40 Channel CBs Stir Uncertainty Among Shoppers
The Daily Telegraph reports mixed sales for 40-channel and 23-channel CB radios after the January rollout. Retailers and owners express doubt about better input quality, price differences, and whether widespread adoption will favor 40-channel units, with many predicting a gradual shift as prices fall.
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Daily Telegraph
Mary Hill
Hill & Hill Communications
Princeton
the Telegraph
Cbs
Charles Tiller
Rocky Gap
Tiller
Anthony Musolin
A & J TV
Bluewell
Jim Brown
Motorola Communications and Electronics Inc
Beckley
Cecil Muncy, Jr
Muncy
Sporting Goods
Gilbert
Rockefeller Indicates Consideration of Tax Increase
West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller said a tax increase is being considered though form uncertain. He praised the enacted 841.5 million general revenue budget, noted road funding shortfalls, and said food tax removal is effectively dead while urging more lead time for highway projects.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Associated Press
West Virginia
A. James Manchin
State Capitol
Manchin
State Building Commission
Science and Culture Center
Three Youths Killed in Soweto Police Clash
In Soweto South Africa three black youths died two in a riot related accident and one by police gunfire during a massive student led protest against detention of leaders. Tens of thousands joined barricades stones and arson as riot police moved through the township. A 16 year old Thami Bunge was among those shot. Police reported arrests and clashes continued around Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Pretoria
Klipspruit
Thami Bunge
Muller
Dawid Kriel
Reds Warn Fall Helsinki Review Could Break Down
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP reports Soviet delegate Yuri Vorontsov warned the 35 nation talks on the Helsinki Final Act could fail if Moscow Spirit's wording is rejected. The U S and Western allies demand a clear division between review and new proposals to address human rights. Vorontsov likened the stance to preventing a fall, saying he aims to help the process.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Yuri Vorontsov
Europe
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United States
Canada
Vorontsov
Virginia education warnings spark resistance to higher costs
Virginia taxpayers push back against rising public education costs at a State Board of Education hearing on 1978 80 standards. The plan raises professional staff per 1000 students to 54 by 1978, up from 48, despite past failed attempts to reach 49.
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Richmond
Virginia
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
R.V. Davis
State Water Control Board
Davis
SWCB
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Virginia General Assembly
Blumenthals Separate After 26 Years of Marriage
Treasury Secretary W Michael Blumenthal and his wife Ei leen are separating after 26 years. A Treasury spokesman said the decision was mutual and private with no further comment. They have three grown daughters. Blumenthal led Bendix Corp before joining the Carter administration.
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Washington
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Eileen
Joseph Laitin
Blumenthals
Blumenthal
Bendix Corp
Michigan
Carter
Margaret Eileen Polley
United States
U.S
French Child Killer Dies At Guillotine
Jerome Carreia, 36, who drowned 8-year-old Cathy Petit in 1975 after an attempted rape, was executed by guillotine in Douai. The case renews France's heated debate on capital punishment with comments from his lawyer, a prisoners’ group, and Le Monde noting the crime and the broader social issues.
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Department of Health
Rockefeller
Douai
France
Jerome Carreia
Cathy Petit
Carreia
Pierre Lefranc
Lefranc
Prisoners’ Action Committee
le Monde
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John Vorster
Reds
Sweden
Switzerland
Bake Sale
Anderson Auction Company
Boissevain
Nashville, Tenn
United Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterians
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
National Weather Service
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
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