Senate OKs 300 million annual double dipping subsidy
The Senate approved a defense bill continuing a $300 million yearly subsidy to cut-rate grocers for military families and allowing retired service members to hold civilian jobs while drawing full pensions. The bill also trims $3.4 billion from B1 bomber production. Senator Stevens led the push to preserve fringe benefits despite other lawmakers’ objections.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
House
Carter
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Anthrax Quarantine Placed Around Dublin Texas Area
Health officials impose a 10 square mile quarantine near Dublin after 20 cattle die from anthrax. Veterinarian Ken Dorris says the mild outbreak is confined to five Erath County ranches with 2,500 vaccinated and another 3,000 slated for vaccination. Carcasses buried by road crews to prevent spread.
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Dublin
Tex
Texas
Fort Worth
Stephenville
Ken Dorris
Erath County
Texas A&M _ University
Dorris
Marlin
Falls County
Evidence from Chowchilla bus kidnapping case emerges
In pre trial hearings for three defendants in the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping, Alameda County investigators disclosed 4800 pieces of potential evidence. Lt. Edward Volpe testified a $5 million ransom note and a kidnap plan were found in Frederick Woods's bedroom along with a victim list and documents seized at the Woods family 100 acre property.
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Oakland
Calif
Chowchilla
Edward Volpe
Alameda County
Frederick Woods
Volpe
Woods
Weather and crime notes mix in July 1976 report
Meteorology notes very warm and dry conditions with highs around 103 and upper 90s elsewhere. A July 21 1976 search at the Woods estate outlines a planned crime with seized purchase documents for vehicles used to move kidnap victims to a rock quarry where they were entombed. Victims escaped after 17 hours as defense battles evidentiary disclosure and suppression.
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Big Bend Valley
Portola Valley
Volpe
the Woods Estate
Woods
Herbert Yanowitz
Ted Merrill
Richard Schoenfeld
the Woods
Yanowitz
Schoenfeld
James
Tuberculosis May Block Parr Trial in Texas
U S Attorney says active tuberculosis and other complications could prevent Archer Parr former county judge of Duval County from facing state theft charges. The 51 year old nephew of the late George Parr is in a federal prison hospital in Missouri. Trial had been set for July 25 but may be postponed indefinitely. Parr has been serving a federal perjury sentence at Marion Illinois.
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San Diego
Tex
Archer Parr
Duval County
U.S
James R. Gough
Houston
State District Court
Darrell Hester
Hester
George Parr
Duke of
Duval
Springfield
Texas
Parr
Marion
Ill
South
P.J. Cicone
Missouri
Hispanics Lay Out Objectives For Next Decade In Dallas
At Dallas Fort Worth Airport the national Hispanic leadership conference maps goals for ten years. About 60 attendees hear discussions on education economic development employment health and administration of justice with Jose Cano calling it a think tank. Noted participants include Tony Anaya Thomas Aranda and Joe Bernal.
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Dallas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Jose Cano
Cano
New Mexico
Begin proposes staged Israeli withdrawals amid peace talks
Prime Minister Menachem Begin offers a framework calling for reconvened talks among Israel Egypt Syria and Jordan without preconditions with binational subcommittees handling work but excluding Palestinian representation He favors trading the Golan and Sinai for peace while proposing autonomy for areas in the West Bank and opposing withdrawal to test Arab intentions. Carter urges faster progress and warns that a settlement this year requires courage. Begin presents the plan after cabinet backing as he seeks to shape the peace process in Washington with cautious tempo.
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Washington
Menaham Begin
Middle East
Carter
Begin
Isael
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Palestinian Liberation Organization
White House
Jody Powell
Golan Heights
Sinai Desert
West Bank
Sinai
Israel
Geneva
al Ahram
Ismail Fahey
Palestine
Ammunition smugglers are caught in Nogales case
A Nogales woman and a Mexican man were ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bonds each after U.S. Customs said they attempted to smuggle 4500 rounds into Mexico. The pair crashed into a U.S. government vehicle during the alleged escape. A separate case in Hermosillo involved Hector Saenz-Villegas, held on $5,000 bond for attempting to illegally export ammunition and a rifle component.
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Tucson
Ariz
Nogales
U.S
Mexico
Migistrate Raymond Terlizzi
Isidro Aguilar- Lechuga
Gloria E. Andrade-Urtusuastegui
Aguilar-Lechuga
Terlizzi
Hector Saenz-Villegas
Hermosillo
Soa
Nursing homes face tighter controls in Texas
Legislative moves aim to place nursing home regulation under the State Health Department with 2 to 10 year penalties for deliberate patient injury. Bills would shutter homes up to 10 days for immediate life or health threats, and require public posting of grades from a new evaluation system following the Lufkin beating.
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Austin
Tex
Lufkin
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Mike Ezzell
Snyder
Dolph Briscoe
State Health Department
Health Department
House Committee On Health and Welfare
Ezzell
Emmett Whitehead
D-Rusk
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Whitehead
David Holton
U.S. House Select Committee On Aging
Buck Florence
D-Hughes Springs
Fred Orr
D-Desoto
Moonies Put Cardboard Dresses Over Nude Ads in Houston
Houston Moonies leader Patrick Hickey pasted cardboard dresses over nude advertisements on seven adult shops’ windows before dawn. Store owners threaten legal action to recover damages and accuse the Unification Church of vandalism while Hickey defends the act as a daylight protest.
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Moonie
Window of
Adult Shop
Altman
Houston
Moonies
Patrick Hickey
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Hickey
The
Phil Pesses
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T.B
Welfare Department
Hobby Commission On Government Economy
Legislative Budget Board
Pecos Park
Bottoms Up
Tony Altman
Gether
Py Taney
Jewelers
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