Carter unveils welfare reform outline amid Europe trip
President Carter moved toward a comprehensive welfare overhaul, with budget briefing by OMB's Lance and McIntyre as aides refine principles. A pending bill aims to make welfare more equitable while prompting work, with Congress likely to act later in the year amid mounting pressure from governors and Moynihan. He also prepares for a Europe trip including an economic summit, NATO meeting, and a Geneva stop to see Hafez Assad.
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Thomas B. Lance
Office of Management and Budget
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James T. McIntyre Jr
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White House
Rex Granum
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
London
Geneva
Hkafez Assad
National Governors Conference
Daniel P. Moynifan
D-N.y
Senate Finance
Weather outlook for Gazetteland: cool damp cleared
The forecast says pleasant weekend weather followed by a clearing night with lows in the 40s to 45. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with highs 65 to 70. There is a 40 percent chance of rain this evening and 20 percent chance Tuesday.
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Gazetteland
Violence erupts as May Day rallies flare worldwide
Across Istanbul, Madrid, Paris, Athens, Colombo and Colombo again, May Day clashes leave dozens dead or wounded. In Istanbul a rooftop shootout at a 100000-strong rally killed 33 and wounded 126 with 200 arrested. Macron-era riots spread in Europe as Greek and Spanish demonstrations turn violent. police clash with protesters in multiple cities. In the Philippines and Sri Lanka police fire and water cannons injuring dozens while Ethiopian workers chant for change. The Carter administration pledges peace and justice as unions press for a 40-hour week amid inflation fears.
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New York
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Carter
Bosporus
Anatolia
Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions
Madrid
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Barcelona
Valladolid
Paris
Philippines
Mining leaders rail at Carter plan curbs on coal output
Pittsburgh AMC delegates denounce President Carter's plan to substitute coal for oil, arguing environmental rules block production. AMC chairman Camicia says reforms are needed as House surface mining restrictions threaten 35 million tons this year and 200 million by 1985. Overton blames environmental zealots for entombing coal, urging Senate action to ease limits while boosting output toward over one billion tons by 1985.
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House
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Cleanup Continues as Norway Reconvenes Ekofisk Spill Effort
Norway expands cleanup at the Ekofisk Bravo oil spill in the North Sea as the government moves to protect mackerel spawning later this month. Environmentalists push for a halt to field production. officials say the oil is dispersing and the ecological damage will be limited.
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Obituaries in Beaths section list local honorees on page 36
Ruby P Anderson age 4 unclear. George J Reid 62. Cleve Erieland Ohio. Beulah E Barr 96 Cherry Tree formerly Punxsutawney. Mary E Bryan 87 Indiana. Violet Kaylor 55 Worthville. William Leadbetter 79 Dixonville. William H Miller 67 Coral. Ruth I Richards 66 Saltsburg. Emilio Saini 95 Bridgeton New Jersey formerly Commodore. Lawrence A Stahl 96 Mount Lebanon formerly Homer City. Verner Stiffler 86 Cherry Tree.
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Ruby P
Reid
George J
Cleve- Erieland
Ohio
Galequeine Nuclear Protest Racks Up Arrests in New Hampshire
Hundreds of demonstrators are arrested and jailed on trespass charges after a 24 hour sit in at a proposed nuclear power plant site on New Hampshire s seacoast. Details on page eight. Tax reform story teased for page nine. Buccs Edge Astros Pirates win 4 3 in 10 innings over Houston. Jed Weisberger reports on page 23.
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Area Man Burned In Explosion Near Homer City
Thad o Howard, 32, of Indiana, remains in critical condition at West Penn Hospital burn center after a 6 30 p m explosion at the BI GAS pilot plant just north of Homer City off Route 119. He was among workers lighting a burner when the accident occurred.
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Thado Howard
Indiana RI
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Citizens Ambulance Service
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Investigation into alleged coal fraud at steel and power plants
Former Blair Griffith says an inquiry into alleged short weight and substandard coal deliveries is underway and will be presented to a federal grand jury later this year. He cites phony receipts, low grade coal passed as high sulfur coal, and conflicting bills of lading as key supporting charges.
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Nixon Watergate tapes back in news revival
New transcripts from unpublished tapes surface in major papers and Time and Newsweek, revealing Nixon's actions during Watergate and hush money plans. Frost interview to air on 145 stations features Nixon revealing surprise at tapes’ publication and noting the cover up as a key issue.
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John Dean
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