Abortive LA County split described here
About 40 people gathered at Hapgood School to hear a recount of the failed effort to form Canyon County from parts of Los Angeles County. Rosemary Tribulato, a Gov. Pat Brown appointee, defended the study and noted taxpayers spent about 280000 on the commission and final report. Tribulato suggested extending the study period, mandating a viable budget, moving to a general election, and allowing budget-and consolidation measures if a new county ever forms.
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Rosemary Tribulato
Los Angeles
New Canyon County
Hapgood School
Citizens Committee For
Tribulato
Vaughn Proctor
Los Angeles County
Pat Brown
Canyon County
Citizens Committee
Martha Bray
Santa Barbara
Gaviota Pass
Bray
Potomac Corp
Commission
Board of Supervisors
Massacre of Christians in Lebanon Stirs Outcry
Reports from the Chouf hills near Beirut say up to 141 Christian villagers were killed by followers of Kamal Jumblatt after his assassination. Christian delegations demanded arrests and executions within 24 hours, while President Sarkis and Arab peacekeeping troops moved to the area.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Kamal Jumblatt
Chouf Hills
Baabda
Jumblatt
Progressive Socialist Party
Elias Sarkis
Phalangist Radio
Phalangist
Pierre Gemayel
Camille Chamoun
House approves 1.3 billion Shuttle authorization for 1978
The House authorizes 1.3 billion for the Space Shuttle Program covering Orbiter development engines tanks boosters and launch facilities at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. The funding aims to keep the 1979 Kennedy and 1982 Vandenberg launches on schedule and includes a potential 95 million shift to 1977 to preserve 8 000 to 10 000 jobs.
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Robert C. Vincent
House of Representatives
Robert Lagomarsino
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Vandenberg Air Force Base
House
Cape Canaveral
Ksc
Lagomarsino
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Defense
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Wafb
Senate
Vandenberg
NASA
House Appropriations Subcommittee On Housing and Urban Development
Invaders Overrun Four Zaire Towns In Shaba Region
UPI reports Katangan exile forces led by Cuban officers overran four towns in Shaba province with residents welcoming them. Kolwezi denied fallen. Sandoa reported captured. U.S. consulate notes calm in Kolwezi. missionaries confirm Sandoa seizure. State Department evacuates 26 wives and children of U.S. workers amid deteriorating situation.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
Shaba
U.S
Lubumbashi
Kolwezi
Sandoa
Katanga
Belgian Congo
State Department
Washington
Palestinian backtrack on Arafat trust claim stance
In Cairo Palestinian officials soften Arafat's remarks about trusting Carter noting Carter's Middle East policy aligns with Israel. A PLO spokesman calls the comment context dependent and praises progress toward Palestinian rights and U.S. recognition of the PLO as representative. The piece ends with a detailed local tide and weather forecast.
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Cairo
UPI
Yasser Arafat
Carter
Ribbi Awad
Arafat
Fatah
Middle East
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
Mahmoud Labady
PLO
Severe winter drives February inflation to 1 percent jump
February consumer prices rose 1 percent the largest monthly gain in 2½ years spurred by a 20.9 percent surge in vegetable prices and a 2 percent rise in food costs fuel oil gasoline and natural gas also contributed. Officials said the spike may fade by spring with April improving crop supplies.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
White House
Jody Powell
John Kendrick
Commerce Department
Kendrick
Carter signs Rhodesian chrome import ban
President Carter signed legislation ending U S imports of Rhodesian chrome and ordered an immediate halt. The measure repeals the Byrd Amendment and imposes a U N sanctions aligned embargo on the illegal white minority government. The embargo takes effect after in transit shipments are finished.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
U.S
United States
United Nations
White House
U.N
Andrew Young
Congress
Steel
Carter seeks $200 million oil spill damage fund
President Carter asked Congress to create a $200 million federal fund to repay victims of oil spill damages and to impose stricter safeguards including a ban on pollution-prone ships. He proposed an international conference to establish global spill prevention and liability programs and ordered State Department and Coast Guard diplomacy to improve ship inspection worldwide.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Department of State
Coast Guard
State action clears way for local school bargaining unit vote
The Education Employe Relations Board clears a certificated bargaining unit in Lompoc Unified School District. The ruling sets eligible employees for a formal vote, with two teacher groups needing at least 30 percent backing and a posting period of 10 days before an election, likely in April.
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Vaughn Proctor
Education Employe Relations Board
EERB
Lompoc Education Association
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
Lompoc Unified
Sacramento
Senate panel approves standard deduction reform in tax package
The Senate Finance Committee backed a broad tax cut for most standard deductions filers. About two million higher earners would face a small tax increase. The plan also promises simpler tax forms due April 15 1978 as part of Carter’s stimulus featuring $50 rebates and business incentives. The standard deduction would become flat at 3200 dollars for married couples and 2200 for singles, replacing the current caps of 2800 and 2400.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Carter
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Proxmire
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