Jobs Bill Opens New Congress Amid Carter Plans
Congress launches work on President elect Carter's jobs program with a $4 billion public works expansion expected to create up to 600000 jobs. House sponsors reach 175, aiming for a House majority, as Democrats pledge to put Americans back to work.
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Washington
95Th Congress
Carter
Congress
Ford
Robert A. Roe
D-N.j
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
Plains
Landslide Destroys Road at Giuliano Mountain Foot
A landslide near Giuliano Mountain at the foot of the Sicilian town of Caltanisetta destroys a road. Heavy rains hit Sicily causing damage to several villages and threatening the Agrigento archaeological park including ancient Greek temples.
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Caltanisetta
Sicily
Agrigento Archaeological Park
Laserphotos and public picks in Greensboro scene
Letters discuss AP Laserphotos transmitted via standard AP wires and refined by a laser printing receiver. A caller defends ambulance speed limits and citizen arrest rules, while others note funeral flower shortages on Christmas. An instructor offers ham radio courses if enough interest exists.
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J.G. A
Associated Press
Fred Wheeless
No Sadness Declares HHH After Senate Leadership Bid
Hubert H. Humphrey, accepting his defeat for Senate majority leader, remains philosophical about his cancer battle and his future as a senator. He withdrew to allow Robert Byrd to lead the 62 Democrats as the 95th Congress convened, receiving a warm public ovation.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Democrats
Humphrey
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Byrd
Brunswick CP and L Deal Cuts County Tax Take
Brunswick County faces higher taxes as CP and L secures a lower tax rate on its 550 million nuclear plant. CP&L will pay 80 percent of value this year until reassessment. county may raise levies to offset losses. CP&L to pay 2.31 million in 1976, about 40 to 50 percent of tax take, under 42 cent rate. State officials warn this could trigger similar moves in other areas as valuations lag.
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Southport
N.C
Carolina Power and Light Co
Brunswick County
North Carolina
Cp&l
Don Flowers
State Property Tax Commission
Insurance Sex Bias Ruled Out in North Carolina
Insurance Commissioner John Ingram announced a rule banning sex discrimination in insurance after five hearings. The rule, adopted in Raleigh, targets practices like denying coverage to part time or housebound women and denying maternity riders, aligning with actions in at least nine other states.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Ingram
Ingram
Mountain Hike Ends in Death and a Girl Survives
In the Sierra Nevada near Bishop California, Jeri Ann Grassmueck 22 survived a blizzard ordeal after a 30 mile snowshoe trek with boyfriend Steve Sheppard 20. She was rescued by helicopter and taken to Northern Inyo County Hospital with frostbite. Sheppard died as rescuers searched the rugged area, and authorities noted their limited experience for such conditions.
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Bishop
Calif
Jeri Ann Grassmueck
Sierra Nevada
Steve Sheppard
Inyo County
Miss Grassmueck
Bob McCoy
Los Angeles
McCoy
Sheppard
Miss Grassmaeck
Pasadena
Loren Grassmaeck
Altadena
Hunt Considers Moving Patrol From DOT In Wake Of Morale Report
Gov elect Jim Hunt says he may ask the legislature to remove the state Highway Patrol from the Department of Transportation after a committee found trooper morale concerns. He will search inside the force for a new commander before considering outside candidates and hopes to appoint a national figure to head the Department of Corrections. Hunt notes DOT is large and the patrol should be under a law enforcement oriented agency, possibly the Department of Justice.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
State Highway Patrol
Department of Transportation
Hunt
Department of Corrections
DOT
Department of Justice
Justice Department
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