Tax incentives urged for oil operators
Oklahoma executive Budd Stewart of Energy Consumers and Producers Association told the Senate Finance Committee that with adequate tax incentives independent oil operators could double drilling rates. He criticized Carter's energy plan as weak for new production while Energy Secretary James Schlesinger defended the plan and predicted Senate movement toward the administration's stance on taxing low mileage cars.
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Traveling teacher sees lots of world
Irene OBrien profiles Connie Cuddeford, a Genoa native and mathematics teacher who joined the U.S. Department of Defense education system in Okinawa in 1972. She details island life, climate, language shifts, housing, schools, water rationing, travel to Tokyo and Australia, and her plans to continue teaching abroad for several years with a possible Europe posting in the future.
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Irene O'Brien
Genoa
Connie Cuddefored
Connie
Flint
Department of Defense
Okinawa
U.S
Japan
DOD
Susie
Military Stars and Stripes
Barnes
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Philippines
Saigon
Australia
Ussh
Moscow
Communist Party
Conait
Europe
Far East
Grand jury to probe Senate computer mailing contract
A federal grand jury will investigate the award of a Senate computerized mailing system contract to On-Line Systems, a Pittsburgh firm, with potential value up to 9.9 million, and a related 47.5 million HEW contract. Allegations of improprieties in awarding computer programming contracts are being examined, with comments from UPI and Justice officials noting possible criminal ramifications.
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UPI
Pittsburgh
Senate
Justice Department
U.S
William Brock
Grand
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
On-Line Systems, Inc
Jack Roseman
John Godfrey
HEW
U.S. Senate
Block
Edwin Parker
Parker
U.S. Office of Education
Carter seeks Panama support amid Canal treaty push
President Carter telephoned prominent Americans including Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger to win Senate ratification for the Panama Canal treaty. The pact would shift control to Panama by the century’s turn, with phased US military withdrawal and increased payments to Panama while preserving US defense rights and ship movement priority. Powell cited cautious congressional reception and a tough ratification fight ahead.
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UPI
Carter
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Senate
White House
Jody Howell
Ford
Panama
Canal Zone
Miners' battle widens as election challenged by Patterson
United Mine Workers faced a new turmoil when a defeated candidate petitioned the Labor Department to void Arnold Miller's re election. The challenge came as wildcat strikes persisted in coal fields and southern West Virginia miners threatened armed pickets reaching as far as Illinois. Patterson, a Madisonville Kentucky resident, claimed irregularities.
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West Virginia
Thinois
Jabor Department
Lee Riy Patterson
Miler
Patterson
Madisonville
UMW
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Labor Department
Soneoffi
Harry Patrick
Pigeon Interrupts Jewelry Heist In Wales Shop
In RITYL Wales UP a group of women and children entered a jewelry shop. A pigeon flew from a cardboard box as two clerks fled the scene. The women grabbed rings valued at 1200 dollars, caught the bird, and left. Police called it an unusual caper.
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Rityl
Wales
Local Readings at Midnight and Sunrise Schedule
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Rains Boost Most Area Crops As Prospects Improve
Area farmers report beneficial rainfall this week aiding soybeans in the critical peduling stage and lifting moisture for wheat seedbeds. Corn advances are noted from milk to dent stages with monitoring for mite activity and borer damage. Sorghum and alfalfa harvests continue as pastures respond to the moisture and cooler temperatures.
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Kantor
Leo Wardeman
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