House to vote on 71.5 billion in spending bills this week
The House will consider a 10.2 billion public works bill with 17 of 18 water projects opposed by Carter and a 61.3 billion HEW Labor and Health bill, while the Senate weighs foreign aid and lending increases. An amendment to cut 16 of 17 water projects faces stiff opposition.
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Washington
House
Carter
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
U. S
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Silvio D. Conte
Rmass
Brent Blackwelder
Environmental Policy Center
Subcommittee On Public Works Appropriations
John Stennis
D-Miss
Bayou Bodeau
Grove Lake
Kan
LaFarge Lake
Wis
Lukiata Lake
Okla
Meramec Park Lake
Savery-Pot Hook
Colo
Wyo
Yatesville Dam
Cache Basin
Ark
Cache
S. D
San Francisco
George R. Moscone
Congress
Moscone
Escapee Ray could trek 40 miles through Brushy Mountain terrain
Bloodhound handler Don Daugherty says the escapee from Brushy Mountain State Prison could march north into Kentucky through dense mountains unseen by people for 40 miles. He notes heavy timber, venomous snakes, and few homes, with helicopters patrolling after dark.
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Daugherty
Convict Ray Still At Large After Brushy Mountain Breakout
National Guard units and mountain trackers searched a 25 mile radius around Brushy Mountain State Prison as James Earl Ray and three other fugitives remained at large. Ray’s escape followed a Friday breakout. nearby towns Wartburg, Oliver Springs and Caryville were in the manhunt. Ray Hill Jr. was captured, while another escapee was apprehended Saturday and Larry Hacker was taken into custody Sunday.
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Brushy Mountain
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Earl Hill Jr
Ray
Hill
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Brushy Mountain, Tenn
Green Hills
Brushy Mountain State
Martin Luther King Jr
Wartburg
Oliver Springs
Caryville
Anderson County
J. D. Mathis
Larry E. Hacker
Stoney Lane
First Lady Rosalynn Carter Returns From Latin American Tour
Mrs Carter returns home after a seven nation goodwill tour praising U S relations with Caribbean and Latin America. She met with Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez and discussed human rights energy and cooperation. Perez said Washington will formalize agreements and decisions with President Carter.
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Washington
Rosalynn Carter
Caribbean
Latin America
Rosalynn
Carlos Andres Perez
United States
New York
Chicago
Carter
Russell Couple Die In Weekend Vehicle Crash
A Castlewood Virginia couple and parents of seven were killed in a Saturday night crash near Lebanon. Shirley Willis died at once. Delmer Willis died Sunday morning at a hospital. A Richlands man driving a pickup allegedly left the shoulder and caused a head on impact. No charges yet. the driver is hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Both victims were employed locally and attended Adams Chapel Church. The couple leaves five daughters and two sons.
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Castlewood
Lebanon
Virginia
A. W. Orr
Wytheville
Rt. 71
Shirley Smith Willis
Orr
Delmer Willis
Russell County Medical Center
Personalities Shape Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
In a race between Henry Howell and Andrew Miller in Virginia, personal style dominates the campaign as much as policy. Howell touts consumer advocacy and a stand against tax increases, while Miller counters with fiscal restraint and stronger consumer protection, opposing public employee bargaining.
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George W. Wilbur Richmond
Henry Howell
Andrew Miller
Virginia
John Dalton
Howell
Miller
Vepco
Surry
Attorney General's Office
State Corporation Commission
Northfork G.C. Murphy Store Destroyed by Early Fire
Northfork Assistant Fire Chief Charles Buddy Sexton said the G C Murphy Company store on U S Route 52 burned in the early hours of Sunday with damage unofficially over 150000 dollars. Firefighters from Northfork Kimball and Keystone battled flames reaching the roof and threatening the first floor while the upstairs apartment where John B Scaggs and his family lived was damaged. The blaze was under control by 3 a m and investigators were not yet certain of the cause with a bathroom in the apartment suspected. two other local stores Clark Hardware and Central Quick Cafe were also damaged.
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G.C. Murphy Company
Northfork
Charles
Buddy
Sexton
Tomchin Furniture Company
Murphy
U.S. Rt
Kimball
Keystone
John B. Scaggs
Scaggs
Murphy's
Clark Hardware
Central Quick Cafe
Murphy’s
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Pocahontas
Attorney General
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Murphy Store
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