Carter health plan loses key backers ahead of proposal
Secretary Califano was set to unveil a universal health insurance plan but Sen. Kennedy and a broad coalition withdrew support. The administration faces opposition from labor religious groups and economic concerns as it aims for a comprehensive, mandatory program. The move risks making the proposal more difficult to pass through Congress.
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Washington
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and
Kennedy
Carter
National Council of Senior Citizens
Kennedy-Corman
Kansas City
Hallmark Cards Inc
Gas Leak Evacuations End After 16 Hours in Jacksonville
Safety Director John Waters said a 16 hour evacuation ended late Friday as Dow Chemical crews transferred a hazardous anhydrous hydrochloric acid from a car dome after a faulty valve opened by a Union Camp plant worker. About 3,000 people were displaced or kept from home. 34 treated for fumes, one hospitalized in stable condition.
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Jacksonville
John Waters
Dow Chemical Co
Union Camp Chemical Plant
Waters
Samuel W Smith
Smith
Miller Warns of Recession If Inflation Not Contained
Federal Reserve Chair G William Miller told the House Banking Committee that failing to curb inflation could push the economy into a serious recession. He urged the Carter administration to pursue a second phase of anti inflation measures targeting price and wage behavior in autos, steel, and nonferrous metals, possibly via industry self guiding price plans with labor unions and government. He cited June consumer prices up 0.9 percent for a third straight month, projecting an 11.4 percent annual rate for April to June, with 10.4 percent for the first half.
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Washington (Ap
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Administration
Miller
the House
Banking Committee
Woman survives 17 story fall in Brooklyn balcony plunge
A 35 year old Brooklyn woman Victoria Lard plunged from a 17 story terrace and crashed through a station wagon roof but survived in stable condition. Police and fire officials say she was coherent after the 9 20 p m Friday incident and could not determine if she jumped or fell. Her sister witnessed the plunge and officials offered a weight based theory on her survival.
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New York
Brooklyn
Victoria Lard
Friday
Williamsburg
William Jones
35Th
Times Reporter Farber Free After High Court Stay
U S Supreme Court Justice Byron R White extended a stay delaying Myron Farbers return to Bergen County jail. The reporter had refused to surrender notes to a New Jersey judge in the Dr X murder trial and was to be imprisoned at noon Friday before the stay.
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Hackensack, NJ
New York Times
Myron Farber
U.S. Supreme Court
Farber
Bergen County
New Jersey
Dr. X
U. S. Supreme Court
Byron R. White
the Times
Boy imitates Kiss stunt. burns mouth in DIY fire trick
In Olympia Washington Curtis Daniels 11 sought to breathe fire like his favorite rock band Kiss. He and a companion used a gasoline soaked torch and a sock wrapped brush. the flame flashed back igniting gas on his chest and mouth. He remains in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Olympia, Wash
Curtis Daniels
Martyn Daniels
Curtis
Kiss
Wet night with scattered showers and cool lows
Rain is expected tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers and lows in the lower sixties. Sunday will be cloudy with a few showers and highs near 80. The forecast calls for fair conditions on Monday and a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs mid 80s and lows around 60.
Egypt Rejects Israel Push to Reopen Talks
Cairo reports that Egypt, led by Foreign Minister Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel, rejected Israel’s plan to restart peace talks over sovereignty for the West Bank and Gaza after five years. U S mediator Alfred L. Atherton says wide differences remain on core issues and will resume discussions with Egyptian leaders before visiting Sadat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Alfred L. Atherton
Atherton
Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Kamel
Alexandria
Anwar Sadat
Fight between Rafferty and Street is called off
Philadelphia AP The planned boxing match between City Councilman Francis Rafferty and activist Milton Street was cancelled amid concerns it set a bad example for youth and risked public safety. Detained after a heated exchange during a City Hall hearing on term limits, the two men clashed amid accusations and insults.
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Philadelphia
Francis Rafferty
Milton Street
Commission
Howard McCall
Street
Pennsylvania
Rafferty
Frank Rizzo
Soviet cosmonauts test semi hard space suit outside station
Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov conducted a space walk to test a semi hard space suit and a new lighting system for the dark side of the station. The crew, on Soyuz 29 since June 16, has been in orbit over seven weeks with Soyuz 30 visitors including a Polish cosmonaut.
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Vladimir Kovalenok
Alexander Ivanchenkov
Outer Space
Earth
Space Station
Grandparents Day Declared By Carter For Sunday After Labor Day
President Carter signed legislation declaring the Sunday after Labor Day as Grandparents Day. The one year only designation creates a potential multi million dollar windfall for greeting card sellers florists and others. Hallmark and florist groups plan promotions as card makers test designs and retailers anticipate sales growth.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
William R. Hutton
Bokun
David Weaver
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
Archie Clapp
America
Grandma
Balloonists Near Transatlantic Crossing Reach Brest Region
Two Britons Donald Cameron and Maj. Christopher Davey aimed for history’s first trans Atlantic balloon crossing were 240 miles off northwest France and guiding toward a dusk landfall near Brest Brittany. Air traffic control in Plymouth maintained direct radio contact as the pair traveled about 20 knots at 13 000 feet after a calm period.
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Plymouth
England
France
Royal Air Force
Donald Cameron
Christopher Davey
Brest
Brittany
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