House poised for hearings on marijuana decriminalization
U S House committee opens hearings this week on proposals to decriminalize possession of marijuana with witnesses from California and Oregon. Congress also decides on measures to halt Rhodesia chrome imports, repealing the Byrd amendment to enforce UN sanctions.
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Congress
U.S
Rhodesia
House Committee On
California
Oregon
Senate
United States
United Nations
U.N
Cyrus Vance
Soviet Union
Carter
Pine Beetle Infestation Predicted in Camden County Georgia
COLESBURG Ga AP unusually high beetle numbers warn of a large Southern pine beetle outbreak this year. District Forester H L Neal cites 500 to 600 acres lost last year in Camden County and notes beetle activity may begin in April or May earlier than usual in the region.
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Colesburg
H. L. Neal
Camden County
Neal
Camden
Forestry Service
Satilla River
Burnt Ford Road
U.S. 17
French Leftists Make Big Gains In Municipal Elections
In nationwide ballots, leftists won control of 156 of 221 cities over 30,000, a major gain for the Socialist Communist alliance. Paris saw the socialists paring to 40 percent, while Chirac and d Ornano trailed, potentially blocking a leftist Paris victory in runoff.
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France
National Assembly
Valery Giscard d
AFP
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Giscard d’Istaing
Michel d’Ornano
Giscard
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
d’'Omano
Ecology Party
Ecologists
d'Ornano
Bukovsky Urges Trade Pressure on Soviet Rights
Former Soviet dissident Bukovsky calls on free nations to pressure trade pacts with the Soviet Union to aid the push for greater rights. He argues that unrestricted trade strengthens the oppression of his countrymen.
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New York
Haley urges preserving families at Founders Day
Alex Haley spoke to about 5500 at South Carolina State College Orangeburg urging families be kept intact. He urged memory of elders, storing memorabilia, and holding family reunions as Roots author described his ancestors research. Haley received a distinguished service award from M Maceo Nance Jr at the 4 p.m. ceremony.
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Orangeburg
Alex Haley
South Carolina State College
Haley
M. Maceo Nance Jr
Smith Hammond Middleton Memorial Center
Blizzard of ’77 mementos become hot Buffalo store items
In Buffalo during the Great Blizzard of 1977 shoppers snap up mementos such as T shirts, 14 karat gold snow shovel charms and Certificates of Survival priced from 1 to 50 dollars. Store officials note demand spans broad audiences as memories of the storm linger.
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Carter
New York
Louis Berger
Berger
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