Carter Nomination Failures Mark Sixth Withdrawn Appointments
AP reports Robert Mendelsohn former San Francisco supervisor withdrew his bid to be assistant interior secretary after a California agency planned to sue him over an alleged campaign fund laundering scheme. Also noted Kent Hansen was rejected for the NRC post and earlier nominees Sorensen Axelson West Tucker had withdrawals.
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Washington
Robert Mendelsohn
San Francisco
California
Carter Administration
Mendelsohn
Theodore C. Sorensen
Central Intelligence Agency
Kennet S. Axelson
Treasury Department
George S. West
Pakistan
Don Tucker
Civil Aeronautics Board
Korean blast toll climbs amid Iri rubble tolls
Rescue workers dug through the debris of thousands of buildings in Iri seeking more victims after a massive dynamite explosion killed at least 52 people and injured 1,340, with an estimated 10 million dollars in damage reported in Seoul.
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Seoul
South Korea
Iri
Park Chunghee
Park
Korean Red Cross
Korea Explosives Co
Inchon
Kwangju
Snowstorm Swamps Ohio With Heavy Snow and Power Outages
A major snowstorm hit Ohio’s snow belt dumping up to a foot of snow in Lake and Geauga counties. High winds over 40 mph and freezing temps caused dangerous driving, downed trees, and scattered power outages as authorities warned of continued snow and hazardous roads.
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Chardon, Ohio
Ohio
Lake
Geauga
Chardon
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
State Highway Patrol
Geauga County
Ashtabula
Ashtabula County
Weapons shakedown at Raleigh junior high yields knives and drugs
Raleigh junior high principal George L. Foxwell gathered eighth and ninth graders in the gym and ordered them to drop weapons and drugs. Eleven knives, three with nine inch blades, plus three bags of marijuana and three marijuana cigarettes were found on the floor behind the bleachers.
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Raleigh, N.C
Raleigh
Carnage Junior High
George L. Foxwell
Datsun Recalls 160000 Cars Over Emission Problem
The Environmental Protection Agency says 160000 1977 Datsun models including B210 F10 810 710 200SX and 280Z are recalled for a defective emission control that can cause an exhaust leak. All units were built before February 1 last year.
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Washington
EPA
Third child born on November 11 in Grand Junction
Nickey and Darrel McKay welcomed their third child Coulter born Friday at St Marys Hospital prompting them to postpone a joint birthday party for first born Tucker and daughter Sooner. The couple notes the November 11 births are unusual.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Nickey McKay
Tucker
Sooner
McKay
St. Mary’s Hospital
Coulter
Warming Trend Expected After Cold Weekend in Middletown
Middletown area residents can expect a warming trend after another cold day. Tonight's low will be in the low to mid 20s with sunshine. Sunday brings highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and a possible shower chance Tuesday. Early next week forecast shows 40s on Monday climbing to mid 50s to mid 60s by Wednesday.
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Middletown
School tax overhaul proposed for Ohio schools
The Governor's Council for Cost Control urged major tax revisions to ease school funding crises. The Plain Dealer reports recommendations include cutting income and corporate taxes, replacing personal property taxes with a statewide levy, expanding school district taxing powers, and adjusting real estate and credit mechanisms to fund districts more evenly.
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Cleveland
Governor's Council For Cost Control
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
James A. Rhodes
Energy bill moves to curb gas and oil powered plants
A House Senate panel tentatively approves a national energy bill to bar new plants from using oil or natural gas, require shift to coal for existing plants, and ban outdoor gas lamps after 1982 with limited safety and historical exemptions. Utilities may face up to 45 billion dollars in conversion costs, likely boosting electric bills.
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Washington
Carter
Poe
House-Senate
Congress
Conal
Clarence Brown
Rohio
New Orleans
Parade honors Medal of Honor recipients in San Jose
In San Jose 167 Medal of Honor recipients rode along the Veterans Day parade route. The group wore blue ribbons and waved to about 5,000 spectators as two jet fighters and a helicopter saluted from the sky.
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San Jose
Calif
Medal of Honor Society
Arab foreign ministers meet in Tunis for peace plan
Arab ministers arrive in Tunis to forge a unified Mideast peace strategy amid Egypt’s accusation that Begin seeks to divide Arabs with a peace appeal. Delegates fear inter Arab quarrels may derail talks while moves to bar squabbles proceed and the PLO is expected to be recognized as the Palestinian representative at Geneva.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Egypt
Israel
Menahem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Geneva
Park probe ties to Guyer sought Ford meeting
A Ford suspected picture-and-handshake meeting with a Korean businessman linked to a Geneva talks dispute was reportedly requested multiple times by Rep. Tennyson Guyer in 1975 and 1976. The NSC objected, blocking revival of Geneva discussions amidst Arab-Israeli negotiations.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Ford
National Security Council
Max Friedersdorf
Tennyson Guyer
Ohio
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Park Probe
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