Fair energy policy urged by Rep. Alexander
West Memphis Arkansas Rep. Bill Alexander calls for a national fair energy policy that applies equally across regions. He notes West Memphis electric rates up to 30 percent higher than Memphis and urges TVA power extension to West Memphis and Crittenden County to ensure a level playing field for local business. He criticizes Nixon and Ford administrations for energy leadership gaps and stresses a square deal for consumers as a top priority.
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West Memphis
Ark
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Alexander
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Crittenden County
Arkansas Power
Chiao Opens First Major Foreign Policy Speech at UN
Chiao Kuan-hua delivers China's inaugural major policy address since Mao's death in New York. He and Chinese officials have repeatedly attack the Soviet Union, labeling its disarmament pact as shop-worn trash and a mockery of common sense, while framing Moscow as a global threat. The UN becomes the stage for Beijing to press anti-Soviet rhetoric as its top diplomatic priority.
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United Nations, N.Y
Chiao Kuan-hua
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chiaa
Lai Ya-l
United Nations
U.N
Soviet Union
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Lai
Janob Malik
Mao
Peking
Kremlin
Security Council
Mikhail A. Kharlamov
Russia
Secretariat
United States
Diefenbaker accuses JFK of aiding his defeat in Canada
Former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker claims John F Kennedy and his administration intervened in Canada’s 1962 1963 elections to topple his Progressive Conservative government. He asserts foreign pressure on the Canadian dollar and opposition to Bomarc missiles aided his downfall and coalition. The remarks come in a CBC series preview.
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Ottawa
Canada
John Diefenbaker
John F. Kennedy
Diefenbaker
Kennedy
Wall Street
Progressive Conservative Party
House of Commons
Bomarc
JFK
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
U.S
Mr. Pearson
Washington
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Man jailed for murder in Starkville case
An Oktibbeha County man is held without bond on charges of murdering a 7-year-old boy and assaulting the father after a fatal beating at Art Peters' home on a 16th Section road near Starkville. Williams was arrested at the scene.
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Starkville, Miss
Oktibbeha County
Art Peters
Starkville
George Kirby Williams
Peters
Juan
Williams
Lettuce Beliefs Stir Surrey Women About Family Plans
In Surrey England some residents hold that excess lettuce in the kitchen garden will prevent a young wife from bearing children. The belief reflects local folklore about food and fertility and highlights rural superstitions still shared in the community.
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Surrey
England
Ford to outline new nuclear controls amid Carter clash
Washington AP Ford plans new anti weapon safeguards including international control of spent fuel and sanctions on violators. proposals echo Carter's platform. U S to buy spent fuel to keep plutonium from circulation and curb reprocessing with a three year moratorium on exporting enrichment or reprocessing plants.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ford Administration
United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
San Diego
Calif
Poor nations urged to resist quick fixes at IMF World Bank meet
At the IMF World Bank meetings in Manila William E. Simon cautioned poorer nations against seeking instant solutions to economic woes. He urged OPEC and oil-rich lands to back a bridge IDA funding pact to prevent World Bank aid from running dry into 1978 while warning of a slower U.S. growth path to curb overheating risks.
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Manila
The
Philippines
U.S. Treasury
William E. Simon
International Monetary Fund
IMF
World Bank
Simon
United States
U.S
International Development Association
IDA
Texas Areas Swamped by Heavy Rain
The Associated Press reports heavy rains sweeping across Texas and the central U S belt with 4.5 inches near Killeen and 2.5 inches at Waco. A flash flood watch covered parts of North Central and Northeast Texas as winds toppled trees and creeks overflowed in Katemey.
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Associated Press
Texas
Southern Plains
Great Lakes
Killeen
Waco
Katemey
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
North Dakota
Minot
Rockies
Arizona
UAW Ford Talks Hit Roadblock Over Secondary Issues
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co aim to settle after three weeks of national strike but stalled on secondary matters. Both sides reported major provisions nearly ready in a three year pattern affecting 700,000 workers, with wage hikes around 3 percent and extra paid days off. A tentative accord for 170,000 Ford workers in 22 states was expected but not finalized, as nonprimary issues lingered. The UAW council would need to endorse any agreement before ratification by members, likely delaying end of the walkout into mid October.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Ford Council
Leonard Woodcock
Ken Bannon
School aid formula reviewed by Arkansas lawmakers
Arkansas Education Committee examined a proposed state aid formula for public schools and heard objections. Rep. Ed Thicksten noted Gosnell receives more funding than Alma due to $600,000 in federal funds tied to Blytheville Air Force Base property removal from local taxes. Clover Bend district officials argued the plan would freeze funding at current levels for a small K-12 district with about 130 students.
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Little Rock
Ed Thicksten
Alma
Gosnell
Blytheville Air Force Base
Francis Cate
Noel Baker
Clover Bend
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Hope Ark
Jim Harris
Velora Halim
Karan Morris
Collier Furni
Hulayg White
Herbert Burns Men's Store
Alice Walters
Replians
Brenda Sharp
Home Furniture
India
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Robert S. McNamara
Kyodo
Japan
McNamara
C. Subramaniam
Subramanam
NaturSlim
Tatursk
Rexall Pharmacy
Village
Bonnie’s Dress Shop
Bodcaw
Jessore
East 2Nd Street
Forey
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