Buchwald Sees Lance as Material for Humor and Hybrid Political Insight
Washington columnist Art Buchwald spoke in Greensboro about Bert Lance and the Carter administration. He joked a friend for the OMB post must have no other job to avoid Senate probes while noting overdrafts by Lance’s wife and a private plane. He warned the public’s attention spans are short and compared Georgia Mafia aides to Kennedy and Johnson era figures.
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Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Senate
Art Buchwald
Bert Lance
Lance
Buchwald
LaBelle
Greensboro
Watergate
Camelot
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Georgia
Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Gasoline Truck Crashes Into Beattyville Killing Six
Brake failure sent a tank truck down a hill onto Beattyville main street causing a fire that destroyed businesses and killed six people with one missing. The 8,200 gallon truck exploded after the cab separated from the tank. The driver William E. Wilson of Louisville survived. Firefighters and volunteers searched rubble as property damage neared half a million dollars.
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Beattyville
Steve King
William E. Wilson
Louisville
Fun In The Park Enjoys Fire Truck Visit
Fun In The Park visitors climbed aboard an old fire truck during a park outing, exploring the bars and railings and enjoying a lively day. Cris Petrees photographed the moment for staff.
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City Lake Park
Steel Layoffs Leave Steel Valley Workers Jobless
In Struthers Ohio 5000 steelworkers face layoffs at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube mill by year end as the region reels from plant closures. Longtime employees like Bob Eshenbaugh fear sudden unemployment after years at the plant. The Steel Valley community notes the shift from steady work to uncertain futures.
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Struthers, Ohio
St. Anthony's
Bob Eshenbaugh
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Eshenbaugh
Steel Valley
Youngstown
Carter warns on gas pricing bill amid big oil push
President Carter threatened to veto a gas pricing bill if it harms the public, accusing oil firms of seeking at least 20 billion in higher gas costs. He addressed 3,000 to 4,000 supporters for gubernatorial hopeful Henry Howell in Norfolk and spoke at a Williamsburg dinner about nuclear talks with the Soviet Union and progress on arms talks.
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Norfolk, Va
Carter
Henry Howell
Norfolk
Azalea Gardens
Howell
Washington
Colonial Williamsburg
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Questions on hospital admissions and curbside waste pickup
A reader asks who decides if emergency patients need care and whether records are confidential. Officials say nonemergency cases may wait, records are private but outsiders may learn of treatment, and about 44 000 patients are treated yearly. Limb and bulky trash pickup is infrequent with limited trucks. residents must chop or bag material for later collection.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Anon
John Schrull
Schrull
Anow
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Irvine
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Newman
Miller
Beattyville, Ky
Cris Petrees
Williamsburg
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