Panel Votes To Kill Funds For Eight Water Projects
A Senate subcommittee trimming the $10.2 billion public works bill cut eight water projects approved by the House. The action keeps some dams and canals while seeking compromise with the White House and resisting a veto. The panel also reduced funding for the Bayou Bodeau Project in Louisiana from 2.4 million to 1.2 million.
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In & Compromise
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House
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Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
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Public Works Appropriations
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Robert W. Byrd
Congress
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Byrd
Lafarge Lake
Wisconsin
Lukiata
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bayou Bodeau
Louisiana
Danville Mass Transit Fracas Ends In Shutdown
The Danville council faced a lengthy dispute over mass transit funding and the future of Danville Traction and Power. Officials criticized leadership and discussed subsidies while the company prepared to exit, citing ongoing losses and asset depletion. Carter defended actions as open, while council delays led to a split vote and a sudden shutdown.
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Lindsey
Carter
AK. Aldé Fsori
H.W. “Stony” Bolton
Danville
Bolton
Thorey
Anderson
Council
Dt&p
Laetrile Shows No Value in Cancer Study
New York AP report states four year study found Laetrile ineffective in preventing or curing cancer in injected rodents. Scientists noted no harm except with high oral or faulty injections and urged human clinical trials. A 10 month old girl died of cyanide poisoning after ingesting Laetrile tablets.
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New York
Jessen Pals
Ite
Thomas
Thomas Als
Aftica
N.Y
GM hints 6 percent rise in 1978 car prices
Detroit AP reports General Motors indicates 1978 model price hikes may reach up to 6 percent this fall, averaging about 370 to 400 dollars. Letters to dealers suggest upper limits on increases, with final pricing to be announced late summer. Ford and Chrysler have not issued price protection letters yet.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Spors
Va House elections boost Howell as McMurren dies out
At the Roanoke GOP convention June 4 the Republican ticket was set. In the Tuesday primaries for three seats in the House of Delegates Democratic incumbent Lewis A McMurren of Newport News, a 14 term veteran, fell in a four candidate race. Howell praised his people centered victory and predicted a November matchup against Dalton while cheers erupted at Richmond victory celebrations.
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Assembly
Howell
Virginia
Dalton
Richmond
Virginia and North Carolina Weather Outlook Through Friday
Virginia expects morning cloudiness with afternoon sun and a risk of thunderstorms in the west on Friday. North Carolina reports scattered showers and thundershowers in the southeast and mountains, with partly cloudy skies elsewhere and highs mostly in the 80s.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Widow seeks insurance for Slovik’s desertion case
Antoinette Slovik asks the Army Board to restore life insurance benefits denied because her husband Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion during World War II. She argues a proper trial and possible moral misjudgment, while her lawyer cites potential technical errors and injustice in singling out Slovik.
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Washington
Antoinette Slovik
Army Review
Slavik
Army Board For
Slovik
Bernard Edelson
Addie Slovilk
Arnold Shaw
Lu Stovik
Lrecali
Danville Register subscription rates and delivery options
The Danville Register outlines subscription details with daily and Sunday rates, carrier delivery at 85 cents per week, single copies 1 cent, and Sunday edition 5 cents. It notes mail subscriptions, city and suburban coverage, and publication information for the Danville, Virginia newspaper.
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the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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