Retirement Vote Stuns Teachers
Washington Senate Human Resources Committee advanced a bill to raise the nationwide mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 for most private workers, with an 8-5 vote approving an exemption for tenured professors and teachers. The plan delays effect to January 1, 1979, and would not alter the federal 70-year retirement rule.
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Washington
Senate Human Resources Committee
Hierachy
Carter
House
Senate
Human Resources Committee
Setback Likely For Energy Plan
Senate mood shifts as Byrd concedes likely vote to lift gas price controls, risking Carter energy plan for now. Friday test votes show deregulation gains, House stance favors higher ceiling, while Metzenbaum Abourezk vow to prolong filibuster.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Carter
Byrd
House-Senate
House
Howard H. Metzenbaum
Ohio
James Abourezk
D- M.D
President Carter
Jackson
October chill hits Kansas with showers and hail storm
October brings a cold front to Kansas with northwest highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the middle 30s. Goodland reports a hail storm causing minor damage to roofs and deep dents, while Topeka and Concordia record light rain. Weather forecasts call for clearing skies tonight and Sunday with northerly winds and a 30 percent chance of rain today.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Mercury
Goodland
National Weather Service
Mablie
Concordia
Emporia
Dodge City
Garden City
Chanute
Government Muddles Along Literally On A Shoestring
Washington AP reports the government's borrowing power expired amid a Senate filibuster over gas price controls. The Treasury borrowed 2.5 billion from the Fed to cover short term needs and halted sales of U S savings bonds. Officials say funds remain for about three weeks and a new debt ceiling is anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve System
U.S
Department
Congress
Carter
Treasury
House
PLO and US Soviet Near Breakthrough on Palestinian Representation
The United States and Soviet Union near a proposal to break the deadlock over Palestinian representation at the Geneva peace talks. Vance and Gromyko outlined the plan, seeking to seat Palestinians linked to the PLO but not widely identified with it, with Israel and Syria key to success. The debt ceiling fight in Congress and Treasury actions on savings bonds also loom large as the year ends.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Mideast
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Geneva
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Gromyko
Vance
Washington
PLO
Moscow
Syria
Moshe Dayan
Vo Tech Meeting Monday
East Central Vocational Cooperative holds its monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the USC 290 Board of Education office 420 S Main The agenda covers policies for the cooperative and procedures for hiring a cooperative director.
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East- Central Vocational Cooperative
U.S.C
Board of Education
S. Main
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