Carter Quietly Pushes ERA Ratification From White House
President hopeful Jimmy Carter leads a discreet White House effort to push the Equal Rights Amendment toward ratification. Assistant Mark Siegel oversees a three state focus as 35 states have ratified and three more are needed by a March 22 1979 deadline. Committee leaders Morris Udall and John Dingell signal jurisdictional and regulatory concerns over energy leasing and interstate transport.
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Jimmy Carter
White House
Mark Siegel
Nebraska
Tennessee
Idaho
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
House Interior Committee
Udall
Interior Department
New Energy Department
House Commerce Committee
John D. Dingell
Dmith
Commerce’ Energy
Federal Power Commission
United Nations
Andrew Youngart
Allard J. Lowenstein
U.S
Geneva
Vance
Waldheim
Uganda
Middle East
Cyprus
Tan
Kottt
Israel
Waldheimz
Henry A. Kissinger
U.N
Fate Of Kidnapped American Executive Remains Unknown
SGARACAS Venezuela AP one year after Owens-Illinois executive William F Niehous was abducted from his Caracas home his family company and the government press for news of his fate. Niehous 45 led Venezuelan operations for the Ohio based container maker since November when captors allowed one letter alleging health and spirits. Police say those responsible have not been identified or held.
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Venezuela
Ohio
William F. Niehous
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Niehous
Owens-Illinois Inc
Toledo
Nichous
Caracas
Donna
Nicholls
Owens-Illinois
Donne Niehous
Congress Pay Bill Sparks House Debate And Violence Studies
A House bill by Rep Hal Sawyer would exempt Congress from cost of living increases amid inflation concerns. Separate discussions cover violence on television and home life, with studies by Gelles Straus and Steinmetz citing substantial domestic violence and youth exposure. In Venezuela kidnappings and a major Caracas hotel fire are noted, alongside energy policy, Senate deliberations, and Carter's ERA ratification efforts.
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Hal Sawyer
Rmich
Congress
Sawyer
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Judiciary
Secvica
Byrd
Geltes
Murray Straus
University of New Hampshire
Suzanne J. Steinmetz
University of Delaware
Gelles
Straus
United States
Steinmetz
House Feaders
Senate
Hibicoff
Henry M. Jackson
O-Wash
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jackson
Ribicoff
Carter
Federal Power Commission
Scientists find fluorocarbons break down in sunlit sand
Washington AP reports scientists from the Commerce Department say some ozone damaging fluorocarbon chemicals degrade before harming the atmosphere, though the loss is likely small. Ausloos Rebbert find low energy sunlight breaks fluorocarbons bound to quartz, with limited impact on total emissions. debates continue on regulatory actions and unknown reactions in nature.
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Commerce Department
National Bureau of Standards
Austoos
Richard E. Rebbert
National Academy of Sciences
Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Ausloos
Rebbert
Bureau of Standards
Ausles
Holy Ghost town tale on desert camp and mine dispute
Story centers on the Hallelujah People led by Brother Jack who occupy a ramshackle desert camp near the Octave mine. Carlson barricades the road, claims mine ownership, and hires gunmen after tensions over a rock mill and gold. Brother Jack faces arraignment for threats amid a feud involving labor, caravans, and alleged dynamite threats.
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Tampa
Fla
Brother Dack
Rhenium Corp
Octave
Carlson
Carlon
Hallelujah
Toval
al Haynes
Drinking Less Coffee Seen As Way To Control Prices
Washington reports from congressional hearings on coffee price spikes suggest reducing consumption as a practical lever to lower costs. The briefing notes blame foreign producers and traders while noting possible future price hikes by General Foods as import costs climb.
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Washington
U.S. State Department
General Foods
Mallon
Fred Biehmond
Federal move to criminalize Medicaid abuse and tighten oversight
Lawmakers seek swift enforcement of regulations with federal penalties for abuse neglect or mistreatment of Medicare or Medicaid patients. Inspections shift to states for certification while nursing homes risk losing federal funds. A New York committee chair predicts rising coffee prices as calls for spending cuts intensify after hearings.
Winds Bring More Than Dust
In Easley South Carolina high winds swept from Texas and Oklahoma carrying more than dust. Anne Goddwen found a blank check from Lawton Oklahoma in her driveway. She believes winds moved the check across the Southeast obscuring the sun for two days. The check was dirty yet intact with a man’s name and Oklahoma address.
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S.C
South Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Anne Goddwen
Goodniuigh
Lawton
Okla
Stie
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