CETA funds to inmates questioned by Nebraska lawmaker
Rep. John Cavanaugh charges federal job training funds under CETA are paying inmates with long sentences for murder and armed robbery. He cites examples at Lorton Reformatory including inmates earning about $9,800 annually while incarcerated. Labor Dept will review and may seek recovery of funds if violations are found.
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Washington
Nebraska
Labor Department
John Cavanaugh
D-Neb
Cavanaugh
District of Columbia
Lorton Reformatory
Ray Marshall
D.C
Sw River flood search for fourth possible drown victim
Authorities continued a search today for a fourth person feared drowned as floodwaters turned Devil's River into a torrent. Three bodies were recovered Monday about 16 miles north of Comstock. identified as Brad Elliott 14, Byron Elliott 12, both of Ozona, and David Sanchez of Del Rio. Father Larry Elliott remained missing. Over 4 inches of rain drenched Austin area, 3 to 4 inches in nearby communities.
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Texas
Comstock
Brad Elliott
Byron
Ozona
del Rio
David Sanchez
Department of Public Safety
Larry Elliott
Austin
Hospitals Go Dark as Blackout Hits Boston Area
An explosion and fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to eight hospitals Harvard Medical School facilities and 40 000 homes for five hours Emergency lighting failed and life support system interruptions prompted emergency rooms to divert cases Elevators stalled and alarms were useless No injuries or looting reported by police
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Boston
Harvard Medical School
Boston Edison Co
Condemned killers seek federal stay in Tampa and New Orleans
Two Florida death row inmates whose pleas for life were denied by state courts began seeking relief from federal judges in Tampa and New Orleans. The men faced imminent execution as their last avenues for delay exhausted.
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John Arthur Spenkelink
Willie Jasper Darden Jr
Florida
Spenkelink
New Orleans
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Darden
U.S. District Court
Tampa
Starke
Fla
Canadians Vote Today In Throes Of A Crisis
Canadians from Eskimo settlements above the Arctic Circle to steel canyons of cities vote for the government to lead them into the 1980s amid the gravest crisis in 112 years. Liberal Pierre Trudeau defends national unity against separatist Quebec while Progressive Conservative Joe Clark promises change for a troubled economy.
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Toronto
Arctic Circle
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joe Clark
Trudeau
National Unity
Quebec
Clark
U S Steel agrees to clean up water in Pennsylvania
The government and U S Steel reached a 300 million consent order to clean the Monongahela River near nine southwestern Pennsylvania plants. EPA spokesman Marlin Fitzwater called it the most expensive settlement in history and a breakthrough in federal pollution efforts, with more agreements expected with other firms.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Steel
Pennsylvania
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Marlin Fitzwater
Steel Company
Monongahela
Republic Steel
Crucible Steel
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Companies
Fitzwater
Vital Statistics May 21 Daughters Sons and births listed
May 21 entries record multiple births including daughters for Mr and Mrs Strachen Hopkins Lucas Ottelie Myrick Johnson Merchant Payton and Greenfield at Chicago and Charleston. Grandparents named. numerous Cedar Rapids area couples cited. Fire and utility incidents logged with times.
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Calvin Strachen
Toddville
Richard Hopkins
Northbrook Drive
Randall Stodola
Fourth St
Jon Hajek
14Th Ave
Albert Lucas
16Th Ave
Richard Ottelie
Prairie Drive
Graham Paul Myrick
39Th St
Robert Johnson
Iris Ave
Koby
Vinton
Wayne Payton
Lisbon
Chicago
Ill
E.J. Greenfield
Greenfield
Louis W. Smith
Eighth St. SE
Charleston
S.C
Cpo
Orval R. Gaster Jr
O.R. Gaster
Ninth St. NW
FTC mulls ban on nonprescription drug claims
Federal Trade Commission staff urged a rule to bar claims in ads for non-prescription drugs that FDA labeling does not permit. If both agencies adopt the recommendations many claims would be illegal, including assertions that Bayer Aspirin Anacin Arthritis Pain Formula curb arthritis Alka Seltzer treats upset stomach or hangovers and Pepto Bismol eases indigestion.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
FTC
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CETA
Central Facility
C.R. Weather
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Clinton
Cedar
C.R
National Weather Service
Seattle
Denver
Dallas
Miami
Coralville Lake
Bismarck
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Neekeeenes
Omaha
Sunny
St. Louis
Anchorage
Ote LA
Atlanta
A Bismarck
Mpls
Te Nashville
The
N.orlean
Oon New York
Duluth
Phoeni
Honolulu
Te Seattle
Houston
America
James River
Virginia
New World
Col. ‘Bull’ Simons
Army
Arthur “Bull” Simons
Special Forces
Iran
North Vietnam
Simons
Colorado
Baylor Hospital
Paul Chiapparone
Bill Gaylord
H. Ross Perot
Electronic Data Systems
St. Luke's
Donald J. Harris
Constance S. Copperwell
Robert C. Petersmith
Mary M. O’brien
Theodore N. Grapes
Gladys M. Mortenson
David W. Sims
Renee Y. Andre
Raymond D. Ratcliff
Pamela J. Hansen
George L. DuCharme
Wendy J. Humble
Ramon Martinez
Maria Soledad Diaz de Lion
William D. Hoff
Barbara J. Hagerman
Cedar Rapids
Donald F. Freese
Hiawatha
Linda M. Helm
Robert D. Hobbie
Frances R. Handley
Mount Vernon
Wayne L. Horak
Brenda K. Taylor
Central City
Russell A. Story
Spencer
Carol A. Zimmer
Charles City
Northwood Drive
Worthington Drive
Higley Ave
First Ave
Sixth St
Bill Malloy
Diamond Store
Malloy Jewelers
Second Ave. SE
S Equal Housing Lender
Bohemian Savings
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
CPE
CEPY
Dahling
Walt Disney Productions
ATC
Northwestern Bell
Phorle
3Rd Ave
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