House retains pay increase as members head to recess
Washington United Press International reports the House will explain to voters why 241 members voted to keep the $12,900 annual pay raise, while 181 backed rolling it back. The 250-161 vote on a $940 million appropriations bill funds the extension of the Capitol front and ties to ethics code gains.
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O'Neill
Charles Grassley
Alowa
William Armstrong
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Cedar City Board to vote again on ICPA membership
Cedar City Electric Utilities Board plans a re vote next week on whether to recommend joining the Intermountain Consumer's Power Association A prior two votes favored JCPA membership and a feasibility study The council has taken no action A subcommittee will craft poll questions on public versus private power and tax funded feasibility cost details discussed with PUC official Helmstrom and SUSC professor Jones
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Joe Melling
del Srad
Florence Wolfram
Jim Driscoll
California Pacific Utilities Company
Carter to present fuel plans
Washington officials say President Carter will propose emergency fuel conservation measures including gasoline rationing that could be imposed immediately during another oil embargo. The plan, drawn from a government wide energy review, will be sent to Congress within months and reuses embargo era ration coupons for a three month supply plus retains three Ford era steps and two discarded options.
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OPEC backs unity by skipping July price hike
Nine OPEC members from Algeria to Venezuela announced they would forego a 5 percent price increase slated for July 1 as part of a unity move. Libya and Iraq did not join the statement, signaling possible separate action. Saudi Arabia and the UAE may raise prices later to bridge the two tier system, as analysts note potential impact on U.S. imports.
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Carter halts further Bi bomber production in surprise move
President Carter announced the suspension of further production of the Bi bomber despite campaign positions. Testing with models will continue if cruise missile development faces issues, while officials warn of job losses and economic impact in California. Opponents call the decision costly and strategic, with supporters blasting the move as insufficient.
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Abduction of Girl Scout at Sarasota Park Camp
Fifteen year old Charlotte Grosse was dragged from Oscar Scherer State Park before dawn. Police traced a 10:15 p.m. phone call from a Pirates City training camp area but found no trace of the blue car or the suspect. Authorities and volunteers planned continued search with a $1,000 reward offered. The incident follows past killings of Girl Scouts in Locust Grove Oklahoma, prompting heightened vigilance.
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Planner joins Five County to study coal impact in Utah
Economic development planner Ken Gray has joined the Five County Association of Governments to prepare a regional coal environmental impact analysis. The report, due November 3, covers social effects of population growth from coal mining near Alton, Warner Valley plant near St George, and a plant outside Las Vegas. Affected counties are Garfield Kane and Washington.
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