House panel weighs car tax and rebate as energy plan stalls
The House Ways and Means Committee moves to kill President Carter’s fuel economy rebate while Democrats seek to salvage a gas guzzler tax. Several members urge delay. others back immediate action. The panel also advances home efficiency credits and solar or wind system purchases, amid debate over standby gasoline taxes and fleet mileage standards affecting GM Chrysler Ford and AMC.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Carter
al Ullman
Ullman
Joe Waggonner
D-La
Waggonner
U.S
Congress
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
American Motors
Bankhead National Forest public hearing set for July
A 10 year timber plan would put about 90 percent of Bankhead National Forest into production with 17 023 acres slated for clear cutting. Alabama Wood Forest Supervisor Arthur Woody says the public session will cover all forest management aspects including recreation. Opponents led by Morgan County Bowhunters Association urge hearings and claim the plan would destroy the forest. Cross and Coker discussed the plan in Montgomery while noting some Lawrence County acreage may be affected. See BANKHEAD on A-8.
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Steele Holman
Bankhead National Forest
Birmingham
Lawrence County
Wayland Cross Aid
U. S. Forestry Service
Arthur Woody
Alabama
Te Es
Woody
Cross
Morgan County
Alabama Bowhunter’s Association
North
United States Forestry Service
Charles Borden
Borden
Forest Service
Bankhead
Tom Coker
Jim Allen
Montgomery
Hilton Hotel
Alabama Senate Blocks Court Funding Bill in Wallac e Session
An administration critic blocked urgent legislation to fund Alabama courts during a closing special session. Senator Oscar Peden opposed bringing the bill up, accusing the Wallace administration of hiding court funding shortfalls. The court relief measure seeks general fund money to cover a 3.5 million shortfall as civil and nonessential criminal cases stalled.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama Senate
Wallace
Oscar Peden
Florence
Sen
Finis St. John
Cullman
Peden
Senate
G. J
Higginbotham
Opelika
Osc
Jim Solomon
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Alabama
Browns Ferry Fire Overstated Says Oak Ridge Expert
Gordon Fee of Oak Ridge National Laboratories says five safety backup systems kept Browns Ferry reactor water above dangerous levels during the March 22 1975 fire and prevented a meltdown. He notes seven systems failed mainly due to power loss from burned cables but other safeguards maintained cooling. He disputed ABC TV claims that the plant was four feet from disaster. The expert statement appears on Page A-8.
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Lee Sentell
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Browns Ferry
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Gordon Fee
Oak Ridge
Fee
Abc-Tv
Tennessee River
Castro Calls Carter Idealistic and Nixon Faults Cast
In a ABC interview Fidel Castro brands Carter idealistic and intelligent while labeling Nixon false and foolish. He argues the Soviet Union is the freest country, and China a good U.S. ally, discussing topics rarely spoken before.
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Fidel Castro
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Castro
Soviet Union
China
United States
ABC News
Barbara Walters
Mean Old Alligator Goes From Creek to Drive-In Riches
In Chappepella Creek, a mean old alligator is lassoed by country boys and dragged home. He becomes the richest alligator in the world as money pours in, but mothers oppose the creature. A drive-in restaurant owner finally takes him, digging a pit beside the highway and posting a sign: See ONCE.
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Ponchatoula
Chappepella Creek
Louisiana
Man Die- fire kills Wyn Jones in Decatur home blaze
Hoyt Jones 28, of 201 7th Ave NW, died in a Decatur house fire ruled likely started in an adjacent bedroom. Fire chief A D Terry and coroner Guy Hollaway said smoke inhalation and ceiling collapse caused the death. Funeral set for Friday at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Grange Hall Cemetery. Survivors include widow Barbara Jones, a daughter Kimberly, parents Gurley and Mrs. Jones, three sisters and four brothers.
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Decatur
Hoyt Jones
7Th Ave
Guy Hollaway
Morgan County
Hollaway
Jones
A. D. Terry
Terry
Lewis Tapscott
Tapscott
Church of the Nazarene
T. A. Shirley
Grange Hall
Trinity
Shelton Funeral Home
Barbara Jones
Kimberly Jones
Gurley F. Jones
Annie Sue McCutcheon
Ruby Terry
Sarah Dobbs
Joe Jones
Carlton Jones
Cecil Jones
Roger Jones
Okinawa Return Agreement Announced By U S and Japan
On this date in 1971 the United States and Japan stated final terms for returning the island of Okinawa to Japan. Weather outlook calls for mid 80s highs through Friday with lows around 60. Public notices and local ads appear on page A-2.
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U. S
Japan
Okinawa
False alarm at Morgan County Courthouse prompts evacuation questions
A blown false alarm on the Morgan County Courthouse fired confusion among staff arriving before lunch. Civil defense officials advised calm egress while maintenance workers traced the alert to a first floor prank. No fire was found and the alarm was shut down after about five minutes.
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Ross Roberts
Morgan County
Civil Defense
T. Civil Defense
Lucille Lindsey
L. C. Tackett
Lindsey
Tackett
Flippo undergoes successful open heart surgery
Congressman Ronnie Flippo had a four hour and twenty minute open heart operation at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. Aides said the surgery went as planned with no complications and he is in satisfactory condition after a good first night.
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Ronnie G. Flippo
Birmingham
Washington
University of Alabama Medical Center
Amy Collins
Flippo
Bill Rasco
U. S. House of Representatives
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Georgetown University Hospital
Birmingham Hospital
Rasco
Eee
TVA Approves Experiment On Pricing Rate Test
TVA board approves agreement with Knoxville utility to test a cnt load pricing rate structure for one year. Meter installations begin this month as officials interview prospects for the program run amid debate with consumer advocates who call it too timid.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville
Par Ad
Ae Ae
Federal Energy Administration
TVA
Lynn Seeber
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