Bomber Struggle Goes To Congress
Washington AP report says Carter’s decision to halt B1 bomber production faces strong congressional pushback. Democratic leaders back the White House move, while Rep. George Mahon vows to defend funding. The fight centers on a 110.6 billion defense bill with 1.5 billion for five B1s.
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Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Auto Safety Edict Aims To Require Air Bags In Cars
Transportation Department plans to require air bags or automatic safety belts in new cars starting with 1982 models and fully by 1984. Brock Adams says the measure could save about 9,000 lives annually. Congress has 60 days to review, and the plan becomes law unless rejected. The secretary voiced confidence at a news conference.
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Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Capitol Hill
Bud Shuster
R-Pa
Shuster
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Senate
Big Brother
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Chrysler
Ralph Nader
Nader
Allstate Insurance
Girl Scout Safe Rescue Leads to Arrest in Sarasota
Charlotte Grosse, a 15 year old girl, was found safe after 52 hours of captivity near Sarasota. Wilfred Bannister, 33, of Siesta Key, was identified and arrested. She called home at 10 a.m. from Siesta Key and was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital in good condition with no injuries.
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Fla
Charlotte Grosse
Wilfred Arthur Bannister
Siesta Key
Sheriff's Office
Charlotte
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Ottawa Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Items
The Ottawa Planning Commission will meet at City Hall Tuesday at p.m. The agenda covers the final plat of Pinehurst Estates and its annexation, the preliminary plat of Southview Addition, rezoning of Southview Addition, and the preliminary plat of Kinsley Addition.
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Kinsley
County Forecast Clear to partly cloudy and warm weekend
Clear to partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with lows in the upper 40s to lower 70s. Saturday highs reach the mid to upper 90s with south to southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph.
Weather service to report in Fahrenheit and Celsius next year
The National Weather Service plans to begin dual Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature reporting starting next June, ending Fahrenheit only by January 1979. Precipitation will show both inches and centimeters in mid 1978, with inches dropped by September. Wind speeds shift to kilometers per hour by late 1978, and all measurements go metric by January 1 1979.
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National Weather Service
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Weather Service
G. Stanley Doore
Ottawa Gal Wins Fifth in Lenox Creative Table Contest
Teresa Jenkins, a high school senior from Ottawa, Kansas, placed fifth in Lenox China and Crystal’s 23rd Annual Creative Table Setting Contest. While hospitalized for cancer treatment, she learned of the honor from her father, using the Lenox May Flowers pattern she chose for her setting.
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Teresa Jenkins
Lenox
Phil Jenkins
16Th Street Terrace
Lenox China and
Crystal
Marilyn Hay
Ottawa High School
Teresa
OHS
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kansas City Hospital
Administration Looks Into Economic Future
The Carter administration presents five year projections to Congress showing inflation near 4 percent by 1982 and unemployment falling to about 4.5 percent. It cautions the figures are not a forecast and depend on steady growth and no major policy changes. Budget deficits are revised, with 1977 around 48.1 billion and 1978 near 61.5 billion, while 1976 set a record at 66.5 billion.
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