Desai Janata Wave Wins Big in Indian State Elections
In New Delhi prime minister Morarji Desai’s forces secure decisive majorities for the Janata Peoples party in four state assemblies and Delhi with leaders predicting large majorities in four more. Only two of ten states vote this round show resistance while twelve states did not vote. Spain’s Suarez coalition favored in first post-Franco vote in four years with police guarding candidates.
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New Delhi
India
Morarji Desai
Desai
Janata Peoples Party
Union
Delhi
Madrid
Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Center
Sai
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Tamil Nadu
Congress
West Bengal
Calcutta
Marxist Communist Party
Shyama Charan Shukla
Madhya Pradesh
Banarsi da Gupta
Haryana
Shukla
Vidya Charan Shukla
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Flag Day scene as Cash recites Ragged Old Flag in House
In Washington on Flag Day July 14 1969 Johnny Cash delivered the lines from The Ragged Old Flag on the House floor as lawmakers commemorated the 200th anniversary of the American flag. The ceremony highlighted enduring debates over national symbol and respect.
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Washington
Johnny Cash
House of Representatives
Congress
Cash
Attorney says lower fees could widen legal access
California lawyer Jay G. Foonberg arguesFees could drop 10 to 15 percent in five years if firms better manage practices. In Houston a judge set July 19 for Herman Chavez's sentencing after a guilty plea to possessing 72 pounds of cocaine with intent to distribute. In Austin the Dallas Fed reports GNP growth at 6.4 percent for January through March 1977.
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Houston
California
Jay G. Foonberg
Beverly Hills
Calif
Herman Chavez
Columbia
Chavez
Leandro Perez
Austin
Tex
Dallas’ Federal Reserve Bank
Ralph Green
Dallas Fed
Oil tax plan cleared by House Ways and Means
A House Ways and Means Committee vote approves President Carter’s higher oil tax plan aiming to raise gasoline seven cents a gallon by 1981. The panel favors using proceeds to curb oil use and refunds to consumers, with a $2.5 billion subsidy proposal for producers defeated 21 to 16.
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Carl C. Craft
Washington
House
Carter
Ways and Me
Jody Powell
Ways and Means
Mittee
Powell
Committee Action
Congress
United States
U.S
Joe Waggoner
D-La
FBI ready for black chief says outgoing director Kelley
FBI Director Clarence Kelley announced at a Texas Police Association conference that the bureau is ready anytime for a black chief. He said he would retire on January 1 after 30 years in the role and declined to name favorites regarding President Carter's five nominees, including sheriff William Lucas.
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Miller Bonner
Brownsville
Tex
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Kelley
Texas Police Association
Carter
William Lucas
Wayne County
Mich
Lucas
Smoking in air precedent set
Eastern Airlines agreed to set aside 65 percent of seats for nonsmokers and pay a 10000 dollar penalty for denying nonsmokers seating. The CAB rules require a no smoking area seat on demand but not a fixed number. The settlement faces CAB approval and could influence similar complaints against TWA and United Airlines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eastern
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Alan Pollock
TWA
United Airlines
The
Tobacco Institute
Congress
Eastern Airlines
Action On Smoking and Health
ASH
Aviation Consumer Action Project
ACAP
John Banzhaf
Pollock
Televised executions called nonsense by Texas official
Texas Attorney General John Hill told a Houston appeals court panel that televised executions are utter nonsense and that Texas has the right to prevent public broadcasts of executions. He argued executions are now private and that there should be no TV cameras still photos or tape recordings.
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Houston
Texas
Atty
John Hill
Dallas
Om Mce Corkie
Argu
Hill
U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals
McCorkle
Tony Garrett
Garrett
U.S
W.M. Taylor Jr
Texas Department of Corrections
Taylor
India’s Peoples Party Wins Big Victory
Prime Minister Morarji Desai faces a sweeping win for the People’s Party as results from New Delhi indicate a strong mandate. Analysts expect shifts in policy and a new mandate for reform amid post election tensions and regional dynamics.
Miller may win UMW re election
Miller appears to lead unofficial tabulations in the United Mine Workers of America race for president as 330 of 858 locals report. Patterson trails but vows to challenge. Miller's strength is noted in Southern West Virginia where the union is concentrated.
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Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers of America
Miller
West Virginia
UMW
Patterson
Patrick
Associated Press
Warrant actions follow TEA theft indictments in Texas
Indictments allege TEA grant funds were stolen by Manuel Garza GNC director and five others. Warrants expected to be issued as Travis County DA Richard Banks cites a TEA audit showing about $7000 in illicit consultant fees two years ago.
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Austin, Tex
Good Neighbor Commission
Texas Education Agency
Travis County Asst. Dist
Richard Banks
GNC
Manuel Garza
Evanglina
Robert Avina
Bexar County
Josephine
Sharon Flippen
Ms. Flippen
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