cars.
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Chester
Rosemary Valloti
Diane Draboski
Dick and
Jane
Widner College Coeds
Laud
Milan
Italy
Marilyn Horne
la Scala Opera House
Corriere Della Sera
la Scala
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Soviet Union
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Turer
Joe D. Waggonner
Dla
Mills' Knowhow Hailed By Allman
Washington AP Rep Wilbur D Mills returns to Congress after treatment for alcoholism and will aid tax reform efforts as former Ways and Means chairman Ullman says he will consult Mills extensively. Mills says he plans active committee work but will avoid final shaping of an energy tax bill and notes his sobriety plan, unsure about future runs.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Capitol Hill
al Ullman
D-Ore
Arkansas Democrat
Newsmen
Ullman
Wilbur
Vintner Wins Dispute Over Gallo Sales in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission rejected a bid to stop selling Gallo wine products, ruling that distribution is a business decision not a moral stance. The NH Friends of the United Farm Workers, backed by Msgr. Philip J. Kenney, argued the boycott due to Gallo's California dispute with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Liquor Commission
Gallo
New Hampshire Friends of the
United Farm Workers
Commission
California
Cesar Chavez
Teamsters Union
New Hampshire
Philip J. Kenney
Manchester
Liquor Commission
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Comfort
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Laconia
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
United States
Vietnam
Sheriff's
Truman H. Dongo
Herbert R. Schwartz
Superior Court
Portland
Jon R. Pownell
UPI
State Department
Red Cross
Catholic Conference
Lutheran Migration Service
John Kelly
Joe Barletta
Medford
Mass
Tricorn
Boy Scouts of America
Acton
Kaye Housel
Wells
Wells Plaza
Rte. 1
Main St
Allman
Hotpoint
Cun
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