Lance Insists He Did Nothing Wrong
Washington AP Lance insists there was nothing improper about his handling of bank debts while head of Calhoun bank but says he would do it differently now. He testifies to a Senate committee probing his Georgia banking activities and possible use of bank planes.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Calhoun, Ga
Senate
Georgia
Lance
Clark Clifford
Justice Department
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Governmental Affairs Committee
Clifford
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Calhoun Bank
Ribicoff
Charles H. Percy
R-Nl
National Bank of Georgia
Joseph McCarthy
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Senate probes alleged Canal talks bugging and blackmail
Senate Intelligence Committee plans closed hearing with Adm. Turner and Sol Linowitz amid allegations of eavesdropping on Panama Canal treaty negotiators and possible blackmail. Lawmakers note origins may trace to 1974 events with Torrijos and Kissinger as details surface through Inouye and committee sources. States Department declines comment on intelligence activities.
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Washington
U.S
Daniel K. Inouye
Dunwall
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Henry Kissinger
Juan Antonio Tack
Torrijos
Inouye
Carter
Intelligence Committee
Social Security Taxes May Go Up
Washington AP reports the Senate Finance Committee backed raising Social Security taxes, shifting more burden to employers by 1987 while workers also pay more. The proposal doubles the earnings cap for employers to 100,000 and expands benefits for recipients earning outside income, increasing the limit to 4,500 next year.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means
Local Governments Seek Immunity Help From State
Jefferson City officials and the Missouri Association of Counties and Municipalities urge state lawmakers to address the Supreme Court ruling overturning sovereign immunity. The Aug 15 1978 delay gives time to draft legislation. officials warn of higher costs, nuisance suits, and budget strains from damage claims.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Tony Hiesberger
Missouri Association of Counties
Hiesberger
Jay Bell
Missouri Municipalities
Bell
Sewer Smoke Tests Begin Next Week in Mexico
City Manager Gary Eide announced planned sewer smoke testing by Black and Deatch of Kansas City will start Monday in the north central area. Residents warned to keep sewer traps filled to prevent non toxic gas entering homes and to call 911 if smoke from testing is suspected to be from a fire. The two month federal and state funded project aims to identify water inflow leaks and ensure safety.
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Mexico
Gary Eide
Black and Deatch
Kansas City
Eide
Lawyer questions witness in a convoluted trial cross examination
A lawyer asks the witness if he ever stated that the message Smife conveyed to him was of no consequence. The witness pauses and asks for clarification before answering, revealing the courtroom tension and confusion during the cross examination.
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James
K&m
Mail Service Cuts Save Post Office 33 Cents Daily
The U S Postal Service saves 33 cents daily by dropping a second pickup in Mexico, moving outgoing mail to once daily at 5 15 p m to speed processing. The change aims to prevent delays, with minimal impact on locals. The Hannibal to Columbia route continues, with mail arriving from Columbia to Mexico and nearby towns on a tightened schedule.
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U.S
Mexico
Arland Peck
Columbia
Peck
Hannibal Postoffice
Mr. Peck
Hannibal
Thompson
Rush Hill
Martinsburg
Benton City
Wailon White
Willie Brunner
Laddonia Youth's Car Hits Train in Martinsburg
Craig Fennewald, 17, of Laddonia, was admitted in fair condition to Audrain Medical Center after his car slid into a Norfolk and Western Railroad car at 2:20 a.m. on Route N near Routes U and 66 feet north of U in Martinsburg. His car was dragged 252 feet, the train suffered minor damage to a signal flasher and switchbox, and he sustained a deep forehead laceration, concussion, a broken ankle, and cuts.
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Martinsburg
Craig Fennewald
Tom Fennewald
Laddonia
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Route N
Route U
Fennewald
Craig
Aubrey Ankrom
Higbee
Public Cake Nibbling Is Crime In Resort
In Ocean Beach New York two defendants 19 year old Larry Wallick and 25 year old Ruth Bushnell face 25 fines for eating in public under a village ban. They were ticketed Aug. 13 while nibbling a cookie and crumb cake outside a bakery. The case raises constitutional questions and comments from local officials and a Civil Liberties Union attorney.
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Ocean Beach
N.Y
Larry Wallick
Ruth Bushnell
Rachel Doering
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Laddonia Youth
Warner Danby
Danby
Linda Margolin
Suffolk County
The
Civil Liberties Union
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