Hurricane raises electric rates amid board action
Hurricane city power board approved a rate hike to cover costs of power purchase and transmission. July power cost averaged 19.7 mills per kWh while the base rate stayed at 18 mills for usage over 1000 kWh. Home use rises 15 cents to 1 dollar monthly, large users gain about 2 cents per kWh over base. Meter deposit increases from 40 to 60 dollars to curb unpaid bills after a 1500 dollar annual audit write off for skips.
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Rick Marchal
Marchal
Utah Power and Light
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Up&l Power
Brock accuses Murphy of suppressing GAO report on cargo bill
Republican chairman William Brock charges Democratic Rep John Murphy and President Carter received maritime campaign funds and that Murphy knew a GAO cost study four days before a crucial committee vote. Brock labels the action an outright bribery scheme and calls for hearings. In Panama, Gen Omar Torrijos warns U S Senate rejection of the canal treaty could provoke fighting and urges restraint to avoid violence.
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UPI
William Brock
Brock
John Murphy
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Carter
Murphy
D-N.y
General Accounting Office
Commerce Department
GAO
Congress
New York Times
Ernest Corrado
Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
U.S. Senate
Panama Canal
Torrijos
Tablas
Cit
Garbage suit nears court date
Cedar City report says Cedar Valley sanitation district litigation heads to District Court before Judge Harlan Burns. James Shumate for protesters will seek a ruling on class-action notification by publication only and request Oct. 4 for a summary judgment in favor of protestors. He cites a Utah Supreme Court ruling on funding sanitation districts.
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Cedar Valley
Utah Supreme Court
Shumate
Salt Lake County
Supreme Court
House task force says lawmakers overworked on treadmill of duties
A UPI report notes congressmen face exhaustive schedules with committee work floor debates and social duties. It urges creation of a Committee on Committees to study the problem. The 58 page study cites daily hours from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with most time on the House floor or in committees and other duties across Washington.
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Washington
UPI
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Women rally nationwide to fund ERA drive in states not ratified
In cities nationwide women took mile by mile marches to raise 3100,000 for ERA lobbying. NOW organized the fund drive with hundreds of volunteers pledging money for each mile walked to support staff, state campaigns, and legislators favoring ratification. In New York about 2,000 feminists marched, with Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and Bella Abzug among supporters.
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National Organization For Women
ERA
New York
Sisters Unite
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Bella Abzug
NOW Workers
Ellie Smeal
Pittsburgh
Beame faults banks in New York City debt crisis
Mayor Beame accused major banks of secretly dumping city securities to harm investors and worsen the 1970s fiscal crisis. He rejected SEC findings on his conduct while saying banks’ actions, if verified, amounted to fraud against the city. The SEC had charged deceptive practices and noted banks unloaded holdings amid a 1 billion note issue.
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UPL
Abraham Beame
New York City
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Beame
Chase Manhattan
Citibank
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Manufacturer’s Hanover Trust
Banker’s Trust
Chemical Bank
Merrill Lynch
Cedar City Sees Enrollment Near Target As School Opens
Iron County School Board expects enrollment to hit its projected rise for 1977-78 with Thursday's opening showing at least 100 more students than last year. Projections around 133, registrations continue at Cedar High School, with late arrivals due to vacations and moves. An addition at South Elementary is delayed, forcing temporary classes in multiple rooms until October. 100 new teachers have lowered class sizes to about 27 or 28 students.
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Cedar City
Iron County School Board
Cedar High School
Clair Morris
Morris
Supt. Morris
Fire at U S Embassy blocks Soviet entry
Soviet firemen tried to enter the top secret military attache office during an 18 hour blaze at the U S Embassy in Moscow but Ambassador Malcolm Toon said there was no sign of a sinister Soviet backdrop. The secret vault door melted sealing the chamber while Americans fled choking smoke. Toon cited an electrical fault as the cause and said repairs would take three to five months.
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U.S
Malcolm Toon
Toon
Lance faces rocky road for Bert Lance budget post
Washington reports President Carter plans to keep Bert Lance as budget director despite a “rocky road” ahead to resolve finance questions. Press Secretary Jody Powell said the President’s position is right and Lance will not step down, though the atmosphere remains highly charged and could worsen from an honest mistake.
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Powell
Lance
Bert Lance
Two scenes sum up China trip analysis by Jim Anderson
Tokyo based Jim Anderson reports that Secretary Vance's China visit was shaped by two vivid scenes. The first shows a long march through Peking amid a parade claimed to mark the 11th Communist Party Congress, though expressions suggest doubt about spontaneity. The scene underscores how a billion Chinese under party control creates a heavy responsibility for Beijing and the outside world.
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UPI
Jim Anderson
Peking
Tokyo
CPI
Cyrus Vance
People’s Republic of China
Communist Party Congress
China and U S Move Toward Fuller Ties After Vance Visit
The analysis notes China’s need for outside technology to build a modern economy and identifies the United States and Japan as primary sources for advanced tech and consumer goods. It frames U S China engagement as a courtship of convenience amid Cold War dynamics and mentions Watergate’s impact on policy, plus a Chinese official’s view of Watergate as an anti-Peking influence by the China Lobby.
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Vance
U.S
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Watergate
Oas
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