Carter minimum wage proposal sparks labor backlash
Washington labor leaders and AFL CIO President George Meany denounce President Carter’s 20 cent rise as inadequate. Becker criticizes the plan as meager while Pryor notes a $2.39 wage in Arkansas with future steps tied to factory wages. Officials say the proposal averages 38 cents below the poverty line and Congress may pass it easily.
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Tock
Becker
AFL
Carter
Couny
Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Congress
Women Marines begin combat training at Quantico
Lt Hanley and three other female Marine officers are undergoing combat training with male officers at Quantico as the first women in the corps to engage in combat style drills. They train in patrolling amphibious operations and weapons using blanks in some exercises and pursue support roles while proving capable in physical tasks.
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Ntico
Hanley
Aining
Orps
Ruetreat
Pieter Hogaboom
Barbara Dolyak
Edward M. Mockler
Jannie Loftis
Ceres
Calif
Mockler
Dolyak
Lions hear program on computer use
W Joel Campisi of IBM General Systems Division presented at the Sheraton Inn to Hope Lions, detailing data processing and how computers replace traditional records, with price and size trends from 1950 to present. Attendees included Lions Charles Jester and Bobby Joe Lee among others.
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Hope Lions
Sheraton Inn
W. Joel Campisi
Marketing Representive
IBM
General Systems Division
Campisi
Lion Charles Jester
Rowan McLeod
Dwight Blakenship
Lion Barry Wilson
Leos Bruce Huddleston
David
Red’’ Jones
Mattie Lee
Cub Robin Lee
Lion Bobby Joe Lee
Graham schedules hometown crusade in Asheville
Evangelist Billy Graham returns to his hometown for a mountain city crusade drawing more than 12 300 daily to Asheville venues including the civic center and a church. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash attend the opening night as the weeklong event unfolds from Wednesday through Sunday. President Carter says his Easter plans include a Georgia visit to his son Jack and a May submarine demonstration with Adm. Rickover.
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Asheville
N.C
Billy Graham
Montreal
Graham
John W. White
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
Washington
Carter
Calhoun
Jack
Georgia
White House
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Mount Ida Woman to Air Views on Energy Crisis
Mary Heard of Mount Ida one of 20 ordinary citizens chosen to share views with President Carter on energy policy. The 61 year old housewife traveled to Washington after being selected from about 20 000 respondents to a White House mass mail seeking opinions for an April 20 energy message to Congress.
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Mount Ida, Ark
Mary Heard
Mount Ida
Carter
Congress
Heard
W. A. Heard
Houston
Prinze will leaves most to mother, son gets remainder
The probate filing shows Freddie Prinze's will dated December 21 leaves three quarters of the estate to his mother and the rest to his infant son Freddie James Prinze. His wife Cathy and the comedian's father Karl Preutzel are excluded and have not contested the will.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Prinze
Freddie James Prinze
Prinze
Cathy
Karl Preutzel
Gov Pryor vetoes bank regulatory agency bill in Arkansas
Governor David Pryor vetoed HB 560 which would have made the bank regulatory agency independent of the Commerce Department and repealed parts of Act 38 1971 affecting banking securities and insurance. Glover criticized the move and urged an override when legislature reconvenes. Pryor also vetoed HB 781 HB 751 HB 882 and HB 559 addressing school deadlines bad debt deductions staffing and alcohol program funding.
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Little Rock
Commerce Department
David Pryor
Commerce
Pryor
Securities Division
Insurance
Bobby Glover
Carlisle Glover
Glo
Ver
Glover
Joe Peacock
Merrory
Cecil Alexander
Heber Springs
Art Givens
Sherwood
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Netark
Writer's Guilderemony
Quantico Marine Base
WWE
Hope
Ark
Jim Harris
Joel Campisi
Mr. Ida
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NAPA
Walnut and
4Th ST
Napa of
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DeQueen
Arkansas
Henderson State University
HSU Heart & Key Assoc
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