Tractors Move Toward Washington in Parity Protest
About 1 000 tractors rolled toward Washington to urge President Carter and Congress to allow farm prices to rise to 100 percent of parity. Organizers say the march, backed by American Agriculture, targets higher food costs tied to marketing and farming profits.
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Carter
Congress
Arizona
Tucson
American Agriculture
District of Columbia
Maryland
Capitol Steps
Robert Dale
R Kan
Demos Pick Memphis for Convention Site
The Democratic Party chose Memphis as the site of its 1978 national midterm convention after a 10 member committee narrowed 38 cities. Memphis offered a firm, lucrative package including Cook Convention Center use, local funding, and room deductions. Delegates from across the states and territories are expected for the December event.
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Democratic Party
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Seattle
Denver
Honolulu
William Farris
Tennessee
Kenneth Curtis
Curtis
Cook Convention Center
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Democratic National Committee
College tax clash blocks Social Security bill progress
Washington AP reports a dispute over a tuition credit for college parents holds up final action on the Social Security bill. Negotiators agreed on a $227 billion payroll tax hike through 1987 but split over a $250 per student credit, with House conferees insisting on no credit. The plan would raise payroll taxes from 1979 to 1987, with higher earners paying more and the cap rising to $42,600 by 1987.
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White House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Seasion
House
al Ullman
D-Ore
William V. Roth
R-Del
Carter
Democratic Lleaders
Congress
Obituary for Joe Childress of Mineral Springs
Joe Childress 87 of Mineral Springs died Thursday in a Hope hospital. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home Nashville with Reverends Woody and Briant officiating. Burial in Shiloh cemetery near Mineral Springs. Survived by wife Dick Corbell Childress, three sons Charles Eugene Hope, William Harold San Antonio, Leslie Dean Fayetteville. two daughters Bettle Jo Emberton Dallas, Ruth Earneastine Jester Ft Worth. one sister Beulah Green Pasadena. 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren plus many nieces and nephews.
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Joe Childress
Mineral Springs
Latimer
Nashville
Robert Woody
Bill Briant
Shiloh
Childress
Hope Hospital
First Methodist Church
Dick Corbell Childress
Charles Eugene
Hope
William Harold
San Antonio
Leslie Dean
Fayetteville
Bettle Jo Emberton
Dallas
Ruth Earneastine Jester
Ft. Worth
Beulah Green
Pasadena
Calif
Honeymooner Jenkins Arrested On Vermont Bad Check Warrant
Vermont man Jerry Jenkins, 23, is jailed on a fugitive grand larceny warrant for $2,500 in bad checks. The Times Square attack victimized one and injured 14 others as a gunman fled. Jenkins had been treated to city hospitality before his arrest at the Statler Hilton.
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Jerry Jenkins
Algedly Pass
Burlington, Vt
Vermont
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Times Square
Harvey Collins
Beame
City Hall
New York Times
Burlington
Darlene Jenkins
Edwin LaRock
Alan Coulman
Jenkinn
New York Hilton
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Cowman
Statler Hilton
Hope High School Open House For Parents Monday
Open house for junior and senior class parents will be held in the Hope High School auditorium at 7 30 p m Monday The event begins with a short meeting with the principal followed by parents touring their child’s class schedule and meeting teachers Refreshments will be served in the library after assessments are complete
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Soviets launch two cosmonauts toward Salyut station
Soviet air force Lt Col Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko blasted off from Baikonur to link with Salyut-6. Tass said they would conduct joint experiments aboard the space lab, aiming to overcome earlier docking problems that halted the previous attempt.
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Georgy Grechko
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Viktor Gorbatko
Romachenko
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