New York City Secures $255 Million Federal Loan
Washington reports a $255 million emergency loan to New York City to cover bill payments through June plus $125 million due next week. Blumenthal cautions that federal aid requires sound financial practices and hints at banking mechanisms with strings attached to curb overspending. NYC owes the federal government about $2.1 billion by June 30.
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W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Treasury Department
Blumental
New York
Abraham D. Beame
Carter
Beame
Ford Administration
Mitchell-Lama
Union Pension Funds
MAC
Carter Considers Dumping 34 Water Projects
The Carter administration weighs scrapping 34 water projects including the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway as part of a broader budget review. Corps of Engineers lists 38 projects failing initial economic screening, with final decisions due by mid April after hearings.
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Carter
Alabama
Mississippi
Capitol Hill
Senate
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
House
Senate Public Works
White House
St. Francis Basin
Ark
Village Creek
Jackson
Lawrence Counties
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Warm Springs
Calif
San Diego
Sunset Cliffs
Fla
Fulton
Kaskaskia Island
Evansville
Ind
Missouri River
Iowa
Kansas
Neb
Kansas City
Kan
Towanda Lake
Reelfoot Lake
Ken
Tenn
Jefferson County
Mississippi River
Shreveport
Shreport
Index
Tallahala Creek Lake
Miss
Pine Ford Lake
Cattaraugus Harbor
N.Y
Burlington Dam
N.D
Newark Project
Ohio
Applegate Lake
Ore
Lower Columbia River
Willamette River Basin
Elk Creek Harbor
Tyrone Project
Cooper River
Charleston Harbor
S.C
West Tennessee
Clear Creek
Texas
Greenville
Trinity River Project
Vince and
Little Vince Bayou
Rowlesburg Lake
W.va
LaFarge Lake
Wis
Polanski Arrested for Alleged Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl
Los Angeles police say director Roman Polanski was arrested at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on a charge of forcibly raping a 13-year-old girl. He was released on bail after the booking and the alleged incident occurred at a West Los Angeles home linked to Jack Nicholson. Anger Huston was arrested at Nicholson’s home on cocaine possession and released on bail. Nicholson’s location was unknown.
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Los Angeles
Roman Polanski
Rosemary
Polanski
Beverly Wilshire
West Los Angeles
Jack Nicholson
Dan Cooke
Nicholson
Mulholland Drive
Angelica Huston
John Huston
Miss Huston
Strauss nominated as trade negotiations envoy
President Carter nombrates former Democratic chairman Robert S. Strauss as special representative for trade negotiations with ambassadorial rank. He will earn 66000 dollars annually and serve from Washington. FBI arrests two men and seeks six others as a gang is broken up for stealing pickup trucks and riding lawnmowers across eight states.
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Washington
Carter
Robert S. Strauss
Dallas
Strauss
Pittsburgh
FBI
Broken Main Floods Covington Downtown
A 16 inch water main ruptured in Covington downtown causing street buckling and leaving about a third of the city without water. Water flooded basements of government offices and homes while fire crews used pumps to control the surge and restore a temporary supply at Booth Memorial Hospital.
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Telephone Company
Booth Memorial Hospital
C.R. McVay
Transit Authority
Joseph Condit
Recreation Board Hires 18 for Summer Programs
The Logan Recreation Commission hired 18 workers for the summer recreation program and approved lights for the women's softball diamond at the Hocking County Fairgrounds. Awards include pool manager Charles Kemper and assistant Robert W. Nelson, lifeguards, umpires, and supervisors. The group announced plans for two diamonds, a 1977 Midget League meeting at Logan High, and a women's slow pitch tournament May 28–30. Memorial Day weekend pool hours and pricing were set, bids for concession operations were invited, and tennis court lights will be on 6 to 10 p.m. with repainting planned after school dismissal.
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Hocking County Fairgrounds
Logan High School
Recreation Commission
Dick Erb
Hocking District
Boy Scouts
Eric
Plan To Seek Indictments Against Moslem Terrorists
Federal prosecutors say they will seek felony murder indictments against Hanafi Moslems who held 134 hostages during a 38 hour siege in Washington. Four gunmen including leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis are free without bail after agreeing to surrender. Twelve were charged with armed kidnapping. eight remain jailed on bonds of 50 000 to 75 000 dollars.
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Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
U.S
Earl Silbert
District of Columbia
Maurice Williams
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
New York
Los Angeles
Mohammad
Messenger of God
Abdul Khaalis
Bond
Wheaton
Abdul al Qawee
Abdul Rahim
Abdul Rahman
Clyde
Phillip Young
Superior Court
H. Carl Moultrie
Moultrie
Islamic Center
Silbert
Martin J. Litsky
Republicans Push Back in Ohio Senate Fight Over Overtime Rules
In Columbus Republicans press the issue in the Ohio Senate amid clashes with Democrats over a bill to curb mandatory overtime. Sen. Pfeifer accuses Sen. Valiquette of pushing a measure that would deny overtime pay, while minority leaders demand more minority staff and criticize committee direction.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Paul Pfeifer
Bucyrus
Judiciary Committee
Pfeifer
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
Senate
Thomas A. van Meter
Ashland
Energy and Public Utilities Committee
van Meter
Oliver Ocasek
D-27
Akron
Ocasek
Commerce and Labor
Valiquette
Sen. Valiquette
The
Democrat
Ohio Gas Company
Neal F. Zimmers Jr
D-5
Dayton
Zimmers
E Power Biggs Succumbs At 71
Boston AP reports E Power Biggs died at 71 an internationally renowned organist who played with the Boston Symphony and Philadelphia orchestras and recorded extensively. Burial is private with a memorial set for March 27 at Memorial Church Harvard University Cambridge.
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Boston
E. Power Biggs
Boston Symphony
Philadelphia
Memorial Church
Harvard University
Cambridge
Logan wrestler Cassady eliminated in state bid
Cassady, the first Logan High School wrestler to qualify for the state tournament, was knocked out in his first match. The Chieftain junior lost 11 4 to Dave Jones of Middleburg Heights Midpark in the Class AAA 105 pound division.
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George Cassady
Chieftain
Dave Jones
Middleburg Heights
Midpark
Beirut Begins Rebuilding Port After War Devastation
Beirut aims to reconstruct its cargo handling as the port, once the Arab world’s busiest, struggles with destruction and looting. Officials estimate at least two years and 67 million dollars for rebuilding, with 666 million in cargo burned or stolen during Lebanon’s civil war. US aid includes 5 million dollars in equipment, while World Bank and Arab development bank loans are hoped for. Harbor facilities survived though 50 warehouses were destroyed and cranes and trucks damaged.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States Agency For International Development
World Bank
Arab Development Bank
Kuwait
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Ed Tucker
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Howard Borman
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