Scotia Recovery Plan Brings Grief To Surface
In Whitesburg Kentucky officials announce Scotia Coal No 1 Black Mountain mine will reopen July 14 to recover 11 bodies entombed after March explosions. Families express grief and anger as federal and state officials outline a 60 day recovery and potential viewing access.
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Scotia
Harvey Sturgill
Southeastern Kentucky
Whitesburg
Scotia Coal Co
Black Mountain
Sturgill
James Sturgill
Robert Barrett
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
H. N. Kirkpatrick
Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals
Barrett
John Crawford
Kirkpatrick
MESA
Evacuation Convoy Hit as Beirut Americans Flee
The first American evacuation convoy from Beirut came under artillery crossfire near Sidon while two U S diplomats bodies were carried to Damascus. More than 100 Americans signed up for a second overland run to Damascus on Saturday as U S ships moved closer to the coast.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
U.S
Washington
State Department
Robert Funseth
United States
Paris
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Sidon
Francis E. Meloy, Jr
Charles O. Waring
Hays Steps Down as House Admin Chair Amid Scandal
Rep. Wayne Hays announces he will resign as chairman of the House Administration Committee amid a payroll sex scandal linked to his relationship with Elizabeth Ray while he recovers from a sleeping pills overdose. Allan Howe pleads innocent to soliciting sex acts, refuses resignation, and faces reelection pressure.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Capitol Hill
House
Ohio
Carl Albert
Elizabeth Ray
Hays
Barnesville
Utah
Allan T. Howe
Salt Lake City
Sen
Frank Moss
Howe
John J. Rhodes
Congress
Albert
Administration Committee
Miss Ray
Justice Department
Mike Gravel
Alaska
House Democrats
Gravel
Kenneth Gray
D-Il
Colleen Gardner
Gray
Judge Blocks Food Stamp Cuts
A federal judge enjoined the Ford administration from implementing rules that would remove about 1.29 million families from food stamps and extend an indefinite delay on the program revamp. Judge John Lewis Smith Jr. cited hunger risks and irreparable harm to states and recipients.
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Washington
Ford Administration
U.S
John Lewis Smith Jr
Agriculture Department
Smith
Ford
Ronald L. Pollack
Pollack
Justice Department
Dispute Delays Senate Vote On Tax Cut Extension
A bitter clash between Finance Committee Chair Russell Long and Budget Chair Edmund Muskie delayed a Senate vote on extending individual income tax cuts. No timing set for Muskie’s amendment, and tax rates are expected to remain unchanged for at least a year. Senators urged settlement as the tax revision bill lingers.
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Washington
Committee
Senate
Russell B. Long
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Long
Finance Committee
White House picks Wilson for Western Virginia judge post
Bankruptcy Judge Thomas J. Wilson III of Harrisonburg has been chosen by the White House for the Western Virginia federal judgeship vacancy created after Judge Ted Dalton took senior status. Senator Scott indicated he will push for confirmation, though he preferred Glen M. Williams if possible.
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Roanoke
Thomas J. Wilson III
Harrisonburg
U. S
William L. Scott
White House
Virginia
Scott
Wilson
Senate
Roanoke Times
Jonesville
Glen M. Williams
Williams
U. S. District Court
Ted Dalton
Circuit Court
Vital GOP Votes Cast
In Des Moines Iowa Reagan campaigned for support at the Iowa GOP convention while President Ford stayed in Washington after ordering Lebanon evacuees. Ford supporters endured disappointment as delegates choose 18 national convention delegates Friday and another 18 on Saturday, narrowing the race with Ford leading Reagan by 87 delegates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
President Ford
Washington
Lebanon
White House
Betty Ford
Jack
Ford
Reagan
Oldster In Blaze To Quit Cigarettes
Thelma Hiner, 64, aRoanoke woman hospitalized with burns from a 2:15 am Shenandoah Homes fire, says she will try to quit smoking after her cigarette allegedly started the blaze that killed her mother Eva Hale 86 and three others Hattie Bennett 89 Ernie Barbour 79 and Bessie Evans 75 all second floor residents.
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Roanoke
Thelma Hiner
Shenandoah Homes
Hiner
Ernie Barbour
Bessie Evans
Home remedies cited to cut medical bills
Physicians say consumers can save over $100 annually by skipping some doctor visits and using home remedies. They challenge the need for yearly elaborate checkups, noting medical costs rose 10.3 percent last year and health care averaged $547 per household in 1975.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Council On
Council
James F. Fries
Fries
Donald M. Vickery
Stanford Uni
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Jerzine
Tring
Syria
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Daniel
Dean
Man
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Rhodes
House International Relations Committee
Subcommittee On International Operations
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
Third Street
Bay City
Mich
Saginaw River
John O. Pastore
D-R.1
Herschel A. Markham
Fairburn
Federal Building
Atlanta
B. A. Monk" Davis
Rocky Mount
Davis
William B. Poff
M. Caldwell Butler
Roth
Poff
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vital Gop
Mary Louise Smith
Oldster
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