Panel OKs 20 More Years Of Natural Gas For Power Plants
The Senate Energy Committee backed extending natural gas use for power plants into the next century by exempting most gas fired plants from a 1990 switch to coal. The panel rejected a Tsongas amendment tying grants to regional pollution pledges and scheduled another session on the bill.
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Senate Energy Committee
Carter
Sen
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Paul Tsongas
Dmass
Tsongas
Canada
Senate Rejects Proposal For Registering Women
The Senate voted 51-40 to reject a plan requiring women to register for the peacetime draft, signaling a court challenge to any all female registration. The debate stretched into the night as cloture limited discussion to 100 more hours, with opposition leader Hatfield promising to employ every parliamentary tool to prolong the debate.
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Senate
American Civil Liberties Union
Nancy Kassebaum
Carl Levin
D-Midh
Carter
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Kassebaum
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Weather outlook and contract vote for Graham and Tazewell
Wednesday brings sun and cool air with highs in the 70s and nights in the 40s. Thursday warms to pleasant sunshine, highs in the 70s. Friday and Saturday stay fair with weekend heat rising to mid 80s and low 90s. Overnight lows slip from the upper 40s to 50s Friday to the 60s Sunday. Teachers in Graham and Tazewell polled support working to contract.
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Graham, Tazewell
British barmaids link necktie to drink orders in survey
London barmaids report in a survey that customers’ drink choices reveal by tie color and pattern. Gray ties hint gin and tonic, red ties brandy, green ties vodka and tonic, pastel ties often white wine, and plain ties sherry. Navy and Royal Air Force motifs also align with specific beverages.
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British
Royal Air Force
OPEC Fails to Agree on Unified Oil Price
At a two day Algiers meeting OPEC set a $32 a barrel minimum with no deadline and failed to raise Saudi price from $28. Iran and Libya resisted shifts while Indonesia proposed a $37 ceiling per 42 gallons. Algeria charged $38.21 but cites a refundable exploration fee.
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Algeria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
OPEC
U.S
Prosecution Threatened Carter Assails Iran Trip aboard Air Force One
President Carter said former Attorney General Ramsey Clark damaged U S foreign policy by traveling to Iran with nine others to attend a conference on America's crimes against Iran. He left the decision to pursue charges to Attorney General Civiletti and noted possible civil penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Carter
Ramsey Clark
Iran
Clark
America
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Ficer
United States
Police brutality charges dismissed in Bluefield raid case
Mercer County grand jury declined to indict Bluefield Patrolman Mike Poe and Officer Tom Helton over an April Stadium Drive-In raid altercation. Ted Ray Irvin faced gambling charges, was hospitalized, and had his case dismissed by a city judge citing deplorable actions by his attorney.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Stadium
David Knight
Mike Poe
Tom Helton
Ted Ray Irvin
Irvin
Don Gadd
Helton
Poe
Compton Reinstated As County Lieutenant
Sheriff Earl Kendrick reinstated Danny Compton to the rank of lieutenant effective June 1 after a prior demotion and probation stemming from a July 1979 jail kitchen shooting. Compton, who faced ineligibility for a lieutenant’s exam, sought legal action via a writ of mandamus, while the Civil Service Commission has not yet ruled on reinstatement legality. The sheriff cited a personal authority to restore the rank, noting the incident was treated as horseplay with no intended harm.
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Telegrag
Atte
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Mercer County
Earl G. Kendrick Kendrick
Danny Compton
Compton
Kendrick
Mercer County Civil Service Commission
Howard M. Jarrett
The
Daily Telegraph
Civil Service Commission
Danny
D.E. Hager
Keith McKenzie
Bluefield
Wilson Receives House Censure
The House censured Rep. Charles Wilson for converting campaign funds to personal use and taking money from a donor with a stake in legislation. The vote cost him his chairmanship of a subcommittee and followed a 308-97 tally to reject a lighter penalty. He claimed political motives drove the action.
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House
Charles Wilson
California
Congress
Thomas P. O'Neill
Wilson
House Post Office
Civil Service
House Democratic Caucus
Paul McCloskey
Rcalif
House of Representatives
M Memmber
Thomas Blanton
D-Tex
Rep
Charles Diggs
D-Mich
Blanton
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