Energy Department plan nears completion in Congress
UPI reports President Carter's energy cabinet proposal moves toward final form as House and Senate committees work on compromise pricing powers between the energy secretary and a board with the president retaining final say. The package also includes efficiency standards for existing buildings and major tax simplifications for standard deduction users.
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Snowstorm Closes Schools and Knocks Out Power Across New York
A spring snowstorm hit upstate New York and New York City with thunder and lightning. Eleven inches fell at Slide Mountain as schools closed in Columbia and Dutchess Counties. Thousands lost power. 11,000 customers in Hudson area and other parts of Columbia County lacked electricity. Heavy, wet snow stranded traffic and delayed expressways while crews worked with snowplows and sanders. Winds up to 58 mph in Washington, DC and reports of 70 mph in the capital area.
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Warning on terrorists threats abroad cited by State Department
The State Department warned U.S. citizens, companies, and installations abroad face increasing terrorist risks and advised readiness for possible further attacks. It named Libya, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen as governments aiding or harboring terrorists, in unclassified remarks requested by Sen. Javits after an aide’s death.
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FDA urges detailed patient info on intrauterine devices
The FDA calls for doctors to provide an information sheet before IUD insertion as side effects range from blood poisoning to painful intercourse. About 3 million American women use IUDs and brochures will be printed in quantities larger than the devices produced for clinics and offices. The rules, proposed in 1975, take effect in November after prior birth control pill regulations.
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Tornado Hits Long Beach Rips Through Homes Nursing Home
A Sunday tornado cut a five mile path through a Long Beach residential area damaging 30 cars and uprooting 60 trees. Fifty four patients were evacuated from Crestwood Convalescent Hospital, with no injuries reported despite shattered windows and widespread flooding. The event caused about 150000 dollars in damage and followed another Southern California twister two months earlier.
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Senate to Hear Bills Targeting Child Pornography in California
The Senate Judiciary Committee schedules a Tuesday hearing on SB428 and SB740 to curb child exploitation in films and magazines. SB428 would make it a felony to possess or transport such material in California, while SB740 seeks a 50 year sentence for using children under seven in pornographic productions.
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Volunteer army called mercenary by CA National Guard chief
Sacramento UPI The California National Guard commander Maj Gen Frank Schober says the all volunteer system creates a mercenary army of minorities and urges a nationwide 18 month national service draft with some draftees in the military and others in community programs He warns by 1992 one in three 18 to 25 year olds will have to volunteer to sustain forces He notes minority enlistment nears 33 percent and calls for including women in the draft and for broader service to share the burden
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