09 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
1
Opinion notes a shift toward acceptance and backlash in a 1960s context. The writer attacks anti queer laws, urges repeal of crimes against nature statutes, and predicts more referendums while urging quieting of public homophobia. Mentions Anita Bryant and Archie Bunker as cultural touchpoints. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW is cited.
United Press International reports partly cloudy afternoons and evenings with continued fair conditions. Temperatures near 90 today and Friday, with a low around 60 tonight.
An Agriculture Department report projects a 3 percent larger 1977 winter wheat crop at 1.526 billion bushels, raising potential government payments near 500 million dollars to low-spirits farmers. With harvest underway, the surplus and moisture gains push the total U.S. crop toward 2 billion bushels, likely keeping prices under the 2.47 dollar tariff floor.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 31 to 5 to eliminate President Carter's proposed rebate on fuel efficient cars and began considering a staff drafted alternative to tax gas guzzlers. The plan would affect 1978 models and various manufacturers and pieces of the President's program.
President Carter faces House committee votes on a gas guzzler tax and rebates for fuel efficient cars amid opposition to timing. Support leans to the tax but not in the first year, while solar and wind incentives advance. Senate debates emission standards and a reprieve for American Motors to meet rules.
Gov. Jerry Apodaca said he will fire Mahlon Love from the State Police Board if Love does not resign by June 14. Apodaca cited Love's opposition to the police reorganization and his participation in police activities as grounds for dismissal. Love has served on the board since 1971 and led as chair from 1971 to 1975.
Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker urged a special prosecutor to probe bribery and payoffs tied to South Korea in Congress. The House Ethics Committee considers subpoenas for four diplomatic intelligence officials as part of the inquiry.
About 20 million Americans were unemployed at some point in 1976 with 2.9 million remaining jobless all year. Some 104 million held jobs during the year, a rise of 3 million from 1975, driven largely by women, marking the second largest employment gain in two decades. Persistent long term unemployment affected 20.4 million, with 8.6 million out 15 weeks or more.
About 300 gay rights activists disrupted Anita Bryant's Tidewater crusade in Scope arena, crying and walking out as she read a biblical passage condemning homosexuals. A further 400 picketed outside, chanting slogans and carrying placards while protests spread from Virginia to Washington and beyond.
Attorney Pat Chowning aims to fly a Hughes 500 helicopter around the world starting July 1 from Albuquerque. He seeks $10,000 city funding for goodwill publicity, naming the craft The City of Albuquerque, with routes via the Soviet Union, Greece, Turkey, India, Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, Japan, and possibly Newfoundland, Greenland, England, Alaska.
A public measles clinic will be held at Tatum tomorrow from 9 a.m. to health officials outline. Frances Kizziah Lovingt, a nurse, will conduct the vaccination effort free of cost for all schoolchildren before enrollment. Lovington clinic to follow with details to be announced.
Nationwide gay rights tensions rise after a Miami vote left gays as the losers. In Norfolk about 300 activists stormed out of Anita Bryant led rally while 400 gays protested outside. A Virginia Beach counter protest taunted the activists with hostile signs as figures like Mel Thomson commented on the fight.
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