Carlin calls for bold nursing home policy overhaul
Gov. John Carlin criticized state failure to protect nursing home residents and urged major reforms. He ordered immediate fining, tighter licenses, and power to halt admissions for life threatening conditions, with enforcement by the Health and Environment Department and related agencies. The changes target substandard homes while defending responsible facilities.
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Windfall Tax About To Be Blown Down
The Senate Finance Committee moves to weaken the House windfall profits tax on oil, voting to exempt newly discovered oil and trimming potential revenue from 104 billion to about 22 billion, with further amendments likely to erase remaining gains. The action reflects Carter's fears as lawmakers weigh exemptions that could boost oil output and reduce federal revenue.
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Tellico Dam filling set after Carter approval
President Carter signed legislation allowing Tellico Dam to be completed on the Little Tennessee River despite the snail darter controversy. TVA engineer says filling could start within a month and inundate 16,000 acres of eastern Tennessee farmland. project costs rise from initial plans and legal delays.
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Violence erupts on San Salvador streets amid palace attack
Soldiers fired on a rush hour crowd after a firebomb and machine gun assault on the National Palace leaving at least two dead and nine wounded. Leftists planned a march to demand Romero's ouster as government troops surrounded the Labor Ministry where detainees are held.
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National Palace
Labor Ministry
Carlos Humberto Romero
Rosales Hospital
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Federico Castillo Yanes
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