Carter offers to boost farm support spending
President Carter proposed more than doubling his four year farm aid plan as Congress weighs a new farm bill. Senate panel eyed corn target price at 2.28 per bushel for 1978 while White House feared direct payments up to 1.5 billion. Chair Herman Talmadge urged compromise despite Carter veto risk.
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Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
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Bob Bergland
White House
Bergland
Talmadge
Disgraceful Mugger Given Conditional Discharge
In London a judge condemned William Bennins 85 for mugging 81 year old Mrs. Alice Edmonds. Bennins received a conditional discharge and was bound over on good behavior for a year in the hearing led by Judge Charles Lawson.
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London
UPI
Charles Lawson
Supreme Court upholds teacher right to paddle students
The Supreme Court, in a 5 4 decision, rules Eighth Amendment protections do not apply to paddling in public schools. Five justices say corporal punishment can be used regardless of severity. dissenting justices argue the ruling conflicts with prior decisions.
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Washington
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Warren E. Burger
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
White
North Carolina
High Court
Ingraham An Andrews
National Educatio Assn
American Psychological Assn
Miami
Carter Warns Energy Crisis Demands National Effort
President Carter's Monday night address frames the energy crisis as real and urgent, signaling a forthcoming energy program to Congress. He hints at unpopular measures including higher gas taxes and a tax on large fuel-inefficient cars, aiming to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by 1985 amid broad public skepticism.
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Chicago Daily News
Washington
United States
Carter
Congress
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U.S
Tne Authority
Energy Continued
Carter Sets Energy Goals for 1985 Plan
President Carter outlined targets for his energy program to Congress and the nation in a televised address. Goals include reducing energy demand growth, cutting gasoline use, halving imported oil to 6 million barrels daily, creating a 1 billion barrel strategic reserve, boosting coal output, insulating most homes, and using solar energy in over 242 million houses.
Rain Lingers Over Nebraska With Heavy Totals
Rain continued across Nebraska with moderate to heavy totals through Monday and Tuesday. Tilden reached 1.60 inches and radar recorded 1.55 inches as cold air funnels were seen in the south central and eastern regions with no touchdown reports.
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Nebraska
Tilden
Weather Service
Nebraska Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Jack Aschwege
Aschwege
Big 8 university towns urged to cultivate economic growth
Oklahoma officials urged Lincoln Norman and other Big 8 cities to rally public funds and private investment for their universities. Oklahoma U aims for 50 million in private funds, Nebraska pursues 25 million. They push active student recruitment and closer business government university coordination amid budget strains and enrollment shifts.
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Norman
Okla
Lincoln
Jack Patten
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
Patten
University of Oklahoma
University of Nebraska
U S Commerce Dept Reports March Income Jump
The Commerce Department shows personal income rose 1.7 percent in March, marking the second largest monthly gain on record. The report appears on page 3 of the edition.
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