Showdown Over Power Shaping Up
Washington AP reports a Supreme Court showdown looms over presidential power to impound funds and dismantle the Office of Economic Opportunity. Courts reject the administration stance that such issues are political. opinions fault executive overreach and outline the dispute as to withhold highway funds and OEO dissolution. The debate centers on constitutional discretion versus congressional mandates, with impounded sums estimated between 8.7 and 14 billion dollars. In St Louis, Kinloch School District desegregation seeks federal court help to ensure integration by September as Justice Department argues district offers inferior opportunities.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
OEO
U.S. District Court
William Jones
Jones
U.S. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Executive Branch
Circuit Court
Secretary of Transportation
Kinloch
Justice Department
St. Louis County
James H. Meredith
PSC Denies Surcharge Rate To Utilities
The Missouri Public Service Commission denied a surcharge request by nine utilities to fund electrical research. Utilities may join a national program and treat contributions as operating expenses, with annual reports on use. they cannot bill customers directly.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission
PSC
National Research and Development
Commission
Empire District Electric Co
Joplin
Arkansas-Missouri Power
Blytheville
Ark
Missouri Power and Light Co
Missouri Edison Co
Louisiana
Missouri Public Service Co
Kansas City
St. Joseph
QE2 luxury liner turned floating fortress for Israel cruise
London AP reports the Queen Elizabeth is being fortified for a month long cruise to Israel with a private army of guards. Twenty marine commandos bomb disposal experts and American detectives joined the ship, while a third of the 900 crew walked off amid fears of Arab terrorist attacks. Cunard offers danger pay and survivor benefits as security costs reach 25000. The ship is sealed off with Navy divers sweeping for mines and guards screening all aboard. Royal Navy escort and RAF shadowing accompany stops in Lisbon and Majorca.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Israel
QE2
Ray Digweed
Cunard Line
Cunard
Oscar Rudwick
Navy
Southampton
Mediterranean
Royal Air Force
Lisbon
Majorca
Ozark Air Lines Resume Talks Amid Possible Strike
Ozark Air Lines and AMFA plan to resume contract talks in St. Louis on Monday after talks broke off Tuesday. Union President Oliver Delle Femine says 560 Ozark mechanics were ready to strike. The wage offer is within a few cents, with the main issue a 15 and 30 cent premium for holding licenses.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
AMFA
Oliver Delle Femine
Ozark
Femine
Missouri superintendents rail at new fee ruling
Missouri school leaders express outrage at Attorney General Danforth and the cost impact of his ruling. They urge state aid or legislative fixes as districts face tax increases to fund band instruments gym shoes and class materials, with some warning of potential district closures.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Norman L. Merrell
Monticello
Ike Skelton
Lexington
Danforth Foundation
State Board of Education
Kirksville
Mexico Ledger Education Funding Debate Sparks District Worries
In a discussion echoed by parents and officials on April 13 1978 local views show concern over new education standards. Critics say the district cannot finance the changes next year and fear reduced education quality and increased vandalism if costs force cutbacks.
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Danforth
Department of Education
Senate
House
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