78 Year Of The Big Snow Sparsely Remembered
Washington reports say the Winter of 78 may rival the snowiest on record with blizzards in the East. January brought Cleveland a record 42.8 inches and South Bend 88.1 inches, while West Coast and Southwest saw mixed temperatures and wetter conditions along the coast. Despite enough heating fuel, snow hampered distribution as coal strikes persist.
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Washington
United States
Lizzards
Allen Pearson
National
Kansas City
Cleveland
South Bend
Ind
Houston
Phoenix
Department of Energy
Department
Barry Yaffe
Pearson
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Ohio Valley
Seaboard
Central Plains
Robert R. Dickson
National Weather Service
Continental Divide
Great Lakes
Middle
North Atlantic
West
Dickson
Kansas House backs car pooling energy bill
Move Passes Topeka Kansas AP reports the House approved a bill to boost state employee use of car pools and public transit with flexible hours and varied schedules to save energy. The measure now goes to the Senate, while a compromise claims bill heads to Gov Bennett. County forecast calls for cloudy skies, possible snow flurries, lows near 0 to 15 and highs around 20s.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Senate
Kansas
House
Robert F. Bennett
Police protection proposal tightens as Wellsville panel acts
Local Wellsville officials push a police protection plan as county commission reviews the proposal, aiming to resolve staffing and service coverage. Officials cite budget figures and potential impacts on public safety, while awaiting further analyses and public input.
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Wellsville
County Commission
Sports Final road trip a biggie for OU
The University of Oklahoma heads on a decisive final road swing as football schedules press ahead with key games shaping bowl prospects. Head coach and players face tough stretches on the highway.
Case for Ending the Sales Tax on Food Discussed
A Page 10 analysis argues for repealing the sales tax on staple food items. Proponents say relief would boost family budgets while critics warn of revenue shortfalls and broader tax shifts. The piece cites economic models and potential policy tradeoffs without naming officials.
National Farmers Carter at odds over grain production cutback
National Farmers head argues with Carter over proposed grain production cuts. Page 12.
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Carter
Senate backs farm relief urging higher price supports
The Senate adopted a resolution urging Carter to raise price supports and revive the soil bank program. It calls for paying farmers to retire land and expanding price support loans for corn wheat soybeans and peanuts amid farmer bankruptcies and protests. Sen. Jerman E. Talmadge cites nationwide farmer distress while Sen. Edmund Muskie notes cost estimates are unavailable and opposes a binding vote.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Soil Bank
Sen
Jerman E. Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Fst
America
Talmadge
D-Ga
Edmund
Muskie
Budget Committee
Maine
Byrd urges Canal Treaties in Senate Debate
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd warned that rejecting the Panama Canal treaties would seriously impair U S foreign policy and urged careful scrutiny of amendments. President Carter met with two senators as debate intensified with Sen. Edward Zorinsky and Sen. John Melcher hedging on votes, seeking assurances on defense and efficient operation after 2000. Byrd and allies framed the issue as about U S image and policy, while opponents signaled potential substantive amendments ahead of a long session.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Democrat
Byrd
Carter
Edward Zorinsky
D-Neb
John Melcher
Panama Canal
United States
James Allen
D-Ala
National Public Radio
Allen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Paul Laxalt
Nev
Omar Torrijos
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Middle East peace push widens as leaders tour
Israel urged American friends to oppose U S arms sales to Egypt as Sadat eyed a quicker Arab Israeli settlement. Begin in Switzerland denied yielding to Arab ultimatums and pressed for European Jewish fundraising while Sadat toured Europe seeking support and stressing self determination and settlements as roadblocks to peace.
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Associated Press
Israel
U.S
Egypt
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Washington
Menachem Begin
Switzerland
Middle East
Mordechai Zippori
Knesset
America
Sadat
United States
Begin
Geneva
Europe
London
West Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Romania
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Mike Gullett
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Mike Quilert
Mideast
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