Carter and Congress Scrutinize B1 Bomber Fate This Week
Washington officials say President Carter and Congress will decide this week on the B1 strategic bomber. The House will vote to delete all B1 production funding from a 110.6 billion defense bill and may consider anti assassination and intelligence reform amendments. Senate focuses on labor and welfare appropriations and potential abortion funding rules as well as a Watergate era prosecutor measure.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
U.S
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Senate
Pects
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Juvenile inmate starts jail fire kills 42 in Tennessee
A 16 year old youth, Andrew Zinmer, admitted starting a jail fire at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tennessee, killing 42 inmates and visitors. Authorities planned to charge him as an adult for arson while Wisconsin records show prior arson related incidents and a threat of arson.
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Columbia, Tenn
Wisconsin
Andrew Zinmer
Nashville
Maury County
Martinson
Zinmer
Superior
Addie L. Zinmer
Carter says human rights stance hurts SALT progress
President Carter acknowledged that his push on human rights and support for Soviet dissidents complicates SALT treaty talks. He noted unusual Soviet backlash to the stance. Meanwhile, the White House considered proposing Israel a $115 million sale of tactical missiles and vehicles.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Soviet Union
Leonid J
Brezhnev
Congress
Israel
New House Measure May Halt FDA Ban
A congressional subcommittee considers a bill to delay the FDA ban on saccharin while a federal study examines several food additives for cancer risk. Hearings follow House funding delays and a Senate rejection as new evidence prompts reopening of reviews. An unpublished Canadian study links saccharin to higher male bladder cancer risk.
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FDA
Washington
Congressional
House Health and Environment
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
House
Petrochemical industry warns of Carter plan impact
New York AP report notes petrochemical spokesmen warn President Carter's energy proposal, before Congress, could tax oil at the well and on users, pushing $40 billion industry overseas and risking 390,000 related U.S. jobs. Officials deny protective quotas, warn higher costs and scarce petroleum.
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Petrochemical Industry
New York
Carter
Congress
Gamerama Ad Rules Spark Liquor Clash In St Louis Area
Wetterau Foods and IGA stores must remove alcohol mention from Gamerama ads after state liquor officials rule against mixing ad content with the bingo like game. The dispute follows a personnel change and delays to a broader policy while players stay hopeful about a near miss on a large prize.
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State Liquor Control Agency
Wetterau Foods
IGA
Gamerama
Dave Elliott
Wetterau
Jack Smiley
Smiley Iga
Elliott
Wetterau Inc
Hazelwood
Pin Oaks Nursing Home Plans 58 Bed Addition
Pin Oaks in Mexico announces a 58 bed expansion at the present facility on Highway 22, with ground breaking hoped in two months and completion around February or March 1978. The project totals about 4 million dollars, creates 20 to 26 new jobs, and will add 166 beds overall. Phase three envisions independent living apartments, shops, and on site care, costing about 2 million dollars. Roadside expansion will include direct wiring to Pin Oaks for resident call buttons and meal services.
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Pin Oaks
Pin Oaks Nursing Home
Mexico
Gary Evans
Highway 22
Monroe Street
West City
Evans
Robert Westhoff
Mr. Westhoff
Westhoff
W. Monroe Street
W. Monroe and
Curtis Streets
High Court lets stand discrimination standing ruling
The Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit ruling allowing a white employee to sue an employer for on the job racism that deprives interracial associations. Laurel Waters sued United Winters for discrimination against women and Blacks, arguing she and others are aggrieved by policies harming Black workers. The decision broadens Civil Rights Act standing, with the Carter administration backing the ruling and employers warning of more lawsuits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California
Carter Administration
Circuit Court
Laurel Waters
Federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
United Winters
San Francisco
Appeals Court
Annexation hearing on council agenda in Mexico
Two public hearings are slated tonight on property tied to Ken McCue. A seven acre annexation near Morningside Drive and Davis Creek would include Briarwood Subdivision outside city limits, with rezoning and subdivision ordinances to follow. A Wade Street rezoning request by McCue Decker Realty would permit a three story apartment complex similar to Parkview. A birth is also reported: Larry Wayne Gentry born 7 pounds 8 ounces at Audrain Medical Center to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lee Gentry.
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Amy Elizabeth Miller
Michael A. Miller
Audrain Medical
Mexico
Ken McCue
McCue
Robert Peak
Morningside Drive
Davis Creek
Kentucky Road
Briarwood
Bobby Lee Gentry
Route 1
Audrain Medical Center
Larry Wayne Gentry
George Parrott
Goldie Gentry
Frank Gentry
Gentry
Apco
Florshelm Shoe Cy
McCue, Decker Realty, Inc
Wade Street
Parkview
Ronald L. Arnold
N. Washington
Curtis Justice Arnold
Terri
Toni
Clint
Traci
Forrest Arnold
the Lake of the Ozarks
Mr. Arnold
Ron Arnold
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Bill D. Burlison
DMO
CIA
House Rules Committee
Gretchen Willer
John Willer
Western
Angie Binder
David Binder
Park Circle
Ledger
Laura White
Jody Powell
Uni
Sarveca
Highway 22 W
High Court
Justice Department
Curtis J. Arnold
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