House Cuts Funds for Senate Offices
The House voted 245-133 to withhold further funds for the Senate Hart Office Building, triggering a clash over comity between chambers. Senate figures including Byrd and Proxmire condemned the action while Stevens called it a late political gambit before recess. Cost estimates place the building at $200 million or more.
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UPI
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Robert Byrd
Capitol Hill
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Philip Hart
Michigan
Steven Symms
Idaho
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Hart Building
John Tower
Texas
Carroll Arms
Ing
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Byrd
Rayburn
Proxmire
GOP
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Carter vetoes military bill over supercarrier
President Carter announced a veto of a $37 billion military authorization bill citing Congress’ inclusion of the $2 billion nuclear powered supercarrier. He said the move would weaken Europe defense readiness and vowed the veto would stand unless defense needs are kept intact.
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Carter
Washington
UPI
Congress
Europe
Navy
Carter veto decision stalls defense bills and NATO concerns
President Carter sought veto of the defense bill while warning cuts to the carrier program could weaken NATO and threaten forces in Europe. He pressed for restored funding for Army readiness, ammunition stockpiles, ship repairs, and aircraft maintenance, acknowledging Congress may not fulfill all requests. The House planned a Sept. 7 vote to override, with leaders noting enough votes to deter an override.
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NATO
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Middle East
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Reed Custer registration deadlines and requirements
Registration for Reed Custer students who did not register during the August 8 9 and 10 period must occur before August. No new registrations will be accepted on Monday August 28 or Tuesday August 29. Beginning Wednesday August 30 unregistered students may enroll. New entrants and kindergartners must have complete physical and dental exams and immunization records to start. If a doctor appointment is scheduled after school starts, proof must be shown to the principal. Consult your child's building principal for rule questions.
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Area Business News Highlights Local Professionals
Tamela Marie Meredith has passed state exams for certified medical assistant and veterinary assistant, with a Biscayne Paramedical Institute diploma earned in May 1978. She works at Sandwich Veterinary Hospital under doctors Legner DeVries Stephenson and McGrath. Harold B Barnett will race in the tank truck class at the National Truck Road event August 24 26, with seven accident free years. The Grand prize is 1000 dollars. Wayne Ryder David Berger Donald Brown and Arthur Trotter join The Country Companies 1978 All Star team for top life and health insurance sales in the first half of 1978. Mike Wall co chairs Commonwealth Edison s Crusade of Mercy drive at LaSalle station near Seneca, aiming 925000 as company goal. Last year donors averaged 68 per person with over 6000 employees pledging one percent of salary or one day s pay. Metropolitan Crusade of Mercy and United Funds serve over 6 million in Chicago area. Dennis Marizza of Wild Hair Styling Salon Coal City completed advanced hair styling and cutting technique classes.
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Tamela Marie Meredith
American Medical Technologists Association
Morris Community High School
Biscayne Paramedical Institute
Miami
Fla
Sandwich Veterinary Hospital
Legner
DeVries
Stephenson and McGrath
Wayne Ryder
Grundy County
David Berger
Donald Brown
Arthur Trotter
Mike Wall
Morris
Crusade of Mercy
Commonwealth Edison Company
LaSalle Station
Seneca
Wall
United Funds
Chicago
MIT Expert Panel Urges Radical Tech Drive For U.S. Steel
A report by MIT professor Julian Szekely for the congressional Office of Technology Assessment says tariffs and anti-dumping actions won't solve America’s steel crisis. It urges government funding for radical new methods like plasma arc steelmaking direct casting and oxygen injecting steelmaking, noting U.S. costs lag Japanese mills and productivity is lower. The study warns urgent long term planning is lacking and current spending on newer tech would be wasteful without breakthroughs.
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New York
UPI
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
Julian Szekely
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
MIT
Szekely
U.S
Future of liberation theology at stake in Latin America
UPI reports Christians in the United States watch CELAM III, the Latin American bishops conference in Puebla, amid a clash between conservative and progressive camps over liberation theology. Medellin's 1968 reforms spurred church action against inequality and oppression, with many clergy harmed as the church faced military regimes and landowners. A September Puebla gathering will test whether the gospel’s social justice readings persist or shift.
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Future of Liberation Theology
Latin America
David E. Anderson
UPI
U.S
Liberation Theology
Medillin
Jesus
Church
Medellin
Puebla
Mexico
John Roach
St. Paul- Minneapolis
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Precious Blood
Joseph Charron
U.S. Catholic Conference
United States
Insecticide spray blamed for clerks at Peoria airport
At Greater Peoria AirportOzark reservation clerks suffered nausea headaches and fainting as high heat and industrial insecticide fumes were blamed for illness. About 70 clerks were affected over two days with no hospitalizations. Investigators and health officials collected air and water samples while a Chicago hygienist arrived to aid the probe.
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Peoria, Ill
UPI
Ozark Reservation
Greater
Peoria
Ozark
David Muchow
Chicago
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