Soviet Dissident Yuri Orlov Charged With Defaming State
Yuri Orlov, jailed since February 10, faces a defaming the state charge with penalties from 134 dollars to three years in prison. His wife Irina and fund manager were questioned at Lubyanka, refusing to answer. the case involves the Chronicle of Current Events and a case number 46. Orlov, a physicist, was expelled from the Communist Party and stripped of jobs over human rights writings, including a 1975 letter defending Sakharov.
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Moscow
Yuri Orlov
Orlov
Irina Orlov
Lubyanka
Eeen
Communist Party
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental
Institute of
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Andrei Sakharov
Virginia Wins Large Energy Grant For Conservation Plan
Virginia will receive a 483000 federal energy grant as part of a 27500000 package for fiscal year 1977 to fund an energy conservation plan. The state plans public building lighting standards, 40 000 for program activities, and seminars for managers across retail and office sectors. A pilot auto gas consumption test will be subcontracted statewide.
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Virginia
FEA Region III
Joseph A. LaSala
State Energy Office
FEA
Graham Defends Secret Fund Amid Misleading Reports
Evangelist Billy Graham challenged news accounts detailing a $22.9 million World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund. He said the fund's holdings and gifts are on file with the IRS and its existence, established in 1970 to aid scholarships and Bible education, was kept obscure to manage requests.
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Charlotte
N.C
Billy Graham
Graham
Internal Revenue Service
America
Lee
Charlotte Observer
World Evangelism and
Christian Education Fund
Dallas
Tex
the Observer
North Carolina
Ashe
Clock Works Again On Basseterre Memorial Clock
After a prolonged pause the Circus Clock atop Berkeley Memorial in Basseterre resumes operation. The monument in The Circus honors the former president of the island's general legislature and stands at the center of a circular public space.
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Basseterre
St. Kitts
Circus
Berkeley Memorial Monument
Island
Legislati i
Mining Technique Suggested At New River Gorge
The U S Bureau of Mines said about half of the recoverable coal in the New River Gorge could be mined from underground entries outside a proposed federal park. It estimates 16.6 million of 32.6 million tons could be deep mined with ventilation shafts inside park boundaries.
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Charleston
W.va
New River Gorge
U.S. Bureau of Mines
New River Coud
Congress
Bureau
Pocahontas No. 3
Pocahontas No. 6
Fire Creek
New River
West Virginia
Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
Venezuelan President Perez Arrives for Newport News Visit
Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez lands at Patrick Henry Airport Newport News after a 737 flight. Officials greet him and his wife as he begins an overnight stay before Washington meetings with President Carter. A 20 member U S protocol group accompanies Perez.
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Williamsburg
Carlos Andres Perez
Washington
Carter
U. S
Evan Dobelle
Ignacio Iribarren Borges
Perez
Patrick Henry
Newport News
Venezuela
United Nations
New York
Pipestem Yet To Inquire About Private Park Liquor Club License
Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner Patrick Boggs said only one state park has inquired about a private club liquor license under a new law effective July 6. The law allows clubs at state parks with lodges of 20 or more rooms and at least eight parks may qualify including Canaan Valley Pipestem Blackwater Falls Cacapon North Bend Tygart Hawks Nest and Twin Falls. The Department of Natural Resources must approve applications before ABC processing and floating liquor clubs may be allowed on boats on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with temporary rules likely.
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Charleston
W.va
Patrick Boggs
Boggs
Canaan Valley State Park
Tucker County
Canaan
Pipestem
Blackwater Falls
Cacapon
North Bend
Tygart
Hawks Nest
Twin Falls
Department of Natural Resources
ABC
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Virginia tax expert questions income tax progressivity
A tax specialist testified before the Virginia House Finance Committee arguing the state income tax is non progressive and favors high earners while burdening lower income residents. Robert W. Johnson, adjunct professor and former Arlington County administrator, urged new revenue sources for strained localities.
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Richmond
Virginia
Robert W. Johnson
American University
Arlington County
Johnson
House Finance Committee
Radiation at Moscow Embassy Fails to Show Harmful Health Effects
The State Department said tests of Americans who worked at the U S Embassy in Moscow found no medical effects from microwave radiation beamed by the Soviets. Dr. Herbert Pollack noted a possible slight blood change in about a third of one group, which disappears after leaving Moscow.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
State Department
Herbert Pollack
Pollack
Senate Commerce
Fair Return Of Tax Credits To Be Tough
Washington observers told a Senate Finance subcommittee that returning oil tax revenue to the public will be complicated and costly. A $28 per adult payer and dependent credit is proposed with IRS oversight to avoid double payments and keep forms simple. An alternate idea would send funds to states to cut local taxes.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Carter
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
IRS
Jerome Kurtz
Kurtz
Donald C. Alexander
IRS Nos
Alexander
SCC Engineer Seeks Lower Apco Connection Charge
Richmond AP A state utilities engineer urged cutting Apco’s proposed $10.50 connection charge to $5.50 as part of a rate hearing on Apco’s request for $44.6 million in extra annual revenue. Wittine said current past practice did not recoup this service and suggested reconsideration at a future rate proceeding.
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Richmond
Appalachian Power Co
Pe Sion
Monay
James R. Wittine
Wittine
SCC
Division of Utilities
Apco
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