Bell selection sparks criticism from black leaders
President Carter's pick of Griffin E Bell for attorney general draws regret from the Congressional Black Caucus and NAACP officials. Critics say his background with a segregationist governor and Carswell's nomination raises civil rights concerns. Carter defends Bell's civil rights record as superb.
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Washington
Carter
Atlanta
Griffin E. Bell
Congressional Black Caucus
NAACP
Bell
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Supreme Court
Margaret Bush Wilson
Naacp National Board
Black Caucus
J. Parten Mitchell
D-Md
Ford
Ments
United Nations
Council of Economic Advisers
Office of Management and Budget
U.N
Andrew Young
Juanita Kreps
Commerce
Kreps
Jane McMichael
National Women’s Political Caucus
Gloria Steinem
Georgia
Richard Nixon
Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate
Final arguments in Texas timber cutting case conclude
Final arguments wrap up in U S District Judge William Wayne Justice court over clear cutting in Texas four national forests. Environmentalists and lumbermen presented testimonies on selective harvesting versus clear-cutting, with industry figures arguing selective methods hinder small operators and impact costs and safety.
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Tyler
Tex
U.S
William Wayne
Arkansas
Paul Shoffner
Fordyce
Ark
Texas Committee On Natural Resources
Texas
Shoffner
Nolan Ashley
Livingston
U.S. Forest Service
Ashley
Pollak
Theo Johnson
Johnson
Sam Houston, Angelina, Sabine
Davy Crockett National Forests
Songwriter Ned Washington Dies at 75 in Beverly Hills
Ned Washington, famed lyricist and three time Academy Award winner, died Monday at his Beverly Hills home at age 75 after a six year battle with heart illness. He wrote lyrics for High Noon and Stella by Starlight and won Oscars for Pinocchio songs and When You Wish Upon a Star.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Ned Washington
Washington
Fearsome Yet Fragile: Spiders and Human Encounters in America
Excerpted from Killer Animals by Edward R. Ricciuti, the piece surveys spider risks in the United States. It notes only a few species pose real danger, with black widows and brown recluse most noted, while most spiders are harmless. It covers bite effects, distribution, and myths, including tarantulas used as burglar deterrents.
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Little Miss Muffet
Man
United States
South America
California
San Francisco
Oregon
New York
Beame Pushes Five Year Recovery Plan For New York
Mayor Beame and Governor Carey prepare to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on a five year recovery plan for New York City. The plan seeks SBA loans and guarantees plus tax breaks to spur private investment and access to credit by 1979.
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Washington
Abraham Beame
New York City
U.S
Beame
Hugh Carey
Senate Banking Committee
New York
Small Business Administration
Simon
Arkansas AG Rules on Quorum Court Budget Reports
Arkansas Attorney General Jim Guy Tucker says quorum courts may require itemized budgets from county clerks circuit clerks tax collectors sheriffs tax assessors and treasurers after January 1. The opinion released Monday follows a request from Pierce Wright of Hot Youngsters on Point Roberts Washington State noted for dual citizenship.
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Little Rock
Jim Guy Tucker
Walter G. Wright
Hot
Point Roberts
Washington State
Vancouver
B.C
United States
Canada
Mabrey Named Full Time Corrections Commissioner
Mabrey, acting since November after Terrell Don Hutto resigned, is chosen from five finalists to lead Arkansas Corrections. The 39 year old veteran, who started in 1973, will evaluate the department and seek about a 15 percent funding increase from lawmakers.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jim Mabrey
State Corrections Department
Mabrey
Mabry
Terrell Don Hutto
Virginia
Texas Department of Corrections
Hutto
Texas
Rabin Resignation Sets Stage for Israeli Election Showdown
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin resigns to trigger a new vote pitting doves against hawks over peace terms with the Arabs. He forms a caretaker government as coalition fractures after the National Religious Party withdraws amid a Sabbath row. Rabin aims to trade parts of the occupied territories for a peace accord.
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Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Doves
Hawks
Rabin
Rals
Labor Party
Likud Bloc
Laborites
Golan Heights
East Jerusalem
Sinai Peninsula
Elat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sinai
National Religious Party
NRP
Army
Washington
Golda Meir
Battle of Ket tle Creek Forces Clash Near Washington Ga
On February 14 1779 Georgia and South Carolina militia under Andrew Pickens surprised Tory troops led by Col John Boyd near Washington Georgia. The Tories briefly advanced but were driven back across Ket tle Creek Boyd was mortally wounded and the Loyalist threat to Augusta receded. The battle boosted Patriot morale though it did not decisively change the war.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Andrew Pickens
John Boyd
Washington
Kettle Creek
Boyd
Augusta
World Almanac
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Walker and Co
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Cess
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William Proxmire
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William Simon
Proxmire
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Tucker
Marshall Rush
Indiana
Oklahoma
Blytheville
Benton
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Citizens National
First National Bank
Savings & Loan Association of Hope
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