Andrus to push resource development with environmental protections
Washington governor Cecil D. Andrus, named by President-elect Carter to head the Interior Department, says development will come only with strong environmental safeguards. He met lawmakers ahead of Senate confirmation hearings starting January 17 as diverse voices applaud the nomination.
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Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
Carter
Interior Department
Andrus
Sierra Club
National Coal Association
Congress
Senate
Carter weighs one shot tax rebate with Democrats
President elect Carter meets with 13 Democratic leaders in Plains to discuss a possible one year tax rebate as part of an economic plan. He signals interest in a permanent tax cut but prefers rapid stimulus. House Speaker O Neill says tax proposals will have top priority.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Plains, Ga
Carter
House
Grain shortage found at elevator warehouse
Iowa Park Texas AP state agriculture official reports a considerable shortage of grain at the Geronimo Elevator Co. bins in Wichita Falls as inspectors compare weight tickets with company books. Missing man Ed Johnson, 43, disappeared from a Gulf trip near Port Aransas.
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Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Ed Whiteside
State Department of Agriculture
Geronimo Elevator Co
Geronimo Company
Wichita Falls
Robert Johnson Grain Co
Johnson
Port Aransas
Whiteside
State Office
North Texas
Geronimo
Austin
H.C. Johnson
Ford makes final pitch for his energy programs
President Ford argues for his energy package in a prepared message to Congress. The plan covers ending price controls on fuels and boosting conservation, but faces Democratic opposition and potential reversal by Carter after January 20.
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Ford
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
White House
Carter
Chip Carter Leaves Plains Trailer for White House Role
Chip Carter, son of President elect Carter, has sold his Plains Georgia trailer and moved to Washington with wife Caron. He will work as an emissary for his father during the transition, attending meetings and functions the President elect cannot attend. He will not be on the White House payroll, and details of his duties and pay are to be arranged.
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Portugal
United States
Mario Soares
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Ann Blackman
Chip Carter
Georgia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chip
Ann Anderson
White House
Caron
Plains
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
Panama
Linowitz
Congress
State Department
Bacteria Implicated in Legionnaires Disease Link
Turkeys and parrots carry chlamydiae bacteria linked to Legionnaires disease after Philadelphia outbreak. Tests on serum from four patients show antibodies to chlamydiae, though researchers warn results are preliminary. Further studies planned to confirm the connection amid 29 deaths from the July Philadelphia outbreak.
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William L. Eberline
Ames
Iowa
Philadelphia
Leslie Page
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Center
Peoria
American Legion
Philip O'Berry
Turkeys
Vanderbilt Heiress Lady Sarah Spencer Churchill Attacked
In Montego Bay four gunmen burst into the Montego Bay home of Lady Sarah Spencer Churchill a Vanderbilt heiress. She reported the assault but not rape during a phone call with her former husband Edwin F. Russell who said she fought off a assailant and remained safe.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Sarah Spencer-Churchill
Vanderbilt
Montego Bay
Sarah
Edwin F. Russell
Russell
Harrisburg
Linowitz Panama Canal stance sparks Congress debate
U.S. and Latin American diplomats expect Linowitz to join Carter's Panama talks, a move likely to provoke hardline congressional opposition to any major treaty revision. The Linowitz commission urged prompt negotiation and congressional involvement, while Panama seeks longer terms and possible U.S. withdrawal after 2000.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Sol M. Linowitz
Carter
Linowitz
Congress
Organization of Ameri
Canal Zone
Panama
Alchemy Aims to Transmute Metals into Gold
The ancient science of alchemy sought to convert base metals like lead and iron into gold, a pursuit framed as a futile, experimental quest of medieval and early modern practitioners seeking wealth and knowledge.
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