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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1974

Page

8

Portugal's Post-Carnival Politics Sharpen Aftermath

In Lisbon the army and the Communist party align against unrest as austerity and security measures tighten. The regime faces internal tensions with conservative leaders, purges in civil service, and local elections used to gauge support while fears grow of delayed nationwide polls next year.

Lisbon Lens Army Communist Party Spinola Magalhaes Mota Morning Star Nists Magist Movement Party of the Proletariat Magalhaes Mola Council of State Junta Armed Forces Movement

Front Page film uses sonofabitch line in Wilder remake

Hollywood embraces the 1974 version of The Front Page with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, featuring the first use of the curtain line The sonofabitch stole my watch. Director Billy Wilder, screenwriter I A L Diamond, and a star cast including Carol Burnett, Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Harold Gould, and David Wayne discuss language, culture, and acting evolutions from 1928 to today.

I.A.L Cary Grant Ros Russell Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Lazy Diamond Hecht MacArthur Vincent Gardenia Wilder Lemmon Matthau Carol Burnett Gardenia Susan Sarandon Harold Gould David Wayne Allen Garfield Charles Dyenine Hollywood Gould Albany N.Y New York State Virginia University of California At Riverside Hallywood Goulds Carnell Lee Champanier

Duke Customers Are Seen Paying Same As In 1950

Duke Power Co. president Carl Horn Jr states that despite rate increases customers pay about the same price for electricity as in 1950. He cites a current rate of 2.32 cents per kilowatt hour and notes pre-1950 prices were higher. The utility seeks 16.6 percent rate increase approved by the South Carolina Public Service Commission, with rebates initiated in September. A 16.7 percent increase is also planned.

David R. Nelsen Associated Press Columbia (Ap Duke Power Co Carl Horn Jr South Carolina Public Service Commission Horn Duke Oconee County Winston-Salem N.C Commission Columbia

House Passes Regulation On Strip Mining

The House approved a bill to establish the first national environmental and reclamation standards for surface coal mining. By a 2910 81 vote, it sends to the Senate a plan creating a new Interior Department agency to regulate strip mining, with state standards allowed if as strong as the federal rules. Debate centered on environmental vs energy interests as a Senate-House conference is expected. Critics warned of weak protections while supporters called it a compromise.

Washington House Senate Interior Department Senate House

House Subcommittee Opens Kentucky Mine Strike Probe

Washington AP A special House labor subcommittee began investigating the bitter yearlong United Mine Workers strike in Eastern Kentucky. Striking miners their wives and union officials alleged shootings bribery threats and blacklisting at Duke Power Co Brookside Mine Harlan County. Betty Eldridge a minor's wife urged action claiming the dispute dangers and warned the panel they face ruin if no aid is provided. The strike started last July.

Robert A. Dobkin Washington House United Mine Workers Kentucky Duke Power Co Brookside Harlan County Betty Eldridge Eastover Mining Co Duke UMW National Labor Relations Board Arnold Miller Yarborough

John Watson Named To N C State Post

John Watson named director of personnel for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, succeeding Al Boyles who will become personnel director of the Department of Administration as Eastover Mining Co. refuses a UMW contract. The coal strike and related NLRB charges intensify unrest in Harlan County.

John Watson N.C Raleigh, N.C State Department of Transportation al Boyles Department of Administration

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